How soft is the mud in Cardiff outer harbour ?

[graham]

Thinking of sitting in the mud for an hour or two tommorow to change a seacock. Anyone know how soft it is or how recently dredged?if it hasn't been dredged for a while there should be plenty of porridge to sit in.

 

[Bosun Higgs]

Dont know about soft but "Forward Thinking" from CBYC managed to park themselves in the mud as we were going out for a race and were still there and bolt upright when we came back 4 hours later.

Go to CBYC and the photo is the second one down. Feel free to add your comments.

 

[graham]

Dont know about soft but "Forward Thinking" from CBYC managed to park themselves in the mud as we were going out for a race and were still there and bolt upright when we came back 4 hours later.

Go to CBYC and the photo is the second one down. Feel free to add your comments.

Tee Hee you wouldnt think they would take the whole crew out just to change a seacock.. ....

This kind of pic is part of the reason I posted the question.Now I can prove it was a pre planned

 

[chrishelen]

I remember on the old CYC site right down by the old lock where the new bridge is one of our members jumped off his boat when the tide was out just to see how deep the mud was, he went up to his waist and it was a heck of a job to get him out again.

 

[Pigpen]

Thinking of sitting in the mud for an hour or two tommorow to change a seacock. Anyone know how soft it is or how recently dredged?if it hasn't been dredged for a while there should be plenty of porridge to sit in.

Had a look from the car park at LW today (2.0 Metres predicted).
Couldn't see the bed but the bank looked a bit blathery below the
half-tide level. I was thinking of drying out to have a look around
my UW fittings (especially the Anode). I s'pose a phone call to
Barrage Control might be the way of starting the ball rolling. I'll let you
know what I glean from the Duty Controller.

Used to use Jackson's Bay when I had a smaller boat but I haven't been
there for a while. Weather-dependent, of course, but its hard sand and
as long as you don't sit on the 'step' you should be fine. I might do a
LW Spring recce next weekend. Quite a few boats went there for a
quick look/scrub, etc before the barrage was built. Even saw one of the
ex-navy HLDs being neaped to do some serious work below the
waterline in the early 80's.

Doug 'Jekeeda II' CBYC

 

[graham]

Had a look from the car park at LW today (2.0 Metres predicted).
Couldn't see the bed but the bank looked a bit blathery below the
half-tide level. I was thinking of drying out to have a look around
my UW fittings (especially the Anode). I s'pose a phone call to
Barrage Control might be the way of starting the ball rolling. I'll let you
know what I glean from the Duty Controller.

Used to use Jackson's Bay when I had a smaller boat but I haven't been
there for a while. Weather-dependent, of course, but its hard sand and
as long as you don't sit on the 'step' you should be fine. I might do a
LW Spring recce next weekend. Quite a few boats went there for a
quick look/scrub, etc before the barrage was built. Even saw one of the
ex-navy HLDs being neaped to do some serious work below the
waterline in the early 80's.

Doug 'Jekeeda II' CBYC

For doing anodes etc the wall in Barry Old Harbour West from Whitmore Bay dries to firm sand. You need spring tide to get in there though.I have seen several boats at different times leaning there near the steps.

I think the mud in Cardiff outer harbour is likely to be too soft for getting out and walking around in.

 

[quimby]

How about here?

No greenery or sun though.

That is a Fin Keel on the pad.

 

[Pigpen]

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I think the mud in Cardiff outer harbour is likely to be too soft for getting out and walking around in.

Agree. Didn't phone the Barrage. CHA website gives a good indication
of the silt depth - about one-and-a-half metres by my reckoning.
I was thinking more about sitting on the mud on the Penarth side but
that looks a bit perilous. It seems to have grown quite a lot and maybe
the dredger dosen't bother to tackle it because there is no hindrance to
navigation.
OK now for plans B - Z.
Did you sit in the mud as you intended?

Doug "Jekeeda II" CBYC

 

[graham]

Can confirm that the mud is very soft. Drove Banjo into the mud in the outer harbour about one and a quarter hours before LW due to sinking in the mud the water level only just dropped enough for me to do the seacock with still a bit running in.

Glad to get it done though one job ticked off the list.

Barrage control guy thoughtfully called me up to tell me the tide had turned a little early which was good as I had done it by then anyway.