JorgeinLondon
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Greetings...
I am in the process of buying a very small first boat for cruising on the Thames. I was quite good at sailing small boats in my teenage years and spent every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons on the water. I've had more limited experience with motor boats, driven a Glastron with a huge V8 mercruiser back in the 90's, had a go on some bigger boats once or twice and have rented boats on the Thames recently. I don't have any qualifications although I'm thinking about doing an RYA motorboat course.
The boats is an 1985 Sealine 18 Weekender. It's old but the engine (a 75hp Evinrude E-TEC) is has only got 85 hours on it and is only 3 years old and just had a service. The boat has been well looked after. My thinking is that because the hull is old but a new engine I should have some reliability without the headache of panicking if I scratch which is probably going to happen once or twice.
It is moored down at Chiswick Quay Marina. We are taking over the mooring.
I have had fun reading all the stuff on here. Its been quite useful research.
Do people think I'm crazy or have I got the right idea?
I am in the process of buying a very small first boat for cruising on the Thames. I was quite good at sailing small boats in my teenage years and spent every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday afternoons on the water. I've had more limited experience with motor boats, driven a Glastron with a huge V8 mercruiser back in the 90's, had a go on some bigger boats once or twice and have rented boats on the Thames recently. I don't have any qualifications although I'm thinking about doing an RYA motorboat course.
The boats is an 1985 Sealine 18 Weekender. It's old but the engine (a 75hp Evinrude E-TEC) is has only got 85 hours on it and is only 3 years old and just had a service. The boat has been well looked after. My thinking is that because the hull is old but a new engine I should have some reliability without the headache of panicking if I scratch which is probably going to happen once or twice.
It is moored down at Chiswick Quay Marina. We are taking over the mooring.
I have had fun reading all the stuff on here. Its been quite useful research.
Do people think I'm crazy or have I got the right idea?