Thread: Slipway material

John,

We have a 3 phase winch with a 2hp motor and (I'd guess) a 20:1 gearbox on it so I figure I could haul out a good sized boat with it. We once dragged the rails up from the lake with it to replace two lengths that had rusted away.

I would like to keep the structure light and simple so spanning the gap with the rails fits that plan.

I was thinking of adding short legs with feet on the end that I could bury in the lake bed to stop any movement.

If your boat only weighs 125kg why have a slip way?
would a submersible trolly with large wheels to ride on the lake bed be a better option?
I think I read that byou have a decent winch
After all I'm thinking of something like the large wheel trolleys used to move hobbie cats across sand modifed somewhat to look like a very large stair climbing trolley to get up the sea wall

The slip joins the boat shed to the lake.

Using beach rollers (which I have) for the boat is impractical as the rails are in the way of it getting into the shed.

Additionally the entrance door is only 50mm wider than the baot so a slip will keep it all aligned.

Lastly it is rare to have a slip, boatshed and jetty on one block of land on Lake Macquarie. In our stretch of the lake there is one other amonst 50 or so houses.

Once you remove the slip, or it falls into disrepair you can't replace it. To get a new slip approved is like pulling teeth.

The value of a slip on re-sale is somewhere around $100,000.00 so it's certainly wrth retaining.

This block had 2 slips but the 2nd was removed before we purchased the block and we can't have two under the existing rules so the 2nd is gone forever.

That last post about the planning regulations is probably the most important

I'd go with a like for like replacement -- that way no one can claim your installing a "modification" or "improvement" to the existing use