> finally poked his eyes over the quayside and discovered our gem of a > because some Medway Council suit was busy with redevelopment, and only > a Union Shipping 3000 tonner, at Acorn Shipping. > remaining grid in the southeast, capable of taking a couple of vessels, or But out here on the Medway there is also the largest > There are floating docks on the lower Thames - some of which I might or We dont even get the Union ships passing us now at Cuxton. To maintain your list subscriptions including > was wondering if there were others? I tried Weybridge Marine, but > a 23x4.7m barge? I know about the EA one, they are very heavily > Are there any dry docks or slipways on the non tidal Thames that

> (Oxford) if you can get under Folly Bridge but can't remember how big the > survey for insuarnce purposes, so looking at options for next year. > is to possibly swap a prop, re-coat under the waterline and perhaps a > at Staines, so local could be better (I know MSO isn't that far away). > Hi, doesn t have to be, but could be easier logistically as we're moored > barges up to 39m.Not sure if it is out of your range? Nick (TOON) Quite happy them, they deal with a lot of 'London' based > We have used Port Medway Marina on the River Medway at Cuxton (near On 21 December 2011 21:05, nick hughes wrote: We *struggle* with the difference between the UK English and CanadianĮnglish - two quite distinctly different languages. What is the actual term for the grid/drydock system in the UK? How can weįind ones other than have been listed here? Are there such things on the The fundamental difference is that on a grid the tide floats the boat twice aĪy, which limits work possibilities. S floated in, the barge settles in the dock as the tide recedes and then theĪlves are closed and the dock floats up or down on successive tides with theĪrge safely inside (usually!!) The Dutch have some much more technical Iver bed at low tide with the drain valves left open at high water the barge Basic floating docks are 'scuttled' on the Umps, either a fixed structure or in some cases a floating structure, either Ow sound they are, whether there are any obstructions on the foreshore etc.Ī 'dry dock' is a proper enclosure that can be drained by means of gravity or If contemplating using a grid, or beaching, always survey the area / structureĪrefully on a previous low tide to ascertain as relevant where the beams are, Pprentice at Isleworth where, with permission from PLA, you can ie over for a The alternative for something like propeller changing is to beach the barge, onĭraw dock as has already been suggested or there are places such as The London Nderneath a flat barge bottom, but might be OK for propeller changing. There are grids in various harbours in mainland Europe, obviously only tidalĪrbours, but these too are often little used, in dodgy condition and havingĮen designed mainly for fishing boats they may not have sufficient access Ot sure if it is available for public use. There is a small grid at Thistleworth Marine, Twickenham but I am

Ut of use or little use, and were not much use when they were in use: too low, There were others at places like Greenwich and Woolwich but all are now Strand on the Green is almost the only workable and working grid on the tidal Loat on at high water, settle on the grid and you can work on the bottom for aĮw hours spanning low water before the tide comes up again. Reen, Kew, are say 1 metre high off the foreshore, leaving about 1.5 metresĮpth of water over the grid (at a guess) at mean high water, so a barge can Oreshore determined largely by the tides. We draw in the region of a meterĪnd came dangerously close to being stuck half on half off a few weeks ago If we hadnt been able to pull back off and scurry back to Teddington I dont even want to think about the consequences.Ī grid is an arrangement of beams set on piles at a height above the tidal Beware the grid at Strand on the Green on a neap tide.

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