Mid season lift and scrub

[AIDY]

anyone had a good deal this season (solent area) for mid season lift and scrub and to check anodes ???

sea lift and GBY want £130 + VAT this year.... I'm sure i only paid £100 inclusive last year at sealift for a 42 foot yacht..... spose the cheaper option is to put her up against a wall good excuse to go to St P then

 

[ChrisE]

You could always come down here to Lym. I think that it's £15/night, we've done it several times. You'll need to book tho' with the Harbour master.

 

[AIDY]

do you mean the slip at the quay in lymington ??? is it practical for a 2m draught yacht ??

And all those spectators !

 

[ChrisE]

do you mean the slip at the quay in lymington ??? is it practical for a 2m draught yacht ??

And all those spectators !

Yep, we draw just short of 2m. The spectators (and the swans) keep you on your metal.....

 

[AIDY]

Yep, we draw just short of 2m. The spectators (and the swans) keep you on your metal.....

thanks not thought about lymington.... will investigate a spring tide.

 

[ChrisE]

thanks not thought about lymington.... will investigate a spring tide.

Tell me when you are coming and I'll get some bread for the swans....

Seriously, they can be a pain, MrsE usually distracts them with some bread when I'm up my hozzoks in water with an angry swan threatening to peck my eyes out

 

[Chris_Robb]

Try Hardway sailing club

Aidy, before I went off, I scubbed on Hardway sailing clubs (Gosport) piles. They have 3 of them, and can easily take a 2 metre draught. Go on the new pair to the left of the pontoon. They charge £8.00. Beware of falling off the end of the new flat concrete base they put in, I did, whilst there was still a foot of water and fell into six feet of dirty black portsmouth mud!

Fouling seems to be bad this year.

 

[AIDY]

thanks chris.... I've looked at hardway in the past but didn't fancy it. if they have a new pad in place i will take a look. is it booked through the sailing club or the shop ?

 

[Robin]

Don't you have any divers in your neck of the woods? We have a mid season wipe at our club for about £35 (41ft) although that is doing several together.

 

[AIDY]

Don't you have any divers in your neck of the woods? We have a mid season wipe at our club for about £35 (41ft) although that is doing several together.

yes, but they won't change my saildrive anode ! which is the rear reason for the lift !

 

[jason -and the arguenauts]

You could always come down here to Lym. I think that it's £15/night, we've done it several times. You'll need to book tho' with the Harbour master.

You're saying he charges you for leaning against a wall!

 

[Judders]

I am told that Bucklers Hard, of all places, offers good deals on bigger boats.

One of the benefits of having such a light boat as I do is that some club cranes can do the job. Saves me a fortune!

 

[Vanilla]

Aidy - At Haslar Marina there are a couple of adverts up from divers who will change the anodes and do a scrub. Sorry don't have details but if you called the marina or the chandlery there, they might be able to give you a phone number

 

[ChrisE]

You're saying he charges you for leaning against a wall!

I should have been clearer this is the charge for a tide's (12 hour) stay. The charge is less than mooring up on the quay and you still have the use of all of the facilties like the bogs and the showers.

 

[Chris_Robb]

Booking

thanks chris.... I've looked at hardway in the past but didn't fancy it. if they have a new pad in place i will take a look. is it booked through the sailing club or the shop ?

It is booked through the club. Unfortunatley they will not take a booking over the phone for non members, but they will tell you if it is available. You can then go in and book in person, or take a chance.

There are 2 berths on the new flat concrete grids to the south of the pontoon - next to the pontoon, but you may be restricted by beam or another boat parked to close on the pontoon, or outside the post, which means you will need to get your dinghy out. Do take your own ladder as you will not be able to board from the stern, as the concrete plinth ends by your rudder, so get as far forward as possible. WATCH OUT FOR THIS, as I fell off the end whilst there was still a foot of water. I twisted my knee which still hurts like B......Y ! though must have been very funny to watch me extract myself from 6 foot of black mud! They should now have marked up the pontoon to show the end.

Very friendly club.