drying out

[geoff9959]

Hi there. I'm thinking of drying out to scub and paint my bottom. hang on i hear you say do's he need to stop drinking to do this. What i mean is I want to save the £400 plus the marina have invited me to spend for a few days in a cradle with a lift out and in. There is a place in Ramsgate Marina where I could dry the boat out and wash and paint it for free. Hoorah! I'm unsure of the Technique to do this. I saw an articule in the sailing press some time ago but that has long since been recycled. if anyone can help with the method for tying up etc it would be much Appreciated. or if you live in Ramsgate Kent I could do with someone standing on the quey giving advise. Geoff

 

[sailorman]

just tend shore lines + have a mast Hd ( spinnaker / genoa ) halliard lead ashore to hold the vessel in towards the wall.


what boat as your Bio limited /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

 

[Leighb]

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+ have a mast Hd ( spinnaker / genoa ) halliard lead ashore to hold the vessel in towards the wall.


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Just make sure you disconnect that before leaving again /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Great spectator sport if you forget. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[NealB]

Here's some other things to watch for:

check the ground at low water beforehand (rocks, shopping trollies etc?)

You obviously need to impart a heel in towards the wall. Various ways work, depending on boat size and personal preference eg weight (anchor, chain, jerry can of water) on side deck. Some like to hoist a weight on a halyard.

Don't 'over-heel' - you might damage stanchions, cap shrouds. Just a few degrees is needed.

Tend lines as she goes down.

 

[Piddy]

As the others have said, look at where you propose to dry out and then make sure there is a slight lean into the wall as she drys.
After that it's a matter of making sure she can't fall over.

 

[NealB]

Plus....check tidetables to make sure you don't get 'neaped'.

 

[Niander]

buckets of water work well and

sit on wall side of cockpit as she goes down

rope around mast...easy.

 

[Pye_End]

At Ramsgate make sure you come to the wall at or near high water - much lower and you cannot jump on to the quay. May be ok lower down with a crew but I often do it single handed, and jumping seems easier. Take the lines back to your boat so make sure you can adjust them as you go down. As others have said, use plenty of lines including one round the mast.

If you put your bow close to the ladder you can get up and down so long as there is no fishing boat around. It also means you get off sooner when the tide comes back in. Gives you another fixing point as well.

 

[fireball]

Haven't seen that picture before!! /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

You'll have to retake it soon - it must be wearing out!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[billcowan]

Pity it doesn't work in the Med!
Anybody got any advice on CAREENING then?

 

[geoff9959]

Sorry I didnt get back sooner I can sail but as the wind is free the marina is not so had to get a bit of work in. thank you all for your very helpful replies. as soon as the weather changes I will give it a go or i might just winter it up again as summer seems to have passed by

 

[geoff9959]

Thank you for that. So you do this trick each year. the place at Ramsgate I had picked out was on the far side as you drive or walk in going anti clockwise round the inner marina. there is a shower/toilet block before you turn into the boat park. behind there is a level ground which dries in all tides and there are steps up. The place you mentioned I think is over the other side near the boat repair yard slipway. having checked it out it maybe a better option. My boat is a 34' Legend 'Guillemott' with a bulb keel. shoul draft. Do you know if there is any power points nearby to run a pressure washer.
I'm looking forward to saving the money but I'm very nervious about the whole thing. i plan to get as many hands as possible on to it. Thanks again. Geoff

 

[geoff9959]

Thank you for that. So you do this trick each year. the place at Ramsgate I had picked out was on the far side as you drive or walk in going anti clockwise round the inner marina. there is a shower/toilet block before you turn into the boat park. behind there is a level ground which dries in all tides and there are steps up. The place you mentioned I think is over the other side near the boat repair yard slipway. having checked it out it maybe a better option. My boat is a 34' Legend 'Guillemott' with a bulb keel. shoul draft. Do you know if there is any power points nearby to run a pressure washer.
I'm looking forward to saving the money but I'm very nervious about the whole thing. i plan to get as many hands as possible on to it. Thanks again. Geoff