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zebra50
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Initially Posted - 08/25/2007 : 11:20:19

I remember reading an article, either here or maybe sail magazine, about an achoring method to use in beaching the 250 WB. It had something to do with dropping the bow anchor, motoring in to the shallow, swing around and drop a stern anchor or a line to the beach. Does anyone recall where the article might be.

Jay
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Arlyn Stewart
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Response Posted - 08/25/2007 : 13:55:29

Jay, I don't recall the article but I've anchored this way many times. I do prefer however to turn away from the shore, ease out to the point at which I'd like the anchor set, drop it and ease back toward shore in reverse. It requires the center board lifted.

Sometimes the boat can be backed into shallow enough water to climb down the swim ladder and walk ashore, other times if there is little wind, the boat can be coasted to near shore after gaining weigh and then raising the motor. I've also used the dingy to take the line ashore and sometimes have enjoyed the hospitality of someone ashore to wrap a line around a tree and throw the loose end back aboard. I greatly prefer a looped shore line as it allows quick exit if needed.

One great advantage of backing into shore is that it works better for crowded conditions where having the boat swing would possibly snag others anchor rode. Be careful however to identify where the neighbors rodes are so that one is not set crossing over.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 08/25/2007 : 14:24:36

Arlyn... Just out of curiosity--you mentioned raising the board and lifting the engine--what about the rudder?

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bear
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Response Posted - 08/25/2007 : 18:10:51

When I still used the first generation rudder I always backed "Brandy" into shore. Swing keel up, ladder down rudder and engine down. The bottom of the swim ladder was a good reference
point as it was deeper in the water than the rudder and motor. I have
not beached "Brandy" with the IDA rudder. I did put the first generation rudder back on for the two hour motoring down to take Brandy out for the season. The first generation rudder allows me to motor right up to the back of the trailer.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 09/02/2007 : 08:05:40

Ok guys, the Admrial was reading this thread, she typed out the daily orders and highlighted the line Reply to Anchoring WB in shallow water. And link to the dragon fly.

So, being one to recognize authority, here's my reply.

DON'T DO IT!

Many years ago I (single handing) put my plywood boat bow to the sand in a channel several miles wide and with barely a ripple to disturb the soft sand.

Met with some friends on the beach for a picnic watching the occasional ship pass through the channel over a mile offshore.

The rudder hinged up and held in place with a line, the anchor ran ashore and buried in the sand, the heavy steel keel plate raised so that the bottom was clean.

about 20 minutes after a tanker quietly glided past from the west and in the middle of a soda and sandwich, the wake from the tanker arrived. Oh S**&^t!
Dashed to pull the anchor from the sand, ran into the water putting the anchor in the cockpit and doing all I could to drag the now sideways beaching boat back into the water, each wave lifted the boat and dropped it onto the, thank goodness, softsand. It was the sight of the rigging flexing with the unusal strain and the sound of the hull scraping onlong the wet-n-dry of the waters edge that really scraped at my nerves.

Finally the waves subsided and the boat was anchored off to check for leaks and breaks. A couple of cracks in the fiber-glassed plywood joints where the athawtships bulkheads/ribs attached to the hull, but no leaks, and seemingly no splits along the hull chines.

So, I don't put JD on the beach or anywhere too close!

Then when we went on this years B.E.E.R. cruise, this happened, I caught it on video...

[url="http://ravenms.razorstream.com:80/mediaserver/stream/riXhFuQt872RCjwdeJ%2F8Aw%3D%3D.wmv"]Broken Dragonfly[/url]

Enough Said

Paul

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