She is here

[oldessox]

arrived last night and launched this morning


Ray

 

[paulR]

nice mate hope you enjoy looks good

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

where is "here" Ray? she looks a beauty btw!

 

[Kev1n]

That's a great looking boat and you brought the good weather with it. Is that Amble Marina you're launching in?

 

[northeast1]

Nice1 lets hope for a year as good as last so you can paint her deck with scales

 

[oldessox]

Yes , it's Amble marina , the picture is in Amble boat yard but the boat is in the marina , much to Richys relief no doubt , but my contract runs out the end of March ................. so who knows where she will be stationed when things hot up

Ray

 

[oldessox]

I'm just browsing through some of the pictures we took of the launch , everything looks so relaxed in stills but nothing could be further from the truth , those guys were on a mission to get her in the water and I've never been so stressed as I was trying to berth her in an easterly facing berth with a brisk south westerly hitting her beam on as I tried to turn her into the berth ........... I need some lessons in boatmanship I think :red:

Ray

 

[canman]

wow, she looks class, and very seaworthy. What size outboard:question: Bet she won't spend much time in the marina

 

[Graham B]

She's a beauty Ray, when's your first excursion fishing?

Graham.

 

[oldessox]

115 Yamaha motor , hopefully some sea trials in the next few days , sort the gear out on her , find a place for everything , get the cushions and stuff I don't want fishing off and then a few trips out to put the wrecks in my new plotter ............ might actually get fishing sometime this year

Ray

 

[lingking]

looks great ray:exclam::exclam::exclam:

 

[The Jester]

Great choice Ray, she's a beauty . Windscreen wiper needs moving over a touch,

 

[oldessox]

Great choice Ray, she's a beauty . Windscreen wiper needs moving over a touch,

Ha ha! I hadn't noticed that in the pics , I had to clear the screen both sides and use the wiper to see where I was going when I motored across to the marina , I'm sure it's in it's proper place now since using it. I remember thinking it didn't clear much of an area to look through compared to a car

Ray

 

[The Jester]

Ray, i only noticed because i changed the wiper blades on mine at the weekend. One to remember, the wiper arms are slightly wider than the car ones, i split the plastic adaptor pushing it on, so i'll have to look for a M/F compatible pair. Look forward to seeing some pics of the cabin interior, engine, etc....hint hint...

 

[Norman]

Absolutely Fabulous Ray ... congrats mate, she's a stunner !

norm

 

[lingking]

eleda

eleda

was up at amble today,ray the boat looks absolutely great id be scared to get her covered in scales,but i hope you dothats some power pack hanging on the back too,should put you any where you may want to go.am i correct in thinking your wife is called Adele enjoy the boat ray

 

[the leadman]

very nice mate

 

[oldessox]

was up at amble today,ray the boat looks absolutely great id be scared to get her covered in scales,but i hope you dothats some power pack hanging on the back too,should put you any where you may want to go.am i correct in thinking your wife is called Adele enjoy the boat ray

Spot on Duncan , I wanted to call her after my mistress , but the wife was having none of it , can't wait to get her covered in fish guts and scales (the boat not the mistress ) , I was up there this afternoon putting marks in the plotter and trying to work out where fishing tackle and such should go.
Typically I was working yesterday when the sun was out and at the boat today when it was miserable and wet

Ray

 

[jason]

nice one ray - she looks fantastic. Bet you cant wait to play for real.

i wish you

"fair winds and a following sea" - as they used to say in the navy.