Beaching a Searunner 37

[blewett_john]

Hello All,

My bottom needs work. What are the suggestions, pros, cons of beaching my Searunner 37?

Thanks,
John B.

[ArtM]

Pro: You'll be on the beach
Con: You'll be doing bottom work

I have a similar question about whether this is a good way to do bottom work on a Lagoon, compared to diving with a brush.

[Roy M]

What is the nature of the work to be done? Something that can happen between tide changes?

I built my Searunner 40 with the capacity to haulout on a sand beach in quiet water. I used graphite powder in the West system epoxy to give it extra abrasion resistance. It worked well, but the truth is, it served little purpose since most work requires time, power tools, and tends to pollute the immediate work area, and the places that need the most work are sitting on the sand. It's better to use a yard and have the boat hanging by the underwings exposing the entire surface area of the hulls.

[rossad]

Blewett John
I also own a 37 Searunner. My antifouling has been done on a cradle completely out of the water. But if your wanting to antifoul between tides it is very possible. On a king tide rest the boat on a desired location. Work between tides tilting the tri on the desired ama. There is a cat here where i live that has never been out of the water over 15 year period and is in excellent order and done many offshore passages. Most important is to select an ideal resting place suitable with weather tides and working conditions.

[PhantomBoatwork]

I used to beach my Searunner 31 for bottom cleaning and painting. We would wait for a minus tide and position the boat near where we wanted to work on it. We would put several 4x4 timbers in place under the minikeel and wait for the tide to go out. There was usually enough time to wash and scrub the bottom, clean it off with fresh water and then roll on the bottom paint. Downside was always that you had a very short time window and were limited to quick jobs.