Odyssey

4 hours ago, Josh said:

Was their much Algae around yet ?

hope you get out again soon 

It was pretty good to be honest. Rob Rennie went out the next day and managed 4 blues and a porgie. 

Back out Sunday to see what can find 🙂 Hopefully a few more but I’ll think twice about looking at 7ft+ porgie again 😂😂😂

Still it was great to smash a season goal so early in year. 

There are multiple lines of enquiry. 

5 hours ago, Andy135 said:

Great work Luke! Well done to you and your crew. Smiles all round - what more can anyone ask for?! 👍

More fish and bigger… one of the guys out with me yesterday is doing a charter again in 3 weeks so the pressure is on to get more and bigger again 🤣🤣🤣🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

Already posted last the weekend shenanigans 🙂 

7 hours ago, Dicky said:

Nice one Luke, we're booked on White Waters for this Friday so praying on the weather now.

I was due to be busy on the weekend but I’m now free…. So may need to sneak back out again…. Saturday or Sunday… I shall see if I can find anyone 🙂 

Hopefully you get some good weather and I’m sure Andrew will put you on the fish 🙂 🦈🎣

Spiral guides are used to help the angler play the fish…. On big game rods they are becoming more popular as it reduces the twist torque on a conventional guides mounted on top of the rod. 
 

I’ve got 2 shark rods built that way and 2 conventional. In the hopes my customers can have whatever they prefer… hopefully they get a bend in soon 

My understanding of MS Amlin is that machinery relates to the engines only…. I did question this as im Insured with them myself

On 5/26/2023 at 10:05 AM, GPSguru said:

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 ?

Yes, every month they get tested and signed off as part of maintenance schedule. It’s part of coding requirement but I did it anyway. The alarms are typically fail safe (go off even if no water present). Alarms are all fitted next to seacocks in case one fails. Seacocks are exercised every month as well as part of maintenance schedule, usually more often, but give the check over too. 

Bilge pumps are all on electronic solid state switches that are easy to test as well and get tested regularly. 

I’ve had alarms go off at sea, hit a wave, bilge filled, pump cleared it quickly, but if it hadn’t it’d been a different scenario….   I’d of soon lost stability ti take the next one and one after etc…. When pump needed replacement i replaced it with an even higher output tgst was previously there as a just in case…..

The guy I bought my boat off had owned a boat that sank…. He said was terrifying….

I’ve got 6 electric bilge pumps so my capacity is x3 coding regulations, bilge alarms and 3 manual pumps.

What is perhaps scary his boat nearly sank and was fitted with standard flow rate for a cat 2 coded boat… so hence the upgrade on the next boat. 
 

16 hours ago, JonC said:

Reservation for @GPSguruto post a TinaTurner record 

Simply the best joke of the day….

2 hours ago, GPSguru said:

The deluxe versions were fitted with a sea toilet.

My old Orkney had a sea toilet. It had 2 seacocks. The sea toilet is up near the bow behind the helm.

It also didn’t come with a manual bilge pump or any kind of bilge pump. I had to fit inspection hatches and fit manual bilge pump myself. 
 

If you’ve seen a seacock fail it’s scary…. The flow of water into the boat is large.

Welcome to the nut house…. 
 

Have a word with @jonnyswamp too, he does some SPJing and has had some good success :)!

It does make you think what happened 😞 

I’m away camping in France for a few days but when I’m back I’ll be back at it again as it’ll be shark time 

21 hours ago, GPSguru said:

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.

Im with @GPSguru here…. Can’t do LH multis, Em is a leftie, has a LH multis but can also cope with a right…. 

Great day out 🙂 
 

Em likes a bit of fishing, but only if they are small, good eating and have no teeth 🤣
 

She is starting to like sharking on flat days though 

8 minutes ago, mike farrants said:

nice - looks like lovely weather!

One of those rare days in wales…. 
 

Hopefully we get a few days like these 🙂 

So looks like a trip on the cards Saturday…. Pollack fishing on the drift and depending on the winds maybe a crack at a tope or 2 at anchor. 
 

In 2 minds about inshore or offshore reefing…. Offshore more fish but needs good conditions, inshore slightly less fish but chance to have a go at the tope…. I guess keep an eye on the forecasts and see if I can rustle up a crew…. 
 

All outlaws welcomed! 😁

After a period of respite, it’s time for one of classic (crap) jokes 😄😄😄😄

Victron are excellent. I’ve got one of their charger/inverters on my boat and been faultless for years. 
 

Not cheap mind… but they are fully IP65 or IP67 and built to last