Bugslayer
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 60
- Reaction score
- 151
- Points
- 102
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2022
- Boat Model
- FSH Sport
- Boat Length
- 25
I have my 252 FSH down here in Baja. Remote spot with a crude, but very usable ramp. There is a pier of sorts that sticks out a few feet from a concrete abutment that you can nose up to to pick up or drop off your truck and trailer driver (my wife) at launch and retrieve. It is not something you would ever tie off to. It's all metal and would trash your boat.
Ok, the fun begins when we have a low tide. You can not get in close enough to have someone get to the pier. I end up about 3 to 5 feet short with the keel beaching in sand. The easy solution would be jump off and wade to shore. But this place is loaded with stingrays. My wife has been hit as have many other people trying to get their tow rigs. Doing the shuffle walk isn't always effective and a mistake is very painful. Not worth the risk.
One idea I have, but haven't tried it yet would be to put an anchor out the stern in 5 or 6 feet of water, motor in bow first to the sandy beach next to the pier at 5 to 6 mph while spooling line out the back. Cut the motors and bump aground at a good clip. This should be shallow enough water to see and reach over with the gaff and "sweep" for any stingrays before jumping off the bow.
I would then be able to pull the boat back out with the rope and anchor. My concern is if the anchor doesn't hold strong enough to pull the boat, I have a beached boat, surrounded by stingrays and I'm running out of beer!
Does the collective wisdom have any other ideas?
I don't want to miss days like this due to low tide.
Ok, the fun begins when we have a low tide. You can not get in close enough to have someone get to the pier. I end up about 3 to 5 feet short with the keel beaching in sand. The easy solution would be jump off and wade to shore. But this place is loaded with stingrays. My wife has been hit as have many other people trying to get their tow rigs. Doing the shuffle walk isn't always effective and a mistake is very painful. Not worth the risk.
One idea I have, but haven't tried it yet would be to put an anchor out the stern in 5 or 6 feet of water, motor in bow first to the sandy beach next to the pier at 5 to 6 mph while spooling line out the back. Cut the motors and bump aground at a good clip. This should be shallow enough water to see and reach over with the gaff and "sweep" for any stingrays before jumping off the bow.
I would then be able to pull the boat back out with the rope and anchor. My concern is if the anchor doesn't hold strong enough to pull the boat, I have a beached boat, surrounded by stingrays and I'm running out of beer!
Does the collective wisdom have any other ideas?
I don't want to miss days like this due to low tide.
