orkney longliner

how suitable are these for fishing say in the inner galway bay

Perfect. :)

If memory serves Peter Kinsella fishes from a longliner in your area. If he doesn't come on drop him a PM

I'd say Coaster, Scotsman and Petekd are also longliner men. There's probably is a few more guys as well.

I hope you don't mean rowing!!!! Grand boat, very seaworthy.

Yes, I am a longliner man and have been for a few years (although I aspire to something else one of these days when I have the cash :) ). They are fine boats. I have had no problems with mine (other than engine, so nothing wrong with the actual boat) and they are good stable boats. Only complaint is the speed, which is limited by the displacement hull. Makes long trips longer :) , but you can still get 10/11 mph out of her so it could be worse I suppose. That's the only reason I'd change mine, just to get out further quicker and be able to outrun trouble if I'm out there.
They are great for trailering, easy enough to manouvere and retrieve.
Great boat really, can handle a good chop if you get caught in it, without worrying you too much, in my experience anyway.
I'd recommend a cuddy, handy for dodging showers and spray. I know with my cuddy, I wouldn't be able see out with a console (don't know if that is typical of them) so I put in my own one that I stand to drive.

Have heard nothing but good about these. Similar to Scotsman's comments. Would guess that they are good for outer bay up to and including F3. Better fishing outer bay than inner bay - in my experience.
I use a RIB, lots of good points but poor on space. Have an inboard diesel.
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i have used one when i was starting small boat angling and have to say they are a great boat and handle the sea well, not a fast boat but with a 15 to 20 hp engine it moves along nicely

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mickeyfish

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Got one, highly recommend them. Teamed mine with a 15hp Honda 4 stroke and cruise at around 9 knots on half throttle. Full throttle makes little difference to speed, just fuel consumption. I have a 15 litre tank and I get a phenomenal amount of mileage to it. Mine has a folding cuddy which means there is plenty of room aboard. It has a wooden console fitted to allow remote steering from the front which actually helps improve speed believe it or not. Nice stable platform to fish from, loads of room in a 16 footer and a piece of cake to handle on your own, launching, retrieving etc. Recommend. Thinking of changing mine but that is purely due to wanting to fish further off and have the legs to get back in fast in times of trouble.

i sold mine this year but it was an amazing boat well able to handle the rough weather to,,,
excellent fuel consumption and good space for fishing,,,


highly recomend em to any one , i only changed to fish out further

Hi Donal

I fished out of my dad's for the last 3 years towed it everywere

Was once at the mouth of lough swilly in her

We had 2 engines 15hp yamaha 2 stroke for the sea and honda 5hp for the rivers. The 15hp more more than ample although i think a 10hp honda would have been just right

Running costs are very low, stability was good, our's was fitted with a cuddy for shelter but was tiller driven, the boat had a tendency to ride nose high on the water even with the engine tilted right in although this wasnt present with the 5hp honda thats why id recommend a 10hp engine

Being tiller driven expect to get wet!! some spray does come in over the sides when theres a chop. Thought about a console but would have just have been more hassel than its worth taking up too much space and what not.

When at sea and it started to get rough you could fill the keel with water to give her that little bit extra weight adding to the stability.

I purchased my own boat this year otherwise id still be out in the longliner

It's a cheap and cheerfull boat Donal with the Orkney reputation. Take a good look on boats and outboards see whats available and what money there making

Hope this helps and best of luck if you purchase......Wilson

Have had mine now for three seasons and she has been a great wee boat for us. Reasonably priced, very stable and incredibly economical, use a 8hp four stroke and the amount of petrol it burns is tiny. I have the rigid cabin and whilst brillant in rain or really hot sunshine( :lol: ) limits the amount of room a little, fishes two comfortably but with a folding cuddy you'd fish three happily.

On the downside its not a fast boat and can slam a bit going into a short swell but I'd say that you probably wouldn't have to travel huge distances in Galway Bay to get on the better marks so speed might not be an issue for you anyhow.

Just to add, I think one of the best things about these wee boats is the fact that you aren't looking to strap a donkey of an engine on the back. Small engines are MUCH cheaper to buy, to maintain and to fix if things go wrong.

I agree with pete`s comment about the smaller engine! :(