shetland 500 sea fishing

[happyjack]

plate says shetland 500 and max 50HP it is filled with foam ?
any info on this boat please and is it ok for sea fishing ect /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif thanks kevin

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Shetlands were / are pretty good and tough little boats, The answer is yes indeed.

Having just seen one on b&O, I thought you meant a different model, nice looking boat for angling.

We always used displacement boats, for spending a long time at anchor do you really want to be in a semi or planing hull? I do get the idea of getting to your fishing ground and back between any weather, I would rather have the boat that suited the purpose for me.


Good luck with whatever you decide.

Where are you by the way..

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Try the Shetland owners assocciation, they are brilliant, I was a member before I started sailing, as I had a Shetland Black Hawk.
I wouldent recommend going to sea in anything more than a force 2-3 in any of the smaller Shetlands, or similar sized plane hull boats, I have had a few unkindly experiences in the inner firth of Clyde.
Good luck.

 

[StanFolds]

Have a look at this site http://www.shetland.owners.org.uk there is a lot of info there.
Stan

 

[paulm299]

I have used one and my Brother uses one regularly for fishing . I currently have an Oldenburg 17 Day Cab ( anybody know of any owners clubs ? ) in use in the Bristol Channel . Slightly more sporty but I am confident in it up to F4-5 . Maybe because it has more freeboard or we do not get the full force of the Atlantic like Clyde_Wanderer .

 

[Lakesailor]

I have a planing hull which is not unlike a Shetland in that it has tunnels and sponsons outboard. It is very stable indeed at anchor, and I keep it on a swinging mooring where it is very stable. More stable than my B-in-Law's Langstone Fisherman of the same LOA

 

[Kawasaki]

He is either on the Forum or in the Rochester area according to His Bio Doggy!
I presume You mean the Alaska 500 ?
Cracking fishing boat if so.

 

[oldsaltoz]

Here's one with a 90 hp engine.

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/JBS150

If she is foam filled below the water line, walk away. The time and cost to repair if it gets a pin hole in it are not worth the risk IMHO of course.

Avagoodweekend......

 

[happyjack]

no thats not the boat here is one
http://wales.boatshed.com/shetland_500-boat-31647.html

 

[duncan]

great little boats - nice balance of cuddy and cockpit overall but many find the cockpit a little on the small size for fishing. 2 guys no problem though.

most are remarkably 'solid' having been built in the era of thicker grp is stronger!