Newbie

[phantomc92]

if you want somewhere quiet on friday i would recomend launching at mercury marina half way up the hamble river,its very very quiet but is only usable 2 1/2 hours before or after low tide,good slipway though with very little weed on it, mercury nos is 02380455994.

[Sizer]

Just spoke to a neighbour i saw he had a boat a little while ago and started chatting, hes been boating for about 25 years ish and said he will take me out for the first time and give me some pointers so hopefully it will be ok.

Also I bought the Powerboat book this morning from swanick so will be having a read of that in a mo.

[jackeen's Missus]

Few bits & bobs of reading here..

http://www.mby.com/mby/month/dskip.htm

(been saving it for a rainy day)

Oh and another one with some good advice...

http://www.powerboat-training.co.uk/articles.htm

Articles by the eggsperts!...might be worth a dip...

Missus (have em in favourites ... need to study a bit myself)

[jackeen's Missus]

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Missus

[Sizer]

Good sites there, will have a read up when i get a mo, still reading the book at present.

[jackeen's Missus]

Some gravity issues me being a lardbanjo

Missus

[termite]

Sizer, not sure were in Hampshire you are, but Tim Griffin on the Isle of Wight or Stuart (Rogue Wav) in Saxon Wharf both run training courses and could do it in your own boat. Saxon Wharf on the Itchen in Southampton also has a slipway which might be useful to you.

T

[Sizer]

Ill look them up, I'm about 10 mins from town centre and will probably use the slip under woolston bridge for now (Southampton side)

Where abouts are you terminator?

[termite]

T

Just spoke to a neighbour i saw he had a boat a little while ago and started chatting, hes been boating for about 25 years ish

Sizer hi, I am in Fareham but just been reading through this post again. Please do a Power Boat 2 level course, preferably sooner than later. Its great fun and well worth the money as you wil be taught by professionals who have been examined by the RYA as will there school to ensure ethey are up to a high standard.

I am cosntantly amazed at some of the standards seen on advanced courses and when you ask them about there experience it shows they didn't learn the basics and just cuffed it.

Make one mistake running aground and a new prop will be the same price of a PB2 course.

T

[jw.]

I don't want to seem too heavy but I agree. By coincidence, I've just read a MAIB report where the situation is just like yours. A guy new to power boating had been out once before. He took pals out with him, only one lifejacket, engine stopped just yards outside the harbour, boat took a wave, engine restarted and then died, freeboard was reduced so it took another wave, all of them in the water and two of them died. Very easy to happen. The conclusion included these words, "Buying and going to sea in a powerboat is, to some people a very straightforward buisiness......taking the boat to sea for the first time is not as straightforward as it might seem. If you have limited experience, you are strongly recommended to seek appropriate training. Ideally this should be a practical motor cruising course........".

Just do it. You would'nt want to be a Boatmad statistic, would you? You'll enjoy it too.

You've joined this forum, so I presume your brain is working properly.

[Sizer]

As previously said my neighbour with 25+ years experience in power boating is taking us out the first few times to give us some training so we should be fine. Wont be going out to sea just yet though, just the itchen for now.

Got all the lifejackets etc.. so hopefully well prepared, also done alot of reading over the past couple of weeks so have some background theory.

I'll let you know how we get on.

[Sizer]

First trip out was very good and went well, learnt a few bits and bobs and mainly had a slow chug up the river itchen for the first time out. Met a couple of chaps out on the water too who were very nice. Things certainly look different from the water.

Now its just a shame the weathers going right downhill really!!

[jackeen's Missus]

Good News Newbie.


Oh and a few boats are out next Sunday (see cruise thread) if you want to go out in company...

Missus

[jw.]

Originally posted by Sizer
First trip out was very good and went well,

Cool. Well done. Boating's good, isn't it?

[Sizer]

Well went out on our own tonight, used a 30ft winch to get the trailer in the water, went in/out much better. Still didnt venture out of Itchen but felt alot more comfortable this evenin with everything we did so feelin goooooood!!

[jackeen's Missus]

We were out too with Martin and Antoinette...over to Cowes;
cheeky enough the waves

Missus

[Rogue Wave]

Originally posted by terminator
T




Make one mistake running aground and a new prop will be the same price of a PB2 course.

T

Well I hope your feeling smug now termite.

Sizer something else you could do is ask the RNLI for a free sea safety check. It's worth doing and you get a lot of useful waterproof handouts as well

[Sizer]

Sounds good, how do i go about getting one of them done?

Ordered a new prop £160 for a genuine part, will post up a pic of the damaged one in a mo, may see if its repairable...

[Sizer]

Ooooooooops

[Rogue Wave]

http://www.rnli.org.uk/seacheck.asp

also look out for their interactive safety training page.

remeber the trick is not going out to sea that's the easy bit it's coming back safely that's the goal