Spoiling your boat

[northeast1]

If you could choose two items to have on your boat that you dont yet have what would you get? must cost no more than £500 each.

You can tell its the winter and we are all bored

 

[big_sean]

If you could choose two items to have on your boat that you dont yet have what would you get? must cost no more than £500 each.

You can tell its the winter and we are all bored

Why only £500 each?

Sean

 

[northeast1]

No reason just thought i have to put a limit on it or we may end up with, nuke powered engine with a life time of running engine etc.

 

[volante]

Goblin Teasmaid perhaps !!!!!!

 

[Kev1n]

I like the boat toys that I have already, so I’ll just ask for a few decent sized fish to be delivered over the coming season that’s what I’m missing.
For a new boat already kitted out with the basics and back-ups, I’d add a life raft, EPIRBs, upgraded electrics and batteries, wire in a sound system for mp3s and the VHF, then save up for radar.

After that come the novelty toys that I doubt I’d use much possibly an AIS transponder and a big cool-box or fridge and a side-scan system.

How’s the survey going?

 

[The Plum]

id have feebie from friends but think i may be pushing it a bit lol

 

[Ankle.Biter]

An extra 12 inches..

 

[easyfish1]

I always wanted 2good captains chairs fixed to the deck for relaxing fishing..

And I saw the demo for side scan sonar at the boat show the other year, I sooooo much wanted one...

That's my 500 gone.....

 

[oldessox]

I think I'd have a life raft and epirbs , I'd like a sound system as well , and a fridge ,which would need another battery as I'm loathe to run anything other than the motor and nav equipment from the boat battery , this of course would mean a complicated switching system to get the aux battery charged, which I'm not about to get involved in as I'd surely mess it up and end up 6 miles off with no power
I got a dock for my iPod that runs off Duracell batteries for Xmas , that'll have to do , I'll just have to remember to take a pocketful of batteries

 

[The Jester]

A 4hp 4 stroke aux engine and a new boat cover for me.....i'm easily pleased..

 

[northeast1]

I may have a 5 bhp Merc 4 stroke engine with less than 2hrs on it for sale, it came off Stingray and unsure how effective it will be on a new boat.

 

[canman]

I'd have a filleting machine and a freezer

 

[drifter]

Some would say a toilet, many would say a fridge but I recall when my deckwash clapped out, I had to have a new one immediately. You'll certainly get change from £500 and once you've been used to one you'll never want to be without it.
Invaluable during the Mackerel season, essential when filliting at sea and during the journey home the lads will have the boat cleaned down.

 

[The Jester]

I may have a 5 bhp Merc 4 stroke engine with less than 2hrs on it for sale, it came off Stingray and unsure how effective it will be on a new boat.

If its no good for the new boat i may be interested in it, is it a long or short shaft Richie..

 

[big_sean]

My new toys this year are new Ego Crew fit life jackets PLB'S and also an Epirb.

If its no good for the new boat i may be interested in it, is it a long or short shaft Richie..

Long shaft is what you need same as your main Engine and it will be the same weight as the 4hp as the 4,5 and 6's are all the same engine.

I have a 6hp and it gives me about 6 to 7 knots which in any sort of weather will give me a headway and steerage.

Sean

 

[The Jester]

My new toys this year are new Ego Crew fit life jackets PLB'S and also an Epirb.





Long shaft is what you need same as your main Engine and it will be the same weight as the 4hp as the 4,5 and 6's are all the same engine.

I have a 6hp and it gives me about 6 to 7 knots which in any sort of weather will give me a headway and steerage.

Sean

Thanks for that Sean, i was wondering if a 5 would be heavier than a 4

 

[big_sean]

Thanks for that Sean, i was wondering if a 5 would be heavier than a 4

Same engine mate all made by Tohatsu but badged differently. i think the suzuki Yamaha merc Mariner are the ones which are the same all good. I think its only Honda that make thier own. When i bought mine the Tohatsu was the cheapest, my mate bought a merc as they were cheaper at the time and suzuki sometimes have top deals on them.

I have seen people saying short shaft will do because of the drop down bracket but to make the prop grip properly in the water the engine head has to be lower and it then makes chances of the engine getting swamped, thats why a long shaft is needed. short shaft are good for ribs etc as they move about with the water more easily.

Sean

 

[Kev1n]

I may have a 5 bhp Merc 4 stroke engine with less than 2hrs on it for sale, it came off Stingray and unsure how effective it will be on a new boat.

A 4HP will push a 21ft boat like the Arvor at 3~4 knots flat out on calm water. Enough to get you moving out of bother.

 

[northeast1]

It is a long shaft one.

I was down the marina today, see all the lads from NESA now on Pontoon A and B.

 

[northeast1]

Do most of you use size 2 "sausage" fenders on here? 7m boat