Preston beach boat launching.
Submitted by crano on Fri, 2017-05-05 15:20
I have seen boats being towed on the beach heading north to a spot that is aparently good for launching. Would anybody care to say how far north of preston beach is ?
cruzy111
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There is no where that is
There is no where that is real easy but head north a few kms and you will see the beach change and there is noticabely less swell. You really need your shit together to launch there. Boat needs to come off the trailer really easy and you need to instantly get going. Seen some full on fuck ups with upside down tinnys. Coming in you need to get your boat out of the surge zone. Best way is a snatch strap on the front of boat and hook to your towball and tow the boat up the beach. It can be good going out but if the sea breeze comes in strong can be hard to get back in.
crano
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Thanks
thanks cruzy
hezzy
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agree with cruzy crano
agree with cruzy crano
need to have good experiened bloke with you who knows how to set up and get moving
we did it there many times to set and check cray pots & fish over one season with a 4.2 metre heavy tinnie
it seemed better that trying to run from the cut up and back to bunners , thats a long haul in a tinnie lol
you need to pick low swell days and easterlies are best and be prepared , we would start & dry run the motor for 10 sec , before launch
once the boats off the trailer spin it around and row out 20 metres or so if you can before dropping the leg and attempting to start motor etc too many blokes try to start motor at beach , its almost gauranteed to get you into the shite if you do there imo
coming back in just power off the back of a wave hard as all hell way back in right up the beach as far as you can get ,jump out then drag it up with strap and be dry loading , it reversing trailer back under
we never tried to load it in the surge at waters edge
we got pretty good at it ,but yeh , as soon as you feel the sea breeze .. come in quick as the surge /surf when you hit the beach can be hell once its blowing strong
good fishing out from there if your keen
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