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Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand
beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong. |
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My dad used to keep a 6' steel pipe and a sledge hammer on the boat, and
hammer the pipe down into wet sand, angled at 20-30 degrees away from the water. He'd tie a 2nd line to that, in addition to the Danforth anchor, which he'd bury by hand until it was in contact with wet sand. A few whacks on the side of the pipe would release it. This method was enough to keep a 32' Luhrs in place in all sorts of weather. By the way, there was always a 2nd anchor from the stern to keep the prop off the beach. I'm sure this absorbed quite a bit of force and helped the beach anchor. wrote in message news ![]() Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong. |
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They use 5' "T" fence posts (sort of ugly green things) around our lakes.
You can drive with a sledge or a post hole driver. wrote in message news ![]() Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong. |
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![]() wrote in message news ![]() Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong. ///////////////////////// Concrete or steel plates buried deep, large truck wheels, even fill the centre with concrete., remember to have more than one spaced well apart connect with chain, galvanised wire is a no no , and a good strong swivel, especially in tidal waters, when the mooring is left unattended for any length of time. |
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The standard anchor should work well. Make sure your scope is right.
wrote: Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong. |
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So tell us: how do you measure scope when the anchor is level with the boat?
BTW, a friend who has anchored out about 250 nights a year for the last 25 years is fond of pointing to a small Danforth on the stern and saying, "That's the anchor that held us for the 'Storm of the Century'. It was set in a mud bank about 200 feet away." "Harvey Lindley" wrote in message . com... The standard anchor should work well. Make sure your scope is right. wrote: Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong. |
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I do it weekly. I either plant my bow anchor (a Delta) in the sand or tie a
line to a tree. I also put out my stern anchor (a Danfoth). wrote in message news ![]() Can anyone suggest a good way of anchoring to a sand beach? I drove a regular anchor in, and tied it down with a dog tie out screw. That seemed to work okay, but I'm afraid it might still pull loose if the wind gets too strong. |
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I found 4 foot long fencing corner anchors at our local farm supply
store. They have an auger at one end and an eye at the other. I use a 30" length of dowel rod to turn them into and out of the beach. These have worked great on our 6000 lb 22 ft. cruiser that I beach on the Mississippi sandbars. Wave action from barges and large cruisers have not torn us loose yet. I beach the boat bow-first, set my lines from the aft cleats on each side and run them into the beach at about a 30 degree angle. |
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