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04 April 2021, 08:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Aquaholic
Make: Microplus
Length: 4m +
Engine: Outboard Mercury 50h
Join Date: Apr 2021
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Southampton newcomer
Hi all,
Just thought I would say hello !
Im based in Southampton and have a mooring in Bitterne and thought I would see if there's many other people in the local area that go out regularly for leisure or a bit of fishing ?
I'm pretty inexperienced both with boating and fishing but plan to be out on the water most weekends around the solent,
Look forward to meeting you all 👍
Andy
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05 April 2021, 07:19
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: portsmouth
Boat name: Hullabaloo
Make: Humber
Length: 8m +
Engine: 225 Optimax
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 980
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Welcome
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05 April 2021, 08:11
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Aquaholic
Make: Microplus
Length: 4m +
Engine: Outboard Mercury 50h
Join Date: Apr 2021
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Thanks Dry Run, have you been out much lately ?
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Microplus 461(Aquaholic) 50hp Mercury
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05 April 2021, 08:57
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Porchfield
Boat name: Katie
Make: Stingher
Length: 10m +
Engine: Verado 350 x 2
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AndyO
Hi all,
Just thought I would say hello !
Im based in Southampton and have a mooring in Bitterne and thought I would see if there's many other people in the local area that go out regularly for leisure or a bit of fishing ?
I'm pretty inexperienced both with boating and fishing but plan to be out on the water most weekends around the solent,
Look forward to meeting you all 👍
Andy
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We’re local to you, first proper run out of the season yesterday - blast down to the needles, met up with some friends and popped into lymington for lunch - could be worse
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05 April 2021, 09:02
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Aquaholic
Make: Microplus
Length: 4m +
Engine: Outboard Mercury 50h
Join Date: Apr 2021
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Oh wow what a nice day for it too, was it calm ? I do plan to venture over to the island once I'm more confident, both in me and the boat haha, woukd certainly like to meet up with people from time to time and learn the routes and best places to visit
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05 April 2021, 09:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: Porchfield
Boat name: Katie
Make: Stingher
Length: 10m +
Engine: Verado 350 x 2
Join Date: Jan 2011
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Originally Posted by AndyO
Oh wow what a nice day for it too, was it calm ? I do plan to venture over to the island once I'm more confident, both in me and the boat haha, woukd certainly like to meet up with people from time to time and learn the routes and best places to visit
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Cracking conditions all day, not bikini temps but that’ll come! Lol
There’s loads of lovely bays, rivers, estuaries all round the Solent - all fairly close to Southampton water, just prepare well and experience / confidence will come with time afloat. Have you any RYA qualifications - if not get your PB2 - well worth it, see you out there, Lee
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05 April 2021, 10:46
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
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Yes I was looking at that and definitely will, thanks mate and hopefully will
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05 April 2021, 12:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Waterlooville
Boat name: Tickler
Make: Halmatic P22
Length: 6m +
Engine: Inboard Diesel 240HP
MMSI: 235115642
Join Date: Sep 2015
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Welcome to the forum.
The Solent is a much nicer place to be when tide and wind are in the same direction which is what they were yesterday.
For exposed bits of skin, it was a combination of frostbite and sunburn but it was good to get out. We tootled round to Buckler's Hard for a picnic which was very pleasant.
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05 April 2021, 12:12
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Aquaholic
Make: Microplus
Length: 4m +
Engine: Outboard Mercury 50h
Join Date: Apr 2021
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Welcome to the forum.
The Solent is a much nicer place to be when tide and wind are in the same direction which is what they were yesterday.
For exposed bits of skin, it was a combination of frostbite and sunburn but it was good to get out. We tootled round to Buckler's Hard for a picnic which was very pleasant.
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I knew it would have been a lovely day yesterday to go out, I had stuff to do but was kicking myself later in the day, typically this week I don't have much on and the weather is crap, your all making me very jealous 😀
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05 April 2021, 12:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Waterlooville
Boat name: Tickler
Make: Halmatic P22
Length: 6m +
Engine: Inboard Diesel 240HP
MMSI: 235115642
Join Date: Sep 2015
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There's a few people based at Southampton Dry Stack which is on your way down the Itchen.
Southampton Water between Hythe and the Hamble is generally sheltered so you can get a bit of confidence in there before venturing further.
As Lee has said, doing your PB2 is very worthwhile.
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05 April 2021, 13:16
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Aquaholic
Make: Microplus
Length: 4m +
Engine: Outboard Mercury 50h
Join Date: Apr 2021
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Originally Posted by GuyC
There's a few people based at Southampton Dry Stack which is on your way down the Itchen.
Southampton Water between Hythe and the Hamble is generally sheltered so you can get a bit of confidence in there before venturing further.
As Lee has said, doing your PB2 is very worthwhile.
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Yes I've been looking today and seems quite reasonably priced too, I have a mooring just off cobden Bridge and live just over by the Hamble river so not a bad location, Hamble was just quite expensive for a pontoon mooring so had to go a bit further ,
Just can't wait to get out for a bit of fishing and leisure boating.
The wife is a bit nervous but I keep saying don't worry, nothing can go wrong 😆
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