Do I need an outboard?

[jim.r]

On ra chentleman's cruise? Its 75 quid to hire one .. and they might look askance at me if I bring my own.... what does ra panel think?

[ljs]

I wouldn't pay £75 for an o/b for 3 days.
Row!

[Nick]

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Never heard of a charter company making rules about what you could and couldn't bring in the way of nautical type gear - why not bring your own? Just get it quietly from the car after the handover.

(Bit tricky as hand luggage on the plane though).

Anyway, it's a cruise in company, so someone with an outboard can act as ferryman. Prob won't be us unless I can find someone to look at ours - it has got a touch of the Norwegian Blues.

[jim.r]

I'm gonna drive up, just too much stuff to cart onto a plane. Current plan is to leave (very) early thursday morning and arrive at Oban just after lunch

[tcm]

bringing yer own mite be an option if it's teeny weeny 2hp or less. Or *maybe* you could bribe another boat to ferry you ashore for, say, a pint each way? ooh no i' have just realised the error, 2 pints to the pub, and free back. But then they'll be ratted on the way back. Hm. Perhaps best to row. Anyways it wasn't needed last time around, so soddit perhaps. Also your outboard won't work anyway. I wdn't haul the outboard meself, really.

[jim.r]

it does work now, but I'm not admitting to the amount that was shelled out to make it work!! Its a 3.3 so maybe a bit big to lug around

[Arghiro]

Take your own. In my experience - OK it's a long time since I last chartered - they offer an outboard, but know many people already have one & it would be daft to pay for another. Why not phone & tell 'em what you plan so there are no embarrassing moments.

I seem to remember saying "No thanks, I'll bring my own" when the company asked if I wanted one. No-one batted an eyelid.

[Silkie]

I certainly wouldn't have any qualms about taking my own outboard if I wanted to but it's probably overkill.

I could count on the fingers of one hand the number of times I haven't felt able to row where I wanted (albeit two of them were on consecutive nights last year!) and although wee Silkie might not be as bold as some of her bigger sisters the chances of such a situation occurring on the CC are slight, I hope.

Edit: two hands.

[claymore]

Jim
Not sure that you will need one really - we don't normally go anywhere that requires us to anchor miles offshore. The longest pull would be Puilldobhran and that's not so far.
Anyway - we'd tow you if we were a long way out.

The Loch Aline gig was the longest we did but that was unusual and there's better pubs to enter.