the skipper Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Hi all, Has anybody recently had issues with the ramp at Foreshore Drive Botany with it being too slippery as a mate of mine almost lost his trailer and ute just pulling the trailer out after launching. I know it has been an issue in the past where people have ended up in the drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Don't know anything about it, but, recently there was a thread about towing and slippery ramps, lots said it's not an issue at all, reality is often different! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 15 minutes ago, noelm said: Don't know anything about it, but, recently there was a thread about towing and slippery ramps, lots said it's not an issue at all, reality is often different! Maybe we where just lucky or had done our homework at the times we used the ramps in regards to that post on towing.Many cars go into the drink due to operator error like not putting car in park or first gear with handbrake engaged, having 💩 tyres/tread, ramp slime/moss,algae,launching/retrieving at low tide,not using wheel chocks,etc,etc as you know. We don’t have the full story on what happened here but i bet the answer is somewhere in what I said above. if anyone takes anything away from this poor guys tragedy is INSPECT THE RAMP,MAKE SURE YOU HAVE GOOD TYRES AND USE WHEEL CHOCKS!!! If in doubt don’t go out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Yep, wise words..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Having good tires is a must Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabstar Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Yeah two cars two trailers went in same day about two weeks ago… Edited November 3, 2022 by Crabstar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Report to council as a safety issue. They usually will clean any green growth off as they worry about legal claims if there is an accident after issue reported. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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