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no cinderblocks in said remote destination for purchase?
Running guideline in sand
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no cinderblocks in said remote destination for purchase?
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Not sure but way more expense and logistics than what I had in mind. What size are you talking about? I wouldn't want to haul a couple of pavers across 300 yards of sand much less a dozen cinderblocks. Maybe you're just pulling my chain...
KevinNM
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You could cheat and use a boat to help set this up.
I use one of the spiral stakes that screw into the ground and are used to secure dog leashes. They hold well, they have a nice ring ready for attachment, and that ring will swivel freely around the stake.
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lermontov
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you could get some sort of container say a bucket and fill it with the sand thats already there and tie off on the handle or if you wanted to make it less obvious bury it in the sand with the handle or with cord sticking out
ajduplessis
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Why not use compass heading in and out?
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wasn't pulling your chain. If you want to install a permanent guideline in the ocean that is somewhat environmentally friendly, that is what I would do, logistics be damned
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Doing that now fairly well. Take a bearing, pick a distant object, swim to it. Rinse and repeat. I'm a pretty good navigator. My buddy not so much. So I was just thinking a guideline would be good to have in a "more stressful" situation or in case of buddy separation. Progress marks would be reassuring. So the line isn't critical thus why I don't want to put too much effort and expense into it.
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