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| Author: | Jarrod [ Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Solo launching and retrieving |
Hey I'm keen to try sailing my 16 solo. From the posts I've read here it doesn't seem too difficult - I'm 200 pounds and have righted it by myself before pretty easily (crew still swimming 
The thing I don't get is how to launch and retrieve it without having to drag it over the beach. The bay I sail in has a few pebbles and stuff on the beach, the hulls are in really good nick and I would prefer to keep them that way. |
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| Author: | DavidBell47 [ Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:34 am ] |
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Two words . . . . "Beach Wheels!" 
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| Author: | Jarrod [ Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:38 am ] |
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lol, I have beach wheels already. They are awesome... but what am I supposed to do when *solo*? Launch the boat then leave it unnattended in the water while I sprint the wheels back onto the beach? 
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| Author: | srm [ Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:52 am ] |
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Quote: what am I supposed to do when *solo*? Launch the boat then leave it unnattended in the water while I sprint the wheels back onto the beach?
When I solo my 17 and there's no one there to help launch, what I do is roll the boat into the water on the wheels until the wheels are floating off the bottom. Then I slide the wheels out from under the hulls and walk everything back up to the beach. Let the wheels float in the water for a few seconds while I pull the boat up on the beach just enough so it won't blow away (actually I stand between the two hulls and lift the boat up by the front crossbar, bows out of the water, walk forward and then gently lower the bows onto the beach- this really minimizes the scratches to the hulls). Then I go back, grab the wheels and put them up on the beach. I do the reverse to put the boat back on the wheels. It's a little bit of extra work, but it really helps to keep the scratches to a minimum. I also find that, unless there are breaking waves, it is much easier to take off and put on the wheels when the boat is floating in the water. sm |
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