Can anybody clear this up for me

[mhatherall]

OK I am thinking of buying this boat
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F156974/

With a new 100hp engine my main use would be offshore, in the UK Costal locations such as swansea, cornwell, tenby etc.
Will this boat be OK as an Offsore boat ?>

Mike

 

[Nautical]

Coastal would be the operative word here, certainly not Offshore in the true sense, more suited to river or estuary cruising, if memory serves bit flat bottomed but was a long time ago I saw one, 100hp on that baby would be over cooking it in my view was never designed to be a flyer.

Sorry if thats not what you wanted to hear.

 

[RobWales]

Mike,

I suggest that this particular boat would not be ideal for the area's you mention,knowing these waters quite well myself I would suggest a boat built with coastal capabilities in mind and not estury/river/canal use.

So a blunt answer to your question is NO sorry.

Sure you will get more replies soon however.

Good luck
Rob

 

[mhatherall]

No Thats OK, I dont really want anything to go at speeds, I really want something that will get me a few miles out, in and around the channel and around Tenby / Cornwell >?

 

[mhatherall]

In light of some of the answers does anybody know of any Off-shore Motor boats for sale ?

Small Budget of about £5000

Mike

 

[hlb]

Think you need another nought on there before even thinking about it.

 

[mhatherall]

Really just for around the local coast, guess I have been barking up the wrong tree

 

[mhatherall]

What are all thses people doing putting there boats in the "OFFSHORE" section of boatsandoutboards.co.uk ?

 

[sarabande]

No, just that Offshore means something like 50 miles away from land in nasty conditions. That means strong design, and expensive engines and other kit.

Stick with "Coastal", say up to within sight of land, and you'll certainly find something in your price band.

Good hunting.

 

[mhatherall]

Ok Maybe I asked wrong then will the boat I am looking at be sutible for that you say . Land in sight?

 

[Major Catastrophe]

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Ok Maybe I asked wrong then will the boat I am looking at be sutible for that you say . Land in sight?

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You can see Calais from Dover and Dover from Calais, but would you cross the Channel in it? As I said in your other post, once you are afloat, you suddenly get a realisation of what you and the boat is capable of and stay within the limits.

 

[gjgm]

Incidentally, there is a new law about smoking in public. Kindly amend you avatar, or I ll have to get Judge Keith to inprison you. /forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif