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Post by inchy500 on Aug 31, 2008 12:14:20 GMT
Looking at getting a cove boat to do some inshore fishing does anyone know what the triton is like in a bit of sea as all the locals down this way prefer pilots where as on the east coast they go for the coble. Is that because those boats are local to the area? Would appreciate any thoughts.
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Post by Lavy on Aug 31, 2008 18:12:08 GMT
Cobles are ideal for lanch/recovery on an open beach where the swell is quite long due to their shape. if you are in a harbour the plymouth pilot is probably a better bet.
Rich.
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Post by lighty on Sept 2, 2008 15:57:50 GMT
Yes as the above tells, but most are not going to launch from an open beach where the deep stem works a treat; but that stem means you can cut through a heavy sea nicely, me I love em, worked one for a couple of years.
They are a displacement, so not so fast, but you get there in comfort. Wallows a bit with a following sea, so you just keep your hand on the tiller; they sit quite well at anchor which I suppose is important to the angler
A Coble can be sailed,but how well I dont know. Overall if you get a good one it would make an excellent cove boat but some may have different opinions on this, best to try it out if you can.
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Post by inchy500 on Sept 2, 2008 16:15:12 GMT
lightyiow are you talking about the pilot that you worked for a couple of years?
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Post by lighty on Sept 2, 2008 18:16:16 GMT
Has the pilot got a deep stem then? no, the Yorkshire Coble was the boat that I wrote about above.
You do need to see them out of the water to appreciate the shape, mine was originally made in Yorkshire by a guy called Braisthwaite or something similar. She was Grp, a great boat.
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