Mallaig to Skye Ferry - anyone used it?
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LaserTam said:
Planning a west coast of Scotland tour next year, and may be using the Mallaig to Skye ferry, rather than drve all the way round to the bridge via Fort William. Anyone used this service in their TVR? Is it friendly to low front splitters? Thanks.
It was fine in my Boxster - and that has one of those silly low front skirts designed to skim speed bumps and scrape them. 
You should be fine with care, I'd say...I've done the West Coast several times in a 3-door Sierra Cosworth. The only ferries I had trouble with were Islay-Jura (I had to reverse on instead of driving) and Brodick-Ardrossan where the ramp officer had to twiddle the hydraulics to get the ramp level enough to get on, and I had to avoid the "blisters" in the deck where they chain down the artics in rough weather. The Mallaig ferry was fine.
(The Cossie gathered a crowd in several places. I don't think they'd seen one before...)
(The Cossie gathered a crowd in several places. I don't think they'd seen one before...)
I've used it in a Tam and T350t. You need to approach the ramp to any ferry at an angle so as to lift the front.
I agree with above, it's a great drive up over the bridge, fantastic roads, stop at Eileen Dolan castle for a brew and photo's, come back via ferry. If your lucky on the way back you may come across the Harry potter train from Mallaig, it runs parrallel to the road. Poeple were hanging out of the train waving at us in the Tam.
J
I agree with above, it's a great drive up over the bridge, fantastic roads, stop at Eileen Dolan castle for a brew and photo's, come back via ferry. If your lucky on the way back you may come across the Harry potter train from Mallaig, it runs parrallel to the road. Poeple were hanging out of the train waving at us in the Tam.
J
Edited by ginner on Friday 14th December 20:55
Why not use the Glenelg ferry instead? 
http://www.skyeferry.co.uk/
You have to go through Fort William from the south to reach any of the ferries/bridges in any case. The drive over the Mam Ratagan pass to the Glenelg ferry is a great (single track) road, and you can visit the Glenelg brochs while you're there...
Linky
The road on Skye from the other side of the Glenelg ferry (Kylerhea) is pretty good too...
Keeps you away from all the pesky tourists!
http://www.skyeferry.co.uk/You have to go through Fort William from the south to reach any of the ferries/bridges in any case. The drive over the Mam Ratagan pass to the Glenelg ferry is a great (single track) road, and you can visit the Glenelg brochs while you're there...
Linky
The road on Skye from the other side of the Glenelg ferry (Kylerhea) is pretty good too...
Keeps you away from all the pesky tourists!
My Chimaera's been on many different ferries (including the Arran ferry that Zumbruk had problems with - maybe a tidal thing as I had no such problems). No problems to report with any of them. It hasn't been on the Mallaig - Armadale ferry but I've had a different car on there with no ground clearance problems.
Do they still have the lift on-board? About fifteen years since I last went that route, you used to drive on to a platform at the side of the ship which lowered you down to another deck. I think it took two cars at a time, so loading was a marathon event!
Do they still have the lift on-board? About fifteen years since I last went that route, you used to drive on to a platform at the side of the ship which lowered you down to another deck. I think it took two cars at a time, so loading was a marathon event!
cheeky said:
I've done it with the Tuscan and it was just fine!
Ditto that - did it last year on a 2k tour round the Highlands and no worries on this ferry or any of the others we used. Let me know if you need any tips on the route as I took in the Pass of the Cattle/Applecross, Skye, Mull, Wester Ross, Summer Isles then across to Cairngorms as well. Edited by Mustang Baz on Tuesday 18th December 08:44
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