ChasB
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I'm gobsmacked! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
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jonathankent
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Best place for them!! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
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Just think of fuel saved while those things sit there.
BrendanS
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Why?
ShipsWoofy
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Oh bugger, I've left the car keys in the front locker..
rogerthebodger
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Quite common in the USA northen parts where the water tends to go solid in the winter.
PeteCooper
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Shepherd's of Bowness on Windermere use (used?) a similar system for people who wanted to dry 'sail' their motor boats. Makes sense to me.
Bilgediver
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This is done for various reasons all over the world.
In some places it is cos the real estate is expensive and the area the shed takes up is far less than pontoons for the same number of boats so gives the boat owner a cheaper option.
That looks like the shed at the west end of Singapore near Tuas?????
In some places it is cos the real estate is expensive and the area the shed takes up is far less than pontoons for the same number of boats so gives the boat owner a cheaper option.
That looks like the shed at the west end of Singapore near Tuas?????
pelicanpete
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Not only northern US but almost everywhere in the states! My boat was stacked in an similar 'barn' in South Florida. Perfect for keeping the boat dry, keeping the searing sun from damaging the gelcoat and no worries about security. Boats stored thus don't need to be anti fouled, which cuts down on pollution. Maintenance costs on motors and legs and greatly reduced ('cos you flush with fresh water every time the boat is lifted) and anodes hardly, if ever, need replacing. Cheaper than storing 'in-water' too. Only limitation is that most of these facilities are restricted to the length and height of the boats they can store. IME, about 37 ft LOA is about the max.
Personally, I can see no down sides...
Personally, I can see no down sides...
MASH
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What a result for peace and quiet if that place caught fire!
Bring it on!!!
Bring it on!!!
bigwow
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Which Walmart is this then?
jonathankent
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Because a large majority of powerboat owners don't seem to have any thought of yachts... they'll power on right in front causing no end of wash when they could have easily given a bit more sea room - it is a real pain for small boats!!
Why?
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Because a large majority of powerboat owners don't seem to have any thought of yachts... they'll power on right in front causing no end of wash when they could have easily given a bit more sea room - it is a real pain for small boats!!
BlueSkyNick
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Cor !! I 'd bet Brendan wasn't trying to incite you into that sort of response !! [/irony off]
neale
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Then the only thing left to spoil our peace and quiet would be halyards slapping against masts all day and night. Lessons in Frapping anyone????
Allan
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Because a large majority of powerboat owners don't seem to have any thought of yachts... they'll power on right in front causing no end of wash when they could have easily given a bit more sea room - it is a real pain for small boats!!
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Here we go again! I have sailed my small boat in France, North and south, the Solent and in recent years the Bristol channel. I have also complained on here about the MINORITY of bad mobos. I can't believe anyone who really sails can claim the majority of mobos are bad. Why try to wind up people on here (or anywhere else)? Please get a boat and go and see what it is really like.
Allan
Because a large majority of powerboat owners don't seem to have any thought of yachts... they'll power on right in front causing no end of wash when they could have easily given a bit more sea room - it is a real pain for small boats!!
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Here we go again! I have sailed my small boat in France, North and south, the Solent and in recent years the Bristol channel. I have also complained on here about the MINORITY of bad mobos. I can't believe anyone who really sails can claim the majority of mobos are bad. Why try to wind up people on here (or anywhere else)? Please get a boat and go and see what it is really like.
Allan
ChasB
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Isn't there a chance that that kind of storage might damage the anti-fouling?
BTW I was on the Thames Sunday eve. No-one else about. We saw what looked like deadwood ahead so went to the left of the river to avoid it. We then saw a rowing boat coming down the middle, so we cut speed to let him pass without suffering any of our wash. We waved hello, but as this guy passed he had a screaming fit about how we were breaking the rules by being on the wrong side on the river and that he would report us to the PLA! We were amazed and a little depressed by this show of irrational (and ungrateful) behaviour. Sad really. Probably a traffic warden on his day off.
BTW I was on the Thames Sunday eve. No-one else about. We saw what looked like deadwood ahead so went to the left of the river to avoid it. We then saw a rowing boat coming down the middle, so we cut speed to let him pass without suffering any of our wash. We waved hello, but as this guy passed he had a screaming fit about how we were breaking the rules by being on the wrong side on the river and that he would report us to the PLA! We were amazed and a little depressed by this show of irrational (and ungrateful) behaviour. Sad really. Probably a traffic warden on his day off.
samwise
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A popular storage solution in Spain where moorings are scarce. I saw a set up on the Costa del Sol where the boats were not only stacked, but shrink-wrapped as well! BTW our brothers in mobos are not all loonies, I have seen some pretty poor seamanship from sailboat drivers who should know better. I guess if we want to take the high moral ground, we should set an example.
Drascomber
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I had fast motor boats for many years and felt that when in close company with small boats it was only polite to show consideration. However, for many years now I have been a small boat sailor.
Once recently I have been annoyed by some adrenaline pumped racing row boat oarsmen on the upper Thames.
Twice a year I am annoyed by clumsy yachtsmen.
But EVERY time out in busy harbours and estuaries around the coast of Britain I know I am going to be p.ss.d off by the majority of power boat drivers who are unbelievably inconsiderate.
The biggest problem with this kind of indoor storage for the things is that the ones belonging to the worst owners - who typically (and thankfully) only come out three times a year if that - is that they will take forever to rot!
Once recently I have been annoyed by some adrenaline pumped racing row boat oarsmen on the upper Thames.
Twice a year I am annoyed by clumsy yachtsmen.
But EVERY time out in busy harbours and estuaries around the coast of Britain I know I am going to be p.ss.d off by the majority of power boat drivers who are unbelievably inconsiderate.
The biggest problem with this kind of indoor storage for the things is that the ones belonging to the worst owners - who typically (and thankfully) only come out three times a year if that - is that they will take forever to rot!
ningcompoop
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How much do you think that fork-lift driver could make in tips?
philip_stevens
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There is one like this in Auckland (NZ) where the mobos motor right into the shed and are picked up by an automatic stacker, hosed down and parked.
When they want the boat launched, they just phone the shed, and the boat is in the water by the time they arrive.
It was interesting just to stand and watch.
When they want the boat launched, they just phone the shed, and the boat is in the water by the time they arrive.
It was interesting just to stand and watch.
