Covered dry docking near market drayton

[lesrollins]

Morning folks

Apart from norbury can anyone tell me where the closest covered dry dock is to market drayton where I can black the boat myself

Thanks

[Mendip-Locks]

Norbury is south from Market Drayton as you say Nantwich next north I reckon, Nantwich Marina £150.00 from their website not sure they let you DIY though you'd have to call them. http://www.nantwichmarina.co.uk/index.php/boat-repairs/bottom-blacking

[lesrollins]

Thanks I will try Nantwich, it's just that I have had a lot of bad reports about norbury so trying to avoid the place.

[lesrollins]

Rang Nantwich but can't live aboard and only there staff can do the work. Was looking to do the gunnels at the same time it was out. That's why I'm looking for a dry dock as the British weather is not always good

[cuthound]

Thanks I will try Nantwich, it's just that I have had a lot of bad reports about norbury so trying to avoid the place.

Not my experience of Norbury.

 

When we had a shareboat, it was moored at Norbury for 3 years. During that time they identified and rectified several long standing faults that other yards had failed to address, as well as undertaking the maintenance, blacking and painting etc.

 

AlL work was done professionally, to a high standard and at reasonable prices.

[lesrollins]

I have been told by a number of people that blacking at norbury tends to be done rather hastily and put back in the water to quickly. And then tends to come off its only what I've been told that there work is shoddy

[Paul C]

I have been told by a number of people that blacking at norbury tends to be done rather hastily and put back in the water to quickly. And then tends to come off its only what I've been told that there work is shoddy

 

Probably true of all busy dry docks though - its not the application, but the length of time between the last coat and the boat being refloated. A much better option would be slip at Aqueduct Marina - who definitely allow DIY. Most boatyards don't seem to allow DIY these days.

[Hyperion 53]

Don't believe everything people tell you! Nice to meet you this morning ;-)

[lesrollins]

Did we meet ? Hyperion 53