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THANK YOU FOR YOUR BEST WISHES. I WILL REMAIN A MEMBER EVEN IF I HAVE NOT GOT A BOAT ANY MORE.

NOW ON BROKERAGE AT QUAYLINE INTERNATIONAL BOATS POOLE AT £9800

SHEER BLISS FOR SALE Built in 2008 in Buntingford Herts prior to moving to poole. Powered by Evinrude ETEC 50 hp with a 6hp Tohatsu auxilary items included in sale 1 lowrance HDS 5 chart plotter and fish finder 2Standard Horizon Matrix GPS radio with AIS receiver 3 2 fuel tanks running and reserve 4 2 anchors (deep and shallow water Stainless Steel) 5 stainless steel anchor chain 10 meters 6 160 ft anchor rope 7 sea toilet 8 6 fenders 9 5 step boarding ladder 10 2 fire extinguishers 11 fire blanket 12 7 rod holders 13 trailing cover 14 full cover 15 road trailer De Graph 16 rope winch (for trailer retrieval) 17 hand held radio 18 hand hel gps 19 compass 20 spare wheel(for trailer) 21 1 gallon of oil I have owned this boat for 12 years and at 77 years old it is time to call it a day. She is a fantastic boat which often gets admired whenever I launch her (mainly Baiters) This would ideally suit somebody who loves fishing and wants to avoid the cost of mooring. i have circumnavigated the Isle Of Wight and she can sleep 2 in comfort) The main engine has only done 210 hours and has been regularly maintained She is currently located near Wimborne where I have a seasonal caravan. She is a Quayline 18 and features on the Quayline website now based in Poole. Full documentation is available together with viewing by arrangement. Asking price £9250. ( significant discount for club members) p.s. more photos available upon request

Thank you all for your best wishes ,hope to meet you all one day when I am down on a meeting day.

He looks about sixty to to me.

AND PLENTY OF VULGA BOATMEN

No pictures I am afraid as I am land locked and the boat is down in Dorset. To explain the trip cable has two loops with the front one secured to the shackle through the trip eye of the anchor. The cable is laid taught along the anchor shaft and secured with small weak cable ties every few inches. The cable is secured tightly to the anchor eye with heavy cable tie 10mm wide and ends in a loop which is marginally longer than the anchor to which a anchor swivel is secured. Under normal conditions the load on the anchor is along the axis of the anchor shaft and is taken by the the shackle and the heavy cable tie in combination. Should the anchor foul motor up towards it which breaks the heavy cable tie at the rear of the anchor together with the weak ties that bind it to the shaft . You are now connected to the trip eye only and can pull it out. I might add my boat is only about a ton so for heavier boats you may need more than one heavy cable ties at the rear of the anchor. What have you got to lose (a few cable ties). Hope this helps Richard

My swivel is fitted to the trip cable which is secured to the anchor eye with heavy cable tie. The trip cable runs down the anchor shaft and is held with very thin cable ties and is secured to the front trip eye with a steel shackle.

I have an extended bow roller and it works fine, I think its more the style of anchor than anything else. With a bruce style anchor an a proper anchor swivel fitted once the stem hits the roller the heavier legs of the bruce style rotate due to the gravity being either side and makes it difficult to orientate in any other way other than claws down. Hope this helps Ben.

The trim tabs would keep the back UP and the bow down, also you can use to trim the boat for varying weight displacement such as fuel payload, passengers, twin batteries etc. A very worthwhile modification which is well within the scope of a DIY project and will have a profound effect on the handling of the boat. Regards and good luck Richard

Agree with Robs comments about the trailer ,also check the wheel bearings before you tow it away. I would also suggest a boat that size with a 75 Honda (which are a bit of a lump) will need trim tabs to keep the back up. Richard

Probably going in to limp mode due to an engine fault. Get Paul Thorn Tel 01202496630 to get the diagnostics on it.

This is a tip from landlocked Hertfordshire where I unfortunately have to overwinter. Go on U-TUBE and search TA Fishing , this is run by Graham Pullen who is an inspiration to us all. You can view his boat fishing exploits many of which are in the Eastern Solent together with shore fishing and freshwater fishing videos. He is a knowlegable and engaging man who has fished all over the world

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