THE CANNERY SLIPWAY

DUNALLEY, TASMANIA

SLIPWAY

Located in Southern Tasmania, Dunalley is a small fishing town that can be accessed both from Marion Bay on Tasmania’s East Coast & the safety & convenience of the Denison Canal. This Canal has been used by fishing boats, sailing vessels and everything in-between since its opening in 1905.

Dunalley truly is steeped in Timber Vessel history & the Cannery Slipway is proud to continue this tradition

THE CANNERY SLIPWAY

The Cannery Slipway offers a pristine & convenient location for Vessels to slip & have all required works completed with qualified shipwrights on site & operating her 2x 50 Tonne Capacity Cradles.

The Cannery Slipway can accommodate Vessels of all kinds up to 60 foot & 5.5 Metre Beam.

Visit the Cannery slipway to receive first class service & competitive pricing for your next slipping & let Shippies Shipwright Services handle all of your slipping requirements!

Click the Link below to learn more about the Cannery Slipway

GETTING HERE:

DENSION CANAL:

  • From Hobart to southern tip of Maria Island, you can save approx. 24Nm by transiting via the Denison Canal (46Nm) as opposed to via Tasman Island (70Nm)

  • Transit via the Denison Canal available from 8am to 5pm (Bookings required for swing bridge opening at least one day in advance)

  • Flood Stream commences 2Hrs & 27Mins after low water at Hobart. Ebb Stream commences 2Hrs & 16mins after High water at Hobart (Slack water is at approx. 2hrs after Hobart high tide & approx. 2hrs & 10mins after Hobart Low tide)

  • Approach Channel & Denison Canal have minimum depths of approx. 1.4m to 1.7m at Chart Datum

  • Tidal Streams of 3 knots can be experienced within the Denison Canal & transit is recommended on slack water

  • When transiting in the Denison Canal ensure to transit via all channel marks prior to turning North toward Jetty & Slipway

  • Approx. 2Nm from beginning of Denison Canal to The Cannery Slipway (From Fredrick Henry Bay End).

    USEFUL REASOURCES FOR NAVIGATION:

  • MAST WEBSITE - DENSION CANAL

  • MAST GENERAL TRANSIT INFO

  • DENSION CANAL BRIDGE BOOKINGS & INFO

MARION BAY NARROWS:

  • Do not attempt to enter Blackmans Bay through the Marion Bay Narrows in heavy North-Easterly conditions.

  • Use Chart AUS169 to Navigate the Marion Bay Narrows

  • Recommend to navigate at High Tide & during daylight hours

  • Navigate Blackmans Bay via Marked channel & navigate with caution due to numerous shell fish farms

  • Tidal Streams: Main stream of flood tide runs into Blackmans Bay in a South-Westerly direction at the Marion Bay Narrows (The reverse applies for the Ebb Tide)

  • Recomend refering to Mast charlet & downloaded track which can be uploaded onto your chart plotter

  • Marion Bay Narrows to The Cannery Slipway approx 5NM

    USEFUL REASOURCES FOR NAVIGATION:

  • MAST GENERAL TRANSIT INFO

  • MARION BAY NARROW - NAVIGATION CHARTLET

  • MARION BAY NARROWS - DOWNLOADABLE TRACK

“Believe me my young friend, there is nothing-absolutely nothing-half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

Kenneth Grahame, The Wind In The Willows