Adam F

A boat yard will cost you circa £1500 per year upwards depending where you go.

All about priorities my friend. Only you know the right answer. Do you have more money than time or visa versa? My choice given your scenario would be to stay keeping it at home... For the hassle of launching, you'll either get a whole load more cost for a boat yard, or a whole load more maintenance for putting it on a mooring. It's an easily trailer able boat and you look to have a good hard standing at home for it, plus your close to the sea. Seems the ideal set up to me. Adam

Brian, might be helpful and encourage a few more to pay if you put the paypal link on this thread?

Glad the chairmans on the ball! :-)

Wow! The first time in all the time I've been a member when an offshore fish has won, not only that, but all top 3 were offshore.

And now I'm actually not wanting to go!

I'm taking spare pants......

Neal 48 / flatfish Comp - Paid Allan Green 48 / flatfish Comp - Paid John Stephenson 48 / flatfish Comp Dave Samuel 48 / flatfish Comp - Paid Stuie 48 / flatfish Comp - Paid Brian flatfish comp Thomas flatfish comp Dave Evans 48/ flatfish comp Tony Deavin + crew? flatfish comp / 48 hr comp TD only Rich Stephens flatfish comp / 48hr comp (shall pay Tony) Nigel Allen 48/flatfish comp Carol and Mike Fox - flatfish comp Chris Witheford - 48 / Flatfish Comp Kev Couzens - 48 / flatfish comp Charlie Chapman - 48hr / Flatfish comps. Sam Chapman - 48hr / Flatfish comps Steve Scott - 48Hr / Flatfish comps. Adam F - Both comps Alun J - Both comps

I was.... But now I'm going wrecking to France... :-)

Erm... Not that I'm superstitious or anything but I can't help that someone is trying to tell me something? Last time I actually tried to cross the channel, the drive coupling failed... Since then I've had 5 dates cancelled this year due to strong winds... When we do finally get a window.... Lightening and biblical flooding threatens! I might stay at home and have a lay in......

If it comes I won't be fishing in it! James and I got caught on the ledge a few years back, it was terrifying!

Just seen 3.5hp.

What size engine is that on it?

Ahhhhh! That's a great price Steve. I've been scouring eBay for one of these but 2.3m... I think this will be too bit for what I want. I just what it for occasional use in Alderney or in Studland with the kids What do you think?

Surprised no one fancies this?

If the weather plays ball, I may have a space on JV for a 2 day wrecking trip to France this Sat and Sun. Post here if you fancy it.

More progress today. One of those days where lots of work completed but hardly anything to actually show for it. Basically the original owner hadn't a clue when it came to skin fittings. Nothing fitted properly and many things had been bodged with plumbing waste fittings and lots of silicone :-( The engine hatch drains leaked like a sieve into the engine room and the main deck hatch drains were set up to drain straight into the bilge.... Just where you want fish guts and dirty water going.... Not! So que a trip to Aquafax and a bag bulging with a fair few £'s worth of new fittings. It was like a sauna laying down in the bilge today... An absolutely horrible job, but now she is fitted properly and all 8 sets of drains and fittings are done properly. It was that bad I had to shower in the marina before Rach would let me back in the car.... And I'm still itching like made from the grp dust :-( glad that's over with! Next job is a new engine hatch lid to be moulded and laminated and the engine box to be cut out and re-glassed in.

Yep, agree with that and it's a fair point.

As much as I disapprove, this isn't illegal? Would it be any different if it was 50 flatfish / cod carcasses? It seems a commercial fisherman has landed a catch of smoothound, headed and gutted them and dumped the rest... Ok so maybe he should have binned them and not dumped it, but smoothounds aren't illegal to catch and sell if you're a commercial are they?

Home from 2 days working up North this evening and couldn't resist having a poke around the mould.... Got a bit carried away, but she popped out easily! Just as I had planned / designed it. I'll check the fit tomorrow and then trim it to size and flow coat the underneath, and gel / grit the top. All it needs then is a few bolts and attention turned to the stainless boarding ladder which will also act as support. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

How far is it by sea to where the blues live?

Finished this evening with last 2 layers. That was more work than I remembered! 114 separate pieces of glass to be laminated... 8 layers deep, and 5kg of resin. It can now cure through well for a week or so whilst I get on with other jobs before I pop it out of the mould, trim it to size and flow coat the underside. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pretty much. I still have a few more layers to do, and then it will get flow coated in grey to give a water tight finish. Last couple of layers go on tonight.

Well done Sam, the effort involved shouldn't be under estimated. Reub only has a passing interest at the moment, but I'll do all I can to get him out and support the day.

If you look you'll see the supports holding the transom section in place. I've made these removable to aid releasing it. But you're right... It's always the most nervey bit!