Phil Deller Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 hi all hopefully in the near future i will be getting a larger boat.18ft or so but i am a bit worried about launching it at the baiter slipway because of the depth of water.has anybody got a boat of this size and if so how do they find launching it at baiter. thanks phil Quote
Coddy Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 Hi Phil There has been a number of chats over Baiter slip, I personaly not keen on it as I have a braked trailer and as you have to bury the trailer in water and the brakes do not like this. Not so bad if you have a reasonable distance to travel home so that it drys the brakes but as I am only 5 miles from where the boat is, it does not have time to dry properly. Good slips but exspensive is Cobbs Quay ( Quote
lady jane Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 high phil, yes my boat is 18ft ,the launching is not too bad but the retrieve and pushing it back up is definately a challenge.if slip is quiet you can tow it out with rope but normally it is too busy. water up to mudgaurds to launch!!!!!! cheers andy Quote
Afishionado Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 high phil, yes my boat is 18ft ,the launching is not too bad but the retrieve and pushing it back up is definately a challenge.if slip is quiet you can tow it out with rope but normally it is too busy. water up to mudgaurds to launch!!!!!! cheers andy As a thought, after recovery of the boat to the trailer, tie the bow down and then release the winch hook, run it out back towards the car (Using an extention rope from the tow hitch if needed) and then winch the trailer back towards the car. Mad Mike Quote
lady jane Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 mad mike, seems like a plan worth trying as long as the slip is fairley quiet, cheers andy Quote
Newboy Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 You can get an annual pass at Cobbs, around Quote
Maverick Martin Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 I have a warrior 195 which is 19'8" (6 metres) long and have launched it at Baiter several times. Due to the shallow nature of the slip Launching is a pig and recovery is more of a pig but doable al the same. I now purchase an annual pass for cobbs quay Quote
lady jane Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 cobbs slip, if you take it steady roughly how long does it take to motor as far as baiter ? cheers andy Quote
Maverick Martin Posted March 10, 2006 Report Posted March 10, 2006 cobbs slip, if you take it steady roughly how long does it take to motor as far as baiter ? cheers andy You have to take it steady as Holes Bay is a quiet zone so speed is restricted to 6 knots. Never really timed it but if you allow 15mins that should do it Martin Quote
Nipper Posted March 11, 2006 Report Posted March 11, 2006 hi mate i ues to have a 21 ft quicksilver and baiter was ok at high tide but low was a nightmare and if its windy for get it but its cheap compaired to the other slips . mark b Quote
Gnasher Posted March 12, 2006 Report Posted March 12, 2006 muddiford charge during the summer between 9-5pm. Quote
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