Anywhere clean to dry out, and pressure wash?

[NealB]

I'm amazed at the growth on 'Aileen's' bottom after just 7 weeks afloat.

As she's a cat, we don't really need to have a lift out.

Does anyone know of anywhere, say Crouch to Harwich, where it's clean to dry out and there's a pressure washer to hand?

(We used to do this regularly down at Queen Anne's in Plymouth, but somewhere on the door step would be handy).

 

[PaulRainbow]

I'm amazed at the growth on 'Aileen's' bottom after just 7 weeks afloat.

As she's a cat, we don't really need to have a lift out.

Does anyone know of anywhere, say Crouch to Harwich, where it's clean to dry out and there's a pressure washer to hand?

(We used to do this regularly down at Queen Anne's in Plymouth, but somewhere on the door step would be handy).

Pin Mill on the Orwell ? Not sure about a pressure washer though, perhaps a call to Gus at Kings boatyard 01473 780 258

 

[NealB]

Thanks for the suggestion Paul.

I'll give Gus a ring tomorrow.

 

[Poecheng]

The (excellent) hard at Brightlingsea.
Ring Gary Humm and he will sort it out with his massive pressure washer.
http://www.brightlingseaboatmaintenance.com/services.html

 

[NealB]

The (excellent) hard at Brightlingsea.
Ring Gary Humm and he will sort it out with his massive pressure washer.
http://www.brightlingseaboatmaintenance.com/services.html

Thanks Poecheng: we're heading that way today, so will make enquiries.

 

[Happy Dayz]

Can't help with the hard standing, other than 2 tree island has a ramp and large carpark,

Been looking at pressure washers, I have a canal cruiser on a mooring with no power or fresh water. Generator to run one is expensive. I have seen the Sealey PW 1712, works off a battery or car plug has built in water tank, use link.


Sealey PW 1712 Pressure washer

http://cpc.farnell.com/sealey/pw1712/pressure-washer-rechargeable-12v/dp/SI17625?CMP=CPC-PLA

 

[Otter]

Tollesbury Marina

 

[Saguday]

Scrubbing posts and hard standing at Tollesbury but not sure it's wide enough to take a catamaran..??? What beam are we talking about here? I can check if that would work tomorrow.

Would have thought either Brightlingsea or West Mersea would be best for a cat, just drive up onto the shore and float off again later.

 

[sailorman]

Scrubbing posts and hard standing at Tollesbury but not sure it's wide enough to take a catamaran..??? What beam are we talking about here? I can check if that would work tomorrow.

Would have thought either Brightlingsea or West Mersea would be best for a cat, just drive up onto the shore and float off again later.

Mersea Stone ( East Mersea),why pressure wash, whats wrong with a good old fashioned scrubber

 

[PaulRainbow]

Mersea Stone ( East Mersea),why pressure wash, whats wrong with a good old fashioned scrubber

I find it's getting harder and harder to find good old fashioned scrubbers these days. :redface-new:

 

[sailorman]

I find it's getting harder and harder to find good old fashioned scrubbers these days. :redface-new:

You will be ok tomorrow night "up the towen"

 

[NealB]

Scrubbing posts and hard standing at Tollesbury but not sure it's wide enough to take a catamaran..??? What beam are we talking about here? I can check if that would work tomorrow.

Thanks.

She's an old Sailcraft Comanche, with 14 feet 2 inches beam.

 

[NealB]

Mersea Stone ( East Mersea),why pressure wash, whats wrong with a good old fashioned scrubber

Yes, there's more than one way to clean a cat.

I've done it many times the 'old fashioned' way, but a pressure washer is ten times quicker, more effective, easier on my back and, at the moment, much, much easier on my broken clavicle.

 

[Otter]

Thanks.

She's an old Sailcraft Comanche, with 14 feet 2 inches beam.

That's embarrassing, we're a mono and only 1' narrower

 

[NealB]

That's embarrassing, we're a mono and only 1' narrower

Yes, I use that argument (often successfully) to avoid a multihull surcharge in marinas.

Many modern motorboats, of the same LOA as us, have greater beam.

Hope your shoulder is doing well?

 

[FullCircle]

Scrubbing posts and hard standing at Tollesbury but not sure it's wide enough to take a catamaran..??? What beam are we talking about here? I can check if that would work tomorrow.

Would have thought either Brightlingsea or West Mersea would be best for a cat, just drive up onto the shore and float off again later.

Tollesbury not wide enough. My 12ft beam was leaving about 2ft of concrete ledge to stand on while using the pressure washer. Outside of that is primordial ooze of unknown depth. It nearly ate one of my wellies.

Brightlingsea for you Sir!

 

[Saguday]

Mersea Stone ( East Mersea),why pressure wash, whats wrong with a good old fashioned scrubber

I have no allegiance to old fashioned scrubbers when pressure washers do it in half the time with a tenth of the effort

 

[Saguday]

Tollesbury not wide enough. My 12ft beam was leaving about 2ft of concrete ledge to stand on while using the pressure washer. Outside of that is primordial ooze of unknown depth. It nearly ate one of my wellies.

Yes that was my thought too - never seen a cat on there and never ever seen anything re-emerge that slipped into the ooze

 

[NealB]

Thanks Jim and Saguday.

I spoke to Tollesbury marina. They reckon we would fit on the slipway, but Brightlingsea looks a little more comfortable for us.

 

[Saguday]

Tollesbury can take 12ft max on the scrubbing posts but their launching slip is 25ft wide and a nice shallow angle. I spoke to Julian about this this morning and he mentioned he'd spoken to a cat owner about this so I guess that was you

Brightlingsea will be fine, plenty of space there for sure.