Good place for quick scrub or jet wash

Thanks Babylon and Nick,
I did make enquiry for Sealift and its £100 jet wash plus £200 antyfouling...
I dont mind doing it myself, £40 sounds fair....
Thanks for replies
 
Shamaya said:
Thanks Babylon and Nick,
I did make enquiry for Sealift and its £100 jet wash plus £200 antyfouling...
I dont mind doing it myself, £40 sounds fair....
Thanks for replies
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In my previous post, the boat on the right (the south side) is my own V27. I find that unless one has a very big tide (next over the Easter weekend) then, although its doable, its a bit of a rush to scrub and antifoul all in one tide. I prefer to do it over two tides (three actually, with the middle tide being overnight): on the first day scrub, polish prop and change anode, service Blakes seacocks, etc; on the second, tape up boot-top and get painting.
 
There are free scrubbing piles at Warsash and on the Hamble Village front; the Hamble one can be organised to have the Warsash /Hamble Ferry people to power wash your boat there, even to antifoul I believe. Warsash will have more length and depth options with 5 piles available, but no power wash facility
With the imminent hosepipe ban perhaps a salt water power wash system will be needed.
Drivers Wharf yard up the Itchen probably do a lift and scrub with an overnight ashore deal, Gill Williams is the contact there and staff are very helpful.

ianat182
 
Flapjack said:
The piles at Chichester were £15.50 for a stay of one tide last year and the western piles have power and water available.
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Power is at the top of the hard and you'll need a good length of cable to get to the piles. Water is on the piles themselves
 
Hiya..

Last week (when we met) you talked about heading up towards Marchwood/CHSC... Did you realise you can dry out at Marchwood yacht club? (I did so when I was in CHSC).
 
Eling SC Southampton

Eling Sailing Club has a scrubbing wall next to their clubhouse that can be used by arrangement with the club for a modest fee. The base is built up level and gives good access for scrubbing. Power and water are available too from the club if you want to use a pressure washer.

Eling Creek is opposite the Southampton container terminal and easy access on the double high tide. Obviously dries at low tide or the scrubbing wall wouldn't work. They have deep water "holding" moorings outside the creek in the main Southampton Water.

Phone 02380 863987

Another place you might try is the public slipway in Lymington if you don't mind going a bit further.
 
Hi Martin

I didnt know I can dry out at Marchwood, I will drive there this weekend and see where about .....
We have to meet up again for that beer!
Thanks

Martin_J said:
Hiya..

Last week (when we met) you talked about heading up towards Marchwood/CHSC... Did you realise you can dry out at Marchwood yacht club? (I did so when I was in CHSC).
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Thanks Yogi,

I have heard about eling sailing club too and I will pop in there to see them, sounds like a good place- and close by!

Yacht Yogi said:
Eling Sailing Club has a scrubbing wall next to their clubhouse that can be used by arrangement with the club for a modest fee. The base is built up level and gives good access for scrubbing. Power and water are available too from the club if you want to use a pressure washer.

Eling Creek is opposite the Southampton container terminal and easy access on the double high tide. Obviously dries at low tide or the scrubbing wall wouldn't work. They have deep water "holding" moorings outside the creek in the main Southampton Water.

Phone 02380 863987

Another place you might try is the public slipway in Lymington if you don't mind going a bit further.
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Hiya...

Yes, as part of CHSC they used to (and perhaps still will) let you dry out against their wall by the small crane... There is a section that is flat and from memory solid concrete about half way down their slipway..

Check it out at low water.. at neaps the tide will drop far enough but will be coming in again very soon after you have totally dried. The big advantage there is that you get very little wash from passing boats.
 
Babylon said:
In my previous post, the boat on the right (the south side) is my own V27. I find that unless one has a very big tide (next over the Easter weekend) then, although its doable, its a bit of a rush to scrub and antifoul all in one tide. I prefer to do it over two tides (three actually, with the middle tide being overnight): on the first day scrub, polish prop and change anode, service Blakes seacocks, etc; on the second, tape up boot-top and get painting.
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I luckily have somebody who does it for me for a modest charge. Jet wash and application of antifouling (31' boat) takes him about 2 hours and its well done. However with new regulations we can't do it between tides anymore; it has to be lifted out. I am planning to do it end of June beginning July when the handling, liftout and 2 week cradle rental are all free...
 
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Thanks Babylon

Hi Babylon,
I have managed to book South scrubbing bay for next Saturday,
Hopefully it will be better weather...
Sounds straight forward, but just in the case I have forgot something is there anything that we should be looking...
Looks like HW around 0400,
If you are around lunch time give me a shout, I owe you a beer!
Best Regards
Ivan



Babylon said:
I agree.

If however you want to dry out for a tide and do it yourself with a good pressure-hose, then for £40 or thereabouts booked in advance, the RAFYC accepts visitors on their two scrubbing bays: www.rafyc.co.uk
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Shamaya said:
Hi Babylon,
I have managed to book South scrubbing bay for next Saturday,
Hopefully it will be better weather...
Sounds straight forward, but just in the case I have forgot something is there anything that we should be looking...
Looks like HW around 0400,
If you are around lunch time give me a shout, I owe you a beer!
Best Regards
Ivan
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Hi Ivan

Not sure I can make it, but if I do I'll be sure to come over and watch you doing the hard work ;)

My own procedure is as follows:
  1. float on slowly, using the rope between the to piles to position oneself, stdb side to
  2. use two horizontal fenders fed thro' one another at eash pile
  3. secure a loop of old warp around each pile, easing it down the pile as you drop
  4. rig what springs you deem fit to ensure that when touching ground the fenders don't miss the piles
  5. range the anchor and chain along the stbd side deck to ensure a slight list
  6. put all heavy items (eg tool-box etc) on the stbd bunk (ditto)
  7. don't use a halyard from the mast-head to tie off to the ring ashore - as some other yacht is bound to be departing or coming in on the north bay and it will foul their access
  8. wearing waders or high wellies, get scrubbing as soon as possible
  9. watch out for the sudden drop (sill) into deeper water just abaft the rudder
  10. have all your usual kit and spare parts (anodes, masking-tape, AF etc) ready to go
  11. when dried out, use an extending ladder from the foredeck to get down
  12. when still afloat, use a dinghy to get ashore
  13. there's a shorepower socket if you wish to have leccy aboard whilst you're on the grid, and a water-hose to refill tanks etc
  14. there's the club bar to assuage your thirst at suitable intervals :D
  15. when slipping, ease yourself out using the rope between the piles, then boathook it past the club launches (or ask them to move further along the landing pontoon and/or ask them to assist you - I've been know to execute a three point turn on my own in the tightest possible space when everything has gone awry
Cheers

Jon
 
Southampton Sailing Club have scrubbing piles in front of their clubhouse. I've dried out near there (bilge fins, don't need posts) before to put the rope cutter back in place after we were fiddling with the shaft from inside, and have a bit of a scrub at the same time. Not sure what the arrangements are to use the piles, but I saw a long-keeler sitting next to them at low tide last Sunday. It's not a posh club, doubt they'd charge much if anything.

Pete
 
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