Drying out in poole harbour

[ollie1977]

Hi all

Does anyone know if any place to dry out in Poole harbour. I have a trapper 300 which draws 1.6m and wanted to carry out some checks on her hull without incurring the cost of lifting her out.

I recently read a thread where Tranona made reference to one of two places so hoping for particulars
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Many thanks

 

[Tranona]

Fin keel, no if you want public slips. Not sure any of the boatyard slips allow drying out against their walls, but even if they do 1.6 will mean early morning or evening spring tides (and a long wait to float) to get that range. It can be done on the wall in Poole Yacht club, but that is strictly members only and then only early morning as it interferes with evening dinghy racing.

 

[Sandy]

Are you comfortable finding a sandbank and drying out on that? Do fill a flask as boiling a kettle will be challenging.

 

[Boathook]

With that draft you will struggle to dry out in Poole as @Tranona mentions. If you try it at neaps the range is only around 0.8 metres.

 

[MontyMariner]

. If you try it at neaps the range is only around 0.8 metres

and at the top of a Spring you can get as much a 2 mtr range.

 

[Pete7]

I think Lymington Town quay might be a better location.

 

[samfieldhouse]

I think Lymington Town quay might be a better location.

This is my plan. There are two propper scubbing grids at £25 per tide bookable from the harbour master.