Boat Went up on the Beach Last Night

[colemj]

Originally Posted by senormechanico

Bet'cha haven't pulled up your anchor in 60' of depth !

Bet'cha he hasn't pulled up his anchor in US East Coast muck either!

Mark

[Hudson Force]

Originally Posted by sww914

Look at the rocks! Right next to the anchorage!

sww914, Thanks for the update, but when you are quoting my post #17, you might not have read this question about rocks in post 21 or the answers in posts 26,27 and 29. When you read back through the thread you'll see that my question about the presence of rocks was cleared up long ago. The photo does show the rocks nearby. My question was about the apparent all sand at the grounding location, but others mentioned that the sand is scattered with large rocks and more beneath the shallow water. Of course all this does not discount the best practice of having all the preparation for kedging off quickly. Unfortunately, the owner was not aboard at the time of grounding. Once again, thanks for the photo, but the rock question was answered long ago.

[Ninetoes]

that is horrible,... I dont think I could sit on the beach and watch a back hoe take out my boat



definitely going to check my ground tackle out this weekend, I know i have 2 anchors on my bow, one all chain, one all rope

alas no windlass installed on my boat,.. will check into them too