2 boats fallen over at Mercury marina

[powerskipper]

poor Tom, thats scarey. and noisy. , Sure I did see you did wave but was ignored, hhuurrmp

 

[Jurgen]

poor Tom, thats scarey. and noisy. , Sure I did see you did wave but was ignored, hhuurrmp

No worries, I was too busy getting used to rudders over outdrives lol, they don't respond in quite the same way as bravo 2X lol

 

[Firefly625]

Very sad sight - but damage on the outside didn't look as bad as I thought it might

 

[sarabande]

That's mad ! Tiny, tiny wedges, which look as if they are made of pine or similar squishy softwood. One goes and the others follow suit. So needlessly sad for the owners.

The feet end of the shores (Pic#2) look as if they are not chocked or angled to provide max grip on the tarmac, and the lathes that "tie" the structure together are ridiculously small in section.



And who the hell allows THREE 16A plugs off a single 16A socket ? (Pic#1) That's bordering on criminal negligence.

 

[Firefly625]

Speaking to the mdl staff at mercury they confirmed they will be buying 30 cradles year one, and will only be putting boats in those once they take over from HYS in april

 

[Jurgen]

Had a similar conversation with them on Sunday

 

[Stewart46]

Looks like a few new rudders will be on order soon. I wouldn't want my boat blocked off like that, the shores should at least have a spike in the ground to hold them in position, not poxy little wedges that will slide

 

[alt]

Such a sad sight, but I really don't know how people allow themselves to prop their pride & joy with stakes. Even a tight-wad like me splashed out for proper 'chocks' for the boat... at least I know she's secure!

 

[Jurgen]

Don't know how much it costs for storing ashore but HYS are not know for being competitive so would guess that it cost a few pennies, definitely a case of paying a premium but getting monkey's lol

 

[JumbleDuck]

And who the hell allows THREE 16A plugs off a single 16A socket ? (Pic#1) That's bordering on criminal negligence.

I can only see too. Besides, if the breaker's OK, meh. I bought a couple of 4-way 13A extension at IKEA last week.

 

[cashmax]

I can only see too. Besides, if the breaker's OK, meh. I bought a couple of 4-way 13A extension at IKEA last week.

I think this is a slight misunderstanding of electrics. They can be (and almost always are) over contended by a massive margin, the breaker will see to things if there is an overload, but as mentioned, every single household that has power does exactly the same thing.

 

[itchenseadog]

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That's mad ! Tiny, tiny wedges, which look as if they are made of pine or similar squishy softwood. One goes and the others follow suit. So needlessly sad for the owners.

The feet end of the shores (Pic#2) look as if they are not chocked or angled to provide max grip on the tarmac, and the lathes that "tie" the structure together are ridiculously small in section.



Softwood wedges should always be used on shores as they give a greater bearing surface and prevent hardspots. This looks very much like a case of an owner breaking yard rules and moving a shore.

 

[Firefly625]

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That's mad ! Tiny, tiny wedges, which look as if they are made of pine or similar squishy softwood. One goes and the others follow suit. So needlessly sad for the owners.

The feet end of the shores (Pic#2) look as if they are not chocked or angled to provide max grip on the tarmac, and the lathes that "tie" the structure together are ridiculously small in section.

Softwood wedges should always be used on shores as they give a greater bearing surface and prevent hardspots. This looks very much like a case of an owner breaking yard rules and moving a shore.

The shores are battened together, so quite hard to remove one, certainly an exercise not for the faint hearted....a bit like removing the last jenga piece

 

[itchenseadog]

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The shores are battened together, so quite hard to remove one, certainly an exercise not for the faint hearted....a bit like removing the last jenga piece

We used to commonly use shores on boats ashore and we only had one boat fall over in the hurricane of 87 and that was because a cover had come loose and acted like a sail. On two other seperate occasions we had boats go over because owners had removed shores for antifouling.

 

[crazy4557]

I wanted to use proper legs to shore up my motor boat but was told by the yard that they are not allowed as people can 'move them' and so a Health and Safety hazard. They use barrels instead apparently these are safer!
Don't know if this is a case of good safety management or ' our rules apply sonny' so don't have any ideas of your own...

 

[sarabande]

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Softwood wedges should always be used on shores as they give a greater bearing surface and prevent hardspots. This looks very much like a case of an owner breaking yard rules and moving a shore.

You can see other boats also propped up with no wedges on the tarmac. Anyway, they can only give a greater bearing surface if they are big, which they are not. As for the owners moving shores, I thought a pro cleaning company was involved.

 

[Jurgen]

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You can see other boats also propped up with no wedges on the tarmac. Anyway, they can only give a greater bearing surface if they are big, which they are not. As for the owners moving shores, I thought a pro cleaning company was involved.

To the best of my knowledge I believe the cleaning company were on deck at the time the boat fell over

 

[itchenseadog]

Word is that a van might have clipped a shore.

 

[sarabande]

just goes to show that wooden poles used as shores are a single point of failure. To damage two boats by knocking out one shore looks like serious under-propping.

 

[Firefly625]

To the best of my knowledge I believe the cleaning company were on deck at the time the boat fell over

just fortunate nobody was injured.. or worse. I can't imagine the horror of standing on a boat when its on the hard and it starting to move...