investing in a boat

[cocomonkey19k]

im about to buy a 17ft boat just to get me out that little bit further than i can cast lol just wondering if anyone could pm me some maps of marks pretty close in as its my first boat and how far could i go out on a calm day ?

[The Great Wallsendo]

Anywhere round here is good apparently...



(time spent - 2 mins approx)

[cocomonkey19k]

lol u think im sailing that far on a 17ft boat i dont think so there will be some good fish caught this season by me and phill on the new boat lol

[The Great Wallsendo]

let's see this boat then...

[cocomonkey19k]

not untill ive bought it mate then ill post it up as i dont want anyone else getting there hands on it before my money clears lol

[mark]

you got/getting a gps for it as well?? without its going to be hard work finding wrecks.

get a chartplotter and local charts and you'll see hundreds of wrecks already marked on the charts fairly close in. on a good calm day, maybe 5 mile off as a limit...... get a vhf for it as well if you've not got one. even if your only planning to go half a mile off

you can do a lot worse than all around the yellow can at the back of st mary's lighthouse, at this time of year and you don't need any gadgetry to find that!

[cocomonkey19k]

it comes with gps vhf radio and a fish finder mate so ill be laughing and the price aint bad neither lol

mark would you pm me some longs and lats for decent marks out of the tyne please

[The Great Wallsendo]

it comes with gps vhf radio and a fish finder mate so ill be laughing and the price aint bad neither lol

mark would you pm me some longs and lats for decent marks out of the tyne please

from what I understand the term fishfinder is a tad misleading...I know Norman (and prob others) use it as an aid for drifting the wrecks/marks IE the feedback on the screen lets you know whether you're on top of it or whether you've missed it completely LOL

and don't you have to have a licence for radios too?

[phill_itofish]

from what I understand the term fishfinder is a tad misleading...I know Norman (and prob others) use it as an aid for drifting the wrecks/marks IE the feedback on the screen lets you know whether you're on top of it or whether you've missed it completely LOL

and don't you have to have a licence for radios too?

hmm theres a point, i'm not sure about VFM radios but you could be right

[mark]

from what I understand the term fishfinder is a tad misleading...I know Norman (and prob others) use it as an aid for drifting the wrecks/marks IE the feedback on the screen lets you know whether you're on top of it or whether you've missed it completely LOL

and don't you have to have a licence for radios too?

aye fishfinders are more about determining whats underneath you, what the ground is like - rough/hard/kelpy/sand etc and spotting the lumps of wrecks, with practice and adjustment you can get to the point of finding fish, but cod being bottom feeders are nigh on impossible for a finder to pick up with any accuracy IMHO

as for licences all free these days, do it on line at Maritime Radio | Ofcom

apply on line and get a lifetimes licence for nowt, if you want a peper licence like the old ones you can still get one, but is 20 quid a year

[cocomonkey19k]

well ive just bought it and ill now get some pics of it im collecting it on saturday afternoon and probs be out on sunday depending on weather and sea state.

any help about boating would be great as this is my first boat lol

here she is

[The Great Wallsendo]

cut and paste this url into a new window...(if the link doesn't work)

http://nesa.cibs.org.uk/wrecking.doc

Norman did it a while ago...it's good reading...

Also check this post by Alan Charlton

http://www.nesa.co.uk/forums/alan-charlton-pages/4221-beginners-guide-wreck-fishing.html

[cocomonkey19k]

cheers mate ill have a read of them cant wait to get her out there and find some fish lol

[The Great Wallsendo]

ask any of the lads on here...it can be as frustrating as shore fishing at times though...look at my trip last week...7 hours for one 2lb Codling

Still - when the weather is right you don't always care ...me barnet has started turning from red to brown now

[cocomonkey19k]

lol like you say if the weather is good then who cares if we catch fish ive just sorted all my boat gear out cant wait to get my first fish from her lol