I didn't even know that there was a boat ran from Ardrossan LOL, the Flying Eagle from the Largs Yacht marina used to be good for a few hours trip. A nice well equipped comfortable boat (Lochin 33' I think) and the skipper was a really nice guy who knew his stuff, unfortunately I think he only takes out divers now due to lack of business/interest on the angling front.never tried that one, but if you need numbers pm me can't be any worse than the wee ( or was it just pish?) boat from ardrossan, didn't seem to know the water, no sign of safety gear, but he did have a fish finder - although not really needed for mackeral.