YellowDog, One that doesn't get cought up in the rocks. Plus the draft is only about 16-20 inches. The bottom fins and prop shaft really have to hit something hard to bend. Your probably doing more damage to your gell coat than anything. If you want to beach and not worry about the boat, stay with an I/Oīeach mine all the time. The same reason I did not go with an inboard drive boat. The only things I worry about is the tides going in and out rocks and roots. I beach my v-drive all the time, as long as the beach is sand, dirt or vegitation. But it might also be my dads crappy ars job of dropping the anchor and all that crap. I think its stilll anoying having to clip the anchor to the front of the boat. I am heading to the Cove in a week and was wondering what kind of anchor works best for that rocky bottom. Pulling fat people out of the water is fun.I get to use my engine. If you have to beach it, just check the sand, and check how shallow the water is, but its possible to beach it, without damage. I would recommend just going with the anchor. (Otherwise the wind will push the boat around & the buddy will stretch to its limit, not what you want.) Also, the buddy by itself in windy conditions isn't great - you need to use a length of rope with it so it will only stretch as much as you want it to. Make sure you use some chain with the anchor & anchor buddy, that way you won't drag your anchor. When you want to take the boat out, just pull that line in - the anchor buddy will stretch out & you'll be able to load up on the swim platform. We use the anchor buddy & a line off of the stern with a piece of lead on the end at the shore. I would never, ever even consider beaching my MB (lots of rogue rocks in the lakes around here). As long as I'm in waist deep water I'm not too concerned. I just anchor the boat out a ways and run a mooring line to a stake on the beach. My friends always want to go to the beach for some wierd reason. I think even if you have a very shallow beach, don't let that limit you to an I/O an inboard (DD or V) is much more versatile than a I/O (I've had both I/O's and DD's), and putting a stake on the beach and dropping and anchore is not that big a deal IMO I damaged my fins (not by beaching) and the boat ran like crap. I would worry more about the turn fins on inboards. Now if you get a typical DD, made mostly for slalom skiing, those boats only draft 2-2.5" MAX unweighted. If the beach dropped off pretty fast I wouldn't worry about it, but if you can stand waist deep at the stern of you current boat I wouldn't do it, especially if there is a lot of boat traffic at that beach. Also it is important to consider what kind of sand it is, very powdery, coarse, coarse w/ shells or rocks. That depends on how much extra draft you have at the rear of your current boat at a particular beach and/or if it is protected from waves. If I don't buy an inboard I will probably look at some of the water ski centric I/O's- I have heard that SKI PRO made a an I/O that was a good allround watersport boat. I guess you could always use a anchor and stay further out, but that might be a significant pain. With my little I/O, it is real easy to raise the outdrive and gently beach the boat in the sand - and let the girls play.Ĭan you do this with an inboard? It sure seems like the prop and rudder of an inboard would be fragile and a cause for concern. My little girls love to spend significant time at the beach swimming and playing around. I would probably prefer the layout of a v-drive, but I think I like the versatility and simplicity of an pure inboard.īut I am little worried about the limitations that an inboard would have. Originally, I thought I would make the switch to an inboard- preferably a good multipurpose ski/wakeboard boat. I have been toying with the idea of replacing my little 16.5' I/O with a bigger boat. Posted: 11:36 am Post subject: Can you beach an inboard? FAQ Search Memberlist Stats Favorites Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in
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