Rob

Yes, I used to use one, a cheap one - which wasn't a high cranking one, but had 17ah which was enough to run a bait well. However, since moving to a semi-traction battery (Varta LFD75 Varta Professional DC Leisure Battery 75Ah) I haven't bothered as this will run the boat, radio, sounds, twin plotters, blah blah all day no issues. And when it has had issues (low water in a cell) i just pull started the engine - as being only a 50hp it has the ability to. The most i used the jumper starter for is other peoples cars, one was on the slipway and I helped him so he wasn't blocking half the slip when i would be coming back in! For some of the bigger boats with shore power i can see the benefit of keeping a suitcase generator onboard: R

Running at 85% at the mo Chris. I hope a day at customer site won't set me back too much! R

plenty of detail....................!

Bit of slop

Photo diary / build please!

I saw the Hella ones many years ago and though about is as they were 75% off. In the end I didn't as my trailer is low and being able to launch in 1ft of water doesn't lend to be able to launch over a trailer board. My only thought was to have the hanging on the boat when underway and clip to trailer arms during the launch. I still remove a normal trailer board! R

The finish our hard work deserves!!!

Enjoy Gents!

sorry, you need to take your new boat!

That looks ok from a far!

Only 39 ft Dave - so not such good gph!!! Not sure fuel cost is an issue in the US, especially if you have bought this is the first place. Biggest problem here is we don't get enough flat calm days to open many of our boats up! We seem to have the pleasure of 360 days of either swell or residual swell, backing to short chop from wind against tide!!! arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Big rib to the east of the pier.

blue i assume you tart! Line capacity in no problem with either so it is down to drag: 1\3 of breaking strain of line so at 9lb strike that matches 30lb braid nicely, 14lb drag full on the little one is quite a bit. 9lb drag is a shed load, doubt you often need that much! try it for balance with one of your existing - even though they wont be the correct colour it won't matter for this trial! R

^what a wally! Like those who have kids born around that time too (not me but I could name a couple!!!)

Look at that sky!!!!

it's fine Neal, this is clearly a pic of an ebbing tide!

Bit of a slope today!

Sorry:

Tell me about it! I've been working from the BIC for the last 4 weeks!

Looks ok today:

A-Holes! As Jim says, if only they lost a finger each time!!

Just watch that hose attachment, as far as I am aware, on my Yam it only flushes one side of the thermostat. So running with muffs is still preferred. Looks good! Rob