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Carpet for beach landings?

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.

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?

What lightweight alternatives can you think of for frequent beachings on crunchy shorelines? Something inexpensive, lightweight, foldable or rollable for compact storage or carrying, and waterproof. Not for everyday use unless ...

The rubber mat in my storage locker (for ski's, oars, pfd's) seems just about right, but are pieces like that readily available and inexpensive? And do I want to land my bow on rubber?

Bryan
Jul 22
2006
The fake grass outdoor carpet. Lowes.

"Bryan" <bryan.459@pac.bell.net> wrote in message

James
Jul 24
There are also plastic carpets that usually go to your doorstep, with a structure reminiscent of grass - short plastic blades shooting upwards in circles.

Maybe for best results you could go with dual layer construction, put the above outwards and the camping mat next to the hull...

Risto

 Varis
Jul 24
If it's a mostly sand beach, why not just get a keel guard and have that installed? Shortwave
Jul 22
Wet carpet is heavy. What a surprise! JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 22
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. Don
Jul 22
I have a beach able sailboat and was thinking of tying two or three smaller fenders together end to end. I would loop them under my bow when coming up to shallow water and hopefully they would act as a bit of a roller system to save the fiberglass. Too bad the 'pool doodles' aren't a bit tougher. You could run a line through a couple of them for same effect. Don
Jul 22
A camping mat? Rubber mats are used in cars (and for acoustics) I think, but are more expensive.

Or get a boat like these:

http://www.ilmarinvene.fi/Kuvat/m_550-2.jpg http://www.ilmarinvene.fi/Kuvat/m_rak1.jpg

Risto

 Varis
Jul 22
   
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