Originally Posted by samc99us
Any suggestions on preventing this in the future?

many of us in my area use these tree augers shown above with good results (up to about 45-50mph) on our beach. above that wind they pull out and old tiedown lines snap.

In this picture from 2 years ago i have 3 tie downs in play. 1 on each side with rope going across the hulls, and one out of shot aft of the boat that has a line wrapped around my beams.

these days i would move my tie-downs in a bit and also work my trap handles into my tie down rigging

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