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| Author: | crobiecat [ Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Moving the getaway on the beach |
How do you guys move the getaway on the beach or on the parking lot ? My getaway usually lives on the beach, but the weight of the boat makes it difficult for me to move it around. Lifting the bow just to put the hulls on the cat trax is a vey hard. Then once the cat trax is installed, it is equally difficult to pull the boat, and the hulls do not seem to be as well balanced as a Hobie 16 or even a Hobie 18. How do you guys do ? and what kind of beach wheels do you use ? |
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| Author: | comforteagle [ Sat Jul 05, 2008 7:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | same question |
I just bought a cottage so I'd have beach access for beaching my getaway (ok not totally just for that). My back is killing me trying to drag it to the water. Our shores here are quite shallow so the drag could be as much as 100'. I'm in the market for the dolly now, but is that going to be sufficient for a 100' trip to the water? Isn't it still insanely heavy? Right now I'm only sailing when the tide is high enough to warrant almost passing out getting the boat to water. |
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| Author: | drgatsea [ Sat Jul 05, 2008 9:27 am ] |
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I have the same problem. I store my Getaway on the beach and always end up moving it by myself. I have to pull it 100' to 150' up the beach, with a rise of 10' to 12'. It absolutely kills me. Last year I started "sailing" it up the beach. Probably not the best idea, but if the wind is blowing, it works. Set your sails standing at the back of the boat to make sure it isn't going to get blown over. Then grab the front windward side and start pulling. Once it starts moving you will do more steering than pulling. The back will slide out a little as you move, but just keep steering. Sheet out if it starts to lift. I am working on a portable winch to do the same thing with a little less excitement. I'll let you know how it goes. |
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| Author: | crobiecat [ Sun Jul 06, 2008 9:39 pm ] |
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Well, from what I can see, this is a balance issue. Comparatively, the Hobie 16 hulls can be lifted with one finger. I just removed the wings from my getaway, and the boat just became significantly easier to move on the beach. It also behaves way better on the water. I think beach wheel with cradle well positioned relatively to the center of gravity of the boat will help tremendously. I just wish I knew what the Hobie designers were thinking when they created such a heavy 16 feet boat. The catalog should have a warning label next to the boat, seriously. I am pretty sure it would turn off many buyers. |
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| Author: | tearendt [ Tue Jul 08, 2008 1:17 pm ] |
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My getaway stays on the beach (SE Lake Michigan) all summer and winter. I need to get it into and out of the water myself to avoid the inevitable grief that I might receive. I also need to do this without rupturing the double heart bypass that I had 11 years ago. I need to negotiate approx 125' of soft sand. Method going in: With the stern toward the water I lift the port side stern and push my cat trax wheel under the skeg. I then tie the trax rope to the port shroud wire near the adjuster. I do the same on the starboard side. From the bow I push the cat onto the wheels leaving the bow in the sand. I untie the trax ropes and retie them to the rear wing posts. Pushing from the bow now positions the boat onto the trax wheels at a good balance point for negotiating the sand into the water. ( At this point I usually have a very cold beer). Method coming out: I attach a rope at two points along the bow crossbeam. The rope has an eye in the center for attaching a cable from a 12v winch located on a wall structure. I just drag the getaway through the sand. It is a beautiful site seeing the boat sail through the sand to it's resting place. (At this point I have another beer and wonder if I brought it in too soon)..... Good luck! Tim |
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