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  • 17/03/2024 Fishing Report by Andy Savage on Sea Urchin III (Whitby, North Yorkshire)

    17 Mar 2024 by Andy Savage

    Report on-board Sea Urchin III

    Well that’s been a very productive few days……

    After two years in the water, it was time to lift Sea Urchin out for a good clean up. Thankfully there were no nasty surprises after inspecting the hull, rudder and prop, and it was just a case of rolling up my sleeves and getting stuck in.

    First job after jet washing the hull was to wash it again; this time with a gentle soap solution, to remove any last bits of debris. After two years, the white hull had lots of discolouration and it was covered in yellowy brown stains caused primarily by the sunlight reflecting off the water. Starbright Hull Cleaner made short work of the task, bringing it back to bright white, so I could move onto preparing the underside for painting on the Antifoul.
    Antifoul is essential for any vessel permanently moored in the water. It protects the hull from any type of marine growth, which in turn improves fuel efficiency, as the boat moves through the water with minimal drag. I don’t remove all the old Antifoul, but ensure the underside is scrubbed with a wire brush to remove any foreign matter.

    Once that was completed, all that was left to do was apply two coats of Starbright Marine Polish with PTEF (which prolongs the staining to the GRP) to the hull and then one coat of International Cruiser 250 Antifoul to the underside. Last but not least was to replace the Sacrificial Anodes which help protect the metal of the boat which is permanently underwater from electrolytic corrosion.

    Sadistically, I really enjoy doing the hard work and it only took me three full days to get the job done. It’s so rewarding to see her brought back to looking her absolute best. We’re back in the water now and looking forward to running off to some wrecks in the morning.

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    UPCOMING INDIVIDUAL SPACES ONBOARD Sea Urchin III
    Sat 18/10/2025
    1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.10m Rob Waterworth x 1 Greg Ince - x 1 Oliver Venus - x 1 Marek Kawka - x 5 David Coverdale - x 1
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    Sun 19/10/2025
    5 Spaces Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.31m Jamie Ping - x 1 Igors Fortuna - x 4
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    Sun 26/10/2025
    1 Space Available Wreck & Reef Trip - 5.01m Jason Shields - x 1 Matt Gray - x 3 Mike Lee - x 1 Andy Townend - x 2 John Cross - x 1
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    Sun 02/11/2025
    6 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.91m Will sail with 4 anglers Eric Curtain - x 1 Keith Pickering - x 1
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    Sun 09/11/2025
    1 Space Available Uptiding Trip - 5.60m Jimmy Yeung - x 1 Jamie Ping - x 1 Jason Shields - x 1 Liam Dawson - x 4
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    Tue 11/11/2025
    6 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 4.93m Will sail with 4 anglers. Stan Matthews - x 1 John Cross - x 1
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    Mon 17/11/2025
    3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.09m Arthur French - x 3 Sam Robinson - x 1 John Cross - x 1
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    Tue 18/11/2025
    4 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.19m Arthur French - x 3 John Cross - x 1
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    Wed 19/11/2025
    3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.26m Arthur French - x 3 Ray Malik - x 1 Bod - x 1
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    Thu 20/11/2025
    3 Spaces Available Uptiding Trip - 5.28m Jeff Turner - x 1 Arthur French - x 3 Ian Scrivens - x 1
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