Beaching an Inboard

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Coming from an I/O and looking to get an inboard, this question comes up. We camp several times a year at our local lake with a good site to pull the boat right up to the beach. I'm used to raising the outddrive and pulling the boat up on the beach until it is stuck in pretty good. I'm guessing this cannot be done with an inboard. What rules of thumb do I need to keep in mind?

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

BTW, here are a couple pictures to kind of help the situation. The water is between knee high and waist high at the back of the boat, when it's beached like that.

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603

I anchor off shore a bit (3'-4') of water. Bow facing out with the bow anchor about 50' in front of the boat. Run another line to shore and stake it in the sand. When its time to get people on the boat, I wade out, pull anchors and pull it towards shore stern first.

An Anchor Buddy on the bow anchor line also helps with this technique.

http://tuggyproducts.com/anchorbuddy.html

To answer your question, I'd NEVER consider beaching my boat.

eeven73 · Posted: Nov 04, 2008 6:51 am Post subject:

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Beaching a boat unless it is an extremely uniform, smooth sand will wear the gelcoat off the bottom of the boat. The constant movement is like sandpaper.

anchorbuddy is a great solution and you don't even have to get any deeper in the water with the bungee.

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Thanks guys, that helps a lot. So is it 3-4' deep at the bow or at the stern? How close do you pull it in to let people board?

eeven73 · Posted: Nov 04, 2008 8:12 am Post subject:

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603

Hollywood · Posted: Nov 04, 2008 9:27 am Post subject:

Eh, I beach my inboard whenever I feel a need. I don't do it if waves are going to be slamming the back though. Yes, there is evident wear on the gelcoat but that is replacable if need be. I'd rather touch up some gel than bang my prop and rudder into the ground anyhow (stern first).

882001 · Posted: Nov 04, 2008 4:39 pm Post subject:

i beach my boat everytime i take it out. its been beached hundreds of times and still not thru the gelcoat. not glossy anymore i would imagine i could get it shiney again if i wanted to.

STANG KILLA SS · Posted: Nov 05, 2008 7:17 am Post subject:

beach mine all the time.

Okie Boarder · Ladies Man Joined: 03 Mar 2008 Posts: 10056 City: Edmond

Hmmm, so this thread kind of evolved into beaching the boat versus not and it seems pretty mixed. So, I like the idea of stern towards shore with the anchor off the bow...I'm going to try that.

For those of you that do beach your boats, how deep is the water, usually, back near the stern?

Hollywood · Posted: Nov 05, 2008 8:24 am Post subject:

Go to Florida, you'll see beached inboards on practically every lake. As long as my prop and rudder aren't resting on the sand it's fine. Even with a natural 10:1 slope you get 2' deeper than where your nose is. I've never had a problem with too shallow of a beach to glide in to.

I made it seam like I've worn out my keel but like the 2 guys below me with 2001s also said, there is plenty left down there thanks to Correct Craft's generous thickness.

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603

It also depends on the color of your hull, the darker the more the scratches will show. My hull is medium blue...

fish6942 · Addict Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 603

It also depends on the color of your hull, the darker the more the scratches will show. My hull is medium blue...

Dpierce37 · Ladies Man Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 7659 City: Austin

these boats were all beached...of course the place is called mud cove...and it's just that.

of course my buddy beached his 226...woke up to a friend knocking on his camper wondering if that was his boat floating in the middle of the lake! HAHAHA

the_dude · Outlaw Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 201 City: Long Beach

Cool picture

NKCrider · Posted: Nov 06, 2008 11:43 am Post subject:

Dpierce37, thats a sick picture

02redws6ta · Newbie Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 37

I've beached my 205v a couple of times and it was fine. I usually just check the prop/rudder to make sure it's not going to hit. Of course if there are any rocks I leave it out in the deeper water.

Hollywood · Posted: Nov 07, 2008 7:43 am Post subject:

"Beaching" a boat and driving it up on rocks are 2 different things. We are talking about sand/muck/mud not rocks.

skurfer · Criminal Joined: 30 Oct 2008 Posts: 57 City: T-dot

I like to park my boat on big rocks Wink

Isn't that the best way? You know..like wedge it right between to fat boulders, that way it won't drift away. ahahhahahahahaa...

LFADAM · Posted: Nov 08, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject:

I never beach our boat. The only time I beach a boat (not mine) is at a private lake that has sand so soft that you sink in past your knees when you try to walk through it.

the_dude · Outlaw Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 201 City: Long Beach

Also gotta be careful of tracking fins. You don't want those getting buried and have lateral pressure applied to them.

Halborr · Newbie Joined: 22 Nov 2008 Posts: 10

We've never beached our SN2001, just anchor towards the lake and run a line to shore. It really helps with any waves too. Our old boat actually started taking on water once because it had been beached so many times- the rocks (part of the reason, lol) had worn down the gel that much. You can get one of those keel pads, but that's kinda goofy lookin'. Confused

jhilly8982 · Addict Joined: 04 Oct 2006 Posts: 782 City: Northville

you only live once, i just coast in at a good 10 mph onto shore no matter where i am

WakeMikey · Addict Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 640 City: Fridley

Hey Okie I wondered that too just got my Supra this last summer. Took it to the cabin where there is knee to waist high water at the shoreline. We had no trouble beaching with a backup anchor thrown on shore on calm days. We even beached it with ballast sacs loaded for surfing still hehe. I mean we didn't pull it way up. Just enough. Didn't tough prop at all.

You know I came from an I/O too and I ride on a river where we were ALWAYS destroying props and my buddy tore off his skegg. This year we had ZEEERRRROOO prop dings and never hit anything. I was really worried about using an Inboard and it made me delay in getting it.
Getting it was the Best. Decision. Ever.

4HUN · Posted: Feb 15, 2009 7:22 pm Post subject:

I beach mine every time out. There are scratches in the Orange, but there is also the same type of scratches from my trailer bunks.

BSBell · Outlaw Joined: 20 Apr 2008 Posts: 237 City: Memphis

Beaching a boat is like driving it across sandpaper, the only boat I will ever beach is a pontoon boat or a Gekko. Laughing

wake eater · Soul Rider Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 272 City: knoxville

i paid too much for my boat to park it on an abrasive surface. i'm also super anal about my boat & car. to each his own. to me, its kinda like parking your boat at a pier without bumpers.