The Winklebrig Forum

Try Blackness Marine at East Cornworthy. Never used them but they look like a well organised yard with slip, pontoon and parking for car and trailer.

Hi. Just returning from a recky of the River Dartmouth and surrounding area. Please can anyone recommend a launch site. We need to leave a trailer and car for approx 7 days. Steamer quay Totnes has restrictions plus I did not see where to tie up to on launch into fast flowing river so did not fancy that prospect. Any advice very welcome. Jill.

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a dirty job indeed

We had Sea Jade Copper coated two years ago. So far it's been great. Yes, all existing materials / covering have to be removed but we took this opportunity to fill in any scratches etc.
There seem to be plenty of yards who'll do this sort of thing on the coast, we went to Southampton, but no one inland was willing to take it on.
I think it's a tough, dirty job but if you're set up for it with a blasting bay etc - then a boat as small as a WB doesn't pose to much of a problem.

I have just removed my boat from the river after my first season and am very happy with the way it has performed with my Epropulsion spirit plus. I have done some very approximate readings on the river that show flat out it does about 5 mph which I think is close to the max hull speed. More interesting is that at 200W you get about 3.5 mph, at 400W 4.0mph, 500W 4.2 mph and thereafter an increase of about 0.1 mph per 100w which shows there is no point in trying to go too fast! I get a good 10 miles at about 300W with at least 25% battery left. I also have bought a second battery for peace of mind. One point worth making is that the battery is designed to automatically discharge to 75% after 20 days of inactivity so it is worth recharging it before setting of to make sure you have maximum range.
 

I've seen Gerard's trailer , very smart, I can see why you like the extreme trailers.

Many Thanks

I am considering having my boat antifouled with coppercoat epoxy antifouling so that I will not have to do it again for 10 years. Apart from the initial cost of the coppercoat the other problem seems to be that all the existing coverings down to the gel coat have to be removed. Does anyone have any experience of this antifouling or know where I can get it done?

I have bought an ordinary trailer with rollers from Extreme trailers  the same as Gerald Brown uses. It is very easy to use and recovers the boat without any problems but the wheels do go in the water. This is not a problem for me as I mainly use it in fresh water.

Thanks, I tend not to check the forum too often either 😀

Can I ask what you have instead of the roller coaster?

I use a breakback which almost works very well, but just can't keep the wheels dry as much as I'd like .

Thanks