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Beaching Triumph Boats
A matter of definition. Beaching to me is parking the bow on to the shore with just enough grounding to hold the boat while venturing ashore for a few minutes or few hours. My 170 CC withstood this activity with no problems. Hard grounding on oyster bars in the Everglades did leave scars on the bottom, not at the bow but at the stern where most of the weight was borne. Have owned fiberglass boats and am confident that gel coat would have been much worse for the experience.
If beaching for you is the practice I've observed in Canada where the "fleet" of fishing boats are pulled up on the shore for storage during the fishing season and remain there for 4-5 months but for the time the motors are hung on the stern and the guests are on the water. This I believe would not the best practice for our plastic boats.
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