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Hoping to visit Faversham 3/4 July which is dead neaps, can anyone tell me if I will get there in a boat drawing 1.5m and where would be best to moor up? She will take the mud but has a stub keel so nice soft ooze would be good. I think the Brents jetty is still out of action, is the town quay do-able?
 
Misterbreeze said:
Hoping to visit Faversham 3/4 July which is dead neaps, can anyone tell me if I will get there in a boat drawing 1.5m and where would be best to moor up? She will take the mud but has a stub keel so nice soft ooze would be good. I think the Brents jetty is still out of action, is the town quay do-able?
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If you can get there ,the Town Quay will be fine .
 
I sailed up in my dinghy a few weeks ago at lowish water and it was like sailing through a scrapyard. Never seen so much junk in a river, a lot of it very sharp and metallic. Whenever you go, go slowly, and if you hear a scraping noise -- hit reverse.
 
Took a walk along the creek on Wednesday evening, couldn't quite get to the Shipwrights which was a disappointment, unyielding herd of cows with calves which is never a good combination especially as we had a dog with us. The creek looks clear enough, I didn't see anything that would impede progress at HW but the Town Quay looks like a no no. I would guess 1.5m at high springs so I've no chance at neaps. Iron Wharf a possibility though.
 

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oldgit said:
We used to sit outside until just enough water to float boat and go in as early as possible.

A couple of pix of Town Wharf.
LW.


From memory a lovely soft slurry under the keel.

HW
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My old Hurley is in the pic as well, can't believe it was so long ago!
 
Counting the sleepers that make up the wharf, 10 or 12 in 2012, 6 now so at least 4 feet less water. In the 2012 pic there seems to be more water above the quay where the mobo is sitting, presumably as a result of sluice action from the bridge whereas now it looks like there is marginally more depth at the downstream end of the wharf. The bridge (and sluice gate?) is due for replacement, perhaps later this year so hopefully some dredging will be carried out as well. The whole area above the bridge is ripe for development, perhaps that is the price to pay to get the creek sorted out.
 
When the automatic sluices became inoperative the mud started to build up very quickly.
They used to open around LW ? and very efficiently wash away the silt, it was rather disconcerting to find your self suddenly afloat long after the tide had gone.

Do have some old B &W pictures of small coasters and barges squeezing through those gates into the dock above.
Faversham one of my favorite destinations. An unknown little gem and so many pubs. :)
 
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Bit late, but there is a large piece of jestsam on the mud by the boat yard where the stream divides for Oare and Faversham.
There when we were at The Shipwrights on Friday evening, distinct lack of water though.
Amazing, other times I've been there and there's loads of water. Anyone else noticed this?

The wreckage was probably someone's pride and joy once.
 
Gwylan said:
Bit late, but there is a large piece of jestsam on the mud by the boat yard where the stream divides for Oare and Faversham.
There when we were at The Shipwrights on Friday evening, distinct lack of water though.
Amazing, other times I've been there and there's loads of water. Anyone else noticed this?

The wreckage was probably someone's pride and joy once.
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No water Friday evening wouldn’t be a surprise as that was around low water. Small yacht well aground Sunday evening opposite Shipwrights just in Oare Creek.
 
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