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On Fri, 15 Oct 2004 01:44:26 GMT, (Karl
Denninger) wrote:

In article ,
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:53:54 GMT, (Karl
Denninger) wrote:

In article ,
TC wrote:

Here in Florida, it's common practice to bring smaller boats into the
shallows to "beach". Then everyone gets out and plays, lounges, BBQs,
etc.

What damage does this do to the boats hull? Doesn't the sand
eventually sand away the protective gel coat? Is there anything you
can do like good wax?

Its very common, and very stupid. Its done all the time around here and I
cringe when I see someone do it with a really NICE boat.

Most of the time, I see it done by people who don't know any better - as
evidenced by not only their beached boat, but their choice in vessel in the
first place.

Well, that was certainly helpful.

And honest.

Really, how hard is it to drop two hooks a few feet off? C'mon.

Sheesh - is another $10 - $50 worth of ground tackle (you already have
ONE hook, right?) too much to buy so your gelcoat doesn't look like someone
took a 4" grinder to it in a couple of years?

I beach my jetski - its 10 years old and I don't give a tinker's cuss
what the bottom looks like.

It, as might be expected, looks like someone took a 4" grinder to it.

I NEVER do that to any of my "real" boats.

BTW, keel guards don't stop the abrasion either - they stop some of the
damage, but not all of it.

I was pulling your leg a little - no offense intended. :)

However, I beach my Ranger on lakes where there finger piers don't
exist and the bottom is fine. The keel guard is a little beat up, but
the bow is well protected and the gel coat around the keep guard is
fine.

I see anchored and beached boats all the time at Napatree Beach over
in Westerly, RI - some nice new ones too. The beached ones tend to
have keel quarks rather than barrier coats.

By the way, does anyone happen to know how hard it is to remove a
barrier coat if you had to? ;)

All the best,

Tom
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