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| Author: | Trsdx [ Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Dock it, Anchor it or do I gotta Beach it? |
Hello, I am seriously considering purchasing a tandem islander and would like some advice on how to dock it. We own a cottage on a pretty large lake. The cottage has a dock in the front yard. The water is fairly shallow at our dock - 6 inches out to about 4 feet. I'd like some advice regarding "docking". Would it be better to tie the boat to our dock, or to Moore it in shallow water clear of the dock. Or must I pull the boat out of the water and up onto the lawn every time I use it? Will the boat suffer wear and tear from being moored/anchored or docked? Thanks in advance |
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| Author: | dosjers [ Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Dock it, Anchor it or do I gotta Beach it? |
If I remember correctly I read somewhere that the AI was not designed to be moored in the water. I imagine that Hobie says the same thing about the TI. I am going on a trip in a month or two and where we'll be staying there is a dock. I thought about tying the boats to the dock and then using an anchor to keep them from banging on the dock. After a lot of thought I decided it would be easier to beach them. If you think about a boat sitting in the water for long periods of time with even very small waves there is a lot of repetitive motion flexing the many joints in the boat which would cause at least some wear. |
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