Adam F Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 (edited) With the perfect weather forecast, the plan was to give OotB a run out mid channel for some crash diving pollock. An early start meant crawling out of the pit at the ungodly hour of 5am.. a uneventful tow down to Weymouth saw us readying OotB under a blood red sun with a rising temp... all looked good! Rounding the Bill at 8am, we pointed SW and cruising at a steady 22 knots anticipation was high. The first wreck on the edge of the shipping channel was hard to find but threw up my brothers first ever pollock which bought a HUGE smile to his face. We had a few more and the best of the day at 12lb but the fishing was a little sparce. We then moved again to some 'dodgy' numbers but soon found the wreck and fishing started in earnist. Long story short, we filled the new Icey Tek box with pollock, had a glorious day in the warm srping sunshine and gave the new boat a good working over. The final surprise was the fuel consumption. Enticer returned a remarkable 55l for an 80 mile round trip. I was unsure with OotB, as the gauge showed empty on the ay home and bounced alot, but on fueling her up on the way home, she took 58 litres...only 3 more than Enticer but 1/2 as heavy again and 2x the HP - the new Honda seems very frugal!! A thoroughly enjoyable day! Edited April 6, 2007 by Adam F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted April 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 28 miles off... flat calm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coddy Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 Well done Adam, seems you had a good day Good to hear the new boat is not too thirsty Coddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady jane Posted April 6, 2007 Report Share Posted April 6, 2007 brilliant, i think the look on your brothers face says it all. out of interest how much fuel did you each take with you ? cheers andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinbad Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 I was also interested... Both Enticer and OOTB have built in tanks, seems easily within the range, but would you have enough if Enticer had to tow OOTB home ? I suppose you could share the remaining fuel - hence the buddy boat theory! Whats the answer Adam? Regards Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conger king Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 looks like you had a great day out nice pollack what was it caught on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Nice one Adam What an excellent day to have for your first long range trip on OOTB, some wrecks in the plotter Fish in the new coolbox and a flat sea that helps keep down fuel burnt. Was the wreck SW of the bill inside Club Waters? or did you have to slip a little further west to get the fish? Charlie Very green with envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam F Posted April 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Andy / Paul, Enticer has a 50l tank but it is not built in, Gordon can 'see' how much he has left. He took 50l plus a 25l jerry can. My tank is 90l and I took 20l spare so we had plenty of fuel. Both boats have a similar power to weight ratio and both cruised at 20/22 knots and 3500rpm no problem on the flat sea. Charlie, The fish were taken from outside club waters 28 miles SW of the Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Fox Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Sounds a really productive trip, and shows how good the buddy boat system can be, in the right conditions. As a footnote to anyone considering any trip, the RNLI recommends the thirds rule.....no more than one third of your fuel to get there and potter, and two-thirds to get back. The logic is you might have to punch heavier seas, or strong winds, or tow a mate on the way home. The RNLI gets called out for engine problems more than ANY other reason, and most skippers get too embarassed to admit they have just ran out of fuel. The stats for "running out of fuel" are therefore believed to be heavily understated! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBettle Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Well done Adam! If the dodgy numbers were mine again(?), how come they aren't dodgy for me? In any case, I am pleased you had a good day and the fish came out to play. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
great white Posted April 9, 2007 Report Share Posted April 9, 2007 Thanks Adam I hope that your future trips get the same weather and success Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seamouse Posted April 12, 2007 Report Share Posted April 12, 2007 Saw you guys homebound on the road as I was towing the caravan south for a fishing-free easter. First Enticer rolled past, then just as I thought "OOTB was out as well" she went past as well. Boy was I jealous Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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