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The last time I was in the office a little while ago, I could not help overhearing the Manager speaking with someone with regards to a high demand for births. I have been at Cobbs since 1992 and have suffered many frustrations since, but experience has taught me that Cobbs is one of the cheapest Marinas around. You simply get what you pay for !!! I would also like to say that Cobbs has improved significantly over the years and as Charlie says it is a tough one these days running a Marina with various liabilities being thrown at you. I would not be surprised if their Insurance company have requested this due to the recent incident and possible claim. The parking has always been a bind but I personally am happy to stay at Cobbs.

A tough business to be in , in these weather conditions. But that site is protected from the winds far more than ours. I would think that making your group thoughts known to someone higher up in MDL may get a better response, they would not want to risk loosing multiple berth holders.

Also consider if it's waterproof and can float (even if it needs a "jacket"), and can be readily attached to a lifejacket in a pouch or similar. Some are designed for mountaineers who are unlikely to be stuck in seawater miles offshore, hoping for a lifeboat to find them.

Then go fishing and give us a report

Yes, find who took over the regional director role from Dogfish!

Tbh they are pretty much all the same functionally. Size varies, so find a small one with a long battery replacement interval. I’d be very happy with an ACR or a McMurdo (which is what I use).

I've been thinking (unusual I know) about this. I would much rather a boat fell on my car or van than on me, where do they get the elf n safety card from? If their staff propped the boats up correctly they wouldn't' fall down! train the staff correctly. Next they will be telling us we can't walk between the boats or get on them to work in case they fall over, you just couldn't make it up.

Hi Colin A wise decision. Accidents among the local boating fraternity are rare but most of them have been there all their lives. I expect we'll meet at some point and I will expand further.

Hi Colin, As Maverick says, no need for buoys these days. To see the likely drift line I cut the motor somewhere near to but not over the wreck, and I turn on the Track function on my plotter. This traces the path of my boat onto the map; it looks like there's a line coming out of my boat showing where I've drifted. I use this to show me the drift angle that my boat will take when I'm over the wreck. Once I know the drift angle I can use this knowledge to position myself uptide of the wreck and start the first proper drift. When you get a drift right, you can use the track line to simply motor back to the start of that drift track on your plotter and repeat.

Jim doesn't have any luck he just buys loads of tickets the more you buy the luckier you get lol