Saintly Fish Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Tell us Gordmac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gordmac Posted May 30, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2021 Great boat, steep learning curve! Arrived at Dunstaffanage Monday to a fairly miserable day, quite wet and windy. For reasons not unrelated to the low tide we were hanging about for about five hours before launch. Yard guy had to show me how to unlock the electronic control before I could lower the outdrive, like I said, steep learning curve! Staggered along towards the fuel berth, straight line, what is that? No idea which way outdrive is pointing and steering has about double the turns my old boat had. Boat on pontoon so tried parking elsewhere with no success, outdrive is quite different to twin shafts! Nearly made it on umpteenth attempt but had to move as the boat belonging to the berth arrived. Eventually put it in on the inside of the fuel berth as a large boat was being refuelled, something like 1500l I think, ouch! Eventually got fuel and headed home, a bit choppy due to the wind but boat coped fine (not sure about crew though!) low 20kn. Bit smoother turning North and got a lot calmer after a few miles, sat about 25kn easy enough and very quiet. By the time we got home wind was well down and it had stopped raining, just the weather we would have liked earlier!. Put on club pontoon easy enough and easier to get off than old boat would have been, not so hard with little wind! Picked up tender and put on mooring, relieved to find the mooring strop would actually fit! Spent the last few days reading the instructions! There is a rudder position indicator on the autopilot, that is very useful. Went over the boat, only thing I can find not working is the shower drain pump. Went through all the menus on the plotter sounder, even got the radar working, no idea what it shows, but it works! There is a frame at the forward cockpit and lots of canvas bits that sort of fit with it, only two bits I have no idea about! I need to refit the wheelhouse table and there are two smaller tables for the forward cockpit. Been messing about with outdrive trim and trim tabs. Bit windy Friday so spent a while pontoon bashing, slowly getting the hang of it! Most difficult thing for me is no steering unless in drive, rudders on last boat worked well in neutral so you could go slowly and steer. The Targa picks up speed quickly when put in gear. I am impressed how easily it will travel quickly in a bit of a chop and it is so quiet, quieter than a car. The side doors and wide walk around bits are good for getting out to the ropes quickly. Rear door is useful but not necessary. Bags of space outside. High bow and bow flare hinders visibility a bit particularly when going for the mooring buoy. Will go for another play today and maybe a bit of fishing Monday. Will stick up some pics later. jonnyswamp, mick, Andy135 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Good write up. Sounds like there's bit to learn but good that you're getting the hang of it. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted May 30, 2021 Author Share Posted May 30, 2021 Nice one Gord, sounds like you picked up a goodie just in time for the summer to actually start. Mind you, with a boat like that who needs summer?? I in particular look forward to hearing about your targa adventures. Mainly because I would love one, but they just don’t fit for my family life style. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 First go at fishing from her a day or two ago with my cousin. Side decks and forward cockpit make it easier and more versatile. No Mackerel about yet but got three large frying pan sized Lythe (Pollack) and kept a couple of frying pan sized codling. Dinner for four and a bit left over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted June 3, 2021 Author Share Posted June 3, 2021 Very nice Gord, the scenery looks amazing where you are! but where are the fish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Great boat and location pics. Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 Thanks. Mine is the fishing version (Tarfish) of the Targa 27 so a bit smaller than that one, more basic inside and no flybridge. But a lot cheaper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gordmac Posted June 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2021 Some pics of arrival: jonnyswamp, Maverick, JonC and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Thought I might add a bit to this. Now ashore for the winter, I covered almost 500 nautical miles without actually going anywhere! Average consumption about 1.5L/m. Initially sat about 22kn but later about 27kn as the boat feels happier at that speed. Fantastic boat, if anyone is considering one go for it. Hard to imagine something better except maybe a bigger one! We went out fishing fairly often but not venturing far away, normally with my cousin but his sister started coming with us and I think she is now hooked! Caught a fair number of Mackerel, they make good fishcakes for the winter. Quite a few what we refer to as Lythe (Pollack) and some Codling. I also got what I think was a small Scorpion fish, never saw one before. Too busy not touching it whilst unhooking for a picture! We would normally get fewer Lythe but more small Cuddies (Coalfish) but never saw a cuddy this year for some reason. Aunt was disappointed, she loves them! Geoff, Andy135, Dicky and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gordmac Posted November 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 17, 2021 This would be the biggest, size 9 feet for comparison. A few close to that size. Was away a couple of times for trips on a friend's BT 35. Put a pot down in Port Ellen, Islay. We get prawns rather than lobster here. I don't like shellfish though. Andy135, Geoff, Dicky and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Some great catches and pics there Gord. Sounds like the new boat is working out well for you 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 JonC, suzook12 and Andy135 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 Nice one Gord. The BT is truly an epic boat. I had the chance to helm a BT31 in the summer and it was most impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Looking good 🙂 glad you’re enjoying. (stunning scenery by the way 🙂 ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyhookit Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Cracking Boat You have you need to Freeze a few Cole fish and save them for Skate fishing might see you around as ill be up in Oban come April / May time Launch out the Dive Center usually have a short blast round the back of Karkera not sure of the Spelling had Skate to 225LBS we had 17 in two days fishing Tight lines Alain Saintly Fish and Andy135 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyhookit Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 suzook12 and JonC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyhookit Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 this is my warrior 175 moored up at the Oban Dive Center i use a 3 m Inflatable as a Tender jonnyswamp and Geoff 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordmac Posted November 19, 2021 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Lot of skate, 225lb a big fish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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