First Boat- Need advice

[Fisherfred]

Hi guys Me, a Mate, and my Brother have purchased a boat with the intention of doing it up getting a feel for the water and hopefully making enough to put into a bigger boat. So i am looking for advice on Power, Stability, Paint, Equipment, Everything really!!!

Currently we have a 4hp British seagull motor wich we have sorted so she starts first time runs, tick sover fine. It powers the boat fine i would guess up to about 10mph at flat out (not a deamon) but was fine at getting us through the calm water at the marina (Hartlepool) I'm guessing the boat would need a bigger motor to power us through the sea???

Wich brings me to my second question, The boat is 16ft x 5ft and looks like a modified rowing boat, Will this be ok on the sea?? Is the base wide enough for balance??

Any advice is much appriciated, Thanks Guys!!

[the leadman]

a pic f the bat whoud bat good mate . as for the seagull there are reay bad for there hp rateing the 4 is just a gess. your hull will be a displacement hull so id be thiking of get a 5 hp yam exct. nowt bigger than that yu will just waste fule. and use the gull as a back up engine

[Fisherfred]

a pic f the bat whoud bat good mate . as for the seagull there are reay bad for there hp rateing the 4 is just a gess. your hull will be a displacement hull so id be thiking of get a 5 hp yam exct. nowt bigger than that yu will just waste fule. and use the gull as a back up engine

Yea i will get a pic when the damn camera decides to work!! The seagull will end up just being a backup i think was thinkin bowt a 10-25hp what are your thoughts on that??

[the leadman]

your just going to waste full . if your boat is a displacment hull you will only be able get to a serten speed mate . after that you will need to put a massive engine on the back and you will only get a few more knots . the hull can only move the same mass as the boat

Hull (watercraft) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[canman]

A 16ft open boat should be ok on the sea providing you are sensible and don't take risks, such as, you've all bought/dug bait and the weather turns a bit iffy just before your trip out, don't be egged on just cos one of you thinks it might be ok, there's allways another time. Don't go out without safety gear, ie; lifejackets, vhf radio, compass, etc;DON'T GO OUT WITHOUT AN ANCHOR AND ENOUGH ROPE, be safe. You don't need any more than 5-6hp outboard. Make sure that the engine's prop is below the keel of the boat or you will hardly move. Good luck.

[Kev1n]

Lots of good advice already given, which leaves your question about painting. If you leave the boat afloat in the marina it will need antifouling. Paint this on to the hull that will be under the water-line, leave to dry for a few hour or a day depending on the weather then re-launch. You may need a primer coat depending on what the boat is made from and what is on it already.
If you store your boat out the water and you can get away without painting then don’t paint it, just add polish.
If you keep the boat on a trailer, service that too. Wheel bearings don’t last long with salty water and sand in them, brake cable corrode and the metal work can rust.

[Fisherfred]

Thats great guys, the prop is about level with the bottom of the boat! What type of paint can you paint the boat with? can you use gloss for example and laquer it?? or is it just the boat paint that is suitable??

[Fisherfred]

A 16ft open boat should be ok on the sea providing you are sensible and don't take risks, such as, you've all bought/dug bait and the weather turns a bit iffy just before your trip out, don't be egged on just cos one of you thinks it might be ok, there's allways another time. Don't go out without safety gear, ie; lifejackets, vhf radio, compass, etc;DON'T GO OUT WITHOUT AN ANCHOR AND ENOUGH ROPE, be safe. You don't need any more than 5-6hp outboard. Make sure that the engine's prop is below the keel of the boat or you will hardly move. Good luck.

LOL yea that was gunna be my next question! how much rope would you attatch to a anchor?? also what weight am i looking for in an anchor??

[the leadman]

any thing like this mate

[canman]

Hi, The weight of the anchor is not "that" important. One of those folding galvernised ones with around 6-7ft of chain (very important) will get the anchor down and help it bight into the sand or rough ground. The rope length anchoring on sand is a little more critical than on rough ground, when it hits the bottom, say 50ft deep, throw out another 50ft and secure at the bow. On rough ground, it pays to "trip" the anchor, that means, fasten the chain to the grapnel end and tie a bit of corleen from the other end of the anchor to the chain, so that if it gets stuck you can break the corleen and the anchor will pull out upside down.

[Charlton]

one thing about anchors, make sure you have them tied to the anchor rope and also tied to the boat somewhere, have heard of anglers throwing them overboard, won't mention any names.

[the leadman]

tyed to the bow is best mate. ancoring from the side is very doogiy

[canman]

one thing about anchors, make sure you have them tied to the anchor rope and also tied to the boat somewhere, have heard of anglers throwing them overboard, won't mention any names.

Can't think whoooooooo you might be talking about Alan

[Norman]

I`ve done it with a trace and a weight but never (like arthur) .... ooops name slipped out there arthur, with an anchor

norm

[canman]

I`ve done it with a trace and a weight but never (like arthur) .... ooops name slipped out there arthur, with an anchor

norm

The sad thing is Norman, i've done it twice, both times in the 1980's. I'm more organised now...........I don't paint them (just in case)