Ann brought next idea :
> ----- 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
>
>
>
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Wildinii are launching somewhere for the National, I will look to see
where
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