Slipway development
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Topic: Slipway development
Posted By: gbrspratt
Subject: Slipway development
Date Posted: 30 Aug 16 at 1:16pm
We are having the odd issue using a shared public slipway, so I'm looking at the option of launching straight DOWN the beach off our own land. Launching isnt to much of a problem but retrieval is a dog. The steep shingle beach is a nightmare.
Do any other clubs have a solution? Thinking possibly a capstan? Any other suggestions?
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Posted By: PeterG
Date Posted: 30 Aug 16 at 2:21pm
At Eastbourne, and other clubs along the shingly SE coast they use windlasses - mostly electric (washing machine motors and the like), with rope - far fewer issues that petrol power and wire. Clearly there are cost and H&S implications.
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Peter
Ex Cont 707
Ex Laser 189635
DY 59
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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 30 Aug 16 at 3:44pm
At Sidmouth they use teams of beach people to help recover boats up the beach. Also things like conveyer belt on the shingle can help with this.
Highcliffe have some rubber matting stuff that firms up the top layer of shingle, certainly launch then recovering there was easy enough.
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Paul
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D-Zero GBR 74
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Posted By: transient
Date Posted: 30 Aug 16 at 3:57pm
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My old club has 5 electric winches, one is in the boat house for pulling ribs up, it's rigged up through an old car gear box and clutch. All 3 phase if memory serves. Although pretty good it can still be a bit tiresome. The shingle beach is seldom a gentle slope. The troughs and ridges can still be hard work for the person handling the boat which sometimes grounds out unless pulled diagonally. Need a lot of rope on spring tides also. Much, much, better than nothing though.
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Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 30 Aug 16 at 4:22pm
Recently sailed at Downs SC and they put all boats on sledges rather than trollys. Then winch them up the shingle beach, easier than I have seen using trollys and a Winch.
Very good friendly club Downs SC.
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Gordon
Lossc
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