| Damo |
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| 01/05/2008 20:53 |
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Re: Portishead Marina slipway
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The £50 is for launch/lock out and in/recovery IIRC. Otherwise a one-way slip is £25.
Before criticising too quickly, bear in mind that a) it is private water and your insurance needs to be checked,b) it is a commercial boatyard operation which provides the driver and tractor, If you take out the locking fee which you would otherwise be paying, then is less than a tenner for someone to put your boat in the water a rip-off?
Other reasons for controlling the slipway are that the boatyard needs to ensure access to the hoist dock alongside ( - it is bad enough at the moment getting cars moved out of the way), and the slip drops into deep water so it is all too easy to get the trailer wheels over the edge.