John_Silver
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Was in Gillingham Marina chandlery this morning. Team said that both Marina and Chandlery are under new ownership, as going concerns, from November 1st. New owners are City Cruises (or maybe that was City Cruisers?).
Gillingham Marina for sale
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Concerto
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They wanted Gillingham Marina for the workshop facilities and I have been told will continue to run the marina as well, hopefully with a few improvements.
UK-WOOZY
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currently have my boat at the workshop. I was told it would be a 2 week job but is now so far a 4 week job. I knew it would take longer though
Dont understand what a sightseeing company would want with the marina.
Dont understand what a sightseeing company would want with the marina.
shortjohnsilver
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Nice boat.
Concerto
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It comes as part of the package with the workshop, besides that will also make money for the as well. Personally I think the new ownership is going to be good for Gillingham Marina.
UK-WOOZY
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agreed, i hope they all have job security and that theres improvements to the marina. The lock and the pillars on the berths are horrid.
UK-WOOZY
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thank you. but its an ooold boat now. Jeanneau Sundream 28 lifting keel. but i have done a lot of work to it and up to 2 weeks before crashing into a buoy :'(
Gary Fox
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City Cruises vessels won't fit through the lock apart from random workboats, but I am glad the new owners have a local connection being licensed Watermen in general; that must be better than a faceless foreign property group who just want to build flats.
I lived on board in a mud berth down there for a while, apparently the mud basin is no longer in use?
oldgit
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LONG_KEELER
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Probably one of the worst on the East Coast.
Perhaps the new owners will have a rethink. Shame if the drying part is no more. The staff in the marina have always been very nice.
LONG_KEELER
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Just seen your post. Hopefully they are not running down the berths. Wondering if their sightseeing boats can take the ground.
UK-WOOZY
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yes i saw a fair few boat on the mud berths
Gary Fox
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No way..
they are proper coded passenger vessels, unlikely to touch the Mud. Also delicate ally hulls and hi-tech drives.
oldgit
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They do use Cats as trip boats.
The Cats the " Uber" Clippers use can often be seen well aground on the spit outside the Dome opposite the mooring outside Bow Creek.
Assume for emergency removal of river detritous from props ?
Invicta Marine in the Dockyard had a corner of their workshop with nice selection of well mangled Clipper props not that long ago awaiting repair.
The Cats the " Uber" Clippers use can often be seen well aground on the spit outside the Dome opposite the mooring outside Bow Creek.
Assume for emergency removal of river detritous from props ?
Invicta Marine in the Dockyard had a corner of their workshop with nice selection of well mangled Clipper props not that long ago awaiting repair.
UK-WOOZY
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i was considering joining Gillingham marina before Chatham, but the day i brought my boat put me off, and they never told me if i actually had a permanent beth avaialble still. So a lack of communication, the horrid lock and posts on the pontons put me off. If Chatham works out much too costly I will then give Gillingham a go.
RivalRedwing
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Gillingham is ok, you just need a berthing 'plan' before leaving the lock.
I can't see Clippers making the turns in the locked basin (or even getting in the lock!) which in turn might indicate a 'remodelling' of the tidal basin will be on the agenda
I can't see Clippers making the turns in the locked basin (or even getting in the lock!) which in turn might indicate a 'remodelling' of the tidal basin will be on the agenda
Daydream believer
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Did he catch anything?
Daydream believer
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Yes! i agree.-- Like another heap of gravel. Another rotten jetty collapsing. Another rotten barge moored in the river. Tanker moored to a jetty. ( exciting) Sunlight on a bridge to nowhere. A view of a distant power station. A view across some marshlands ( If the tide is in high enough to see over the mud banks) Then some nice houses on the river bank & finally an overpriced marina where the harbour master will turn a visitor away, saying there is no room at the inn, presumably because he is too lazy to operate the lock --even though he has up to 10% empty berths
Lovely
Still ---it is better than Southwold
RivalRedwing
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We are full of the joys of Autumn today ?Yes! i agree.-- Like another heap of gravel. Another rotten jetty collapsing. Another rotten barge moored in the river. Tanker moored to a jetty. ( exciting) Sunlight on a bridge to nowhere. A view of a distant power station. A view across some marshlands ( If the tide is in high enough to see over the mud banks) Then some nice houses on the river bank & finally an overpriced marina where the harbour master will turn a visitor away, saying there is no room at the inn, presumably because he is too lazy to operate the lock --even though he has up to 10% empty berths
Lovely
Still ---it is better than Southwold
Concerto
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Can certainly tell you have not been in the Medway for some years as there are no power stations now, as the last one was demolished in March 2018.Yes! i agree.-- Like another heap of gravel. Another rotten jetty collapsing. Another rotten barge moored in the river. Tanker moored to a jetty. ( exciting) Sunlight on a bridge to nowhere. A view of a distant power station. A view across some marshlands ( If the tide is in high enough to see over the mud banks) Then some nice houses on the river bank & finally an overpriced marina where the harbour master will turn a visitor away, saying there is no room at the inn, presumably because he is too lazy to operate the lock --even though he has up to 10% empty berths
Lovely
Still ---it is better than Southwold
Have to admit the River Blackwater is far more boring with virtually nothing to look at by comparison. Also the Medway has a number of good (if expensive) marinas, which do seem to be your choice of destination rather than a mooring buoy in Cookham Reach which is beautifully tree line on the northern shore.