last summer i found a place to leave my boat setup on the beach. i was talking to a dude there that had his cat out there. he told me if i'm going to leave my boat there i should get some beach anchors to hold the boat down on the beach if there is high wind. anyone know what he is referring to? i searched for this on the internet and found no results.

i was thinking of just burying a couple of 2x6x24 with a rope attached to tie her down. does anyone else do this?

Look for hurricane tie downs

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Nacra 5.2
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People on our beach typically dig a hole and put cinder blocks under the sand with ropes tied to them. Not going to work in a hurricane, but will help in high winds. A long 2x6 with some ropes could work also if you sink it deep enough in the sand.

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Scott,
‘92 H18 w/SX wings
‘95 Hobie Funseeker 12 (Holder 12)
‘96/‘01/‘14 Hobie Waves
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yeah it won't be there during hurricane season. its just in case some winds whip through when I'm not on it

He is probably referring to a standard danforth anchor.

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Dave Bonin
1981 Nacra 5.2 "Lucile"
1986 Nacra 5.7 "Belle"
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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most of us use tree augers (since we are on a public beach and can't bury anything)
they are easy to use and cheap (i go to ace hardware for mine)

keep in mind, use newer, good lines to tie down with. A friend had his boat flip after his tie down line broke



Edited by MN3 on Feb 16, 2011 - 12:55 PM.

Mobile home anchor. Two of them. One at the mast, one at the aft crossbar at center. Use webbing tiedown straps.

See pic:


Dig a hole about half or so the height. Then auger the thing in until just the bracket is just above the ground. Fill the hole back in and stamp the dirt down. It's nice and tidy if you can take a bit of PVC piping and hammer it into the ground so as to surround the bracket bit - keeps the sand from the bracket and peoples' toes a bit safer. If the area is regularly mowed, the real nice thing is to have the bracket a bit below ground level, the PVC at ground level so it can be mowed over.

This very setup kept my boat unharmed when a: every other boat on the beach flew off to Kingdom Come, and b:one of these boats (was on a trailer) flew into my Ford Ranger, the whole thing flipped my truck upside down.

It should be said that in the above example, the boats' anchors held. AFAIK, most all the boats were tied with some cheap line and the line failed, except of course for the boat that tangled with my truck. That one was on a trailer, which is not a good way to keep a boat on a beach.

I use 2, 5 gallon buckets, each filled with a 80# bag of concrete. I put a length of galvanized chain (about 8 feet) in each one after I mix the concrete. I tie a knot in the chain and push it to the bottom of the bucket. I dig holes about 3 1/2 feet deep and set the bucket in. One hole is centered between the hulls and just below the dolphin striker and the other centered below the rear beam. I use the chain that is left and go over the beams, not to the dolphin striker. You can use a length of garden hose or any type of tubing to go over the chain so it will not mar the beams. 5 gallon buckets are about $2.50 each, and concrete is about $3.50 per bag. The galvanized chain price will depend on the size links you desire. We have been using this method in South Florida for the last 20 plus years, so far so good. We have year round mast up storage so0 this works for us. I also use a decent master lock so I can lock my boat and cat trax with the chain.

COOL great suggestions thanks