RIB recovery challenge

[Mark Halliday]

OK you lot.
How fast can you recover your boat?
The well oiled Renagade T200 team have got it down to around 2 minutes.
That is from trailer at top of slip to trailer and boat at top of slip.

[benc]

Could probably beat that... but... I should say my boat is normally lifted by crane

[Louise]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

around 2 minutes

[jackeen]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

have got it down to around 2 minutes.
That is from trailer at top of slip to trailer and boat at top of slip.

now I know why you go through 10 kilos of gelcoat repair every month

[ADS]

Originally Posted by jackeen

now I know why you go through 10 kilos of gelcoat repair every month

Not to mention a new lightboard for everytrip!

[Nick Hearne]

Next time I'm out perhaps you can show me how I should be recovering my boat & again & again ho & the next time!

[Scott2]

Does a lifeboat count?

approximately 1 minute, although the trailer is left at the bottom of the slip whilst we are out as its a private slipway.

The D-Class you just drive the boat straight onto the trailer, clip on, tilt outboard and lift out 3/4 crew on the boat can do that all at once and start moving it out of the water. (then clean,fuel and ready for service)

the little XP-Class probably takes about 3 minutes, Drive the boat up onto the slipway, tilt engine, get out lift boat further up the slipway from the water, remove the outboard, clean and fuel, put engine in the back of truck, lift boat up on to the top of the truck get it strapped on with the stretcher on and its ready for service.

[Mark Halliday]

The time does not include rigging for the road.
A few hints.
1. Make sure the tide is in. That way it is only about 50' to the water.
2. Don't let the crew get out.
3. Only try when it is flat calm.

BTW Launching takes quite a bit longer. Maybe 4 mins.

[robin]

Hmmm
Let me see now...bear in mind all single handed ( )

1..Park boat on pontoon.....

2..amble up pontoon and have a chat with the chap on the fuel bay. 7mins

3..Amble back past boat and stop to admire the way she sits on the water.
1min
4..Notice the people in the folkboat have arrived back and have a chat to them.... 5mins

5..Amble along the pontoon to the gangway, wait for gate to open, up gangway to car and trailer..... 2mins

6..Realise car keys still in locker on boat...... 1sec

7..Amble back to get keys... 2mins

8..Repeat steps 3, 4 and 5.... 8mins

9..Reverse car to top of slipway and notice the people who arrived 1/2 an hour ago are still there deciding whether to go out or not and making a few phonecalls to people to get weather reports ! (I kid you not).... 10mins

10..Offer assistance to above people ( ).... 5mins

11..Reverse down slipway.... 1min

12..Lock car and walk back up to gangway, down gangway as far as entry code pad.... 2mins

13..Code has been changed, wait for passer by who is 'in the loop' and obtain said code.... 3mins

14..Saunter back to boat (unless other people waiting to use slipway in which case I will upgrade saunter to mosey) 2mins

15..Brief passing chat to persons from 2 and 4... 2mins

16..Boat from pontoon to trailer.... 1min

17..Secure boat... 1min

18..Chat to Crane operator... 3min

19..Drive up slip and away!!!!! 1min

I make that 56 mins and one second. Phew it was a bit of a rush that day!

[Mark Halliday]

Robin.

Have you ever noticed how your car and trailer is not quite in the same place as you left it?
Thats because we moved it out of the way and did 26 recoverys before you got got moving.

Don't you just love that 5 mile hike at Northney.
Actually I think I normaly take 57 mins and 14 seconds when I am on my own. Which is most of the time.

[tcwozere]

Originally Posted by Mark Halliday

The well oiled Renagade T200 team...

What do you oil them with Mark? 4X or GTX?

[Mark Halliday]

Boddingtons.

[Jono]

Mmm...
1) Phone up nice man at Park'n Launch to ask him if he wouldn't mind being a sweetie and popping our trailer onto the private slipway.....
2) Bimble up the channel, whilst topping up tan and receiving admiring glances from people out and about.....
3) Arrive at slip just as trailer wheels touch the waters edge...
4) Drive on whilst nice man clips on safety chain and tractor pulls off in one smooth movement…
5) Tilt up engine….and relax. Job done…..
6) 15 seconds…

Ok… that’s how it should go…


1) Pick up phone…bugger… flat battery….
2) Call up friend on VHF and ask nicely if they’ll relay the call…
3) Try and find correct phone number… friends have now just discovered that Pwllheli Pizza Parlour don’t do boat recovery…
4) Arrive at Slipway in plenty of time and find a flotilla of racing yachts being hauled out…
5) Go for pootle around marina and start worrying about the rapidly falling tide….
6) Trailer arrives at slipway and tractor driver immediately submerges it to the level of the tow hitch…
7) Drive towards trailer just as gust of wind howls down channel….
8) Reverse off the rocks to the applause of the crowd of baying spectators…
9) Ask wife to “stop giving advice” in a VERY loud whisper….
10) Regain vision after receiving sharp blow to the back of the head…
11) Drive boat onto trailer, ignoring the graunching sound as the inverted rollers gouge the hull..
12) Hurl abuse at the tractor driver who suggests you “may wish to take her off and level her up properly…
13) Collapse back, exhausted in seat…..
14) Remember to tilt engine just after you hear the familiar sound of skeg on concrete…..
15) 45 minutes ish?

[MeMe]

Originally Posted by Jono

Mmm...
1) Phone up nice man at Park'n Launch to ask him if he wouldn't mind being a sweetie and popping our trailer onto the private slipway.....
2) Bimble up the channel, whilst topping up tan and receiving admiring glances from people out and about.....
3) Arrive at slip just as trailer wheels touch the waters edge...
4) Drive on whilst nice man clips on safety chain and tractor pulls off in one smooth movement…
5) Tilt up engine….and relax. Job done…..
6) 15 seconds…

................watching me because that's exactly how I do it to the letter. Oh...I would add that just as the safety chain goes "click" I light up a big Cohiba........