Specification:
Length: 16'
Beam: 5' 7"
Weight: 400lb
Engine: Evenrude 5h.p. 4-stroke or Seagull Silver Century
Country of Manufacture: U.K.

My local fishing club owns this boat. In fact we have three boats, two 14ft Orkneys and the Longliner.

The boat was purchased in 1973 and has been kept at Felixstowe ever since.
This boat is an open version i.e. no cuddy to get behind in the Easterly winds that blow from time to time.
It is hand launched down the beach but due to its weight and no trolley to wheel it down, it takes about 3 reasonably strong men to get it down to the sea edge.
As the boat is left on the beach the engine is always removed and returned home at the end of a session. We have always used the larger Seagull two stoke engines, Silver Century which pushes the boat adequately in most of the tides, however as these engines are getting on a bit now we decided to purchase a newer engine and we got an Evenrude 5hp 4 stroke which pushes the boat along much faster and more quietly.
The boat has proved to be stable in most sea conditions even when loaded with five people and all their fishing gear.
All in all it is a good boat for lose inshore work, I would not wish to go out too far in it unless a cuddy was fitted and at least a 5hp engine was pushing it along.
As the boat has a displacement hull there is no need to fit large engines as it will never get on the plane, I have seen boats advertised with 25hp engines on them which in my opinion is a total waste, I would suggest a 9 or 10hp maximum is all that is needed.
Our boat has a storage area in the bows where we keep lifejackets, flares rope etc.
The boat has been very reliable and strong and despite being left out in all conditions is still in good condition both internally and externally. The only thing we have replaced recently was the keel band which corroded through but that is not bad for 30 years.

Would I change anything?
It would be great to have the boat on a launching trolley to make life easier for launching but we have a winch to pull the boat back up the beach so that is easy, otherwise no.

If you want to fish within a few miles offshore, not cost you a fortune for upkeep and running cost then you would not do better than a Longliner. Don't overpower it and if you can get one with a cuddy so much the better.

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