Recent content by TheMerryFisher

I do appreciate all of your replies and it’s interesting to hear peoples thoughts on the matter. Maybe I missed out a bit of details just to complete the post. I think some people are jumping the gun presuming I abandoned my boat for a year when that is far from the case. I had a previous...

OK I get the gist, thanks.

I appreciate the replies, sounds like boat yards just have the ultimate say and it is what it is! I guess the only thing I can do is recommend people don’t use them due to the lack of communication and time taken for a basic job. You wouldn’t take your car to the garage and expect it to come...

Hi all, my boat has been out of the water with a marina for a year. They have stripped the old anti foul and serviced my outboard engine, however, they still need to clean the boat as it’s covered in green moss due to it being stationary for so long. I have been told that my batteries are now...

Definitely keep your eyes peeled as there are some good ones out there. I do feel mine was the best specced as it also had an outside teak effect deck so she looked incredible, but I’m biased! Mine sold around the £37k mark with the Volvo Penta engine.

Hi M Gordon, I did bring her back and enjoyed her last year. However, I have since sold her and bought a slightly smaller cabin cruiser (615) with a trailer so we can take the boat on holidays with us. I cannot recommend the MF805 enough, it has everything you need to enjoy time on the water...

I am a little surprised too. Hopefully I can get it don’t tomorrow.

So I clarified with BSS that the entire hose to the outboard has to be fire retardant. You can get around this by having fire retardant inside and outboard hose outside. I’m going to upgrade the whole hose. I will post photos before and after. Thanks to those with the sensible inputs, always...

Thank you for being helpful! Much appreciated. I’ve had a good chat with BSS who clarified the issue and it’s an easy fix.

I totally agree with your comment, but, I cannot be the only outboard boat on the river. Many other people must have been in the same position but yet it doesn’t seem so as I’ve not had one person anywhere offer photos of their setups/changes they had to make.

So the way it was explained is that it needs an external fitting at the back of the boat. Fuel line running from the tank, to filter to bulkhead fitting. Then, from the fitting, I presume some sort of bayonet connection it with jubilee clips to the outboard. I am just struggling to find the...

Perhaps worded poorly on my part, but it still needs to have a permanent fixing at the bulk head. I can’t seem to find a photo of any other setups either.

Hi all, I failed my BSS today due to my boat not having an external bayonet coupling from the fuel tank to my outboard. what do you all think about the photo attached? It seems very dangerous to me to have a hanging fuel line as this is definitely a trip hazard surely?! I have a conventional...

Hi all, I have come across an MG pilot house boat but I have never heard of them! There doesn’t seem to be tonnes of information available either… Can anyone vouch for MG boats? Are they any good? In comparison to a Merry Fisher how do they feel? Thanks!

irrespective of experience, the MF805 is wider than legally towable in the UK? Dry weight she is 3380Kg and 4800kg with everything onboard. let me know how you get on as I have a MF805 and would love to tow her around!