What do you think of this?

[DavidofMersea]

Yesterday I met a man that keeps his boat in a yard that launches every time he sails. He says that all he has to do is telephone the man with the tractor half an hour before he needs to be launched or pulled out, and the tractor is there.

The beauty of this scheme is that he never needs to use anti fouling or a dinghy.

I think that there was someone else (I think it was Fairy) working like this at Calshot point many years ago.

Is this a good idea and the way forward? What do you think?

 

[Cornishman]

Not much. A wooden yacht needs to be kept wet in salt water while plastic yachts often change shape while out of the water. I used to manage a small fleet of 33 footers in grp which spent the winter months (about 4) in cradles and each year it took them about six weeks afloat for doors, drawers etc., to open and close properly. Wooden yachts kept ashore for long periods can suffer caulking problems, and take a while to "take up" after refloating. Launching and recovery increases the risk of damage with each operation.

 

[wooslehunter]

Totally agree that there are some boats that would suffer.

On the other hand we did just that at Sparks marina on Hayling some years ago with a dive club rib. Needed 24hrs notice but generally the arrangement worked well. Being out of the water for most of it's time there kept it in far better condition & cost less than a pontoon.

Horses for courses.

 

[Peppermint]

Re: Dry Sailing. Very Common....

....with the racing men. Apart from the odd incident that bangs or scuffs the boat I think its an alternative that, subject to cost, is worth looking at. A good solid cruising boat shouldn't have any real difficulty putting up with the stresses involved.

 

[Sybarite]

Subject to what Cornishman says it might be an alternative if you live some way away from your boat :

What is cost of lift in and lift out?
What is cost of storage on land?
What other demands are made on tractor man which might affect his availability ?

It is also my experience that more damage occurs on land than in the water. Another boat fell against mine in a storm though, luckily, damage was light.

John.

 

[LadyInBed]

A yard in Poole (can't remember the name) has been doing this for years, and I think I saw the system running in Lymington also.

 

[BrendanS]

Very common with powerboats. Mine is kept in a racking system in Lymington, and a huge forklift lifts if off the rack and into the water, next to a pontoon when you need it. It's quite common, but typically not cheaper than a marina, but you don't need antifoul, anodes don't erode, can use it 12 months a year, and insurance is less than being in the water for 12 months a year

 

[kds]

You are absolutely right, David.
It was Fairey Marine on the Hamble who used the system for their boats. Being hot moulded, there were no drying out problems and I have heard at first hand, that the system ran like clockwork in the 50 s.
Ken

 

[tcm]

in crowded areas such as southern france, dry berthing is good for boat up to 35 feet in the port a sec at mandelieu near cannes and for uop to 50 feet at Cogolin - if any boat gioes ashore it's marina space is taken as well. Dunno how it works in summer. Badly, i suppose. I have just booked three days temp berth - for August...

 

[Talbot]

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met a man that keeps his boat in a yard that launches every time he sails

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How do you launch a yard? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[tugboat]

>How do you launch a yard?<

A foot at a time, presumably! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[jh001ace]

But not as a rule.

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Re: What do you think of this? nm

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[jimi]

'ell of a pun!