GPSguru

With regard to keeping it in your garage, then not only length, but also height can be an issue if the boat has an A frame.

Security, I guess it depends on where you live, if you live in Shaldon, then I doubt security will be and issue. TBH a trailer left in a driveway with a hitch lock and wheel clamp is a pretty safe option.

23 minutes ago, RogB said:

Lastly, for now, our fishfinders (Garmin strikers) on the kayak show a featureless and pretty barren bottom (and never any fish other than shoals of sandeels occasionally) and i generally catch more and better fish from the beach.

Yes, the bottom out of Teignmouth is fairly barren, there is a tiny reef out by the yellow outflow buoy, and another close into Labrador bay. TBF you probably have seen fish on your striker, but you need to know how to interpret them.

Monday is afternoon school run for us, so we stopped off by Shaldon beach for an hour and I saw Stuart catch 4 Bass (I am guessing you know Stuart, as a local everybody knows him, and he is a very good lure angler as well).

You have probably seen us going in and out past the beach (Bluefin, a blue Ribcraft 585, usually with 6 -8 rods on the A frame ) and you may also have seen Gary going out past the point (Valkyrie, a blue white Orkney). I usually try to keep the speed limit past the beach as there are often anglers wading deeper than they should be !

Polly steps is tidal to a degree. The only tine you can't get in and out is Spring low, but if you need to get in then you can always land at Gales Hill. My boat needs the tide to be at 1.5m (as measured at New Quay), to give me safe passage in and out of Polly. With the engine fully down I have a draft of a little over 2ft. When the tide drops below 1.2m, even the 'yaks and jetski's are stuffed as the route to the channel is quite rocky. At 0.9m (low springs) you can walk out to the main channel from the slip !

When the tide is very occasionally 0.6m (once or twice a year) you can walk out and pick oysters from the slip to the channel.

On 6/17/2023 at 4:18 PM, Sailfish said:

Does anyone mark their anchor rope?

I normally let out 10 metres of rope for every 10 feet of water.  I mark my rope in binary using insulation tape every 10 metres with yellow=1 and black=0

Redone today, it lasts about 5 seasons.  Interested in other ideas

Yes, my system is identical and the 10ft/10m rule is perfect for 3:1.

I have my 200m of rode marked with red heatshrink, each marked from 1 to 20 in black permanent marker.

2 minutes ago, JonC said:

Terrible thing to happen, I guess his jacket inflated preventing him from swimming clear. 

Or the door slammed shut and couldn't open it against the water pressure.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-65904041
 

On 6/6/2023 at 8:06 PM, JonC said:

He gave me the wanker sign last year as I went past him🤣

Scott is obviously an excellent judge of character 🙄👍 

58 minutes ago, mick said:

How do you connect to braid, I was thinking of using a swivel and 2ft of mono.

I use a short FC leader of about 2ft, maybe 3ft max, to avoid abrasion.

join the leader to the braid with a PR knot, or an FG knot, then tie a solid ring on the end of the leader so you can attach the jig using the split ring.

I use the above knots as they are streamlined and strong, but you can use any leader knot that suits you. 

1 hour ago, MikeyB said:

Hi All,

I have an intermittent issue with the push button starter on my boat.

It's happened twice now while at anchor out at sea when I try to restart the motor nothing happens.

No green light on in the start position? no buzzer or fault codes showing and the digital display indicates the motor is in neutral.

I know when its in gear because it bleeps twice and moving the helm control to neutral it starts ok.

My issue is when in neutral with no bleeps nothing happens when the starter button is pressed?

Moving the helm control several times between forward and reverse seems to correct the problem.

It's as though an interlock is sticking preventing the starter from operating.

I've checked all connections I can see for any corrosion and all look fine.

All batteries are fully charged with shore based chargers.

Kill switch works ok so that can be eliminated.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Mikey B

Sounds like the neutral  sensing  micro switch in the helm binnacle is playing up.

1 hour ago, Looe Keith said:

Thanks both. I tried a spiral wrapped rods aboard Silver Halo on Wednesday and while it think it helped a bit, I was still getting problems. You comments about good jigging technique seems to be spot on,,, so something for me to work on. Just need these annoying easterlies to stop again and I'll be able to work on this 🤞

I can guess which wrecks that Matt took you too, so you probably caught some decent Pollock, as the Bass are a bit thin on the wrecks at the moment. Matt and I both primarily fish the same wrecks.

On Wednesday morning, we were Mackerel fishing near the Orestone for a few hours, as it is chum making time for shark fishing next month.

59 minutes ago, Odyssey said:

bilge alarms

That is the important part. You need to know when the hull has been compromised, it is way too late when the water gets to deck level before you realise what is going on.

Luke, do you test the alarm's ?

