We have always used ABS pipoe to help slide the boat up onto the beach, when we use the boat for cruising and beach camping.

Sleeping on the tramp is comfy, protected from dew or rain with a simple blue tarp rigged as a boom tent. That also puts your sleeping and sitting area up off the dirt or sand.

The side of the boat's hull is also a handy place to sit.

Make sure your boom tent lets the blue tarp extend past the tramp and drape over the sides of the hulls and over the front and rear beams.

If you don't you may find that rain will hit the tramp and drip off the underside of the tramp and its lowest point which is right where you are sleeping.

That also allows the water to "wick" upwards and soak your sleeping bag and gear from underneath.

We tried sleeping on a second blue tarp, but that caught a bit of rain and directed some of the water, again to the lowest point created by our body wieght on the tramp.

Beach cats are great for crusing and beach camping, if you approach it as a minimalist, when deciding what to take and what to leave at home.