Small Boat Collection from Plymouth
Small Boat Collection
A small boat collection provided a nice morning out for the team last week. Small boat collections are always fairly straight forward as it’s relatively easy to winch them onto our trailer.
No boat is too small to avoid our attention. An insurance company called us and asked us to collect a small boat that has sunk but then been recovered. It was now on a slipway in Noss Mayo (Devon) and they were worried that it would be washed away on the next tide.
Early Start
Our team cleared the next morning’s schedule and set off early to beat the tide. The boat collection had to take place before the tide was due in at 10:30am. The early morning traffic was kind and we made it to Noss Mayo before the tide could complicate the situation.
The boat was easy to manhandle into a more accessible position on the hardstand. Once the trailer and boat were aligned we hooked the winch cable onto the front. We left the boat at an angle temporarily so that the water in the hull could drain. This would have just meant excess weight to carry back with us if we hadn’t.
It took less than a minute to load the boat as it was fairly light. Plus with a roller trailer boat collections are always easier.
Long Drive Back
After strapping the boat down the boat collection was complete. It was now time for the long drive back to Gosport. Unlike the morning’s journey to Devon, the roads were now much busier on the route home.
Eventually, the team made it back and unloaded the boat back at our Gosport Base.
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Written By: Luke Edney
Luke completed a journalism degree in Brighton University and fortunately for us uses this in his communications, Facebook posts, Tweets and emails to tell all our enquirers and followers what we are up to. Without Luke we would be lost, he runs the office, keeps us organised and is like a terrier and never lets a tricky boat disposal job go un-photographed or Tweeted about.
He also manages all of our enquiries passing them to whoever in the team is the best suited to deal with it. We are teaching Luke how to drive a motorboat or sail a yacht so while he’s learning we suggest you keep out of the Solent!
When he’s not at work he’s a massive football fan (his Dad used to play for Portsmouth FC years ago) and seems to know everything there is to know about any player, anywhere. Next time you ring and he answers, think of a tricky football trivia question and ask him
Date Published: December 2, 2019
Last Modified: June 28, 2022
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