O/T my 'new' boat
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...well new to me, should spell the end of many a mackerel...and...er...9.9 bananas, LOL.










Gonna give it a rub down and a lick of paint before summer, also gonna treat it to a steering wheel set up (need to buy a tube to attach to the transom for that), as you cant see where your going when sat at the tillar.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

exalent!
do you need a license or anything for a boat like that?
could you use it to go to main land or is it purly for fisshing etc?

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

Just fishing, Ive been using a 10ft tender for the past 5 years to go out fishing, but its a bit cramped and can be a bit dodgy in big swells, so thought id buy something a bit more sturdy (LOL).

no, nothing like that needed, £60 a year harbours (mooring) dues, and if you choose to insure it (optional) its about £150 a year fully comp.

You *could* go to ireland/england in it, but with 10hp and about 10 knots top speed, it would take an eternity. There are much more suitable boats for 'commuting', any modern boats hull design will be able to 'plane' and reach many times the speed this can.

As it happens, this is one of the worse hulls ever, they were made here on the island, and were nickname the 'peel pig' due to theyre basic crapness. they basically push the water out of the way instead of floating over it.

I quite like it though, its got character :)

Im going to call it the "Wet Dream"

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

A bit off topic but whats it like driving the mini out on those backroads!?

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


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ive almost forgotten LOL, since the flywheel fell off my 1380 back in 03 ive built it up to into a rally car for local tarmac stages :), but due to being pissed about its taking forever...

...but from what i remember it was excellent*



*when you dont meet a tractor coming the other way

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

joeybaby, turbo it!!! :) nice bit of kit that for fishing, i think i've driven something simular on kielder water in cumbria, it had a manual bilge pump, great fun

SKYLINES ARE LIKE CLITS, EVERY FLANGE SEEMS TO HAVE ONE: see this sticker on my silvia

the Search-section on this forum is blummin superb & simple to use, unlike some other forums, without the search-section & the help of this bunch of chaps on here i'll never be able to !!!Start the day with a 998cc turbo!!! :) i'm getting closer though!

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nice one mate ive got a orkney coast liner with a hoda 20 hp 4 stroke here is my last report on wsf
http://www.worldseafishing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=54843

glad there is another sea angler on here though is was the only one.

still plenty of small cod to 3lb coming out but dont have the niceities of the iow or solent to fish in im afraid.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

i cant even turbo a mini, never mind a boat!

hoggy, are those the ones that look a bit like warriors but not as angularly shaped??

reading your post has got me looking forward to the warmer weather so much!

mostly i catch coalie and mackerl, no idea how heavy, should buy some scales, but they do put up a good fight.
Especially when you have 5 or 6 on your line all trying to go down!

never dabble much with bait, i just use those silver white feathers with glow bead, they go mad for them!
whats good for cod (or callig as the manx call them)?

years back my best mate hooked a dogfish that was basically just a miniture shark, about 4ft long.
that was back in the little 10ft dinghy, we both had our feet against the side of the boat, almost tipped us twice!
We were so impressed with ourselves at catching it, then i almost put the anchor through the bottom of the boat trying to knock it out!

had a small (roughly 6m) basking come look at us once, that was a bit humbling when your in a 10ft tender!!

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

yer you want to look out for the big fish out there! lol
iv heard of great white sharks coming to the uk!

My build thread..

http://www.turbominis.co.uk/forums/index.php?p=vt&tid=542985

will have to fit a shark chair LOL

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

we were using whole squid with black lug wipped together on a pennel rig.

you are in the best place for some big plaice and cod mate so get out there plus the bass are bloody big there two.

the coastliner is a bit like a longliner rather than a warrior.

but i would love one of them two.

we nearly bought a seajeep ( like a warrior) but opted for the orkney as it was a lot lighter to tow and launch.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas

arrrr, shiver me timbers!!!

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1/4mile in 13.2sec @ 111 terminal on 15psi

someone put a wreath on my boat last month, and again this week, after asking the harbour master it turns out it was my boat/outboard he hit when he fell in.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/isle_of_man/6307957.stm

just my luck.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Been out on the badass quite a lot recently, plus went night fishing the other week which was an experience LOL

some pics of the coastline around port st mary:

Edited by joeybaby83 on 16th May, 2007.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Wicked....

JF.

Hi,
Can't believe I never said "Happy new boat"
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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looks awesome, nice pics

sea fishing is superb cos you can eat them all with chips ......lol

and you have a great day out

nice pics joe

now wheres Nics comments on the good looking girl

Cheers lads

Cant wait for summer, should be a goodun this year too

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

im resisting linking that girl with the seamen

What the hell is that with that bloke that died??????????

ha, trust you nic!!

i know, bad luck or what!

apparently 'spock' (a founding member of the castletown ale drinkers society) he used to lean on the chains above my boat (theres a bus stop there) everynight after kicking out time...they reckon he just fell backwards...

on the day i went to view the boat the tide was out and there were 2 police poking around it, the harbour master later told me they found his wallet and some other bits and bobs of his under/around my boat, great.

"Turbo's make torque, and torque makes fun"

"did you know you can toast potato waffles?"

Medusa + injection = too much torque for the dyno ..https://youtu.be/qg5o0_tJxYM

rofl