Bahia 46: Beaching FP Bahia 46

[Galumay]

Hi all, I am looking at buying a Bahia 46 & my one remaining question is can they be beached in suitable conditions?

Looking at the design I can see no reason it wouldn't be possible given the mini keels and height of rudders, but it would be nice to hear of real world experience.

Where I live we have many suitable beaches for this, and around 3m tidal movement so cat owners often beach to scrub and even do mid season anti fouls.

[Galumay]

Ok, eventually found the answer, not surprisingly from kiwikat who has many informative posts on Bahias!

Originally Posted by Kiwikat

I emailed the question to FP in France shortly after we purchased our Bahia. This was their reply:

Good morning
Congratulations for purchasing a Bahia.
Yes you can sit her on it's keels only (see pic attached) .
Have a nice sailing
Best regards
Thierry Billard

Thierry BILLARD

Responsable Service Clients - Customer Service Manager

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FOUNTAINE PAJOT
Zone Industrielle - 17290 AIGREFEUILLE - France
Tel +33(0) 546 35 70 40 - Fax +33 (0) 546 35 50 10
Internet :www.fountaine-pajot.com - E-mail : sav@fountaine-pajot.com

[joks]

Great, can we see the picture as well? I live on a Bahia and would love to learn beaching it at some point.

[Galumay]

Originally Posted by joks

Great, can we see the picture as well? I live on a Bahia and would love to learn beaching it at some point.

Yes, click on the link to Kiwicat's thread in my post, he posted a pic there.