lady jane Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 wick is a slipway that i have not used before but would like to try. so could somebody help with tide heights on the entrance, i use easy tide and i know that at lymington one metre of tide makes life easy for launch and recovery. hopefully this info will protect the prop. any help would be appreciated. thanks, andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alun j. Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Hi Andy, Wick is an easy slip to use and has a nice steep ramp into the river. Usable at most states of tide....... except LW Springs ; this is due to the big step at the end of the ramp....... beware of this when reversing down if you're there on the bottom half of the tide. Shallowest water is in the middle of the harbour [ note there that the colour of the water changes from river to sea] ; at least the bottom is soft\silty. The Run seems to have more water this year but is shallow near the outer red\green buoys.... getting out here is Ok up 90 mins before LW [if you trim up and drift out with tide; coming in, I wouldn't leave it later than 2 hrs before LW, but you can sneak in with the tide earlier [see above]. One bonus with using Wick is that the river water gives you an engine flush !..but for me, it is a long drag up\down the river at 4 kts. ....so I use Mudeford and am afloat and out in 20 mins! Alun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Don't underestimate the term "drop off" it is worst on the up river side of the slip and we saw someone break their stub axel ( ) a couple of weeks ago. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggcol Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 I saw a club member(no names mentioned) fill his boot, and it wasn't his welly!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les L. Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 hi andy its been mentioned before but worth repeating, if you are exiting/entering at anything close to spring LW, dont be tempted to go between the HW short cut between HHead main groyne and beerpan rocks les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Colin Thats what you get if you ask a friend to help and let him drive your car !!!! It was the first launch and i learnt a lot Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Mick - sounds like a story for thursday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggcol Posted June 2, 2009 Report Share Posted June 2, 2009 Mick I didn't mention your name you should have kept quiet. Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady jane Posted June 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2009 (edited) alun, thanks for your help andy Edited June 3, 2009 by lady jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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