The new jetty at Valentine, Lake Mac, is too high for by boat and I want to do some work on the boat when tied up.
Apparently they had a lot of complaints, so they placed a lower bumper on the pileons(?spelling).
Only problem is it is back from the top bumper, so my railings would hit the top bumper. It looks to be about 200 - 300mm back from the top one. So more than my fenders are in diameter.
Has anyone that uses the jetty come up with a solution. Any short stumpy fenders out there? I have checked the local sail shop and 300mm fenders are 900mm long.
Thanks

Can't help you with your query (use your fenders on the top) but does the new jetty go out any deeper??

Could I get in there with 2.1 draft??

Photo would tell a better story

fender board!

No picture
Here's a drawing.

Designed by the Tea Lady!!!

Better talk to the council concerned.

Whats the water depth there to use the wharf , might try get in one day. Any water ????

A camel is a horse designed by a committee.

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dreamliner said..
Whats the water depth there to use the wharf , might try get in one day. Any water ????

Usually around 2m I think.
I'm 1.5m.
But the lake has been very low lately and apparently a few of the bigger boats have hit bottom.

it,s a lagoon not a lake ?

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jbear said..
it,s a lagoon not a lake ?

Now Bear is a long term resident who should know!

Expanding on Lydia's suggestion of the fender board, you could have 2 fenders to space off the horizontal fender board from the boat. Then you could have another 2 fenders to space off the fender board from the jetty bumper.

Can you set up springers?

To hold your boat of the jetty?

Pretty easy and effective.

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jbear said..
it,s a lagoon not a lake ?

Bloody big lagoon!

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shoodbegood said..

Can you set up springers?

To hold your boat of the jetty?

Pretty easy and effective.

Wouldn't this only work if the wind was blowing the boat off the jetty?

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someday said..
Expanding on Lydia's suggestion of the fender board, you could have 2 fenders to space off the horizontal fender board from the boat. Then you could have another 2 fenders to space off the fender board from the jetty bumper.

This is what I have come up with also. I just have to buy 2 new fenders.
I have also thought of using conduit instead of a board. IE tying the fenders either side of 2 pieces of conduit. Making it light and easy to put over the side.
Thanks

Just a forward looking council preparing for sea level rise due to global warming. Should fix the shallow water problem in Lake Mac too.

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valo said..
No picture
Here's a drawing.

Apologies. My drawing is slightly wrong. The lower bumpers are between the pylons. Not in front.
And yes. approx 300mm behind the upper ones.
Useless!!

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GKandCC said..
Just a forward looking council preparing for sea level rise due to global warming. Should fix the shallow water problem in Lake Mac too.

Lake Macquarie is actually becoming deeper every year even without "global warming " current longwall mining has a subsidence of up to half a metre.

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valo said..

shoodbegood said..

Can you set up springers?

To hold your boat of the jetty?

Pretty easy and effective.

Wouldn't this only work if the wind was blowing the boat off the jetty?

Hi Valo,

If you have one springer going from the bow of your boat to the dock close to the stern of your boat, and then another springer going from the stern of you boat to the dock close to the bow, a stern line and a bow line you should be able to hold your boat off the dock by shortening the springers accordingly, and adjusting the bow and stern lines to suit.

We have done it many times mostly in marinas and similar that are relatively calm.

Can any others add to this?

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shoodbegood said..

valo said..

shoodbegood said..

Can you set up springers?

To hold your boat of the jetty?

Pretty easy and effective.

Wouldn't this only work if the wind was blowing the boat off the jetty?

Hi Valo,

If you have one springer going from the bow of your boat to the dock close to the stern of your boat, and then another springer going from the stern of you boat to the dock close to the bow, a stern line and a bow line you should be able to hold your boat off the dock by shortening the springers accordingly, and adjusting the bow and stern lines to suit.

We have done it many times mostly in marinas and similar that are relatively calm.

Can any others add to this?

Thanks Shood....
I'm just worried about waves pushing the posts, for the safety lines, against the springers and doing some damage. Unless I bring the springers inside and out through a space between the supports.

I'll give it a go and see. Cheers