I'm aware of one of the endeavour 44 owners who has beached his boat for its annual wax. On a related matter, I've found that the protected running gear on these boats has been good for our piece of mind. Last Summer we overnighted en route on the inside passage up the Keys. The wind was honking and a couple of monos were anchored in 8ft, about half a mile from the Island. They were being tossed around. We crept in to about 300 yards of the beach in 4 1/2 feet which put is out of the swell. I dived down to check we were not in danger of snagging the surrounding coral and we had adequate clearance. If we had running gear hanging below I would not have slept as easily. A few days later I caught the port stern corner on a narrow section of the ICW, again no drama and I was glad to have protected props. A couple of the other owners of our model have depth sounders in each hull (18 feet apart remember) and I think thats a prudent measure which we will have fitted if we head to the Bahamas later this year. The downside of course will be efficiency of the hulls, but new props buy a lot of diesel. regards Jonah. endeavour 48. www.jonah-art.com www.jonahs-whale.com