Maverick Martin

yes but some are more revolting than others I can see I'm going to get some stick at the next meeting Martin

Duncan I don't think it's anything todo with positions..hu hum... but more to do with angling prowess or skill Report on crews so far: could do better Martin

uuummmmm lovely I reckon there the best eating fish from the sea Martin

Nice report Simon, days as pleasant as that are rare and well worth sharing, thanks Martin

Brings a tear to my eye but I have to agree with it wholeheartedly, its a cool club Martin

Yes please Bob can I have a net for my ring Martin

Alun As you know I have the bigger Warrior so can only give advice through my experience with using mine and studying others boats. I used to have a hardy 17 which was a good little sea boat of the semi-displacement type, which is similar to the Orkney breed of boats. The boats you mention are very similar in size but that is where the similarity stops. Both types are a compromise of sorts. Orkneys as I hinted at above are of semi-displacement type, which means they are a quick displacement boat. The hulls have a flattened area for the boat to plane on and will achieve quite good speeds in very fair weather but they do tend to give a hard ride at speed. On the plus side they will be very economical at slow speeds and be quite seaworthy boats. These type of craft seem to have lowish gunwales which if you are not use to can make you feel a little insecure but s/s rails fitted along the gunwales can increase the feeling of security. The warrior and Elite type hulls are of the Shallow Vee variety so they are not out and out deep Vee speedboats. They are though a fairly quick and stable craft. These are designed to give good stability at rest by having a wide beam (for the size of boat) and a good pointed section at the front for cutting through the waves. There is a flat area at the rear which the boat planes on and also instils some buoyancy to give a stable platform at rest. Don't get this wrong though if driven hard they to will slam and I don't think you will find a small boat that doesn

Try Stainless Pete registered on the forum as shytalk for a top qaulity stainless ring but you will have to find your own netting Martin

James and Chris May your little bundle of joy bring you nothing but happy memories Martin

Nice one Mike, glad you have your new baby and hopefully the weather gods will keep on giving us more of this brilliant weather for your maiden voyage. PS we will be watching for the cock ups with digi cameras to hand Martin

Happy birthday, all the best and have a great day Martin

Adam Mechanics job as I cant get to the fuel tank without taking the floor apart. Tony was very good though and didnt sting me. Martin

Are they club members? lol

Due to my little mistake on our return ie partially refilling the inboard petrol tank with diesel have had a little trouble calculating my fuel usage. Have emptied my fuel tank today and after doing the maths it looks as though we used around 75- 80 litres. That was about what I had calculated and left us with a good amount of fuel in reserve. I would thoroughly recommend not filling built in petrol tank with diesel as it is a right pain to get out One thing that strikes me from all the other postings is that my 2 stroke Optimax V6 outboard is on a par in terms of fuel usage with some of the smaller 4 strokes? especially when you consider the weight of Maverick compared with some of the smaller boats. Food for thought when considering re-engining the boat Martin

Billy Smallest fleece available is 3-4 year old and upwards Martin

heaviest we used was 3/4lb but mostly less than that Martin

Lesson No 2 After recovering Maverick we saw this guy with his daughter trying to launch his boat, nothing wrong with that you might say and you would be right. This chap had tied a very long rope between the car and the trailer, so far so good. The boat is chocked off that is untill he removed the timber chock (lump of 4 by 4wood) the boat starts to move down the slip as you might expect, but hang on who's in the car..you guessed it nobody, this guy then starts to panic and attemps to push his boat uphill so as to stop it pulling the car and also shouting at his 13/14 year old daughter to jump in the car and put the hand brake on.. well she hasn't got a clue poor girl, she trys to put on the hand brake but hasn't the strength. I quickly ran across the yard and jumped to the rescue put on the handbrake and all was well. Alls well that ends well but the guy was really asking for trouble because 1 The trailer was a pile of c**p 2 he was using a vauxhaul corsa size car to tow a boat and trailer that must have gone 1000kg 3 his crew was not capable of helping other than hold the rope which I think she did quite well...what do you think Paul she never had a sore finger anyhow Lesson 3 Don't refuel you petrol boat with diesel, I did and it hurts the wallet. Martin

Paul Glad the finger is ok and nothing seroius happened, I never felt a thing Are you going to tell them about the boat taking the car for a walk or shall I Martin

Adam I too thoroughly enjoyed the experience and am up for another foray. It is certainly one heck of a learning curve but good fun with it. As we pogress and get more familiar with the ground our returns should also increase...shouldn't they If we get another settled spell I'll be there Bye the way I had cod for tea tonight and very nice it was to Martin

Kam I dont think so you must have taken wrote the numbers wrong Dean and I fish it frequently and we are definately outside the harbour Martin

Which member owns the boat in the back ground

Paul and I steamed out a little later than the main flotilla of boats. After an uneventful cruise out at around 18knots we arived on the mark for 10:15am Fishing shads on short rigs We managed 4 cod and 3 pollack on that mark but fishing was slow so a move was in order. Firstly I put in the wrong co-ords for our next mark but as it happened there was a bank on exactly the wrong numbers so we gave it a go. I fished feathers to try and get some mackerel and another cod decided to grab them Time was getting on and I really wanted to try a little wreck fishing so we steamed over to the now corrected co-ords and found the wreck straight away. First drop and bang a nice pollock of 9/10lb caught on hockeye's intended for mackerel but I am not complaining So then it was the long steam home in the company of "Blue Warrior" So the best fish for me caught on legitimate tackle was a cod of 6lb 9oz and for Paul a cod of 6lb-4oz both weighed at home on ere indoors kitchen scales. Martin

Dan Brilliant news will be good to see Pebble dash on the water Why pebble dash? are you a plasterer? Have a good holiday....bet you can't wait to get back Martin

Hi Billy We are going to let it run for a day or two more to give everyone a chance to order then work out the quantities. Would it be pos for you or Rich to collect the order for us? Perhaps when Rich is making one of his flying visits he could land at mine enroute home to deliver them The club will reimburse whoever picks up the kit but we do need a receipt for club records. If its easier I can forward a cheque prior to collection of the order. Let me know the best way to play it Cheers Martin

I have crew for Saturday but am still looking for someone to crew on Sunday Post here, email or phone me if interested Martin