mike farrants Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Hi newbie - here from weymouth - not got a boat yet, but actively looking, have sailed lots as a youngster growing up on the IOW -bene landlocked for 15yrs in bucks but moved to Weymouth back in the summer and want to get into a bit of boat fishing/exploring, pottering etc. have been shore fishing for years and want to make the most of this wonderful location! Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Hi Mike, Welcome to the Outlaws! You'll find lots of good advice on boats and boating on here. Any questions on boat-ownership, just ask 👍 mike farrants 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Hello Mike, welcome to the forum. Great forum, but a lot of mickey takers (pun intended) on here. Being stuck in landlocked Lincolnshire (the wash does not count) I envy your location. Geoff. ☺️ Edited December 11, 2020 by Geoff must be careful here, but I got mxied up with f's& d's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 hello mike, welcome, its grate here, frendly , and helpfull, you can get your leg pulled, but its all in fun pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 @mike farrants, glad you found the article and signed up to the site. It’s a hell of a lot busier and more fun here than on the other site I found you lurking on. Muck in, don’t be scared to ask questions. Even if you think they are stupid ones. No such thing as a stupid question if you don’t know the answers! Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: @mike farrants, glad you found the article and signed up to the site. It’s a hell of a lot busier and more fun here than on the other site I found you lurking on. Muck in, don’t be scared to ask questions. Even if you think they are stupid ones. No such thing as a stupid question if you don’t know the answers! The stupid ones are those that don't ask the questions. Geoff. Maverick, Andy135 and Saintly Fish 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Geoff said: The stupid ones are those that don't ask the questions. Geoff. I don’t see you asking many questions Geoff. Just saying! Maverick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: I don’t see you asking many questions Geoff. Just saying! 🤣🤣 I have a question... when will Geoff's boat be finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Andy135 said: 🤣🤣 I have a question... when will Geoff's boat be finished? Your doing it again!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 As the fountain of all knowledge Neil, there is no need. Rest assured that when I need information I ask ask ask. Once when in training our class of about twenty had 17 failures, but the top 3 all had over 70%. The tutor stood in front of the class nearly pulling his hair out as these results reflected badly on HIM. He said why can't you be more like Lewis - he's a darn nuisance with his questions, but always gets good results. A leopard never changes his spots - still a darn nuisance. Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Geoff said: As the fountain of all knowledge Neil, there is no need. Rest assured that when I need information I ask ask ask. Once when in training our class of about twenty had 17 failures, but the top 3 all had over 70%. The tutor stood in front of the class nearly pulling his hair out as these results reflected badly on HIM. He said why can't you be more like Lewis - he's a darn nuisance with his questions, but always gets good results. A leopard never changes his spots - still a darn nuisance. Geoff. Can’t teach an old mutt new tricks Geoff. Geoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Geoff said: As the fountain of all knowledge Neil, there is no need. Rest assured that when I need information I ask ask ask. Once when in training our class of about twenty had 17 failures, but the top 3 all had over 70%. The tutor stood in front of the class nearly pulling his hair out as these results reflected badly on HIM. He said why can't you be more like Lewis - he's a darn nuisance with his questions, but always gets good results. A leopard never changes his spots - still a darn nuisance. Geoff. A darn nuisance you may be, but we're still waiting on the results... 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Just now, Saintly Fish said: Can’t teach an old mutt new tricks Geoff. Now you're doing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Just now, Andy135 said: Now you're doing it! I’m trying to train Geoff..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Saintly Fish said: I’m trying to train Geoff..... A wise man once said... you can't teach an old mutt new tricks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Andy135 said: A wise man once said... you can't teach an old mutt new tricks. That’d be me then 👆🏻👆🏻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 You youngsters make me laugh. The only reason that you can't teach an old dog new tricks is because all the "new tricks" are only rehashed versions of the old tricks. I could of course tell you exactly when my boat will be finished, but that would only spoil your fun. Geoff.☺️ Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 9 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said: That’d be me then 👆🏻👆🏻 Not quite. If you were truly wise, you'd know not to bother trying to teach an old dog new tricks... Saintly Fish and Geoff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Shall we let Mike have his intro back now. Sorry Mike, it happens 🤷🏻♂️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Saintly Fish said: Shall we let Mike have his intro back now. Sorry Mike, it happens 🤷🏻♂️ Dead right Neil - now let me see where this started to go wrong - oh it was when someone? mentioned Geoff!!! Geoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Hi Mike, welcome to the site. I’m the sensible one if you need anything, or anyone banned. Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Hi Mike, if you're still here you'll be fine 😉 JonC and Saintly Fish 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Welcome.... We are an eclectic bunch. You enter sane but then buy a boat. They end up driving you insane, but you won’t want to give it up 🙂 Saintly Fish, Geoff and Andy135 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mike farrants Posted December 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2020 haha no worries on the banter! happy with that! also - I bought a boat yesterday - a lovely Colvic 20 MegaByte, Geoff, Andy135 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Nice Mike, a very quick purchase. maybe you can put it up in the “show us your boat” thread? and tell us all about the purchase! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.