SHETLAND OWNERS ASSOCIATION

Great pics of your boat but even more so the scenery you have to explore!
Lucky you.

I love my home and the Thames but having all that to explore makes boating so much more fun.

Just fishing on the Thames for my 535.
Small, agile and a great size for me and one other to fish.

Don
Thanks for locating that info.
Dave
Likewise thanks for the response.

Overall £150 for an electric backup motor seemed like a good idea. Spending £600 on a low hp petrol engine now seems more like a nice to have.
My current engine (20hp Mercury) is only in it's second season and a backup would ...

Thanks for sharing - good to see successful trips.

Hi Colin
The River Thames has many off shoots, islands, cuts and dead ends with weirs. It is also one of the most controlled rivers in that many banks are off limits or owned by companies, clubs, syndicates, private homes and even the Queen near me in Windsor. The boat allows me to get to all these ...

Keen to see your video!
I am looking forward to the river fishing season that kicks off on June 16th my boat is being readied to hunt the Thames - perhaps I will male a video too!!

I am prepping my 535 for a season of fishing fun on the Thames.
As part of the prep I was thinking that a backup engine should perhaps be part of the kit to add.

I have been looking at electric options. It seems that 55lbs thrust is a good level of "push for your money" but will that push a 535 to ...

Cheers Dave will have a look through this site for info.

Second season on the Thames and still a newbie to this whole boating lark but loving my newest boat - Shetland 535.
Going to use this for fishing this season on the Thames. I understand the basic water rules but what's the story on mooring via an anchor in weirs and edges when I want to fish?
I ...

Any ideas on what size pics to upload so that I don't get the scroll bars on my photos???

I have the technology to adjust but don't want to test on the forum boards - perhaps somebody can help...