Do Cat Owners Actually Beach Their Cats ?

[Sand crab]

Some dagger board cats can do it to!. Outremer 55 Standard. Scroll down.
Outremer 55 - Raiatea-yacht.com - Bateaux d'occasion en Polynsie Franaise - Raiatea, Tahiti

[Factor]

The Outremers are specifically designed to take the bottom on their hulls, usual caveats apply, check for rocks etc on the tide before, and so on.

[Carlos8]

Yes i do...to service my outboard leg, three times this year, on my catamaran and still plenty of antifoul on keels...if u do it right...

[Carlos8]

beaching for a bum rub and shine....

[Tear Away]

Originally Posted by 44'cruisingcat

The props would be there just in case a few people decide to walk up onto the bows, or extreme stern. The actual weight of the boat will be borne by the keels.

Would be smarter to add length to the keels because people added things to boats that weigh same as a person would only take two dive tanks? So the boat would full over no thanks or the beach was a bit uneven ? Dangerous.

My cat I had loaded up gear over max for boat two fold, I had it on sand bags tide went out and was sitting on three points was safe as anything.

[spiritcat]

We beached our Spirited 380 for the first time at Fraser Island to clean the bottom down, it was a calm day and soft sand but had no impact on the boat. I had modified the rudder design to make them longer and narrower, but it had no impact while sitting on the sand.
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[44'cruisingcat]

[Factor]

Yeah - but you motored all the way to that place.

[weavis]

Now that is my kind of boat parking

[Kiwikat]

44C That's just plain showing off !!

[downunder]

Originally Posted by spiritcat

We beached our Spirited 380 for the first time at Fraser Island to clean the bottom down, it was a calm day and soft sand but had no impact on the boat. I had modified the rudder design to make them longer and narrower, but it had no impact while sitting on the sand.
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spititcat,

Does your Spirited 380 have a beaching keel;

I understand most do not and the rudders would take some force. Must be strong.

[pir8ped]

I beach my 9m Sagitta (daggerboard version) twice a day. It's parked on soft mud, in a pool just off the river that never gets any waves in it.

Adding some 3" deep oak mini-keels was one of the first jobs I did with the boat. For me, it means free parking, here in the south of England (where moorings and marinas are really expensive for a cat). I've also dried out many times in Brittany, the Algarve - anywhere there is a tide, the bottom is clear of rocks and fairly level.

Beachability is one of the most important aspects of a multihull for me. You get to some nice places, free and secure parking places , and are able to antifoul and make small repairs with ease.

[Tweedledum]

I have beached my Lagoon 39 several times. The owner's manual even suggests the periodic careening of the boat for routine maintenance and inspection.
Previously I dried out my Gemini 105MC on the beach and in drying harbours.
I'm not concerned about abrading the antifouling paint and have not had any problems. However, I do pay attention to the weather, the location and the condition of the seabed.

[MikeFergie]

Here is my leopard 40 last month. Needed to do the bottom annual re anti foul


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Originally Posted by MikeFergie

Here is my leopard 40 last month. Needed to do the bottom annual re anti foul Attachment 128174Attachment 128175


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How do you antifoul the bottom of the rudders and mini-keels? I have purchased an air jack to lift 1 hull at a time. Yet to try!