Felshampo Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 I was hoping to use the dock at Bunbury to paint the outside of my boat this year. Unfortunately they no longer hire it out. Does anyone know of a wet dock within a short drive of Nantwich? We will only need it for about 5 days.
ditchcrawler Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 Middlewich use to hire their wet/dry dock out, just looked them up and there is even a photo of our boat in there Book Our Dry Dock - Limited Dates Available - Middlewich Wharf
Felshampo Posted February 4 Author Report Posted February 4 45 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Middlewich use to hire their wet/dry dock out, just looked them up and there is even a photo of our boat in there Book Our Dry Dock - Limited Dates Available - Middlewich Wharf Given them a ring. May be possible. Awaiting their reply. Thanks for that ditchcrawler.
Felshampo Posted February 4 Author Report Posted February 4 Thanks I'll check it out. 16 minutes ago, junior said: I think Anderton Marina has a wet dock. They don't hire out, unfortunately.
agg221 Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 Ellesmere? I know it's a dry dock, but it's still an indoor covered space (and presumably you wouldn't have to drain it if you really don't want to?) Alec
Francis Herne Posted February 4 Report Posted February 4 (edited) Northwich Drydock Company has a wet-dock paint shed, one bay of which is for DIY use. A bit further but there's one at Stafford Boat Club. Edited February 4 by Francis Herne
Tonka Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 9 hours ago, Francis Herne said: Northwich Drydock Company has a wet-dock paint shed, one bay of which is for DIY use. A bit further but there's one at Stafford Boat Club. Isn't there one at the old Teddesley Boat site, Penkridge
Francis Herne Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 10 minutes ago, Tonka said: Isn't there one at the old Teddesley Boat site, Penkridge If you mean the canopy on the offside, that had disappeared when I was last there in December. I don't know if it was available for DIY either.
JoeC Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 10 hours ago, agg221 said: Ellesmere? I know it's a dry dock, but it's still an indoor covered space (and presumably you wouldn't have to drain it if you really don't want to?) Alec The CRT wet dock at Ellesmere in Shropshire has a leak going into their buildings so they keep it as a dry dock as soon as a boat enters / leaves.
Felshampo Posted February 5 Author Report Posted February 5 11 hours ago, Francis Herne said: Northwich Drydock Company has a wet-dock paint shed, one bay of which is for DIY use. A bit further but there's one at Stafford Boat Club. The Northwich wet dock will be on the Weaver. Whats the set up with the Anderton lift this year. I need to check. Thanks for all the suggestions, by the way.
ditchcrawler Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, Felshampo said: The Northwich wet dock will be on the Weaver. Whats the set up with the Anderton lift this year. I need to check. Thanks for all the suggestions, by the way. Its bust at the moment, hence @haggis is heading for the MSC
Francis Herne Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 3 minutes ago, Felshampo said: The Northwich wet dock will be on the Weaver. Whats the set up with the Anderton lift this year. I need to check. Thanks for all the suggestions, by the way. It's out of action just now (more problems with the gate safety mechanisms), but is supposed to be operating until late autumn when the overhaul starts. That's been the plan for the last two years, it keeps getting set back a year.
BEngo Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 (edited) There is a cracking wet-dock st Circus Field. Masonry built, heated, proper ventilation, dust free sander included. Not very near Northwich I would agree, but a nice journey. N Edited February 5 by BEngo
Mike Todd Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 35 minutes ago, Francis Herne said: It's out of action just now (more problems with the gate safety mechanisms), but is supposed to be operating until late autumn when the overhaul starts. That's been the plan for the last two years, it keeps getting set back a year. As I understand it from talking to the lift staff, that is not a negative. They set an original date based on expected lifetime of the present system and did not want to spend cash whilst there was still life left in the old thing which continued to work (mostly! Sometimes needed a bit of a nudge . . . ). Hence the date was put back, but not the conspiracy theory some seem to subscribe to (no names!) Whilst not too many boats have been affected by the present closure, let's hope that it is not a matter of being over optimistic before! Especially as they now want to maximise the publicity planned for the upcoming anniversary year.
Felshampo Posted February 5 Author Report Posted February 5 4 hours ago, BEngo said: There is a cracking wet-dock st Circus Field. Masonry built, heated, proper ventilation, dust free sander included. Not very near Northwich I would agree, but a nice journey. N Over 3 hours away, bit too far to commute.
David Mack Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 41 minutes ago, Felshampo said: Over 3 hours away, bit too far to commute. You can stay on the boat while it's in the dock.
BEngo Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 3 hours ago, David Mack said: You can stay on the boat while it's in the dock. And there is a kitchen with toaster, grill and microwave plus a (next door) toilet and shower for dock users. N
David Mack Posted February 5 Report Posted February 5 2 hours ago, BEngo said: And there is a kitchen with toaster, grill and microwave plus a (next door) toilet and shower for dock users. N And a couple of separate workshops where you can do a bit of carpentry or paint removable items away from the main action.
Alway Swilby Posted February 6 Report Posted February 6 I think Stoke Boats have a wet dock. And what about the hire base at Stone? 2
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