----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Peckett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 9:27 PM Subject: RE: [canals-list] GIG
> Ann wrote... > >> It needs to be a substatial beastie to >> launch >> and retrieve a Sea Otter. > > Solid concrete as I recall! You'd obviously need to check with them but I > should think it would be fine (and there's plenty of width in the river). > > Glen > Thanks, Glen, that's useful info. The important "things" are the slope and length of the slip (or we could end up with the stern in water but still on the trailer and the bows sticking up in the air and nowhere near water. Another important bit is whether there is a drop off at the end of the slip. This presents no great problem when launching but it makes it a bit tricky for the landrover to pull the boat out if the trailer wheels have dropped a foot or so off the end of the slip. When we retrieve, the boat weights over a ton more as it still has the water ballast in. The boat floats on and off the trailer. The GIG and National are Augusts problems! We have the trip on the Crinan and Caledonian to sort out first. These involve slips into the tidal sea which can be interesting. If we accomplish both these canals I think we should definitely be considered for the award at the National for adventurous journeys, if there is one :-) Ann
