Advice please re moorings in Salcombe

[ivan9934]

My boat has always lived in one place but we are now planning to take it on holiday to Salcombe on 8 July. Please could I have some beginners advice on :-

-booking a mooring (pref on a jetty or pontoon not stuck out on a bouy)
-booking slot for slipway use & ideally help so we dont balls it up
-availability of petrol & security
-possibility of a Salcombe area local fellow ribber from this group helping us for decent financial reward
Thanks guys, Ivan

[BumbleAbout]

-booking a mooring (pref on a jetty or pontoon not stuck out on a bouy)
> Telephone the harbour office - most of the pontoon and buoyed moorings had gone a few months ago when I talked to them, but there are additional visitors berths for boats up to 4.2m just off Whitestrand Quay. Salcombe Harbour

-booking slot for slipway use & ideally help so we dont balls it up
> Not possible - just turn up !

-availability of petrol & security
> There is a fuel barge in the harbour or a local garage at the top of the hill in Salcombe if you have fuel cans

-possibility of a Salcombe area local fellow ribber from this group helping us for decent financial reward
> Sorry - I'm not local, just a visitor for many summers

[Nick Hearne]

Hi & welcome to Ribnet, have you had a look at
Salcombe Harbour

Originally Posted by ivan9934

-booking a mooring (pref on a jetty or pontoon not stuck out on a bouy)
Think it will have to be a bouy but you may have some luck with the new pontoons in Batson!
-booking slot for slipway use & ideally help so we dont balls it up
Good slip at the boat park with attendant no booking needed but dose get very crouded, if you need help I would just ask other users of the slip!

-availability of petrol & security
Petrol avalible on the water at fuel barge this was £1.95 when down at Easter I tend to use Jerry cans from garage at top of hill!
Security I have never had a problem with, just keep things out of sight!
-possibility of a Salcombe area local fellow ribber from this group helping us for decent financial reward
Sorry not down then! Have fun.

Thanks guys, Ivan

[Nick Hearne]

Looks like I was a bit slow with my reply!
This work stuff dose get in the way

[BumbleAbout]

[Cookee]

Originally Posted by ivan9934

My boat has always lived in one place but we are now planning to take it on holiday to Salcombe on 8 July. Please could I have some beginners advice on :-

-possibility of a Salcombe area local fellow ribber from this group helping us for decent financial reward
Thanks guys, Ivan

I live in Salcombe and build boats up the road - might be around on that date - 07836 268747 we were all numpties once so happy to help if I'm free.

What the others said is all good.

You might be better off trying to book a place to park the boat and trailer on dry land when not in use as it's only small but if you want a mooring you can also try Reddish marine, Blue Water, or Yeowards.

[ivan9934]

many thanks for the tips, especially Cookee. We've decided now to hire a sports boat down there for a few hours each day, and found someone to hire from. Saves a lot of hassle & means we wont end up with the car in the quay or the boat tipping onto the M5!

[Cookee]

Sports Boat hire? Got a link or a name?