Colmslie Ramp

[kingtin]

There was a thread a while back mentioning that the Colmslie ramp drops off short and large drive on trailers can drop off the end at low. Can anyone confirm this as I have been down there a few times and talked to guys launching and trailering and nobody seems aware of it? Cheers

kev

[webby]

They extended the ramp sometime back, but it still drops off into the abyss of the river on very low tides.

[Far side]

Yes it does The boys at stones corner marine put a yellow paint mark on the walkway beside the ramp I think it is still there that is the limit to the drawbar

[Sandman]

There is an orange mark on the pontoon railing , fading fast its an indicator that it drops off, seen quiet a few people drop the trailer over while putting the boat on. Must be sharp as even when the boats off its hard getting the dam thing off!!!

[ellicat]

If you get the ramp lane closest to the pontoon you'll be right. I f you get the other one you need to be careful. Take it slow and remove valuables from your pants pockets;)

[charleville]

There was a thread a while back mentioning that the Colmslie ramp drops off short and large drive on trailers can drop off the end at low. Can anyone confirm this as I have been down there a few times and talked to guys launching and trailering and nobody seems aware of it?

This may be the thread that you are referring to, Kev ...
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=66456&highlight=colmsie


I think that the Ausfish platform was upgraded after this and the pix have gone but it was some pix of a Quarantine boat - a Noble Super Vee, I think it was, that they dropped the trailer axle off the back of the ramp.

Anyway, I don't have the original hi res pix but this one tells the story well enough, I think...

http://img.skitch.com/20080208-bid931hd8rg85by5i6kmfgu5n3.jpg




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[Juzo]

yeah I've put the trailer off the drop once or twice when it's low. No big deal as I only have a small boat (15ft), but could be problematic if you have a big rig.
Had it on the back of my mates defender so wasn't a problem pulling it out
Juzo

[seatime]

Funny, I've seen that Quarantine boat in some grief at the Manly Sth ramp too. Same day I came across them further south where they were on the wrong side of a channel chewing up mud & sand. Haven't seen them around the bay for a while now. If you see them out there, do not follow their lead!

[charleville]

Funny, I've seen that Quarantine boat in some grief at the Manly Sth ramp too. Same day I came across them further south where they were on the wrong side of a channel chewing up mud & sand. Haven't seen them around the bay for a while now. If you see them out there, do not follow their lead!


Are you suggesting that they should be quarantined? ;D ;D ;D


Interesting though that I don't see rego numbers on the boat. They must have exemption from paying their share of boating costs.



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[seatime]

Are you suggesting that they should be quarantined? ;D ;D ;D


Interesting though that I don't see rego numbers on the boat. They must have exemption from paying their share of boating costs.



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"commonwealth ship", they're exempt from nearly everything the rest of us plebs have to abide by ;)

[PinHead]

Are you suggesting that they should be quarantined? ;D ;D ;D


Interesting though that I don't see rego numbers on the boat. They must have exemption from paying their share of boating costs.



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why bother Bruce..only paying our taxes from one section of govt to another..that could take 3 public servants minimum to process all that...it is the same with Govt cars..why do they bother.

[kingtin]

Thanks for the responses. What with the weather and other stuff............apparently, size of rig and state of the tide now comes into it if you want to launch there. I normally try to launch at low and fish the full run in, so that's another ramp out of the equation.

kev