A rising tide lifts all boats

[Black Diamond]

My mates in the old village tell me they’ll be trying tomorrow to tow the concrete ketch off Great Cob Island in Tollesbury Fleet. She’s been there two or three years or so, and remained fortunately unlooted, to the best of my knowledge. Impressive amount of mud has been relocated.

Might be a good gongoozling opportunity.

 

[mrming]

Saw this when arriving into Tollesbury during the summer and thought “how the hell did that end up there”?

 

[Rum Run]

Saw this when arriving into Tollesbury during the summer and thought “how the hell did that end up there”?

Big tide, high winds and weak cleats.

 

[tillergirl]

Nice surge so far today plus barometric pressure droppping on Monday on the best predicted HW.

These in June last year.

P1080535 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr

P1080534 by Roger Gaspar, on Flickr

 

[Daydream believer]

Some people will do anything to save on marina fees

 

[Jon4468]

@Daydream believer did you supply their mooring tackle?

 

[shanemax]

View attachment 164776My mates in the old village tell me they’ll be trying tomorrow to tow the concrete ketch off Great Cob Island in Tollesbury Fleet. She’s been there two or three years or so, and remained fortunately unlooted, to the best of my knowledge. Impressive amount of mud has been relocated.

Might be a good gongoozling opportunity.

Good luck . 3 days of big tides. and i hope she gets a surge

 

[MikeBz]

Not looking so good for tomorrow.

 

[penfold]

Do they have a tug or can a tractor reach the opposite bank? A portable fire pump and a hose could do a bit of hydraulic excavation to deepen the cut.

 

[Black Diamond]

As far as I know there’ll be a couple of sub-10m trawlers on the job, plus the owner presumably getting his shoulder under the forefoot!

 

[Daydream believer]

@Daydream believer did you supply their mooring tackle?

Would not pay the price

 

[CrossedThreads]

I hope they managed to get her off… any news?

 

[Aquaboy]

wind's wrong, need a north westerly

 

[Black Diamond]

Yes, apparently they got her off before HW

 

[Daydream believer]

View attachment 164811Yes, apparently they got her off before HW

State of that, I be inclined to put it back

 

[Frayed Knot]

I think I remember this boat breaking its mooring at Paglesham & landing up on the saltings in the 1987 hurricane.

 

[penfold]

I think I remember this boat breaking its mooring at Paglesham & landing up on the saltings in the 1987 hurricane.

Once is coincidence, twice is enemy action.

 

[oldgit]

Nice to see they have recovered her , very handsome boat.
Suspect if she had been made of wood , that "wood" have been the end of her ?

 

[Rum Run]

Nice to see they have recovered her , very handsome boat.
Suspect if she had been made of wood , that "wood" have been the end of her ?

It would have, but if the owner does not repair the boat and it gets abandoned somewhere, an organic material is easier to dispose of than this ferro stuff.
Several years "thermal recovery" in a domestic environment for instance.
I'm glad she was got off the island - well done the lads !

 

[penfold]

Any pictures? If she's been on the mud for a few years the owner will be in for a bit of a refit.