Boathook
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A place to avoid except at slack water imhoTotally different place but as to narrow passage with strong current, this can be scary
This was less lucky
A place to avoid except at slack water imhoTotally different place but as to narrow passage with strong current, this can be scary
This was less lucky
Where is that exactly? I could not find a likely location under that name.A place to avoid except at slack water imho
It's in Mali Losinj island, northern Croatia, a tiny channel to go "across" the island.Where is that exactly? I could not find a likely location under that name.
Thanks very much; I thought it looked familiar. But I have been on trips based on Pula for N Croatia but also Zadar/Sukosan which is nearer to where searching for "Privlaka" took me; very confusing!It's in Mali Losinj island, northern Croatia, a tiny channel to go "across" the island.
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Mali Losinj · Croatia
Our boat was 12' 9" and I don't remember it being close - I read that the gates are 19' wide. The gates I do remember as interesting were at St Katharine's Dock, but it was the cross tide that was the scary bit.
Thanks for the PG tips…..We've visited PG maybe half a dozen times in the last 10 years and on two of the occassions the gate (not a lock) was closed during published opening hours. No response from the Tel. No. in Reeds either. Seemed a bit of haphazard outfit on the whole.
The gate at St Vaast closes with about 2.2 meters of water above the sill ( don't ask how I know) so should it not close the level in the marina would drop by that amount. I have no idea how much water there is to spare under the pontoon berths but it might surprise some of the fishing boats against the wall!From memory doesn't St Vaast have a cill which stops the the marina emptying completely?
Agree. I went through in our Moody 44 at 4.17 metres beam (13ft 8 in) about 20 odd years ago. Never even noticed it was tight, possibly because I was more worried by depth under the keel (draft 2.01m) over the sill!Our boat was 12' 9" and I don't remember it being close - I read that the gates are 19' wide. The gates I do remember as interesting were at St Katharine's Dock, but it was the cross tide that was the scary bit.
It’s certainly something else for me to think about in my decision on where to keep my boat; Le Havre (all tide) or Port Deauville (locked in - accessible about 16hrs/24). TBH, I’d already pretty much made my mind up to go with Le Havre for a variety of reasons…..
I should think that the colourful scrapes on, not to mention the deep gouges, in the the concrete gate walls tell another story.Agree. I went through in our Moody 44 at 4.17 metres beam (13ft 8 in) about 20 odd years ago. Never even noticed it was tight, possibly because I was more worried by depth under the keel (draft 2.01m) over the sill!
Thanks for the heads up.My boat grounded on a mooring in Le Havre a few years ago during lws. Not sure if it’s been dredged since but something to be aware of.
The nice thing about Le Havre is you can visit Deauville.
Woke up in Deauville marina to find a sunken delivery truck alongside us many years ago. No damage to us. Very entertaining to watch the recovery.
Mali Losinj. Know it well, though from the land.Totally different place but as to narrow passage with strong current, this can be scary
This was less lucky
{I think that was really your message.} I wonder what the salvage rules are for the cargo...Woke up in Deauville marina to find a sunken delivery truck alongside us many years ago. No damage to us. Very entertaining to watch the recovery.
You can have all the waterlogged 82" flat screens you want.{I think that was really your message.} I wonder what the salvage rules are for the cargo...
The gate at St Vaast closes with about 2.2 meters of water above the sill ( don't ask how I know) so should it not close the level in the marina would drop by that amount. I have no idea how much water there is to spare under the pontoon berths but it might surprise some of the fishing boats against the wall!