Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Hey guys ! Today was the first day I went out & the first time I had driven a tinnie. I have a 310 dart with an 8hp mercury outboard 2 stroke. What way do I travel the boat when waves come off the passing boats towards my tinnie , I'm worried I'm going to flip or sink the tinnie ? Alll in all it was a good first day, next time maybe only 2 of us on the boat cause the motor quiet small. Cheers ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Kaneo said: Hey guys ! Today was the first day I went out & the first time I had driven a tinnie. I have a 310 dart with an 8hp mercury outboard 2 stroke. What way do I travel the boat when waves come off the passing boats towards my tinnie , I'm worried I'm going to flip or sink the tinnie ? Alll in all it was a good first day, next time maybe only 2 of us on the boat cause the motor quiet small. Cheers ?? Try to not let them hit you side on.Ideally you want to hit them at around a 45deg angle with the bow of your boat. If your new to boating try to travel light and ease into different situations to gain confidence in a small boat. Cheers. Edited December 17, 2016 by Fab1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 So don't travel away from them or let them hit you sideways , hit them on a angle going towards them? @Fab1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Just now, Kaneo said: So don't travel away from them or let them hit you sideways , hit them on a angle going towards them? @Fab1 Ideally yes,try to keep the bow into them at 45deg.Small boats can capsize or sink when hit from the sides or the stern. I have a 4.2m tinny with a low transom and need to be careful getting hit from behind even by big wake from sports cruisers etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 6 minutes ago, Fab1 said: Ideally yes,try to keep the bow into them at 45deg.Small boats can capsize or sink when hit from the sides or the stern. I have a 4.2m tinny with a low transom and need to be careful getting hit from behind even by big wake from sports cruisers etc. Yeah I'll give that a go next time & hit them on the angle think cause my first time was bit nervous and worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 4 minutes ago, Kaneo said: Yeah I'll give that a go next time & hit them on the angle think cause my first time was bit nervous and worried It will make a huge difference to your confidence.Good Luck!Remember not to overload your boat also as tempting as it may be for obvious safety reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 17 minutes ago, Fab1 said: It will make a huge difference to your confidence.Good Luck!Remember not to overload your boat also as tempting as it may be for obvious safety reasons. Yeah I had 3 of us I think 2 people is good just to learn and get used to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Every trip gets easier Kaneo, you would be surprised just what your boat can handle in the hands of an experienced skipper. Good times ahead my friend, boating is IMO one of the most rewarding activities you can do. Theres a wealth of knowledge on this forum as Fab has demonstrated, ask and your sure to get an informative answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 6 hours ago, Raymondo said: Every trip gets easier Kaneo, you would be surprised just what your boat can handle in the hands of an experienced skipper. Good times ahead my friend, boating is IMO one of the most rewarding activities you can do. Theres a wealth of knowledge on this forum as Fab has demonstrated, ask and your sure to get an informative answer. Cheers mate @Raymondo that's what I'm hoping for a good surprise to what it can handle and it won't be nervous or worried ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredflathead Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Kaneo, If you put what suburb instead of Sydney it would help other Fishraiders so if they were on the water maybe they could help. If you want to keep your area secret it is good to mention what area you are fishing. A lot of Fishraiders fish together and offer help. This is the best forum for fishing and no questions is silly we all started off as newbies. As you don't have a radio on board it makes hard to know if you are out fishing and what area you are in. This is my boat and it is rated for six people however I only take 3 mostly two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Boat of that size is a 1-2 person boat, not 3- no matter what the compliance plate says- that said you can use it to your advantage to get up into all sorts of interesting places that bigger boats cant get too-have a look around the back of Berowra Creek, upstream middle harbour (up from Roseville)Cowan Ck- have a look on some maps or google earth and explore-stay away from more open waters . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austwave Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Definately a 1 to 2 person craft , stay away from the main traffic areas and it wll enhance your experience Lane cove river is quiet as are a lot of the upper reaches of middle harbour. Iron cove is good when not full of rowers. As for the wash from others as the other guys have indicated driving into it at an angle better to avoid the larger traffic though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 2 hours ago, fredflathead said: Kaneo, If you put what suburb instead of Sydney it would help other Fishraiders so if they were on the water maybe they could help. If you want to keep your area secret it is good to mention what area you are fishing. A lot of Fishraiders fish together and offer help. This is the best forum for fishing and no questions is silly we all started off as newbies. As you don't have a radio on board it makes hard to know if you are out fishing and what area you are in. This is my boat and it is rated for six people however I only take 3 mostly two. Hey mate , I should update that. Yesterday was the first time out in the boat & I didn't get to fish properly because I put my boat in milperra at the flower power and because I have an 8hp with 3 people it didn't travel fast enough so we only went to the speed camera that's further up about the rivers towards the ocean but I didn't even close !!! Next time I'm going to put the boat in at a closer ramp , thinking of sandy point. cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 28 minutes ago, PaddyT said: Boat of that size is a 1-2 person boat, not 3- no matter what the compliance plate says- that said you can use it to your advantage to get up into all sorts of interesting places that bigger boats cant get too-have a look around the back of Berowra Creek, upstream middle harbour (up from Roseville)Cowan Ck- have a look on some maps or google earth and explore-stay away from more open waters . Yeah next time I will be definitely only going out with two of us and I will be putting it in a area that is closer to the fishing spot I want to fish in cause with the 8hp motor it takes to long to travel in the Georges up towards tom uglys bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 5 minutes ago, austwave said: Definately a 1 to 2 person craft , stay away from the main traffic areas and it wll enhance your experience Lane cove river is quiet as are a lot of the upper reaches of middle harbour. Iron cove is good when not full of rowers. As for the wash from others as the other guys have indicated driving into it at an angle better to avoid the larger traffic though Yeah I will be only taking two of us out the next trip and definitely putting it in closer to where I want to fish , with the 8hp motor it takes to long to travel if I put it in at milperra flower power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raymondo Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Sounds good mate, jackets on and get amongst it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TunaSickle Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 Best thing I find to do is face the oncoming wave and drop the throttle then just float over the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaneo Posted December 20, 2016 Author Share Posted December 20, 2016 7 hours ago, TunaSickle said: Best thing I find to do is face the oncoming wave and drop the throttle then just float over the top. I'll give that a go mate I was full throttling with the little 8hp motor hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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