cheeny
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any one got any pros and cons on boating in loch lomond for the summer. will hopefully be keeping the boat near balloch to use the new slipway have only been up a couple of times at balmaha etc looks lovely.
loch lomond
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hlb
RIP
Used to trailer a boat up there, umm 20 years ago, was never impressed. The bonny, bonny banks looked like steap oppressive cliffs to me. Council house type of town at one end. A fawlty house towers hotel with a little harbour half way up, that did cheap weekends for pentioners, the top end with the little wobbly marina and the pub. I remember it well. It's as rough as being on the sea and even more rough than the sea, views or hospitality wise. Oh well it might have changed!!
cheeny
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hi hlb
balloch is still a bit (neddy) so I hear. but theres been big improvements I hear in twenty years. new slipway at balloch wich is manned constantly by park rangers. its actually the most impressive well built I have ever seen. you should have a look . also lots of new by laws, a bi reduction in jet skis over the years (checked park rangers surveys)
also I beleive there are two park ranger ribs on the loch each day in the summerwith police as back up (visual) on alternative days. plus its a lot quieter up there now, espescially since twenty years (hey Im that old too). lots of nice new developments at balloh also the small pub/hotel at balmaha is a real gem. new owners a round ten years ago but totally rebuilt very friendly with rooms and dorms but classis country pub style but not being fake and overloooking sandy marina / bay what more could you ask for
balloch is still a bit (neddy) so I hear. but theres been big improvements I hear in twenty years. new slipway at balloch wich is manned constantly by park rangers. its actually the most impressive well built I have ever seen. you should have a look . also lots of new by laws, a bi reduction in jet skis over the years (checked park rangers surveys)
also I beleive there are two park ranger ribs on the loch each day in the summerwith police as back up (visual) on alternative days. plus its a lot quieter up there now, espescially since twenty years (hey Im that old too). lots of nice new developments at balloh also the small pub/hotel at balmaha is a real gem. new owners a round ten years ago but totally rebuilt very friendly with rooms and dorms but classis country pub style but not being fake and overloooking sandy marina / bay what more could you ask for
epervier
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what more could you ask for
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for it to stop raining! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
even the locals say, there no bad weather, just bad choice of clothes /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
what more could you ask for
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for it to stop raining! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
even the locals say, there no bad weather, just bad choice of clothes /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
honeybee
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I totally love boating on Loch Lomond, My boat is berthed in at Cameron House - near to Balloch. The islands are great to spent a day cruising round them or if you want to head north for a good run you can. I have boated here now for 3 years and love it everytime I go out.
chris
chris
Clyder
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Hi Cheeny, LL is fine for a while, but you'll soon outgrow it and move to the sea.
Like you I used about my first four boats on LL and started off on the east shore at Balmaha, then moved over to the Duncan Mills Slip @ Balloch.
The Balloch slip is good but it is ALWAYS mobbed. The rangers police it with a rod of iron, and you only get enough time to get the boat off the trailer before they start pestering you to move on!! Oh, aye and the queuing (or the lack of it / the concept of a queue escapes most!!)
The on water rangers re a pain in the proverbial too. We were stopped three times in the one day by them...once for a registration check, once for a safety check and once for towing the ringo apparently within the 150 meter "exclusion zone" near the islands (which we proved we were not!!)
The pub on Inchmurrin is good....good bar meals...steer clear of the restaurant.
Cheers
Clyde.
Like you I used about my first four boats on LL and started off on the east shore at Balmaha, then moved over to the Duncan Mills Slip @ Balloch.
The Balloch slip is good but it is ALWAYS mobbed. The rangers police it with a rod of iron, and you only get enough time to get the boat off the trailer before they start pestering you to move on!! Oh, aye and the queuing (or the lack of it / the concept of a queue escapes most!!)
The on water rangers re a pain in the proverbial too. We were stopped three times in the one day by them...once for a registration check, once for a safety check and once for towing the ringo apparently within the 150 meter "exclusion zone" near the islands (which we proved we were not!!)
The pub on Inchmurrin is good....good bar meals...steer clear of the restaurant.
Cheers
Clyde.
silver_boy
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We've also got our boat a Cameron Marina (You'll see it from the slipway) - and love Loch Lomond. Islands will be fairly busy on a good summer day but all the more fun. You should try camping on one of them. Can't beat it! Just make sure you don't lose control of your boat too near the golf course /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif clicky. Plenty of places to eat dotted around. Inchmurrin, the Cruin, Luss, Rowardennan to name a few. Just be careful with your speed in the limited bits - patrol boats like to hide then jump out on you. Feel free to ask for any more info!
Edit - You can also check out the weather here before you go - webcam
Edit - You can also check out the weather here before you go - webcam
jimmcgee
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will be up there tonight at 7.30 testing my new boat /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif so if you see someone on a bayliner 2255 with a big grin /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif its meeeeee /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
silver_boy
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I saw you!! I think - we were out playing in our sealine s28 bout that time - sure I saw you buzzing about outside cameron marina. Looked like you were having fun!
jimmcgee
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/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif it was me /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif had a run up the river and out on the loch and then back in /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif, nice to see they put put markers out the river, lost a prop on a big rock there a couple of years ago, seen you too /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif , the next two weeks are going to drag in , then its all systems go
cheeny
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sex pistols
thanks all any more info. what about the best islands with somewhere to land ie sandy bays and can I jump and pull the boat up on them and stake it down.
