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  1. Jan 8, 2019, 11:22 AM #1
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    Perfect boat beaching - GIF

    Perfect boat beaching. What are they doing with those strips of wood? They make the boat slide better up the sand?




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  3. Jan 8, 2019, 07:42 PM #2
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    The wood lifts the boat above the sand, reducing friction.

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    WOW!! The boat ramp pavement dries really FAST there!!
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    thats run in reverse!!!!!! they are launching the boat!! silly.
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    Waves also have unnatural movement...it seems..also the boat is veryyyy new one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jon View Post
    <video controls autoplay loop>
    <source src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hmt-forum/beaching_a_large_boat_on_cushions.mp4" type="video/mp4">
    Your browser does not support the video tag.
    </video>
    This is a beach launching played in reverse.
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    Great catch!

    Quote Originally Posted by Loose Ctrl View Post
    This is a beach launching played in reverse.
    I did not notice that till you said that.. the whole video seem odd (alot of skill and luck if were real as is), now I know why!
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    I hear they can land the concord in reverse too......
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    Quote Originally Posted by marksbug View Post
    I hear they can land the concord in reverse too......
    Too bad they were all crashed or scraped but one.



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