Where to launch,beach, harbour, slipway?

[chrissd330]

Where is the best place to launch a SIB,Beach ,Harbour,Slipway,I know beach launching is free but parking can be a long way away,and lots to carry,Harbours you can park fairly close but expensive,most slipways i am told are private.Living 80 miles from the sea its hard to know where to launch,any where in wales will do.

[SIBer]

All 3 have pros can cons

Boatlaunch.co.uk Home Page Has a lot of info.
Ribnet has even more sites and info so use the search.

[chrissd330]

Thanks SIBer very usefull,some free slipways too.

[tehguy]

Living right on the coast I have so many options, there are loads of public slipways near me and some with free parking too. My boat is stored right by a slipway in fact and we just walk it the 100 yards along the road with transom wheels and straight into the water

[chrissd330]

Thanks for your reply,you are in the ideal spot there,i used to have an uncle in St Budeaux i think it was and one in Saltash.
I am going to have to find a slipway near a car park or park on the beach where possible,What size transom wheels do you use,and hard or blow up.would make life a lot easier put everything in it and walk it down,do you fit the outboard on first?