View Poll Results: beach you boat in the sand or not
yes ok to beach \ park in the sand
113
54.33%
no may not be a god idea
95
45.67%
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Beach your boat on the sand? or no
11-20-2006 | 11:41 PM
#13
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From: SW Missouri
Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
Originally Posted by Moses
Always beach on the sand. Few small scatches underneath but who cares, I can't see them from the drivers seat. 
No beaches on tablerock. I do like to tie up to other boats at party cove, and if somebody has a nice dock with music and outdoor kitchen...thats the spot.
11-20-2006 | 11:56 PM
#15
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From: EASTON MA.
Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
Originally Posted by Killer_TA
Throw out the anchor and have the woman walk onto the beach and tie you off.
11-21-2006 | 12:35 AM
#16
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Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
Its all about technique, I have seen a boat which has shown wear through the gelcoat from beaching...I would geuss the number of times it was beached was well over a thousand at the time i inspected it. The boat was pulled up to the beach and held in gear while passengers were loaded and unloaded from the bow on a daily basis, i did it quite often and let me tell you, nothing scared me more than sitting there with a prop spinning while tourists swam all around tryin to keep from getting tossed high and dry by a swell.
11-21-2006 | 02:11 AM
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From: Bell Canyon, CA
Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
Like anything else......you have to do it right if you're going to do it at all. Find a great spot and just back it on to the beach carefully. Watch out for drift wood.
