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Opua Boat ramp

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Topic: Opua Boat ramp
Posted By: clank
Subject: Opua Boat ramp
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2018 at 9:32am
Does anyone know if they ever finished the floating jetty along side the boat ramp at Opua


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Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2018 at 12:50pm
the ramp in the marina has a pier alongside the ramp- is this what youre referring to?

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Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2018 at 12:52pm
the old ramp - closer to the car ferry - is no longer available for use i think

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No disintegrations!

Posted By: clank
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2018 at 1:34pm
Yes, in the marina, There is a fixed height pier on the left if you were looking at the water which was awkward to use at some tides and then a small bridge across to the floating marina pier but while we were up there last summer they were apparently getting close to putting in a floating pier against the boat ramp on the right ( if facing the water ). Wondering if they ever did install that?

Posted By: mattyroo
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2018 at 3:07pm
The only available ramp is in the marina. It's not too bad, but there are a few issues...

1. The commercial oyster guys will block it up for hours on end, which aside from being a royal pain in a$$, is not allowed, as it is a public ramp and against the consent rules that FNHL were allowed to build the marina under.

2. If you have a largish boat, at low tide the back of your boat will be on the other side of the security gate, which is a real nightmare at times. The person who came up with this ingenious piece of design wants shooting.


There is nothing on the RHS, as yet. 


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