Beaching new tige

[Palle Man]

Any thought ps on beaching your new tige. Couple of the lakes we ride at have nice sandy beaches to hang out when it's adult break time. Just wondering how hard on the gel coat it is and if I should avoid it and anchor my boat.

[Cloud]

I would avoid it. Especially due to the location of the prop. The sand will quickly wear down the gel coat as well.

[ddutcher]

I beach mine occasionally but I have a white hull. I beached my last one as well and never had any ill effects to the gel coat. If I had a dark color on the hull I would question it as you will see some scratches.

[gwhite94]

I would anchor up...Gel repairs are costly and the hull will wear over time

[mls6722]

I would get a box anchor with a bungee line with a shore spike.

[skippabcool]

I would get a box anchor with a bungee line with a shore spike.

x2

[Ewok]

Not for gel cost but to keep your fins straight i would NOT beach an inboard. I've seen several bent fins from beached boats that rolled when a big wave came by. Anchor in thigh deep water with anchor buddy and a box anchor is what I would do.

[sandm]

I wouldn't beach any boat that isn't made of aluminum.
we have a nice sandbar that I bought 2 anchors and rope for. sand is soft with very little rock but I'd never do that to my boat.. $150 in anchors is much cheaper than a single gel fix..

[e4nash]

Beaching new tige

I would get a box anchor with a bungee line with a shore spike.

^^THIS

This is what we do when we go to the beaches here...box anchor, anchor buddy, and a $5 dog run stake from WalMart is the best setup for beaches and anchoring by the shore

[boardman74]

^^^As stated above. There is no way I am dragging my 60K+boat up on the beach unless is absolutely unavoidable(read emergency)!!

[Carter13]

Anchor in thigh deep water with anchor buddy and a box anchor is what I would do.

Ditto.

[whitlock87]

I would get a box anchor with a bungee line with a shore spike.

X5

[Duncan]

Anchor in thigh deep water with anchor buddy and a box anchor is what I would do.

X whatever.

Never beached, never purposefully will.

[gasoline_24]

X whatever +1

[kx250frider617]

I have beached boat all the time. I have always had white hulls so the scratches were minimal. I have also had my boat beached when the tide ran out. The thing was rocking on the rudder and fins and we had to get about 10 people to lift it and walk it out. I have never bent a fin, rudder, or prop from beaching.

It's like standing in the sand where the ocean waves can rush by. The water digs a whole under your feet and you begin to sink. Same thing happens with the running gear. However, if there are hidden rocks, thats your biggest concern. Shoot, Ive had the rear of the boat in shin deep water when I broke my femur while the paramedics were retrieving me. I want to say the water was about 1.5 feet deep and the boat was literally tilting on the rudder. Even then, nothing was bend and the boat never had any weird vibrations.

The ONLY time I have seen a bent fin, was when a buddies boat ran aground on a sand bar, then another boat decided to drag him out sideways. Those fins were bent slightly.

If its all sand, you have no worries. I would only worry if you have a dark color hull. You can even install one of those hull protectors.

Now I totally understand why you all don't beach and if I had a new boat, I wouldn't either. I would't worry about damage to the prop, rudder, and fins though. It also takes some common sense. Shores that drop in depth quickly are best and sand bars that are shallow aren't possible to beach on.

This is advice from someone that actually beaches most of the time if possible. The funny thing, if you go to Havasu, you'll see hundreds of thousand dollar boats beached half way up the hull. I think our boats are stronger than we think.

Then again, if I had a brand new boat, I would definitely anchor more than beaching.