Hi Dave, the pics you have seen of my boat in BFM show her as \"Fifty Fifty\". She now sports bright new livery as \"Secret Star\", 50/50 was a bit of a mouth full for call up on VHF, in any case, if you are a Starfish mark, the name has to be \"----- Star\" or \"Star----\" dont it.
Performance is not mind blowing, as she stands with a Perkins 135 normaly aspirated, she has a top speed of 14 knots, and a cumfortable cruse at 2000rpm of 9/10ks. Fuel consumption veries from a thimble full at estuary/river speed on the hunt for bass, to 7lits ph at an easey cruise, this goes up to 9/10 lits ph if I start pushing the reves closer to her max 2600 rpm and the 14 knots.
The beauty of the Starfish 8 is that she can cop with power upto 260hp (Yanmar), Gives her a top speed of 23ks, this was in my mind when I bought her last year, but, as a bit of an old f**t theses days, I quite like potering at 10ks. I still get to where I want to go in about an hour or so.
The other side of the coine is the EU, if they have their way, in 2006 we will be paying pump prices for pink deiesel ! ! ! That makes the 6-10gph of a 240 a bit daunting.
The other good point in favour of Starfish 8, she is the \'little boat that thinks she is a big boat\', taking on seas that would make many craft cring. So speed is not quit as important, get caught out, and she will plough back home, a feature apreciated by comercial fishermen, making the 8 very popular for inshore single handed netters and potters.
So, now I have had time to look at the package, she does actualy fit quite well. Speed is offset against time spent on launch and retrive, economy is also playing an increasing roll. Obviously marina fees are high, but, as I dont smoke, I put my boat down as my vice, she costs me £3000 pounds per year inc., fuel, plays a roll as a floating retreat and has considerable value if ever required? 40 fags a day costs £2912 per year, residual value \'0\'. Sorry chaps, not preaching it is just the way I see it. Notice I did not come the \'Holyer than Though\', and say I dont drink, hic ! ! !
I am assuming that you are all NE bassed? Interesting, as I have association in that part of the world, my partner Hazel, is a \'Monkey Hanger\'. She has a large family in Hartlypool, and we do visit occasionaly. Even considered mooving there a couple of years ago, it may still happen? Marina fees are half what they are here! CJS
Sorry Dave, you have got my family history, all from the simple question, how does she perform!
Rabbit, Rabbit, Rabbit
