Originally Posted by
Chris Tucker
There are a number of public moorings on Sydney Harbour. As long as you pay you annual rego fees you have as much right to them as anyone.
Beaching you boat is fine just make sure you know the state of the tide. If you beach at high tide you might be there a while. Best bet is to run two anchors. One out in the bay and the other up the beach.
What sort of stern drive do you have? They don’t all lift clear of the bottom of the boat. Check this in the trailer and if yours doesn’t lift higher than the bottom of the boat. Don’t beach it.
With regards to how much water you float in. Next time your on the boat go to the back and measure down from an obvious point down to the water. Once back in trailer measure from the same point to the ground and ground back up to the bottom of the boat. Maths after that is pretty easy. Your boat is going to sink in the back a little when you do this so it will give you a conservative estimate.