Elton, Norrie bought a boat!!!!!!!

[Norm B]

NickInTheNorth:

Norrie says sorry to make you even more jealous, but here she is. Looks kinda familiar.

 

 

:cool: An invisible boat, novel.

[Norrie]

Norm....Not so invisible if you look properly mate.....

 

[Norm B]

Norrie:

Norm....Not so invisible if you look properly mate.....

 

:cool: Oh I see, you need those special glasses. I'll wait a bit then buy a boat and call it Alien 8.

[thurso angler]

[ 13. June 2005, 04:19 PM: Message edited by: thurso angler ]

[Sharkbyte]

"my bottle went at 47 knots. .....there was still plenty left on the throttle"

How many horsepower has your boat got Norrie? That is one seriously fast fishing boat!

[Glasgowdan]

isnt 47 knots like 55mph??? Seems a bit unusual that for a fishing boat doesnt it?

[Norrie]

Hiya, Not that fast for a fishing boat,there are plenty faster boats about. This is a very light boat, dont think its more than 450kilos, I got the speed from the GPS....it is truly fast.....got an Evinrude 50 on it..tho it is rated for a 70 hp...which has been fully overhauled last week, and is as good as the day it was built...according to my engineer chappie anyway....In fact, I have a newer (2 year old) 60 Mariner on order for it....

Mibbes Nick will confirm the rate of knots, as it was his boat before I got it...I do know that he went to Muck (18miles) in under 40 mins......

[spasor]

Norrie?

47knots. When you wouldn`t drive Robs at 4knots.

You must have been sniffing the fuel fumes before you started out!

[Guest NickInTheNorth]

The best I ever managed was only 49 knots!!!

 

Seriously fast! The speed is taken from the GPS, I know some people don't think that gps speeds are always that accurate.

 

The only confirmation of the sort of speeds this boat does is that one day I went from Muck to Eigg, a distance of about 5.5 miles, pier to pier, in slightly over 7 minutes. Given that I was being sensible in and around both harbours I reckon the GPS gives a fairly accurate speed.

 

I have to add that the day I did the run to Eigg the sea was like a mirror, and I could see anything on or near the surface of the sea, as the biggest danger in a boat that size travelling at that sort of speed is hitting a floating fish box or similar (or larger!) item. The consequences really do not bear thinking about. (And yes, I was showing off, a "friend" had a new rib which he was bragging about all over the west coast 'cos it was seriously fast - so I shut him up for a while.)

[spasor]

Is it true that you`re now doing bread by mail order Nick?

2 loaves please.