Powerboat day out: December on the Solent, Calshot, Cowes and the Folly Inn!

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

When was the last time you got out on a boat?

[@briangardner1641]

November 5th Watching the firework display on Wroxham Broad in my Karnic 185

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@briangardner1641 sounds great, I have never been up to the broads, but will one day

[@briangardner1641]

@@fat_tommo_goes_boating will be happy to help you out to launch and moor this year i have a great slip at Wroxham yacht club :) will be great to meet up this year :)

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@@briangardner1641 sounds great

[@briangardner1641]

Great Video , can you do a list of what you wear in such cold conditions ? I love boating and can trailer my KArnic 185 but put off by the cold weather :(

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@briangardner1641 I just wear a drysuit over my clothes, but a video about it is a good idea, let me ponder that....

[@briangardner1641]

@@fat_tommo_goes_boating yes please , i love boating but not in the cold but not sure what to weaR

[@richardwoods1739]

Great video. No frills just boating as it is and should be. We should all take a lesson from this. We'll done.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@richardwoods1739 glad you enjoyed it, thanks

[@XcapeMarineOfficialChannel]

Another great Video Tommo, you’re a natural in front of the camera. lovely boat you have there mate. Thanks for braving the cold!

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@XcapeMarineOfficialChannel I wouldn't quite say natural, but I am good at talking to myself. Glad you appreciate it

[@idickens1]

Yellow buoys are racing marks which get positioned all around the Solent. They are each sponsored, hence the names and it makes setting a race course very straight forward.

[@SailingWithDave]

Good one there Tommo. Just goes to show, if you put your coat on you can get out and get a great days boating in.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@SailingWithDave thanks Dave, we both know what it's like out in the cold 🥶

[@SailingWithDave]

@@fat_tommo_goes_boating Well not this cold for me!! I think for me i'd do a bit more sailing in the winter but in a sail boat you need light, good weather planning and good weather and we have neither in the winter. One of the benefots of a power boat is that you can quickly make ground when needed. Maybe next season!! or get myself a powerboat!

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@SailingWithDave each have their advantages and disadvantages, anyway Lulu is a powerboat if you just use a motor 😁

[@robertyoung236]

Hi Tommo, It would be great to see you launch and retrieve onto the trailer

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@robertyoung236 a video of that is in construction, watch this space!

[@joewilliams5396]

Thanks Tommo, another great video for us landlocked sailor/boaters. A place I've never been to. It's a great help with the information you give along the way.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@joewilliams5396 thanks, it's great to know you appreciate my efforts

[@BoatzUK]

Great video Tommo, only just watched it as I have not been on you tube for a few weeks, looks like you had a bit of fun there, looked freezing 🥶 🤣

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@BoatzUK it's was proper Preston weather 🤣🤣 thanks for watching

[@BoatzUK]

@ I thought you was in the north west for a minute 🤣🤣

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@@BoatzUK so did I, lost in the fog 🤣

[@ChrisWheatley-s2k]

Went past my boat twice by the folly inn! Great video

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@ChrisWheatley-s2k I will wave at it next time 🤣

[@robertyoung236]

That's great, really enjoying your video s.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@@robertyoung236 thanks

[@chris-living-the-dream]

we were supposed to go out to lincon on new years eve but we had gusts up to 50mph and heavy rain forecast so gave it a miss , looks like you had a great day out though 👌. i was actually looking at berthing fees at several marinas down your way last night , boy do you need deep pockets lol

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@chris-living-the-dream yes, marinas and moorings can be expensive. That's why I don't moor my boat any longer and I often stay at anchor overnight. The money I save on mooring is easily more than a years running cost of the boat and van when towing it.

[@seanf42]

Really nice to see this tommo, I'll be in the hamble for a Nye party but no boating for me till May, so got my fix from your video!

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@seanf42 I'm glad you enjoyed it, I probably won't be out again for a few months at least. I almost took a trip up the Hamble this time, but I decided I was too cold

[@seanf42]

Thanks Tommo, I have a bayliner 2556 flybridge cruiser so will have it on the hamble for first time in May, so looking forward to it! I also have a Cranchi Derby 700 which is very similar to your boat but needs a new engine, I'll be marinising a mercedes om606 upgrading it to 450hp so will fly, but that's a few years away yet! Might see you about in the season!

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@seanf42 I nearly bought one of those bayliners myself years ago but I bought a sealine instead in the end. Yes you might see me about, I often now launch in Christchurch but I will be about on the Hamble every now and then still.

