Keaton Ramp Closed

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » September 25th, 2003, 6:28 pm

Hey CS,
Can you find out how much it would run per month to keep a 27' boat down at Keaton? They still have racks and forklift them into the water don't they?

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » September 26th, 2003, 6:31 am

So Chris a 27 is what you decided on. How much time do you have left over there.

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » September 26th, 2003, 7:15 am

I think that is what we are going to get. I don't know if I can keep it at Keaton though. It gets mighty shallow in the winter time.

dewyafish · Post by **dewyafish** » September 26th, 2003, 10:56 am

The 1st time I used the lift with my new to me Cape horn, the guy put the forward strap too far forward and dropped my boat.

Luckily for them it landed perfectly back on the bunks and didn't even scratch the gelcoat.

Post by **wevans** » September 26th, 2003, 11:19 am

Bet that made ya pucker

dstockwell · Post by **dstockwell** » September 26th, 2003, 11:30 am

Thanks Dew.

Now I know I go somewhere else until the ramp is open. Besides I refuse to pay that much, and have to wait for someone to open before I want to go.

dewyafish · Post by **dewyafish** » September 26th, 2003, 1:40 pm

Made my temper flare up a little.

He was very apologetic and didn't charge me in or out.

(I was with one of my redneck South Georgia friends at the time and the brakes on his tongue don't work as good as mine, if ya' know what I mean)

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » September 26th, 2003, 10:47 pm

The first time I went to Keaton I had a Champion bass boat. The rear of the boat angles toward the motor. The guy picked it up and the strap slid off of the hull and hung on the motor. Talk about pucker! I was glad that it didn't slip off of the bow though.

Post by **CSMarine** » September 29th, 2003, 8:13 am

Chugbug, They do have a fork lift and fenced-in storage. The storage is $30. a month if you leave it on the trailer. The fork lift will not lift off the trailer. If you leave it in dry storage racks, the lift will take it off the racks and put it in the water for you. Dry storage is $135. a month.
You can get out even in the winter low tides. St. Marks might be better for launching, but it's most likey more expensive for storage

Post by **JimR** » September 29th, 2003, 2:17 pm

Hey CSMarine... I tried to e-mail you some questions about your place but it came back undeliverable. Is your mail working ? My wife and I looked at a lot there this weekend and plan to make an offer, had some questions. Maybe you can try to e-mail me.

Post by **CSMarine** » September 29th, 2003, 2:59 pm

Hey Jim. Can't email you, you don't have an address listed in your profile. My new email address won't save in my profile for some reason. Either PM me or use this address; hillhousebk@matcom.usmc.mil

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » September 30th, 2003, 7:26 pm

Thanks CS. Thats cheaper than I thought it would be. The only concern I have is the boat is an inboard. I wont be able to tilt the engine up. It might be alright though.

Post by **CSMarine** » October 1st, 2003, 1:08 pm

I have no Idea about that, never owned one. There are a lot of inboards in the racks there. They even got a shrimp boat dry docked there working on it. So I'd say they can move some big boats with the equipment they have.

chugbug · Post by **chugbug** » October 1st, 2003, 10:12 pm

Thats true. I had forgotton about the shrimp boats. Those things must draft 24" at least.