mrlwalmsley Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Well launched at Fairbourne 8.00am fairly straight forward all good went out about a mile set anchor to allow small drift fishing good Tope / Mackrel /Pollack and even a Bass moved about a bit came in to about 1/2 mile from shore big engine packed in (Evinrude 50Hp switched to back up run about on that for a bit then that packed in 5.00pm. Fortunately only about 250 yds from shore in 6ft of water. But 4 mile from slip got a tow to Barmouth entrance then walked it 2 mile through 3ft of water with tide slowly coming in back to slip Thanks to son and his mate. Trailered okay and got home safe. 50 Hp sounded like roller bearings gone so head removed and stripped only to find it was top shaft bearing on leg no waiting on parts the joys of boating. thejollysinker, Andy135, Geoff and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 39 minutes ago, mrlwalmsley said: Well launched at Fairbourne 8.00am fairly straight forward all good went out about a mile set anchor to allow small drift fishing good Tope / Mackrel /Pollack and even a Bass moved about a bit came in to about 1/2 mile from shore big engine packed in (Evinrude 50Hp switched to back up run about on that for a bit then that packed in 5.00pm. Fortunately only about 250 yds from shore in 6ft of water. But 4 mile from slip got a tow to Barmouth entrance then walked it 2 mile through 3ft of water with tide slowly coming in back to slip Thanks to son and his mate. Trailered okay and got home safe. 50 Hp sounded like roller bearings gone so head removed and stripped only to find it was top shaft bearing on leg no waiting on parts the joys of boating. Sounds like an eventful day out. Glad you got back safe and managed to tell the tale. Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Glad you got back home safely and glad you caught some fish! A good day's fishing and a lucky break getting home ok. Here's hoping your next outing is less eventful! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 Good tale to tell, as you made it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 glad you made it back ok - and caught some fish first!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted August 19, 2022 Share Posted August 19, 2022 (edited) Seems to be a lot of breakdowns on this forum🙂 Glad you made it to shore. Edited August 19, 2022 by mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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