2 hours ago, JonC said:

These sort of things are ok for clearing water from a rogue wave or a one off but trying to pump against a hole in the boat is futile. I had a hand operated whale gushed on my old Colvic and it was slower than the boat itself. 
I think the bungs and mallet sounds like a good idea. 

Got to agree, I have used manual pumps and a bloody bucket is quicker !

My RIB hull is sealed to the outside world, so there is no hull drain plug on the outside of the hull. At the stern I have a sump and the main hull drain plug, drains into the sump, which is fitted with a Johnson 800GPH auto bilge pump. However, my main deck drainage is twin 4 inch elephant trunks, which have a flow capacity of 6000 L/min (1300 GPM, or to compare with a bilge pump the trunks are giving a minimum flow rate of 78,000 GPH !, but of course you need to be moving forward at any speed above 3kts for them to work. However, I have tried them and with 4 inches of water on the deck, the trunks emptied the boat in seconds, by moving at a speed. Under normal circumstances they would be used on the plane, after poor wave management and taking a 'stuffing' (I may or may not have done that). I even carry a 4 inch cork bung, just in case one of the hypalon trunks ever springs a leak.

3 hours ago, Saintly Fish said:

Also worth mentioning that a decent working bilge pump should be fitted and regularly checked. And also a set of wooden bungs and a rubber mallet ! 

I thought Orkneys were fitted with a manual whale pump ?

A lot of folk just don't realise the susceptibility of a seacock, and I suspect very few carry bungs, or have under deck water alarms. 

5 hours ago, JonC said:

I thought it was an Orkney? Most of them are fitted with outboards? 
unless it was a deck wash or bait well intake. I know it’s a bit ghoulish speculating but it’s something that if we knew it could prevent it happening on another boat. 

The deluxe versions were fitted with a sea toilet.

1 hour ago, JonC said:

I haven’t read from the start, do we know what caused the boat to sink? Was there a collision with something? 

No collision, and flat calm sea. I suspect sea cock failure.

As it was not a commercial vessel and there was no other vessel involved, the MAIB will not be investigating the sinking

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj70vd2ev4do

Just getting the boat ready to go out for a morning session, however, after what happened on Friday I am not that keen and maybe a tad nervous, although I guess there is no need to be.

I will probably go and find some Mackerel for the freezer, as not keen to go to the inshore wrecks until my friends body is found / recovered. ☹️🤷‍♂️

1 hour ago, Looe Keith said:

I want to get a “proper” SPJ rod and I really like the idea of the spiral guide train as I’m forever getting the line wrapped around the tip with conventionally rigged guides. What are your thoughts? 
Thanks 

Spiral guides have very little to do with tip wrap. It most often happens if you allow too much slack line on a pitch and the wind blows to line back onto the rod tip. A better solution is to use ‘K’ guides which are forward facing, so the line naturally slides off them. A better solution is better line control for the fishing conditions.

I use a Temple Reef Gravitate Ill , and 2 Hearty Rise Slow Jigging II rods, all equipped with palm sized Maxel narrow spool jigging reels.

Last year, whilst not concentrating, I hooked a biggish pollock and was tip wrapped, luckily the 3rd ring from the tip snapped together with the braid (20lb PE1). All that was required was to replace the fuji K series ring, and Temple Reef were really helpful with telling me what Fuji ring to use.

Yes, SPJ is very addictive, and these days it is  a rare occurrence for me to get the Red Gills and flying collar out.

1 hour ago, JonC said:

Just wait till @GPSgurusees me in my new bucket hat, he’s gonna lose his shit 

Thanks @Saintly Fish great quality as usual, shame I had to wait over two days but can’t have everything I guess 

I bet it looks like a pimple on a pigs arse 🙄🤣

4 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

At last, a voice of reason appears! 

Yet another retard joins the party. 
@JonC is not gonna be impressed that 2/3 of the SLT are complete retards 🙄🤷‍♂️

Rod in left, crank with right, nothing could be simpler, have clarity in your thoughts 😇👍

12 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

Why? Why not switch the handle over?

Because we are ‘normal’ folk, you are very ‘special’ 🤣

1 hour ago, Saintly Fish said:

I'd argue that!! You're in the weirdo group!

Nah, you and the OP are just retards. 🤷‍♂️😂😂😂

13 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

Yeah but when you were young Brian left handed wasn't an option. 🤣

I am left handed, but definitely you hold rod in left and crank with right, unless it is a coffee grinder, then hold rod in right and crank with left.

TBH, I don't much like FS reels for general boat fishing, but ok for spinning.

18 minutes ago, JonC said:

Do you want some more photographs me ? 

Feck off 🤣

5 minutes ago, JonC said:

I find myself torn here, I am in agreement with the mean old bastard, for once he’s right. 

I am humbled Jon 😇