Weir Quay - River Tamar

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I am moving back to the westcountry in the new year and am thinking of trying to get a mooring for my (hopefully new(er)) boat up the Tamar at Weir Quay. I haven't been there since I was about 3 so I was wondering if it was still a nice spot? Is access for a dinghy OK at all states of the tide? Is there a limit to draught for any of the moorings? I have spoken to the yard owners but was hoping for some 'horses mouth' opinions. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
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Nice Spot? Definitely

Access by dinghy at all states? Just. At low water launching is a bit marginal and quite muddy. Haven't been all season but this spring the (tidally submerged) duckboards by the slip were just as dangerous as ever. Never had a comedy moment yet though in 4 or 5 years. The floating pontoon can be inaccessible at LW springs.

Draught limits on moorings? Yes, but availability is OK for all types I think. There are middling of deep water ones for up to 2m draught. I think there is the risk of gentle involvement with soft mud at extreme LW springs.
 

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What's your air draft? There are two overhead power lines downstream, the lower being 16m clearance (and at 110KV you don't want to shave it too close).
 

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Still make me feel queezy no matter how many times i go under them......


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The one below Cargreen is 21m and I feel nervous going under it with 19m air draft. Keeping close to the side well away from the lowest point of the cable is pretty safe but it still looks too close.
 

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WQSC have moorings (much cheaper than the boatyard), but, inevitably, long waiting lists. They sometimes have moorings available on a temporary basis, for a season or more.

Another option is Cargreen YC on the Cornish side, and keep the tender at WQSC.

Both clubs have websites.
 

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Still a lovely place to be. The public slip is fine at all states. A lot of boats can be seen on the bottom but most only by a few inches at the bottom of spring tides. You just have to buy a boat to suit the mooring. What draft do you have in mind because over 4.5 ft you struggle to get down past Cargreen at bottom of springs.

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I am looking for something with reasonably shoal draft - a wing keel if I can find it. I am prepared to wait to find just the right boat. I also don't want to be stuck with 2 boats so I will sell my Griffon first. This means I am not 'officially' looking /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
 

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Lovely place, nice people, good boatyard. My boat draws 4ft 6ins and I've never had a problem though they do say if you don't touch bottom occasionally in the Tamar you're not really trying. Wonderful cruising upstream when the weather's bad. Have kept my boat there for seven years.
 

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Air draft is not a big problem as the lowest part of the cables is over the mud!
We draw 6 ft and can get up at most states of the tide with the occasional groove in the mud at LW springs
It is a nice place. We have been there fo 8 years
 

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I have always assumed that there was considerably more room under the cables near the west bank - any idea what height of mast can get under there at LW?
 
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