09/05/2011 01:14:05 PM
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42gibson
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hello again evryone. i still have the 42 gibson and was wondering if it can be beached without harm to the hull? we use the ohio river at marietta ohio. in that area we have alot of islands with sand and small pebble shores. we would like to beach but i dont want to damage the hull or even worse get a leak. anyone know if it can be done safely? oh, with the current and the tugs its to hard to set anchor just off shore.thanks again in advance for all the help.
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1991 gibson 44 executive
454's
norwich,ohio
docked on the good ole ohio river in marietta
Edited: 04/02/2012 at 05:56:59 PM by 42gibson
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09/05/2011 06:31:28 PM
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OLD HOUSEBOATER
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NO!!!!!
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09/06/2011 01:20:36 PM
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BananaTom
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I nosed my 37' Gibson up on a regular basis. I installed a keel protector. It was $400 for an 8 foot section. I had two, so it was 16 feet long. I put it on during a bottom job.
I did nose up on the soft white sands we have here in Pensacola.
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09/06/2011 06:16:45 PM
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Ej
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We also nose our Carlcraft up on the beach. It's the way that boat has seen the shore for over 30 years. When I pulled the boat out a few years back there was a hole in the nose of the keel. No other damage was done to the boat after 25 years of beaching. At the time of the haul out I had the keel reinforced with many layers of fiberglass which tripled the thickness the original manufacturer laid.
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09/07/2011 06:22:34 AM
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davidridenour
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I've seen people use a 5 or 6 foot section of industrial conveyor belt to drop on the beach before nosing it in.
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Sequoyah Marina, Norris lake,TN
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09/07/2011 04:52:10 PM
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Ej
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Originally posted by: davidridenour
I've seen people use a 5 or 6 foot section of industrial conveyor belt to drop on the beach before nosing it in.
A cloth belt?
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09/07/2011 05:35:54 PM
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OLD HOUSEBOATER
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Rubber from 3/8 to 5/8 ot more thick.
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09/07/2011 09:06:27 PM
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stmbtwle
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I think I'd rather epoxy it to the bow of the boat, rather than lay it on the beach and try to hit it with the boat.
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Willie She's a tired old barge but she's paid for! http://s71.photobucket.com/alb...p;current=ef324993.pbw
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09/09/2011 06:36:02 AM
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Bamby
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Some around here also use belting for protection and I've used it myself on the Ohio River. The belting I use is mine belting which is pretty stout stuff at three eights inch thick with several layers of fiberglass cloth embedded into it and it will resist a pretty good licking. I always ease near to shore and jump off with the belting and set it and let the other half then set the boat up on the belting. It's not all that problematic in actually pulling off. I've drilled holes in the corner of the belting and have attached a length of rode to it, when you're ready to go just back out and you'll drag the belting along with you accomplishing both recovery and cleaning at the same time then simply drag it aboard.
Another thing I would suggest though is utilizing the back channel side of the islands for beaching, I always have. After all who really wants to deal with the wakes in the main channel anyway, especially when you're trying to either catch some shuteye or simply relaxing and enjoying the scenery.
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Respect Our Outdoor Recreational Resources
Leaving Only "Footprints in the Sand"
2003 5.3 Chevy P/U
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2007 90 hp. Yamaha
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09/11/2011 03:38:00 PM
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MILLERTYME
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 I have been beaching for years with both fiberglass cruisers and for 8 years with a 43 Nautaline, and all I did at haulout was to coat the keel with a thick layer of marine-tex. The stuff wheres like steel and lasts for years. I would pull the nautaline every 4 years and it never wore through.
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10/10/2011 07:59:44 AM
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42gibson
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thanks for all the replys everyone. i'll try the marine tex. i pull the boat every year so i can check it. thanks again for all the help.
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1991 gibson 44 executive
454's
norwich,ohio
docked on the good ole ohio river in marietta
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