Recommend a yard for autumn DIY on the Clyde?

[PaulGS]

Ideally I'd like to have my 27' cruiser out for a week or so to re-do the antifoul and replace the anodes - maybe even install a bilge-pump through hull. As I live a long way away it'd be preferable for me to be able to 'camp' on the boat too. Anywhere still cater to the more impecunious owner?

 

[ylop]

Ideally I'd like to have my 27' cruiser out for a week or so to re-do the antifoul and replace the anodes - maybe even install a bilge-pump through hull. As I live a long way away it'd be preferable for me to be able to 'camp' on the boat too. Anywhere still cater to the more impecunious owner?

Autumn - as in end sept or oct? The problem there is yards are very busy with boats coming out at the end of the season so a lift and launch is a nuciance. One that needs a cradle set up more so. Too late in the year they may not have any spare cradles. If it was say the start of Sept then you might find a yard more helpful. Those on the west side of the Clyde are usually both cheaper and more informal. Personally I wouldn’t want to be living on board for a week doing messy stuff like AF and drilling through fibreglass - so have booked an air bnb near the yard when in your shoes.

 

[RunAgroundHard]

These companies can be competitive on price, compared to marinas. However, you need to check if they will allow living onboard while on the hard.

Location

RB Marine Services, Rosneath, Scotland

As mentioned in a previous post, it’s a busy time, so booking travel hoist and shoring slot is essential.

Certainly, where I am based, near Oban, folks stay on their boats, on the hard, while working on them. I book local accommodation, as it’s less hassle.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

When I was there, James Watt Dock Marina allowed you to sleep on board while on the hard. The drawback is that they use a crane for lifting; the dock can't accommodate a hoist. This imposes restrictions at fairly low wind speeds; ISTR they won't lift at windspeeds above 20mph. They insist on sails being off and the use of a cradle (they can rent you one).

 

[bikedaft]

Sandpoint in Dumbarton are good - they know what they are doing, they are reasonably priced, and are pretty relaxed about folks sleeping in the yard/onboard etc.

 

[sawduster]

RB Marine are very cheap but I have found impossible to get an answer from them either on the phone or by email. Silvers is also an option, a bit more expensive but not much yard space and most of it is dirty gravel and mud.

Of the big marinas Ardrossan is the best value for the whole winter, nice tarmac surface in the new yard to the south, so may be ok for a week out too. Good showers and a big Asda nearby, plus chandlers, Screwfix, Toolstation etc not too far away either.

The only place I've had trouble sleeping on the boat on the hard was on the south coast, I don't think it's a massive issue in Scotland.