The Silverfly launch

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:50 am

I would like to announce the official launching ceremony of the SWFF inflatable vessel "Silverfly" this weekend on the river Hamble.

The maiden voyage will likely last for 1-2 hours and consist of a party of 2 (me and SF junior).

Sunday i am thinking is going to be the best day and i will be casting off from the public slipway by the ship.

The seagoing trial will consist of trying to avoid boats, shallows, pontoons and other hazards.

I am trying to convince SF Junior that it will be in his best interests if he participates in a Man Overboard exercise and his pocket money may well be in danger of dissapearing for good if he refuses!

I will of course be taking rods but purely for practice reasons and not in the hope of catching.

Will let you know how i get on but if anybody else is going out (local to me) on the water in their own boats and fancies a joint venture, drop me a PM

Cheers,

Captain Silverfly big grin

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:02 am

all the best capt silverfly,i think many local boat owners may give u a wide berth sunday.
save some champers after the launch to celebrate your save return.all the best mick. tougue

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:53 pm

i like the way sf jr will lose money if he wont let you throw him in the river lol

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:10 pm

jnr is usually attached to a 9 weight floating line and retrieved gurgler style
devil

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 2:50 pm

I think its the least SF Junior can do for his doting Pa! Especially as i pay his maintenance!!!!!

devil

Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 6:31 pm

oops, iam sure u can get a reduction for education on the maintence .

Member Joined: May 15, 2008 Posts: 94 Location: South West

Do people carry rods for any reason other than for the practice?

Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 6:49 pm

Don't forget to stick on the L- plates, Mike. Bon voyage.
PS - Do boats drive on the left hand side or the right hand side?

Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 4:27 pm

hi
on the right hand side even when theres no red port left in the bottle.wonder how the boat trip went nice day for it anyway.
glyn

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:50 am

Well i made it back from france!!!

Only joking of course.

The maiden voyage of the SWFF vessel Silverfly was a reasonable success.

No injuries, collisions or major catastrophies!

SF jr has lost all his pocket money for the next month or so for refusing to "fall" in the Hamble thus enabling me to practice my MOB routine (not really, just 2 weeks devil

).

From pulling up on the slip to motoring down the river took about 25mins but that was the first time so i reckon i can get that down to 20 or so.

Little 4 HP motor cruised at about 6mph (no idea in knots) and produced a top end of about 8mph and planed quite well.

It was a nice day but cold and the river does have quite a current.

Managed to motor up to the M27 bridge and down to Mercury harbour from the public slip at swanwick.

I am looking forward to the warmer weather and some serious Mullet & Bass fishing.

Cheers,

Mike

Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:23 pm

well done on the maiden voyage mike.dont be too hard on juinior,sure he wont mind going in in the summer time
all the best mick

Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 9:13 am

I would like to state that I was only joking regarding the MOB practice and using SF Jr as the "victim".

I would of course use one of my ex wives for the exercise and only in hurricane conditions with thick fog and a 10 knot tide race devil

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:14 pm

Take it you parted amicably then!