[PCW] Beaching a Large Cat?

[Pelchat Family]

Bill's reply to me the other day took me (reasonably enough) to the PDQ 
website and while there I saw a picturesque scene of a 34-footer beached on 
a lovely warm beach.  After momentary thought of wishing I was there (OK . . 
. OK, it was many moments), I wondered about damage to the gelcoat to the 
bows that doing such a thing might cause.    My father routinely beached his 
25 and 28 foot Bertrams with no apparent problems, but I wondered if doing 
the same thing with a 34 or a 41 power cat would be a good idea.



Assuming that we don't play LST (Landing Ship Tank) driver when we do it and 
that we faithfully avoid rocks and coral, is there a practical upper limit 
on the size of a boat when it comes to beaching?


John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "bill" <wcz4399 at yahoo.com>
To: "Power Catamaran List" <power-catamaran at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 9:46 AM
Subject: Re: [PCW] PDQ's in Miami?


> Looks like just the 34 will be on display
>
> http://www.pdqyachts.com/power/
>
> Bill
>
> Any word on the PDQ power cats being at next month's Miami International
> Boatshow?
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