kcrane
Well-Known Member
...so has anyone opinions or ideas on 8m to 9m'ish fishing boats?
SWMBO and I have taken up fishing this year and are thoroughly enjoying it. It has added a new dimension to having a boat.
I keep a V48 in Plymouth and much to the amusement of more experienced Plymouth boat anglers we have been fishing off the back in the Sound and out to the wrecks and drop off. It works fine in calm weather, there is a large sunpad and bathing platform, but it isn't ideal as much from the safety aspect as from the risk in cutting up mackerel baits over a lovely teak cockpit floor.
I pondered selling the V48 and buying a dual purpose boat but having looked around concluded that the V48 is a lot of boat for what she would sell for and as we often have guests the V48 having cabins at opposite ends of the boat and two separate heads works very well. There is also the background thought that the hobby may not last, so maybe something less drastic than selling Intraventure is called for.
So I am pondering buying a boat that would be mostly for fishing, but which would be OK for an overnight stay if we wander further afield, but which would re-sell readily after a year or two if necessary.
The two I have narrowed it down to are the Rodman 870 and the Arvor 280AS. I have looked at other options and these two seem to be pretty robust : inboard diesels, shaft drive, 20knt cruise etc. I want something that will be happy in somewhat sloppy conditions, 'cos if I only use it in calm seas I may as well use the V48, so semi-d with a reasonable amount of weight makes sense (Rodman = 5,250kg, Arvor = 3,700kg).
Why this size? The 28ft mark seemed to be the point at which you get a genuine double, a separate heads (SWMBO is not going anywhere without a separate flush loo) and a workable galley whilst leaving a large cockpit for fishing. They've both got safe walk-around decks and the ability to fish all around the boat.
Anyone out there with experience of these boats or other alternatives I ought to look at?
PS - yes I know, two boats, complete madness, if SWMBO wasn't more keen than me I'd doubt my sanity.
SWMBO and I have taken up fishing this year and are thoroughly enjoying it. It has added a new dimension to having a boat.
I keep a V48 in Plymouth and much to the amusement of more experienced Plymouth boat anglers we have been fishing off the back in the Sound and out to the wrecks and drop off. It works fine in calm weather, there is a large sunpad and bathing platform, but it isn't ideal as much from the safety aspect as from the risk in cutting up mackerel baits over a lovely teak cockpit floor.
I pondered selling the V48 and buying a dual purpose boat but having looked around concluded that the V48 is a lot of boat for what she would sell for and as we often have guests the V48 having cabins at opposite ends of the boat and two separate heads works very well. There is also the background thought that the hobby may not last, so maybe something less drastic than selling Intraventure is called for.
So I am pondering buying a boat that would be mostly for fishing, but which would be OK for an overnight stay if we wander further afield, but which would re-sell readily after a year or two if necessary.
The two I have narrowed it down to are the Rodman 870 and the Arvor 280AS. I have looked at other options and these two seem to be pretty robust : inboard diesels, shaft drive, 20knt cruise etc. I want something that will be happy in somewhat sloppy conditions, 'cos if I only use it in calm seas I may as well use the V48, so semi-d with a reasonable amount of weight makes sense (Rodman = 5,250kg, Arvor = 3,700kg).
Why this size? The 28ft mark seemed to be the point at which you get a genuine double, a separate heads (SWMBO is not going anywhere without a separate flush loo) and a workable galley whilst leaving a large cockpit for fishing. They've both got safe walk-around decks and the ability to fish all around the boat.
Anyone out there with experience of these boats or other alternatives I ought to look at?
PS - yes I know, two boats, complete madness, if SWMBO wasn't more keen than me I'd doubt my sanity.
I could charter a fishing boat 20 times for the annual cost of running my own. The trouble is I couldn't be flexible, I couldn't do an odd hour here or there, I couldn't stay on it overnight or go off on 3 day trips around Brixham/Salcombe etc. I couldn't set it up how I wanted it, so use it on our own. If cost was the driver I'd probably join public charter trips, but that isn't the experience I'm looking for.
