Floating dry dock

[Martin Kedian]

Thought some may be interested in our latest project We are building a floating dry dock capable of taking a 70 foot narrow boat this structure is powered by a generator and there for completely self sufficent the front opens up and the boat sails in and the water is then pumped out allowing the boat to rest on bearers allowing maintainance when finished the boat is re floated

Simples

[mattlad]

Pictures?

[Martin Kedian]

I will post them when we are further on with this thanks for asking

[GoodGurl]

sound's good, what price will you be asking for this service?

[Martin Kedian]

We are manufacturing this for a company not to hire out at the moment but may make one for this purpose later if it takes off

[c c]

Thought some may be interested in our latest project We are building a floating dry dock capable of taking a 70 foot narrow boat

Why not add 18 inches to take all boats ?

[Martin Kedian]

They are made to customer requirements including wide beam and up to two narrow boats side by side it also had side decks which drop down to allow easier work height for cabin sides and roof etc

[FadeToScarlet]

Why not add 18 inches to take all boats ?

 

*ahem* 24 inches

[DeanS]

*ahem* 24 inches

 

R E S P E C T .

[c c]

*ahem* 24 inches

well if you must brag about your 6 inches..........

[Martin Kedian]

Projected hire costs around £100 a day £350 a week does this sound reasonable

[Alastair]

It sounds very cheap compared to haul-out fees

 

Add in some way of driving a pressure washer

[Martin Kedian]

Looking at a pressure washer run by a generator water recycled from the cut through a mud box

[arpeeuk]

Is this similar in principle to the old barge that the boatyard uses as a dry dock by Denham Deep?

 

Sounds a good idea to me and may help provide more dry docks around the system

 

Rik

[Martin Kedian]

That's right Rik but this is purpose made transportable by canal or river and self sufficient for power etc we are looking to build for marinas and business but may have one to hire out ourselves as a demo

[Grace and Favour]

Looking at a pressure washer run by a generator water recycled from the cut through a mud box

And - having seen some of the crud used by (some) boaters, will the spent water be filtered and cleaned before it's returned to the canal?

[Martin Kedian]

Yes that's right filtered before returning back

[Captain Fizz]

I have never understood why more boatyards/marinas do not adopt the floating dry dock system.

Do you have a price for the unit yet?

[Martin Kedian]

We are working on that at present but should be around the same price as a wide beam shell of equivalent size but build is complicated due to hydraulic power needed

[dmr]

I have heard that the lovely dry dock at Newbury was originally built as a floating dock but proved fiendishly difficult to use.

The story goes that no one except the designer/builder (Bill Fisher) could get a boat into it safely, and even Bill had some nasty moments. It was thus decided to dig a suitably big hole and sink the floating drydock.

 

Dunno if this is true but I think it was Bill who told me!

 

.........Dave

[Martin Kedian]

There are others in use with no issues as you mention

[mark99]

Denhams version

 

 

http://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=60542&hl=thunderbird

[thorne lass]

I have heard that the lovely dry dock at Newbury was originally built as a floating dock but proved fiendishly difficult to use.

The story goes that no one except the designer/builder (Bill Fisher) could get a boat into it safely, and even Bill had some nasty moments. It was thus decided to dig a suitably big hole and sink the floating drydock.

 

Dunno if this is true but I think it was Bill who told me!

 

.........Dave

....and there was me thinking it was beating the planners by salami tactics!!

[BEngo]

I have heard that the lovely dry dock at Newbury was originally built as a floating dock but proved fiendishly difficult to use.

The story goes that no one except the designer/builder (Bill Fisher) could get a boat into it safely, and even Bill had some nasty moments. It was thus decided to dig a suitably big hole and sink the floating drydock.

 

Dunno if this is true but I think it was Bill who told me!

 

.........Dave

 

The Stability of floating docks can be a naval architects nightmare. The Admiralty had several in sizes fro 250 tons to battleship size, strategically sited, and there were a very specialist group of Dockmasters who not only could run the repair operations but knew how to get HM's war canoes and submarines in and out without turning the whole kit and caboodle over. The key was getting the dock to sink on an even keel and without any list.

 

N

[ditchcrawler]

There are others in use with no issues as you mention

Like here http://www.littleousemoorings.co.uk/Dock.html