Tripping Out With Tony

nice1 mate,some good photos there:D 

Great report you've logged there!

Well done mate have you lost some weight pal   

talkingbullhuss wrote:

Well done mate have you lost some weight pal   

If only  

Notbad wrote:

Great report you've logged there!

How long have you been waiting to use that one    
Very good
Whens Notbad 1 out next  

logger wrote:

Notbad wrote:

Great report you've logged there!

How long have you been waiting to use that one    
Very good
Whens Notbad 1 out next  

It's proving a bit of a slog....see what I did there!
I've just invested in a parmaris gas lifejacket and a triple watch handheld vhf to back up the fixed radio so no intention of giving up on Notbad 1 but having spent more on the engine than its worth I'm not keen to spend any more on it, good strong engine when it runs but not a reliable starter and I can't relish the thought of fishing for 3 hours or so wondering if it will start come home time, come to the conclusion that a second hand engine plus a service is a long way towards just buying a new tohatsu outboard with a warranty, she came with an almost identical spare engine so I might just let an ex Navy engineer acquaintance have a go at building one good one from two possibly backing it up with a Flover Saltwater electric auxilliary, however with Winter creeping towards us I think I'll probably just park her up until The Spring and see what is in the piggy bank then.
Over the Winter I plan to move the axle back to balance the trailer, also to make a couple of other mods.
I'm thinking of building a scale model of the boat over the winter, but a suitable fibre glass model hull is about £40 for starters - Money which could just go in the engine piggybank

Oh the joys of boat ownership, those charter trips make a lot of sense!

good report and pics looks like you had good weather and a good day out
and fish

Notbad wrote:

Oh the joys of boat ownership, those charter trips make a lot of sense!

I think they do   For £28 you get a 5hr trip with copious amounts of tea and coffee plus hot food with a skipper who will put you straight onto the fish plus you haven't got any of the hastle of getting your boat in and out of the water and there's normally a good crowd on board especially if you book a few places and go with a bunch of mates  
Im trying to get Talkingbullhuss to come on a trip one day but he won't have it  

Tim doesn't do boats - get's the dreaded sea sickness I think!

I know it's hard to believe for the lucky ones who have good sea legs but having suffered from bad hangovers and sea sickness, I would take the hangover any day - less severe!

I can be ill with the best of them   but thanks to Mussleman's top tip of the joyrider tablets (sounds bad I know) im fine now and if I do feel a bit iffy I find eating a butty really helps  

Now there's a challenge - if somebody on a boat offered you a joyriders table, what would you do?

Probably stay firmly sat down at all times and forget the tablet:)

logger wrote:

I can be ill with the best of them   but thanks to Mussleman's top tip of the joyrider tablets (sounds bad I know) im fine now and if I do feel a bit iffy I find eating a butty really helps  

Does the butty help by giving you something to bring up?  

Sounds as if you had a great trip and some good pictures thanks.