Sixcoins, that was a good start. Now, do more of it.
Yup, in all your boredom, don't neglect watching the map closely for (radio) contact reports. They are the most frequent in open water. Hydrophone detection area is still a speck in the North Sea.
If you want to preserve fuel but still need to go somewhere, set speed to 8 knots. That gets you the furthest. (in a Type7) Creeping along, or fast only burns up fuel more quickly. But you may find in the end of your return home that you have ample of it. So feel free to use it anyhow. Type 2 is another matter in this.
Keep TC in 3 digits, or speeding it up to prevent boredom will be counter-productive.
Since you need room to dive in case of air-attack, do not go near land at all.
(Looks around ... in before Jimbuna: )
BE MORE AGGRESSIVE!!!!