Lifting in a half-decker

[Guest]

Can anyone recommend a good, hopefully reasonably priced, boatyard on the Southern Broads to lift in a half-decker? Somewhere on the Waveney would be ideal. Prices seem to be very variable - not sure if price equates to performance!!

[JennyMorgan]

Spider, is your half decker on a trailer? If she is then you can launch from the excellent Colman's slipway by the Oulton Broad Water Sports Centre for free.

[Guest]

Peter, she is on a trailer but she's awfully high above ground level. I can't see how we would be able to back the trailer in far enough to float her off and, in any case, until we get a more powerful tow car I'm very nervous about putting the trailer on any serious incline! Also, she's been out of the water for 18 months and although she's very sound I'm sure she will take up a bit.

[JennyMorgan]

Spider, the slip at Oulton can cope with a waveney-one-design okay. Otherwise 'Level Evans' at South Rivers Marine at St Olaves, he can hang a boat off his crane overnight. 

[C.Ricko]

Level first springs to mind but also new kids on the block Henry and Harry next door to him

 

www.broadlandboatbuilders.co.uk

[Guest]

Peter/Clive, thanks for the suggestions. Never having slipped anything larger than a 505 or Fireball, I'm really nervous about trying to put the boat in on my own, so I think it will have to be a lift-in!

[JennyMorgan]

Spider, Galleon at Beccles has to have the most boat sympathetic launching system on the Broads. A doddle and very fairly priced:

http://www.galleon-storage-and-mooring.co.uk/wigginslift.htm