Sediment Removal

SAMIAM · 05-08-2008, 09:55 AM

I have western exposure and and the beach is semi circular,so it catches all the leaves,silt and twigs frorm miles around.Each spring I tie my pontoon boat (40hp) to the dock,facing the beach and get a strong current flowing past the beach and then use a roof rake to gentle stir up the bottom.Everything is swept out into deep water.Vegetation doesn't get established and the sand always looks nice after a treatment..No chemicals and totally legal.
You have to play with the trim a little to avoid digging a hole in the bottom.

05-08-2008, 09:55 AM	#11
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,896 Thanks: 334 Thanked 1,676 Times in 586 Posts	I have western exposure and and the beach is semi circular,so it catches all the leaves,silt and twigs frorm miles around.Each spring I tie my pontoon boat (40hp) to the dock,facing the beach and get a strong current flowing past the beach and then use a roof rake to gentle stir up the bottom.Everything is swept out into deep water.Vegetation doesn't get established and the sand always looks nice after a treatment..No chemicals and totally legal. You have to play with the trim a little to avoid digging a hole in the bottom.