In your opinion...

wrong you clearing don't know anything about the procedures involved as they do it this way for a reason as these boats cost 2.8 million each and im sure you wouldn't want to pay for a new one if they tried it your way and it missed the centre of the trailer fell off and was damaged also that boat isn't a jet propelled boat its got two props and the propellers cost upto 3000 each im sure you wouldn't pay for new ones of them either so this is the best way to ensure no damage and so they can 100% see it is lined up to the trailer for it to be winched onto it

lol I was getting annoyed with them

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Maybe their locals and have been telling them since birth?

So, is that all you have to say on the matter?

is there a video and if so can you post a link?

you build a slipway. spend the money. muppet. what do you think these brave men and women do? you utter arse wipe!

depends where in the uk and southern ireland you are. beach landings are common. a long winded recovery. recoverlng as well from a launch from a station at sea. latching on and recovery is very hard. recovery teams are at much at risk than the teams that go to see. all it takes is a mistake.

Rob Geraghty ny

The reason for this is so it can be launched bow-first at speed. Have a look at the new Shannon Class Lifeboat and Supacat Tractor setup, which replaced these such systems and have a turntable built in to the trailer..

Rob Geraghty this is the normal way to recover a Mersey Class Lifeboat. You can’t float the Mersey onto its carriage because the boat would be the wrong way round on the carriage and it has to sit on the carriage very specifically.

Rob Geraghty reason for beaching it is simple if you look at the back you will see two tunnels these protect the props between the tunnels is the centre line of the boat which they must lineup with the track in the centre of the trailer which that is to stop the boat sliding off the trailer which would be very costly if the props were damaged this is why they recover this class the way they do

not long maurice. once its on the carriage the talus tractor can re deploy it to sea within 10mins. and she is off. as long as she has enough fuel for the trip there and back. if not then a flank station will be called out. filey next to scarborugh. it has happened in the past and filey and scarborough were called out to a ferry and the ferry rendevoused off flamborough head. 2 mersey class lifeboats. no casualties and the ferry made its way back to newcastle. very bumpy ride home in a rough north sea. at 4am.

I guess they don't put it on the beach first...

it only takes 3 minutes to winch it back out release the pin from the quick release shackle and off they go again

I just wonder what the German guys would think when they see this circus. What a waste of time and money. When in the middle of this circus an emergency happens, the elephant and the tigers will all get out, the people will be running like mad and the police with their whistles also. Cheers Cape Town

+thameswater Yet you had the time to waste with your negativity. Kindly take it elsewhere.

our money you lot are wasting....

+thameswater I presume you mean why was it not wiched onto the trailer whilst in the water? Dunno mate as it's got me beat too unless it was some form of exercise in recovering a beached lifeboat as the normal procedure I've seen is to winch it onto the trailer backwards whislt still in the water.

I hope you don't mean the lifeboats

Looked into the Scarborough lifeboat site and found why they use this launch and recovery technique. The beach on which they operate on is very flat and at low tide it is a very large distance from the boat house to the water. Using the method shown they can launch and recover the lifeboat even at low tide which involves moving the boat something like 100m+ to get it in the water

Fuck off

charming....boy racers, wasting money that we pay in..

thameswater They save peoples lives you dumb fuck.

whats that got to do with boy racers..... tut tut tut tut

thameswater Are you trying to act condescending? You arent very good at it.

yes johnny. the talus tractor goes into the water. the trailor has 2 links. the boat is put onto the carriage bow 1st so it can be deployed to sea. it is a hrad job. but a new lifeboat is going to scarborough. a shannon and a new launch and recovery system. .2million pounds.

no the boats are winched stern (back of boat) towards the tractor so when they role it down the slipway into the water with the couplers already detached it is put into the water with engines running and bow (front of boat) first once the trailer is away from the stern of the vessel they throttle up and off they go and reason for beaching it is simple if you look at the back you will see two tunnels these protect the props between the tunnels is the centre line of the boat which they must lineup with the track in the centre of the trailer which that is to stop the boat sliding off the trailer which would be very costly if the props were damaged this is why they recover this class the way they do

You wouldn't think Scarborough has a harbour which was used while the boathouse Palace was built

those cables don't break they are meticulously checked and repaired or replaced if just one cm defect is found plus even if they did break they are designed not to recoil it would just simply drop straight to the groundjust like the cables used when they launch the boats down a slipway a guy behind the boat simply pulls out a pin on a quick release shackle and the cable to which he is stood next to just drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes so theres no danger to it snapping or it injuring someone

It's a wast anyway. Cheers Cape Town

Any cable can snap. Safety precautions all the the way.

I would say it was a resounding success. :)

Royal National Lifeboat Institution - www.rnli.org

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Antipodean33 n

David

andrext best way to get it back on the right way round.

what would you want them to do all form a circle round it and lift it up while another pushes the trailer under it you tit this is the best way of retrieving them and doing it this way reduces the chances of damage or it missing the trailer and falling off the side and as these boats cost 2.8 million each im sure you wouldn't like have to pay for a new one after its damaged

@@ozzy2426 there are other ways to do it,without getting the tractor underwater,as you can see in other videos. dont try to be so smart because you are not. will you pay the mechanic if a wave hits the intake of the tractor?will you pay for the tractor when all this salt wáter rust it? you will find a lot of people on youtube,some of them spend their lifetime working at sea.i doubt you do. with all my respects for the people at RNLI and their supporters. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZaTfql4bJxjqrc

@stimmo77 Go and watch how they launch and retrieve the St Ives lifeboat. The boat is launched bow into the water. It is retried bow into the trailer. The trailer is pulled and turned and pulled into the boathouse stern first. And I am not belittling anyone, just amazed that there wasn't a better way thought out.

@stimmo77 Now that is bordering on genius and no tractors were drowned in the making of that video 😃 Thanks for the link.

***** Which is all well and good and makes a lot of sense but probably has little to do with the reason for the method. I'd suggest it has more to do with the launch next time. Think about it and you'll realize the boat MUST be launched bow first. All is OK in fine weather with little to no swell arriving at the beach, but imagine trying to launch the boat stern first into 6 foot waves. It has to be done bow first and what you have just watched is the only way that can be done - despite all the work involved.

***** Oddball, but effective ...funny how we don't think of these things until we confront them ... well done :)

maybe till you want a lifeboat ejonis. no what to do? how to get a lifeboat? i do. some fucking arsewipes on this. no fucking respect for the men and women that give there lives up for you............

they have had to bondidog. trust me. force 8 to 10. that boat has to go. launched sideways and pointed to sea. very difiicult. but they do it.

They are all volunteers, no overtime. This method works at any state of the tide and in any sea state. It is a lifeboat

psullivan2008 n

there not marines they are lifeguards and they are not tanks they are specially designed water tight tractors

HWPcville this is the normal way to recover a Mersey Class. Can’t float onto carriage as the boat must sit on the carriage in a very precise way and the correct way round.