Marina with slipway on The Great Ouse or Nene

[rasputin]

Having failed to find anywhere on the Middle Level to launch my boat and store my van and trailer for 4 weeks, I am widening my search area

 

Any ideas?

[ditchcrawler]

There is a slipway down at Brandon Lock but I dont know of any storage in the area

[GUMPY]

Slipway at Willy Watt marina in Ringstead, Not an easy one as its on a curve. Was OK with my 20ft Norman and my wife's short wheelbase Rav 4 4x4. Also one at Blackthorn Marina but that is also used for blacking narrow boats which restricts access.

Also Westview marina at Earith on Gt Ouse, straight run down the New Bedford River to the Middle Level

Edited March 12, 2019 by Loddon

[PaulJ]

Think you have many options but they all probably involve paying someone for a months parking. 

Does anyone know if the PYC do that sort of thing for visitors?

Have you seen this site - 

http://www.boatlaunch.co.uk/#/map

[Movin' on]

17 minutes ago, PaulJ said:

Think you have many options but they all probably involve paying someone for a months parking. 

Does anyone know if the PYC do that sort of thing for visitors?

Have you seen this site - 

http://www.boatlaunch.co.uk/#/map

PYC did when we were members there 10 years ago

Oundle Marina also used to have facilities

Hartford Marina also used to have one

Edited March 12, 2019 by Halsey

[Scholar Gypsy]

There's an EA slipway at Denver, the pub there might be worth asking re storage.  Also slipway in Cathedral marina in Ely.

[rasputin]

52 minutes ago, PaulJ said:

Think you have many options but they all probably involve paying someone for a months parking. 

Does anyone know if the PYC do that sort of thing for visitors?

Have you seen this site - 

http://www.boatlaunch.co.uk/#/map

expecting to pay for a months parking

 

Edited March 12, 2019 by rasputin

[Naughty Cal]

21 hours ago, Loddon said:

Slipway at Willy Watt marina in Ringstead, Not an easy one as its on a curve. Was OK with my 20ft Norman and my wife's short wheelbase Rav 4 4x4. Also one at Blackthorn Marina but that is also used for blacking narrow boats which restricts access.

Also Westview marina at Earith on Gt Ouse, straight run down the New Bedford River to the Middle Level

What an odd stretch of water the New Bedford is.

[GUMPY]

1 hour ago, Naughty Cal said:

What an odd stretch of water the New Bedford is.

Hence the

Not easy to do going downstream without punching the tide as the lower end pretty much dries out at  low tide, Upstream is OK as you come up with the tide.

Edited March 13, 2019 by Loddon

[Naughty Cal]

1 minute ago, Loddon said:

Hence the

Not easy to do going downstream as the lower end pretty much dries out at  low tide, Upstream is OK as you come up with the tide.

Unless you overtake it like we did!

 

Had to slow right down half way and let it catch up.

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, Naughty Cal said:

Unless you overtake it like we did!

 

Had to slow right down half way and let it catch up.

Us slugs dont have that problem