longjohnsilver
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This expression appeared on the Ramsgate thread, had me scratching my head, never heard of them in 20 odd years of boating. Can anyone explain? Is this a common terminology? Am I a dinosaur?
Linear berths?
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Sans Bateau
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mmm, glad you asked /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif
NealB
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me too...
I've never heard of it in over 40 years sailing. I assume it's some technical term used in and around those unnatural works of the devil, marinas, which I generally try to avoid like the plague.
I've never heard of it in over 40 years sailing. I assume it's some technical term used in and around those unnatural works of the devil, marinas, which I generally try to avoid like the plague.
chriscallender
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In that case I'm also a dinosaur...
My best guess would be that linear means all the boats in a line, ie not finger pontoons... in which case my boat also lives on a linear berth ... but its not an expression I have heard before.
My best guess would be that linear means all the boats in a line, ie not finger pontoons... in which case my boat also lives on a linear berth ... but its not an expression I have heard before.
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Re: Linear berths? ..... a term that they have conjured up !
Reading the thread - I can now understnad the confusion of the marina and for this thread !
Linear Berth appears to be a "personal" term of his for a berth alongside the pontoon. As he specifically mentions he doesn't want to sit across the end of a finger.
He wants to be nicely all-fast fore and aft with no overhangs of boat .... arrrrrrrrrrrrr /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Reading the thread - I can now understnad the confusion of the marina and for this thread !
Linear Berth appears to be a "personal" term of his for a berth alongside the pontoon. As he specifically mentions he doesn't want to sit across the end of a finger.
He wants to be nicely all-fast fore and aft with no overhangs of boat .... arrrrrrrrrrrrr /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif
Sans Bateau
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Maybe its an East Coast expression? The terms I am familiar with are, finger (pontoon) hammer head (pontoon), raft (pontoon somewhere) /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Twister_Ken
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Anything that's not a finger pontoon?
copterdoctor
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But one in five of these must be a thumb pontoon.
Are finger pontoons always singular as a show of the marina industries respect for its customers?
Are finger pontoons always singular as a show of the marina industries respect for its customers?
longjohnsilver
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Surely then they must come in twos, usually V shaped, to show what they think of their customers /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
Twister_Ken
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"Are finger pontoons always singular as a show of the marina industries respect for its customers? "
Once saw nine folkboats packed in between two fingers (three on each pontoon, three down the down the middle).
Bet the marina still charged them all full whack, though.
Once saw nine folkboats packed in between two fingers (three on each pontoon, three down the down the middle).
Bet the marina still charged them all full whack, though.
Sans Bateau
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Surely then they must come in twos, usually V shaped, to show what they think of their customers
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Need'nt be, could just be the middle finger in a raised salute.
Surely then they must come in twos, usually V shaped, to show what they think of their customers
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Need'nt be, could just be the middle finger in a raised salute.
Dalliance
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In 15 years of East coast sailing I've never heard of a linear berth. We've got some "liner" berths over here but Harwich Haven gets mightily P****d off if you try to tie up!
Malish
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nothing to do with the East Coast, but then the rant by the author of the original post is not very East Coast either, much more Solent in character
26ft_bathtub
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Over here they call them all 'slips' anyway.
snowleopard
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I presume he's talking about an alongside berth, as in "WTF are you charging me double for, I'm taking up the same space as a monohull"
peterb
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In 15 years of East coast sailing I've never heard of a linear berth. We've got some "liner" berths over here but Harwich Haven gets mightily P****d off if you try to tie up!
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Is Shotley Point Marina in Harwich Haven? 'Cos they've got linear berths, and they call them by that name.
The space between F & G pontoons (or is it G & H?) was left free from fingers, so that boats could effectively "moor alongside". In the last year or so, though, the lower lettered pontoon (F, or is it G?) has been fitted with fingers. Pity, because it was a nice space to practice things like springing off or winding ship.
In 15 years of East coast sailing I've never heard of a linear berth. We've got some "liner" berths over here but Harwich Haven gets mightily P****d off if you try to tie up!
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Is Shotley Point Marina in Harwich Haven? 'Cos they've got linear berths, and they call them by that name.
The space between F & G pontoons (or is it G & H?) was left free from fingers, so that boats could effectively "moor alongside". In the last year or so, though, the lower lettered pontoon (F, or is it G?) has been fitted with fingers. Pity, because it was a nice space to practice things like springing off or winding ship.
ColinHuggins
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You must have missed events at Moody's and Shamrock Quay then young Ken, they pack 'em in like that - also in Poole Dolphin Quay when we rallied there at Easter. Gives an extra twist (oops) to 'piggy in the middle' . . .
longjohnsilver
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Well at least someone knew what he meant!
Stork_III
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Linear Berthing at Shotley is now only on F side of G Pontoon. They needed more berths and Fingers increase available spaces, But not by as many as those lovely pile boxes in Dutch marinas.
