Launching my 6.3 with a Motor Home

[Jono Garton]

Anyone launch with a motor home?

Do you think I would launch my 6.3 Humber with your average 6 berth fiat/transit based unit?

Jono

[mdt]

Launching is the easy bit....

[Jono Garton]

Originally Posted by mdt

Launching is the easy bit....

ok then recover as well

[The Grocer]

Well Jono, I have been known to dunk and retrieve our 6.3 OP from Lamlash slip using the Transit SWB - no problems so far even on our shallow but Teflon-coated slip, so if your mobile roadblock has more weight over the axles than an empty van you should be OK.

Then again, if a camper van was dragged backwards into the oggin I don't think it'd be any great loss.

"Not that I am biased..."

[jyasaki]

Same as launching with any 2WD truck, except that seeing the trailer while backing may be problematic.

Watch ground clearance, especially if the ramp is a steep one; as the rear wheels drop off, you may scrape stuff underneath.

jky

[no excuses]

we use a 23' motor home to launch my 5.4 avon SR all the time, just gotta pick your ramp.

[fred bolton]

Some motor homes have quite large rear overhangs so maybe a problem on some slips have a look at this extreme example http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?im...%3D54%26um%3D1 and scroll half way down the page you could end up with the towball 3 feet off the ground and the stern on the slip!!! But it's a great idea especially for retirees when tenting becomes too hard beware of the local dealer "Carl the campervan cowboy"

[Bigmuz7]

I'd imagine a few 'tests' would be a good idea .. apart from delighting a slipway audience with your capers .. youve gone a got your bunk wet too if it all goes tits up

[JABS]

I believe Hugh Jardon, lately of this parish used to do just this. I believe he had a selection of lines made up so that he could drop the traile well behind the motor home.

Might be worth seeing if a PM to him works!

[spartacus]

Apart from the fact it looks like your launching your boat using a National Express coach, you can always launch and recover with ropes, especially if the slip looks green or appears too steep.

[Downhilldai]

Originally Posted by JABS

I believe Hugh Jardon, lately of this parish used to do just this.

Errr, did you ever seen him 'in action'? A little bird told me his motorhome was as shit scared of the sea as he was......

Originally Posted by JABS

I believe he had a selection of lines made up so that he could drop the traile well behind the motor home.

Don't know whether he ever put them to use:
http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=26373

Originally Posted by JABS

Might be worth seeing if a PM to him works!

Good luck - he's been offline since last September.....

[PeterM]

Why not just bolt an outboard on the back 'TopGear' style . Job done ? I bet you have a reversing camera too so you can see what you are about to reverse into ?

[Jizm]

Been using my vans to launch for years, MK5 SWB80 and now a MK6 MWB280, no problems just have to be a bit more wary on some slips and use a longer rope. Great changing room aswell!

[Bigmuz7]

Originally Posted by Jizm

Great changing room aswell!

Ah ! there is that