Do Cat Owners Actually Beach Their Cats ?

[MikeFergie]

In This parking spot the sand was soft so the keels sank a bit as did the bottoms of the blades. Leaves a small area to scrape which I can live with til I park on a harder spot as I need to drill a hole through the hull for my water maker.

My boat in moored in a marina where on spring lows the boat sits on deep mud with the keels sunk in so it tends to keep the bottom of the rudders and keels clean


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[MikeFergie]

I would personally be careful on lifting one hull at a time as you might get a sideways force on the opposite keel and if sacrificial like mine will break if an extreme high force is applied sideways. The boat will also be out of balance so I would not do that.

Firm beach sand is much better . This spot I parked my boat is only 5nm from my mooring compared to the hard sand 30nm away so it was just more convenient and the growth was getting beyond convenient .


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