boat ramps dampier
Submitted by tournament on Wed, 2012-09-12 20:30
heading up to dampier in about 5 weeks been trying to find out if the boat ramps are good to use on low tide ive got a 6.5 fibreglass meter boat also was wanting to know if my car and trailer would be safe left overnite at the boat ramp carpark thanks for any help
solly
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Public ramp is very good,no
Public ramp is very good,no problems leaving car overnite.If launching on low tide use ramps closest to rock wall as it is deeper.`if you use the karratha ramp its not so good and a high tide ramp only.
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tournament
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thanks solly for the help
thanks solly for the help
pale ale
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As you are not familiar with
As you are not familiar with the place, I would avoid launching or retrieving at low tide during the lowest of lows, eg Wed 17th &Thurs 18th October. The tides are very low in morning and evening, but if you can plan to launch at 8AM and be back by 4PM there will be plenty of water. This is for Dampier, as Solly said, the Karratha ramp is going to be bone dry for half of the day during the larger tides. Sunday 23rd onwards will give you a week of stress free launching with the Neaper tides.
Ask Adam to put up some of his Red Emperor spots for you to try
crasny1
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Mate
Plan your trips so you dont come home with neap lows. Like pale Ale said, if you are a local and have learned then it is do-able, but it is no fun sitting stuck on sand for a couple of hrs (Usually less). Remember even at a 0.7m tide on neaps, it only takes about 45min either side to have enough water.
I normally aim at about 1m, and you can calculate that level by looking at the high level (say 4.5m) and the low (say 0.5m). Difference is 4m. Rougly devide that by 6hrs ~= 700mls of water per hr and then you can calculate roughly when you can or cant get in. As a rough rule an hour either side of a low is safe.
So either fish shorter, or better longer!!
Im not familiar with the public ramp, but lots of cars and trailors are left there for island trips and havent heard of any issues. At the club it is behind a fence, but if someone wanted to its just as open as the public, and you only need the Key to get in. The gate opens auto on the way out. And I leave the car/trailor there overnight very often with no issues ever.
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Rob H
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this is a bit more accurate
The tide rule of 12's (semi-diurnal)
1st hour=1/12's
2nd hour=2/12's
3rd hour=3/12's
4th hour=3/12's
5th hour=2/12's
6th hour=1/12
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I think Hampton Harbour (boat
I think Hampton Harbour (boat club) has security cameras??? They were going to install some a while ago, should be done by now.
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red spots
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tournament
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thanks for help a couple of
thanks for help a couple of red empror spots sound good