JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Bryan" wrote in message
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I brought a piece of carpet (about 3 ft x 5 ft) to the lake to make a soft
landing for my bow. It worked great. Until,

it was time to carry it from the beach to the truck. We are talking
water-logged and heavy. Too heavy for 4 12 year old girls to carry
together.


Wet carpet is heavy. What a surprise!



One friend says he leaves the carpet at the lake and brings a fresh piece
(of carpet) each time he goes camping. It would be easy and inexpensive
because I can raid the dumster at my local carpet store anytime I need to,
but I don't like the idea. I'm sure most of the carpet pieces folks use
at the lake end up on the bottom sooner or later; do we have the only lake
with indoor outdoor shore to shore carpet?



This is called littering, Bryan. That's obnoxious.

Think about two anchors. Drop the first one a certain distance from shore.
Get close to the beach, but not with the bow right on the rough surface. Tie
the rear anchor to a stern cleat in such a way that it keeps the boat from
touching the beach. Use a second anchor (or just a long rope) to tie the
boat to the beach.



Or better yet...anchor bow out. Most boats seem to have a boarding
ladder at the stern. That might save an unpleasant drop off the last rung.