Scottish Islands - which are open?

[cpedw]

not the best of advice i would have thot .

In his quirkily ironic way, I thought that was Quandary's point.

 

[dunedin]

Well why don't you do your bit for , well whatever , and do something to make the pontoon safer , cannae be that difficult , I am sure it would be appreciated by the “ natives “ NiCe that the small boat rushed out to meet you , to relieve you of your pounds rather than wait for you to Distribute as you saw fit .

I do like to keep a decent bosun’s box of bits on board, but as Quandary suggests, I don’t carry spare pontoon bolts and the correct size of rubber spacers. Adding another bit of string would not have helped. I would have reported it to the harbour master’s office (and toilet block), but it is abandoned in a yard somewhere a mile inland. I do know that the local boat owners are aware, so assume it has been reported.
And the small boat that came out at Muck was not asking for any money, just having a friendly natter

Neither do I carry a 20m marina link-span in my bosun’s box, so would not have been able to connect the Tarbert Harris pontoon to the shore either. When I passed that way the main pontoon was sitting with no boats, and no means ashore (other than dinghy)

 

[cherod]

I do like to keep a decent bosun’s box of bits on board, but as Quandary suggests, I don’t carry spare pontoon bolts and the correct size of rubber spacers. Adding another bit of string would not have helped. I would have reported it to the harbour master’s office (and toilet block), but it is abandoned in a yard somewhere a mile inland. I do know that the local boat owners are aware, so assume it has been reported.
And the small boat that came out at Muck was not asking for any money, just having a friendly natter

Neither do I carry a 20m marina link-span in my bosun’s box, so would not have been able to connect the Tarbert Harris pontoon to the shore either. When I passed that way the main pontoon was sitting with no boats, and no means ashore (other than dinghy)

c' mon now Dunedin , i am sure that you could have managed to coble up something a bit more realistic than a bit of string or a keel bolt as someone , ( not you ) has suggested, i thot perhaps that the small boat was offering some haggis in return for some beads and a bit of broken mirror , perhaps things have moved on .

 

[cpedw]

Neither do I carry a 20m marina link-span in my bosun’s box, so would not have been able to connect the Tarbert Harris pontoon to the shore either. When I passed that way the main pontoon was sitting with no boats, and no means ashore (other than dinghy)

No pontoon at Tarbert for 6 weeks according to CMAL.

 

[dunedin]

OK, it’s not (quite) on an island, but Kyle of Lochalsh is often a good stopping point for supplies, with a big supermarket nearby (a rare thing further NW). However when I went past the pontoon was entirely ashore, so not quite so convenient.

Mallaig is open and very helpful, but only half capacity (one boat per finger) so book early. And even need to book a slot for the shower block (unless use own on board facilities).

Suddenly starting to get busier - as in seen other boats over recent days, as opposed to empty horizons in early July.
Enjoy your cruises.