Update on PK Boat Ramp
Morning all,
With a bit of time to kill this morning, and there being a slight breeze, I decided to shoot up to the PK Boat Ramp and have a look at how it was progressing.
Lots of bays, and parking for cars without trailers too.
Seperate bays either side of the car park for rig up and de rigging. Didn't notice any infrastructure for wash down facilities on the de rig side, but perhaps it may still be early days yet.
The FRP grating on the finger wharf looks good, as does the grating down the centre of each ramp.
Even though the breeze was only light this morning, I have a feeling that it will become rather messy down there when it does pick up. Even as light as it was this morning, it would create issues.
Hopefully the pics will give you the idea.
cheers
just dhu it
Posts: 1081
Date Joined: 14/05/09
nice ramp
Nice ramp , wheres PK ? wish it was Tantibitti or sea bird
MattMiller
Posts: 4171
Date Joined: 15/06/09
I think
you find it's Port Kennedy mate.
Shorty
Posts: 1549
Date Joined: 10/05/08
Nice,,come in on the North
Nice,,come in on the North side in a stiff seabreeze would be the go i reckon.
Dale
Posts: 7930
Date Joined: 13/09/05
Very good, Looks like
Very good, Looks like another place for the pricks to start stealing from cars.
Cheers
Dale
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
chookc
Posts: 442
Date Joined: 07/01/10
damn that concrete looks a little smooth for a ramp.
Hate to try and pull anything out in a couple of months with a bit of sand weed and moss on that. Recon there could be a few cheap cars up for sale soon...
Auslobster
Posts: 1901
Date Joined: 03/05/08
Weed...
...was down there about two weeks ago and there was a very slimey film of weed/algae right at the edge of the water which I think could cause issues with two-wheel drive vehicles. Also, the jetty seemed rather high for normal trailer boats when I had a look on a medium tide.
Fingers crossed, but I don't think break-ins will be too much of a problem there...one way in, one way out...pretty easy for the vigilantes and/or law enforcement to trap somebody doing the wrong thing in my view. Mind you, they still haven't put in any lights yet!
Doubt there will be washdown facilities...too many hoidy-toidys in the the nearby condos/townhouses who won't want to hear motors being flushed while they sip their chardonnay and nibble at their brie cheese?
Was a nor'easter this morning...not a good direction for this ramp. Wouldn't like a straight easterly too much either. Anything from a southerly quarter would be ok I reckon.
Shane O
Posts: 926
Date Joined: 22/01/10
Slime on ramp
Had a look 2days ago and there was heaps of slime and moss, I don't think my v8calias would like it very much. Rang the rockingham council and they said mirvac the develops will be opening they ramp in the first week of December
Deckie
Posts: 1296
Date Joined: 03/04/09
Traction
Maybe just me but i cant see anything for traction down near the waterline. Should be fun haulin out a rig when the concrete is wet & slippery. Apart from that its gotta be betta than the previous one. Rob
Cheers & Stay safe
Bodie
Posts: 3758
Date Joined: 05/11/07
that ramp has been....erm
that ramp has been....erm trialled :D
Not bad either!!!!
Be interesting to see how rough it gets in different winds, can see it being like Bundegie
Shane O
Posts: 926
Date Joined: 22/01/10
So we can use it now
Is the ramp open to the public
Dreamtime
Posts: 664
Date Joined: 21/09/09
lol
might go down and have few bevvys on my deck chair and watch all the brainless dicks usin boat ramps these days loosin their cars in the drink, should be great...
wacraig
Posts: 46
Date Joined: 29/03/10
Not yet open
to the public. Depends on what day it is they still have the 'crash' barriers across the road in