Shaft drive drying out?

[Rocksteadee]

I have (or will have when sale completes) a Fairline Turbo 36 standard shaft drive on P brackets and in my search for a Marina have come across a few whose pontoons dry out onto "soft mud"
They do not seem to think that this is a problem for a shaft drive as they say that others there have the same boat
I always thought that drying was a problem
Those that know the Medway will know the type of silty mud I am talking about

 

[mainshiptom]

Soft mud and shafts

I have a mud berth and all my boats had been there with no issues what so ever,

List of boats:
Mirage 29 bilge keel sailing boat
Coronet 32 outdrives
Mainship 40 shafts
Mustang M43 Shafts

Maybe the only issue is when starting up to let the mud run through the engines and flush it out.

Boat very safe at low tide and stable,

My issue on my last boat that i could not run ac for heating since it used a water pump with sea water but otherwise , it was a great way to moor and cheap.


Tom

 

[dunmor]

i moor my boat in rye and sit in the mud twice a day. i have twin screws and never had a problem. just check the mooring the day before at low tide just incase some one has chucked a bike or something in that you dont want to sit on.

 

[TopDonkey]

Im at quay lane boatyard in portsmouth harbour, and their pontoon berths dry out twice a day, and there is a fairline turbo 36 here that does just fine, and there are a lot of other shaft drive boats here too so i dont think its a problem

 

[oldgit]

As another boater lucky enough to boat on "Gods own river" can assure you that half the shaft boats down here probably moor on mud.
Also helps to keep the marine growth at bay.
Turbo 36,cracking boat.Are you buying locally ?
We moor in the centre of Rochester and dry out for an hour or two each tide..
Must confess have never bothered to "flush" before moving off,just remember not to run engine until boat is actually afloat.Have started engines with only a couple of inches under keel and never actually found any mud in filters.

 

[Renegade_Master]

I guess you have to stow everything away for when it leans to one side or does it settle upright?

 

[Rocksteadee]

As another boater lucky enough to boat on "Gods own river" can assure you that half the shaft boats down here probably moor on mud.
Also helps to keep the marine growth at bay.
Turbo 36,cracking boat.Are you buying locally ?
We moor in the centre of Rochester and dry out for an hour or two each tide..
Must confess have never bothered to "flush" before moving off,just remember not to run engine until boat is actually afloat.Have started engines with only a couple of inches under keel and never actually found any mud in filters.

Old git sent you a PM

 

[oldgit]

Old git sent you a PM

OK Paul,hope everything goes as planned with boat purchase and joining RCC.Have been a member for a couple of years now and club definately worth joining for the social side alone,if not for the many financial advantages..
They do like you to join in as much as possible and you may get your arm twisted a teeny weeny bit to encourage you
Not so keen on the formal dining events meself,but try not to miss any of the trips or activities afloat.
The next big "do" will be a weekend run up above the lock for for club Xmas shopping trip,although there is remarkably little shopping involved.
Make sure your heater is working !

 

[Deleted User YDKXO]

My 3rd boat was a Turbo 36 (cracking boat btw) and we used to moor at a small marina near the top of the River Itchen in Southampton. The mooring dried to soft mud every tide. I was very dubious about taking this mooring at first but the owner of the marina assured me it would be OK and so it was. The boat sat very happily in the gloopy mud and I reckon it was even an advantage because hull fouling was virtually insignificant. The only downside was that you couldn't use the sea toilets when she was sitting on the bottom. The other thing though that used to worry me was what would happen if somebody ie a small child fell into the mud because it might be very difficult to get out again