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
11-21-2006 | 01:07 PM
#32
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From: North Point Creek, Md.
Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
If ya do it know the spot, walk it up by hand,just be sure there isn't any hiddin mountains in the sand 
or there is a comp that makes a a pad that hangs under the baot for this. i wouldn't really do it much thowe it is a lil harsh to the gelcaot if yah don't have that pad.
or there is a comp that makes a a pad that hangs under the baot for this. i wouldn't really do it much thowe it is a lil harsh to the gelcaot if yah don't have that pad.
Last edited by Fenderjack; 11-21-2006 at 01:10 PM.
11-21-2006 | 02:02 PM
#34
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Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
Originally Posted by hammer01
I did massive damage to a brand new 38 footer when beaching on a sand beach and hit a hidden rock. put a scar all the way down the keel approx. 3 feet. After this mishap i purchased thru one of the boating catalogs a "beachie" which is made of rubber and hangs like a landing strip from the bow cleats underneath the boat. acts like a landing strip for the keel and never had any mishaps after my damage weekend. My biggest concern was when you do get scratches deep in the gel from the sand, I had always heard the horror stories of moisture and blistering possibilities. MY .02. hammer
Hammer.... where did you buy your mat?
11-21-2006 | 02:10 PM
#35
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From: nokomis florida
Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
do it all the time, its a friggin boat, it's not worth more or less at resale time and makes life a whole lot easier, what about when you drag the anchor out and carrying up to the front you scratch the deck or worse yet drop it cuzz the boats rocking from a wake that suddenly appears, its now worth a whole lot less, besides gel's cheap and easy to spray
11-21-2006 | 02:50 PM
#36
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Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
I do it all the time. I know it's not good for the boat, but it's more convenient. I would not beach in an area with rocks around.
I spent many a weekend this summer beached on an island, very drunk. A lot of boat traffic would get us rocking too. Lots of big cruisers going by pushing friggin' huge wakes.
I always try to make sure the boat isn't sitting on the drive. I pull it up and make sure i dig out underneath it so that when the waves lift the boat up it doesn't get repeatedly dropped on the drive / prop.
Then i watch the temp and water pressure gauges when i leave. I always suck enough sand up to either clog the wp gauge or just reduce the water pressure for a little while, but a little RPM will usually fix that and keep the temp in line. I should probably replace my impeller annually as preventative maintenance, and the u-joint too, given all the shallow water i boat in.
I spent many a weekend this summer beached on an island, very drunk. A lot of boat traffic would get us rocking too. Lots of big cruisers going by pushing friggin' huge wakes.
I always try to make sure the boat isn't sitting on the drive. I pull it up and make sure i dig out underneath it so that when the waves lift the boat up it doesn't get repeatedly dropped on the drive / prop.
Then i watch the temp and water pressure gauges when i leave. I always suck enough sand up to either clog the wp gauge or just reduce the water pressure for a little while, but a little RPM will usually fix that and keep the temp in line. I should probably replace my impeller annually as preventative maintenance, and the u-joint too, given all the shallow water i boat in.
11-21-2006 | 03:03 PM
#38
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From: Longview, WA, USA
Re: Beach your boat on the sand? or no
I'll do it if I'm sitting in the boat, or long enough for the kids to jump off the front. Then I will drop the anchor and back in. Then tie stern off to a tree or another anchor. The windlass really takes the frustration factor out of the equation.
