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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Trailer home screw-downs. I have a set that are heavy duty and about 3.5 feet long with a spiral on one end. Once those are in the sand minus 4 inches, they hold great. Other ideas are to dig a trench and bury a 4' long 2x4 that you tied to in the middle. I've also seen 5 gallon buckets buried but I wouldn't trust the handles...drill through opposing lips and tie to those.
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#275348 09/12/14 08:28 PM 09/12/14 08:28 PM |
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Posts: 1,246 Orlando, FL | My experience is that the trailer anchors can be "vibrated" loose in beach sand. I do use those in dirt conditions. In sand I use a 3-4' long 2x4 with a line tied to the middle buried ~3' deep. Tie the line to trapeze on either side. Be sure you center the mast rotator.
Never had a problem with this setup.
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#275353 09/13/14 05:28 AM 09/13/14 05:28 AM | MN3
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#275387 09/15/14 03:03 PM 09/15/14 03:03 PM |
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Posts: 5,590 Naples, FL | I'll bring a shovel for the wife to dig the trench with. Good luck with that. I'd be concerned if the "trench" measures anywhere around 6 feet in length. I saw it on CSI Miami
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#275394 09/15/14 06:51 PM 09/15/14 06:51 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Yea she saw that and told me I'm walking home from Texas. At least you still get to go to Texas!
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Posts: 1,430 california | Yea she saw that and told me I'm walking home from Texas. At least you still get to go to Texas! She's the crew and wants to sail the regatta. She may be looking for a new skipper once we drive there and I rig the boat. | | |
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