I hope they fastened down the breakables!

[robtheplod]

 

[nicknorman]

well they didn't bother to close the hatch properly!

[blackrose]

The angle on the side entering the canal looks almost steep enough to smash the windows as they hit the water.

[Naughty Cal]

Not sure I would want my boat launching in that fashion!

[Ray T]

http://batesboatyard.co.uk/sideslip.htm

 

http://batesboatyard.co.uk/RoseofYork.htm

Edited September 25, 2020 by Ray T

[zenataomm]

I thought that was very smoothly done, and certainly what I'd have expected from Jem Bates.

I've witnessed a few side slips over the years and some have been much hairier than that went.

He's got a clever set up there, giving utmost control over the slip.  What did worry me a bit was the positioning of the tirfor winches on top of the beams. A moments inattention at the moment that the angle of dangle tips could see the operator joining the group on the towpath.

 

 

[WotEver]

58 minutes ago, zenataomm said:

I thought that was very smoothly done...

Agreed.  No different to any other side slip launch I've seen.

[David Mack]

The gentle way:

 

 

[Machpoint005]

4 hours ago, Naughty Cal said:

Not sure I would want my boat launching in that fashion!

 

I'm pretty sure it's a lot less dramatic than it looks. I'd remove all the crockery and glassware from the lockers first, though.

[mark99]

2 hours ago, David Mack said:

The gentle way:

 

 

Impressive. Where and who?

[David Schweizer]

5 hours ago, robtheplod said:

 

Many working boats were side slipped like that, nothing particularly unusual about it at all

[zenataomm]

And then there's how the big boys do it .......

 

 

[Guest]

Harkers at Knottingley launched boats in that way for decades.

Edited September 25, 2020 by The Happy Nomad

[roland elsdon]

Nice hat. 

[Tonksy]

18 minutes ago, The Happy Nomad said:

Harkers at Knottingley launched boats in that way for decades.

My dad went to school in Knottingley, and whenever there was a launch they were all marched round to Harkers to watch. He became a welder there

[WotEver]

51 minutes ago, zenataomm said:

And then there's how the big boys do it .......

MUCH more impressive

[David Mack]

13 hours ago, mark99 said:

Impressive. Where and who?

Ashton Packet Boat Company at Guide Bridge.

[Murflynn]

18 hours ago, robtheplod said:

 

damn !   we forgot to have a man on the towpath.  anyone want to go for a swim?

[David Mack]

On 25/09/2020 at 14:59, robtheplod said:

 

 

On 26/09/2020 at 09:52, Murflynn said:

damn !   we forgot to have a man on the towpath.  anyone want to go for a swim?

 

[mykaskin]

Another narrowboat side launch: