Hi all,
After 12 months or so of research and deliberation, took the plunge and picked up my first boat. She's a 1998 Haines Signature 540F, pretty well unchanged from when it left the dealer many years ago as best I can tell. I'm the third owner, with the original owner having had it until fairly recently. She was due for a bit of TLC, but all the important stuff (hull timbers, engine) appear to be good. Less than 200 hours, and appears to have spend much of its life under cover... I did a bunch of service stuff before the first outing and have now had her out a few times with the family. Sorting out niggles and improving my skills each outing but really enjoying it so far
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I haven't done much fishing since I was a kid but my parents in law are mad keen, and I'm sure the little fella will likely pick it up when he's a bit older. So mostly on the forum for boating advice at this stage, of which there looks to be plenty!
Cheers,
Mike