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Posted
5 minutes ago, Dicky said:

Four Buoys with a 75 Optimax on the back  

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Welcome Dicky. Glad you made it over ! 
make yourself at home and get to know the locals. Nobody bites but a couple lick windows ! 
Stick up an intro if you like , let us know about yourself and your fishing etc. 

Posted
9 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

Welcome Dicky. Glad you made it over ! 
make yourself at home and get to know the locals. Nobody bites but a couple lick windows ! 
Stick up an intro if you like , let us know about yourself and your fishing etc. 

Already done the intro lol

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Posted
5 minutes ago, Dicky said:

Pirate 21 

The mrs knows I’ve had to sell one of her kidneys to pay for it 

Lovely boats, quick, excellent sea keeping

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I looked at one but couldn’t afford one at the time so went with an Orkney Pilothouse 20. 
 

Pirate are a heavy lay up but as observed, narrow so good at punching through a swell. 
 

if on the drift, best to drift bow on not beam on as they will roll a bit (thinking about sharking here) but stable at anchor due to the deep V 

Posted
15 hours ago, Saintly Fish said:

I know the pirate boats are sturdy and well built, but aside from an extra 3ft, what does the change bring you? 

A lockable cabin, better sea keeping, more space, more stability, our current boat is great and wouldn't swap it for any other 17-18 footer. Just feels like the right time to move up a little whilst still being towable. 

Posted
11 hours ago, Dicky said:

A lockable cabin, better sea keeping, more space, more stability, our current boat is great and wouldn't swap it for any other 17-18 footer. Just feels like the right time to move up a little whilst still being towable. 

Being a deep Vee they need a lot of power to get the best from them. As it is quite a heavy boat, I would want to see at least a 225 on the back. The power is required to get them on the plane ( just like mine) as a deep Vee doesn't ‘pop up’ quite so easy. My hole shot is very quick (3secs ish) with the 150 and the RIB weighs about one ton fully loaded.

Top speed on a pirate is IIRC 35knt ish 👍

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