Fish 0 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Sounds like a sub-optimal situation for the owner. Photo shows what appears to be a front end loader swamped in the surf. Can only assume the owner was trying to dig a channel out for the yacht. I wouldn't be surprised if the damage to a digger like that costs more than what the boat did. Bout looks in OK condition, but assuming its got sea water through it now, the engine, batteries and electrics wont be so flash. Sad for the owner.At least he is trying to clear his boat off the beach. https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/107208826/owner-given-deadline-to-move-yacht-grounded-on-christchurchs-new-brighton-beach Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Gather from article owner not insured? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrWatson 374 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Just a theoretical question here. How long can you dry your boat out for? i.e. park it directly on the beach at low tide. Also, any legal difference between careening and using beaching legs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I know when mine ended up on the foreshore,council gave us 24hrs to remove,lucky insurance co played ball,so it was in their hands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Above-the-Fold 15 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Looks very similar to this? https://www.trademe.co.nz/trade-me-motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1750250151.htm Boat on the beach doesn't look like a ketch. There might be a mizzen there or it might have snapped off in the grounding. Or there might not be. It's hard to see. And the one in the trademe ad doesn't seem to have the white cove stripe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 63 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Just a theoretical question here. How long can you dry your boat out for? i.e. park it directly on the beach at low tide. Also, any legal difference between careening and using beaching legs? Had a friend park a cat up on springtide then jacked it vertically 3 ft up on blocks, and worked on it for 6 months there. Sometimes everything is ok until someone complains and then a council officer visits and gives you 24 hrs to move.think the complaints would be pretty quick if you chose to park on takapuna beach . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Looks very similar to this? https://www.trademe.co.nz/trade-me-motors/boats-marine/yachts/keeler/auction-1750250151.htm Different boats. The one on the beach is a sloop with a solar panel arch at the back. The ketch on trademe is in Picton. Same hull colour, size and lines though, so good spotting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vic008 17 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Didn't show on trademe but word is it sold for $1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fish 0 Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 Didn't show on trademe but word is it sold for $1 The boat on the beach sold for a $1, or the one on Trademe, via LooseMosses link? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkMT 68 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 What's actually involved in getting something like that off the beach, preferably without destroying it in the process? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,232 Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Low tide, biggest digger you can find, and a tow boat.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 What's actually involved in getting something like that off the beach, preferably without destroying it in the process? Weight of it? A D10 cat with a hydrolic skidder winch, pulleys and long strong cable. Since they are about 90 tonne, it would need a big float and dolly to get it on site. Then the prime mover drops the dolly after unloading the D10 on to the beach and then float and dolly connected to the dozer which would back it out as far as possible to the yacht. The cable and blocks lead to a chain sling probably fed through two holes cut through the bow low down. The idea would be to get the yacht up on to sections of pipe then roll it along on its side until it can be winched up the float. The dozer would probably have to disconnect from the float, go back to firm ground and winch the float, dolly and boat up and off the beach. Mast and probably wheel house would need to be removed (boat on its side) to allow removal on a public road. At a guess, $50k to $80k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 642 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 Theres a video on youtube or somewhere,that shows a big yacht aground after a storm,bully digs a channel,they dig away keel/rudder,crane puts slings around tug offshore,tide comes in and off it goes,might of been Philippians,saw it a yr or 2 back,bloody interesting,been trying to find but cant. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Priscilla II 392 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 You are not going to get a crane on that beach. Owner will have no coin so its toast and going directly to the tip in bits is my pick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Crazyhorse 47 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 (I just love gossip..). Went to pay our insurance ($$$$) to the a company in Chch and mentioned the $1 keeler on Brighton Beach. Turns out the skipper was on his way to Littleton and was running low on diesel so organised for a friend (who failed to turn up) to meet him of all places..Brighton Pier! The rest was probably inevitable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wild violet 38 Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Thats the best thing about the sea it sorts out the idiots quickly,same with the bush thats why i love them both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vic008 17 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Still there today Monday. Winches gone. Water inside but think hull intact. Ecan searching for the new owner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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