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Ritchie,
Surely £80 in fuel for a full day out to the graveyard would not be that bad, dont know how much it cost you last time you went out there, but bearing in mind it is approx a 70 mile round trip plus going around the wrecks must total in the region of 100 miles.
In your boat at say max 10 knots surely your looking at around 7-8 hours travelling this must equate to at least £40-£50 in diesel, as you would be sharing the cost of fuel ( unless you went with your mam ) surely the extra money in fuel for that type of one off trip would be well worth spending, therefore travelling around 18knots could nearly half the travelling time your getting a lot more fishing time, more chance to catch that biggie.
When i used to take my merry fisher 805 to whitby that was a round trip of 92 miles, 4.5hours travelling either way @ 12 knots, i could only just do it on a full tank of diesel (200 litres), that was 4-5 years ago and diesel was only half the price it is now. I did the same trip to whitby once in just less than 3 hours from leaving royal quays, used twice as much fuel and had to stop at hartlepool to refuel on the way back.
I bet it would cost in excess of £150 round trip for me doing a trip to the graveyard in my boat.......so wont be doing that at anytime soon or in the future.
Surely £80 in fuel for a full day out to the graveyard would not be that bad, dont know how much it cost you last time you went out there, but bearing in mind it is approx a 70 mile round trip plus going around the wrecks must total in the region of 100 miles.
In your boat at say max 10 knots surely your looking at around 7-8 hours travelling this must equate to at least £40-£50 in diesel, as you would be sharing the cost of fuel ( unless you went with your mam ) surely the extra money in fuel for that type of one off trip would be well worth spending, therefore travelling around 18knots could nearly half the travelling time your getting a lot more fishing time, more chance to catch that biggie.
When i used to take my merry fisher 805 to whitby that was a round trip of 92 miles, 4.5hours travelling either way @ 12 knots, i could only just do it on a full tank of diesel (200 litres), that was 4-5 years ago and diesel was only half the price it is now. I did the same trip to whitby once in just less than 3 hours from leaving royal quays, used twice as much fuel and had to stop at hartlepool to refuel on the way back.
I bet it would cost in excess of £150 round trip for me doing a trip to the graveyard in my boat.......so wont be doing that at anytime soon or in the future.
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