Beaching your boat

[water rat]

water rat;

youre not chicken; you just respect your boat more...

I would only beach a dingy....heck I didn't beach my seadoo when i owned it and I had it for 12yrs and the bottom was spotless. so Why would I beach a boat.

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tphinney
I am also concerned about getting sand into the speedometer sensor - once something gets jammed in there, forget it!

Interestingly though, the new Sea Ray Living magazine has an article about the new 290 Sundeck and they mention that you can beach it, since it has a fore and aft ladder. Apparently, Sea Ray condones beaching ones boat. :smt017

I don't think I want to have to have a shovel on board... I guess I don't see the attraction to beaching and the possibility of damaging your boat when you have those anchor thingies available to use. :wink:

 

[Morpheus]

water rat;

youre not chicken; you just respect your boat more...

I would only beach a dingy....heck I didn't beach my seadoo when i owned it and I had it for 12yrs and the bottom was spotless. so Why would I beach a boat.

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tphinney
I am also concerned about getting sand into the speedometer sensor - once something gets jammed in there, forget it!

Interestingly though, the new Sea Ray Living magazine has an article about the new 290 Sundeck and they mention that you can beach it, since it has a fore and aft ladder. Apparently, Sea Ray condones beaching ones boat. :smt017

I don't think I want to have to have a shovel on board... I guess I don't see the attraction to beaching and the possibility of damaging your boat when you have those anchor thingies available to use. :wink:

My '06 Sundeck as a Fore and aft ladder but I don't see that as a good reason to beach :grin:

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

If you ever climb up the front ladder you won't want to do that again. That is a useless feature in my book.

But lets not get off track. Beaching a boat with a keel guard leaves no scratches on the boat that I have found so far. I don't get up under the boat with a magnifying glass to inspect ever square inch, but my usual inspection to make sure I did not hit anything will underway does not turn up an nicks to dings.

Lets get something straight, if you use your boat it will get scratched, dented and dinged. Fact! How badly is dependent on your heavy or light hand at the helm. If you leave it in a rough condition that shows a great lack of respect to your boat than using it to the fullest of your enjoyment. IMHO. :grin:

 

[water rat]

The fore ladder is the biggest waste of time ever. I think it would only be feasible to use if you did beach your boat. Even then, I don't think it would be easy to get on board. It's just something else for me to rinse off every once in a while.

 

[water rat]

If you ever climb up the front ladder you won't want to do that again. That is a useless feature in my book.

But lets not get off track. Beaching a boat with a keel guard leaves no scratches on the boat that I have found so far. I don't get up under the boat with a magnifying glass to inspect ever square inch, but my usual inspection to make sure I did not hit anything will underway does not turn up an nicks to dings.

Lets get something straight, if you use your boat it will get scratched, dented and dinged. Fact! How badly is dependent on your heavy or light hand at the helm. If you leave it in a rough condition that shows a great lack of respect to your boat than using it to the fullest of your enjoyment. IMHO. :grin:

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How much does a keelguard cost?

 

[Morpheus]

The fore ladder is the biggest waste of time ever. I think it would only be feasible to use if you did beach your boat. Even then, I don't think it would be easy to get on board. It's just something else for me to rinse off every once in a while.

I've not climed up it in the water but I have gone up it while on the trailer and it didn't seem bad to me but I'm sure it's different when the boat is rocking around in the water.

 

[STIHLBOLTS]

Depends on the length you choose. I had mine done by the marina, the keel guard was around $125 and the shop charge about the same. So roughly $250-300. They put it on and warrantied it for the life of the boat, so if it comes off, they put it back on as long as I own the boat. :grin:

 

[Larry&Leisa]

wow... :smt101 these boats are really not that delicate....

and frankly we love the fore ladder... that is exactly one of the things that sold us on the SD and the sprayer to rinse off the sand as you climb on. One more spray on the steps, I close it up and it's done. No biggie.... The young grandkids can climb on and off with out our assistance. I'm not the spry chicken I once was and it's easier for me too to get up using it. Obviously each to their own...in their own type of waters... :grin:

 

[Slrademacher]

I'd agree with Larry and Leisa - that bow ladder is great for kids when we beach. Not beached you have to have the strength of a gymnast to use it. I guess I prefer the convenience of being on the beach to the slight scuffing I might get on the small section of keel that actually rests on the sand. Again, I don't gun it in either. I typically walk it in and push it myself with a little momentum going.