Thanks clyder. Ive done the sea for a couple of season at port edgar under the bridge has put me off a bit. good slipway, cheap berths £1 a day on parking area on trailor. but terrible lookin sea always grey and dirty looking. just fancy somewhere that in good weather the waters fairly clear to swim in. queensferry/fife/north sea doesnt do that for me. quite fancy west coast now that you mention it. lots good big islands for day trips thanks.
Also any what happens on the loch lomond concert time can you take your boat near the shore to hear the music or does everyone do that and no chance of getting launched! just sounds like a good idea to drop anchor and listen to the sex pistols !!! or if anyone wants another passenger I'll bring the tequila !!!
thanks all any more info. what about the best islands with somewhere to land ie sandy bays and can I jump and pull the boat up on them and stake it down.
Thanks clyder. Ive done the sea for a couple of season at port edgar under the bridge has put me off a bit. good slipway, cheap berths £1 a day on parking area on trailor. but terrible lookin sea always grey and dirty looking. just fancy somewhere that in good weather the waters fairly clear to swim in. queensferry/fife/north sea doesnt do that for me. quite fancy west coast now that you mention it. lots good big islands for day trips thanks.
Also any what happens on the loch lomond concert time can you take your boat near the shore to hear the music or does everyone do that and no chance of getting launched! just sounds like a good idea to drop anchor and listen to the sex pistols !!! or if anyone wants another passenger I'll bring the tequila !!!
honeybee
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Re: sex pistols
InchCalloch (SP) Is a good sandy bay. With regards to the concert I will be taking my bayliner over there to anchor for the day. It does get rock in to the shore at the park so just watch your depth as you head in.
See you on the water someday
Chris
InchCalloch (SP) Is a good sandy bay. With regards to the concert I will be taking my bayliner over there to anchor for the day. It does get rock in to the shore at the park so just watch your depth as you head in.
See you on the water someday
Chris
jimmcgee
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Re: sex pistols
inchmoan is the best island on loch lomond for beaches, the one coming up from balloch is the best in the good weather, but get there quick or its always full , and the water is quet shallow for a good bit out, once seen a boat do a full emergency stop when the boy in the water up to his neck, stood up to let them in lol
inchmoan is the best island on loch lomond for beaches, the one coming up from balloch is the best in the good weather, but get there quick or its always full , and the water is quet shallow for a good bit out, once seen a boat do a full emergency stop when the boy in the water up to his neck, stood up to let them in lol
jimmcgee
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56° 4'53.15"N
4°36'53.96"W
have a look on google earth
4°36'53.96"W
have a look on google earth
cheeny
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honeybee do you keep your boat on the water. Im looking for a berth for the summer in about a week or so. (if I get a carpet grrrr), any ideas. I was thinking about keeping it a a friends house near balloch slipway but is this really that busy there that I should avoid it. Also do you know if on the concert days there are large amounts of people waiting to launch.
Thanks jimm. Ive bought a second map of the loch just to write comments on and circle places to go or been, Ill add yours now before I forget. Any others
Thanks jimm. Ive bought a second map of the loch just to write comments on and circle places to go or been, Ill add yours now before I forget. Any others
cheeny
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jimm. hadnt thought of google earth. good idea thanks for that - looks perfect. How much is it - ha ha
Alistairr
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Don't forget to look out for the wallabies on Inchconnachan.
Al.
Al.
Alistairr
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Re: sex pistols
Isn't there also a sand bank just below the water surface, just south of those beachs on Inchmoan, something you need to watch out for, ok when levels are normal or high, but not when low.
Al.
Isn't there also a sand bank just below the water surface, just south of those beachs on Inchmoan, something you need to watch out for, ok when levels are normal or high, but not when low.
Al.
jimmcgee
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Re: sex pistols
the sand bank is marked, just out from the golf course if thats the one you mean.
the sand bank is marked, just out from the golf course if thats the one you mean.
honeybee
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Re: sex pistols
Hi cheeny,
i do keep my 20ft boat in Cameron House on a pontoon mooring. Very expensive but you will also get a mooring on the river at Balloch for a qaurter of the price. I think Cameron house do have a few spaces just now so worth giving them a call if you need a mooring. It is the best on the Loch along with Fuel pumps on your door - you also get your fuel cheaper than outsiders by 20p per litre I think it is.
Chris
Hi cheeny,
i do keep my 20ft boat in Cameron House on a pontoon mooring. Very expensive but you will also get a mooring on the river at Balloch for a qaurter of the price. I think Cameron house do have a few spaces just now so worth giving them a call if you need a mooring. It is the best on the Loch along with Fuel pumps on your door - you also get your fuel cheaper than outsiders by 20p per litre I think it is.
Chris
