tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post7601388527557292134..comments2024-03-18T10:15:10.250+00:00Comments on Lifeboat Scrapbook: Back where we startedlifeboatjohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12470918952668384528noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post-43636384830339059492007-04-14T17:53:00.000+00:002007-04-14T17:53:00.000+00:00the condition of the keel on a carriage boat is ju...the condition of the keel on a carriage boat is just as important as it has to run down the rollers smoothly when launching(if it was to be floated off as previously mentioned you would be in a tidy mess !) also it needs to be right so that the boat takes the skids ok when recovering on the beach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post-80887163057134139772007-04-13T22:02:00.000+00:002007-04-13T22:02:00.000+00:00The keel being dead straight & dead flat is far mo...The keel being dead straight & dead flat is far more important on a slipway as the boat goes over a lot of rollers before getting to the sea and the weight of the boat needs to be evenly spread between them. Its not so important with a carriage as the boat pretty much floats off most of the time.<BR/><BR/>The news from Cowes is that the keel on our boat is 'hogged' (arched up) it would seem that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post-43925527859605821972007-04-13T19:49:00.000+00:002007-04-13T19:49:00.000+00:00Slipway has to be easier I guess, although at Crom...Slipway has to be easier I guess, although at Cromer I understand that can be very weather dependent......Savage Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834582259003412448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post-10334699971978796612007-04-13T18:00:00.000+00:002007-04-13T18:00:00.000+00:00Thanks for the youtube link, it's great to see how...Thanks for the youtube link, it's great to see how much easier it is to recover on a slipway. The 'Royal Shipwright' has also been a relief boat at Swanage. The Mersey was designed with a duel purpose role, being both suitable for carriage and slipway. The Robert Charles Brown has been on station since 1991, and has never failed it it's ability to launch down the slipway. Let's hope they sortAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3846039116521390381.post-48319370277556657702007-04-13T09:01:00.000+00:002007-04-13T09:01:00.000+00:00That's bad luck.... Does this relate to the fact t...That's bad luck.... <BR/><BR/>Does this relate to the fact that the Mersey is primarily a carriage launched vessel? Or is that a red-herring.<BR/><BR/>Cromer, near where I live, have just got a Mersey as relief boat, carriage launched off the beach. Happened to see it return the other day and the recovery process - that's a mission.....<BR/><BR/>should you happen to be interested, a video of itSavage Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834582259003412448noreply@blogger.com