[quote=bradinjax]In the 70s and 80s there were several 30'+ cruising Cats made with long fixed shoal draft keels in each hull that were designed to hold the weight of the boat in low tides or very shallow water. Sailcraft, Prout and Seawind were probably the 3 best known manufacturers of this type of cat. They were considered "beachable" in their time compared to equivalent sized monohulls. When I "beached" my 1998 Gemini M 105 it was still in about 1.5ft of water but the rudders were not kick up and 1.5 ft draft was very often not enough to be truly beachable as in step off onto dry land.
I could not think of any 30'+ cats that I would consider "beachable" as you described so I went down the road to a very large long-term storage facility that has 100+ Catamarans from 30' to 70'+. None were beachable in the sense that you could get into skinny enough water to step off into dry land with any certainty.
Hope this helps.
Brad in Jacksonville, FL
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