My new Raider 'St George'

[michael1923]

Well i finally took the plung and decided to upgrade from Sea Jay my trusty wilson 20.
It was a shame as i did love that boat and was superb when the swell picked up,
however cost a fortune to run.

The new boat is St george a raider 18ft.
I called it St George as i got it on St Georges day and it seemed a decent enough name.

Had a fair few miles to cover to complete the package as i bought
a brand new Marinder EFI 100hp four stroke from Wales as i got a superb deal.
Then the very next day went to Liverpool to collect the new boat.

I've spent the last week tidying it up and removing the old Johnson 90hp 2 stroke that came with it
and fitting the new engine.

Today was the launch day so here's a few photos of it.
Have to run the engine in now so can't go to quick just yet
but it went well for it's initial sea trails and i'm over the moon.

Here goes.













Now a few action shots,
very frustrating as wanted to open it up and see how it went
but so far can't complain looks like it will have a lovely comfortable cruising speed and ride.







Now a few of the inside, a couple of things still being sorted such as the cooker stand and bait board
but other than that it is all ready to go now.













Hopefully it will do me proud.

[farehamgoods]

Beauty mate, glad your getting it sorted and i hope you get as much out of it as you did Sea Jay.

Peter

[michael1923]

Forgot to say the name has yet to be put on as it is on order,
i will put it on when the boat comes out for it's first 20 hour service.

[Sunny]

Bloomin beauty Mike..totally chuffed for you.

looking forward to seeing you out deep more often now buddy.

Mine is going to look shabby next to your now :moon:

When is the maiden voyage ...fish fish fish ;D

[abuc4]

very nice hope she does u proud

[michael1923]

Hopefully going macky bashing tuesday Nick.

Then just pottering around when i can get out this week and a decent trip on Friday with Bazza and Gazza(skatenchips)

I just want to get my running in done 20 hours won't take long.

[maxwell]

What a great looking boat, and a bloody good name too, :win:

[letsseeaction]

Great to see you got it off the drive Mike.

Looks like you spruced it up a bit since i came round.

[tunaman]

Can I get some of that seaweed?

[tunaman]

where do you cook the burgers???

Lovely looking boat! Can't wait for a spin (or is that a swish)??

[Pete B]

She looks lovely mate. You wont look back, a sound purchase!
Whats the running in schedule Mike on that mariner? we had to do the first few hours painfully slow on the suzuki, I bet your itching to put the throttle down.
When your down there next with a camera could you get some pics of the engine well / transom for me?

[reelbargains]

Looks like a good one - smashin'

What do you have in mind cooker stand wise?

[skatenchips]

"What a cracker",she looks superb Mike...

Having been out on andys Viking ... and daves Crusader...
must say those 2 are big comfortable girls that caress the waves
real well....St George looks more go faster stripes .... :sick: ...and
Il be stocking up on the Crystalised Ginger ... :sick: ....errrr no cooker...O well cold Oggies it is then mates....cant wait...

Gazza

[ratman1]

Over the moon for you mate, welcome to the Raider club. Looking forward to trying to catch you up with that lump on the back

[michael1923]

Pete i'll take some photos for you, exactly what are you looking at.
I guess it's the cap plate against the transom. I did do alot of research about positioning of the engine and by all accounts raiders need the plate slightly above the transom bottom. However i fitted it exactly how it should be inline and will adjust if needed. The engine sits an inch or so above the transom.
The running in quite surprised me

For the first two hours of operation, run the engine at varied throttle settings upto 4500rpm or at 3/4 throttle, and at full throttle forapprox 1 min out of every 10 mins.
For the next 8 hrs avoid continous operation at full throttle for more than 5 mins at a time.

I must admit i have only took it upto 4000rpm at the moment very slowly through the revs and at 4000 revs it was doing 22kts.

I have heard that once they are run in, i.e 20 hours you can expect it to loosen up and give you an extra 750revs.
For this reason i'm not going to worry about propping it until it is about 20hrs and then i'll do the numbers.

Reelbargains.
The cooker stand will sit between the two side seat bits and have a small camping stove with the tea, coffee and sugar tubs glued to it. Then a section cut out to place the milk in and at the front a bracket that sits the mugs for secure transport and pouring. Probably easier for me to post a photo when it's done.