[@anotherangleUK]

That was really good to see you out despite it being 'a wee bit dreich'. I'm sure it was most likely 40 years ago when you were in the Folly. According to Gordon and I everything in the past was about 40 years ago. 😂😂

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@anotherangleUK could well be Phil, could well be. I struggle to remember last week, let alone that long ago

[@ChrisGetsOut]

Great video Tommo, very informative too. I haven't braved the crossing to IOW yet but you had nice calm seas. Was really interesting to see the public pontoons. Thanks for that. What wadders do you use? I'm guessing you use them a lot on the public slips as they don't tend to have anywhere to put your boat while you go back and park the car. Would love to see your whole launch process one day but that might be tricky to film :)

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@ChrisGetsOut I'm glad you enjoyed it. I don't use waders as such, I had my drysuit on but only tied around my waist. I actually can't remember the last time I wore my drysuit for launching before this, though. I often just wear shorts and wetsuit boots as I only have to get in about knee deep usually. Interesting, you mention launching and recovering, I did film it yesterday, but I wasn't happy with the audio and a couple of mistakes I made. But I'm going to see what I can do with the footage, so watch this space

[@ChrisGetsOut]

@@fat_tommo_goes_boating Cool, look forward to seeing that if it works out.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@ChrisGetsOut worst case you can film me launching sometime 🤣

[@ChrisGetsOut]

@@fat_tommo_goes_boating That will probably happen sometime soon 😄

[@jasonchamberlin1532]

A lot of those yellow buoys are seasonal racing marks and are only in use during the season - usually April to October

[@richardstamper5630]

Brilliant - we have just moved our Striper 220WA from Chichester to Hamble Point so I think the next trip is up to Cowes but we are 120 miles from the boat so it will have to wait until the weather is a bit kinder. Have subscribed.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@richardstamper5630 thanks for subscribing. I used to be moored at Mercury, further up the Hamble but I now trail sail and launch at multiple slipways. I'm 45 miles from Hamble point, closer than you but not really local either

[@richardstamper5630]

@@fat_tommo_goes_boating I have an almost new 4 wheel trailer but towing 120 miles each way is a faff, plus most of the public slips I have visited in the past don't have any place to safely keep your trailer (it cost almost £5k new). Can you name a few decent sites or perhaps do a video on this subject, would help people like me a lot.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@richardstamper5630 I have never had any hassle with my trailer and I tend to use public trailer parks, however take a look at my slipway review playlist, I have a few slips listed and more coming soon kzbin.info/aero/PL_nhByRnyYh3eUqsYeu86FQanjdIpmkWo&si=YIZYMjuv7mawCXTd

[@steveearl6916]

55 on the trailer

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@steveearl6916 55mph on the water, just! Not knots, that was my mistake on the video.

[@mjiow]

Sadly the breeze is shut for the foreseeable, miss that place in the summer!

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@@mjiow oh no! It was probably 2022 when I last went there

[@duncanwallace5400]

55 knots, what motor has that got in it?

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@duncanwallace5400 that's my mistake, I meant 55mph, which is about 48 knts. However, it has the original 5.8L Ford 351, fuel injected V8 engine fitted.

[@duncanwallace5400]

@fat_tommo_goes_boating That sounds more realistic, 63/64 mph sounded remarkably quick hence wondering what you had under the hood! It is a beautiful boat, I've always liked the 650's.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@duncanwallace5400 me too, mine was the first one of the mk2's made and was the 1994 Southampton boat show boat, my dad and I went on it at the show and he almost bought it there and then but didn't. So when it came up for sale in 2020 and I had just sold a boat, I couldn't resist it and decided it was fate! 🫣

[@duncanwallace5400]

@fat_tommo_goes_boating I'll give you a shout later in the month as a few of us are hoping to get out in the Southampton area late Jan early Feb, as a mate needs to sea trial his boat after upgrading the motor. I've just increased my hp & 4 of us have changed boats in the last few months so need a run out. It's likely to be posted on the SIB's RIBS AND SPORTS BOAT MEETS Facebook page if you are interested.

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@duncanwallace5400 I'm hoping to have done my gimbal bearing and a few other jobs by then, so I will need a test too! I will have a look, I'm also on Facebook and Instagram as Fat Tommo goes boating, so you can message me there. I'm also part of the southwest sportsboat group on Facebook and we have a rally in Torquay in May organised, all welcome

[@ChrisWheatley-s2k]

The Cowes floating bridge is diesel-hydraulic driven, not electric, extremely unreliable and always breaking down!

[@fat_tommo_goes_boating]

@ChrisWheatley-s2k I was certain it was electric, I don't know what gave me that idea, thanks for the correction. But yes, I know it is very unreliable

[@ChrisWheatley-s2k]

@ you may have possibly heard about the IOW council’s plans for a replacement, which will possibly be electric, as they agreed to order a replacement rather than keep trying to patch the current one up, which has never been fit for purpose! I have to use it to commute to work!