jack

Ponder this one..Insured my Motorhome in 2000.value

Speak not the words.Bloody speed camera!! to me.Got done for 35 mph in Castle Lane east in July.[ first offence in 50 years] fair doo's I must have been speeding.Had to send up my paper Licence ,could not find it,sent for new one

It's just occured to me that Shaftesbury should fall within those limits....now let me think.!!................................. jack

Terry is spot on,in strong tides.You cant beat a "drogue",I have 2. a large one and a smaller one.I use them frequently when fishing in a large welsh estuary where tides belt in and out. My inflatable loves nothing better than to stroll about on the end of its lead in cross winds.My drogues are home made.One is a very large multi coloured NYLON beach bag,to which I have wired [or stitch] a metal hoop around its opening,use 3 short ropes from points around the rim to your streaming rope.It works better with a 6inch circle cut from its bottom letting some water strait through.My larger one is more like a wind sock,but a narrowing of the tube greatly affects its efficiency.You only need let out about 10' of rope.If you think it might be in the way of your fishing lines,incorperate a block of polystyrene or other

float,to the drogue,which will keep it at,or just below surface level...Works for me !!jack

Keep them coming Paul,I print them off and my wife writes her letters,on the reverse, to her disabled freinds in the North. They appreciate them all...jack

What you need Mike ,is the same device as Andy has. It's called a Jack [or Dad ].

You get it to stand on a side rail with the top of it's head at the same height as the GRP mast. [which is the highest point on the Arvor.

You then approach what appears to be the lowest point of the bridge,normally between the steel beams,at a good lick !!

If your Jack screams at the last minute,you don't have enough room.!.!.!..

Works for us.!.!...............jack

Please..Please. can anyone out there put me on to a programme similar to the fishing log,but where you enter the location;date;weather,etc and the fish you want to catch.and your PC takes care of all the rest.[ a sort of "wishing log" as against a Fishing Log..?].. Forever in hope......jack

I have installed the mentioned fishing log too.Very nice looking job,

Might I suggest we link this to the current chat about club competitions ? for example;.... see who can get through the whole year without the need and sheer agrivation of having to spoil thier log,...by making an entry in it.! ! ! jack

THANKS ONE AND ALL.!! ....Job Done.!..

Used my filleting Knife [does not get used for much else ] Skin was very tough but once through,the remainder was like an eraser consistancy [perhaps because it had only been in place 6 months.right down to the last 2mm I could not pull the fittings away.[ superb gripping material.].cleaned off the remainder with a blunt ,round nosed dinner knife.Then sealed 4 tiny white plastic plugs into the screw holes useing a small amount of sikaflex which had still not hardened from the original tube used when fitting the panel....Well pleased all round.Thanks again..jack

Can anyone tell me if there is a way to remove sikafix/flex or whatever.?

I need to remove the Solar panel which I superbly screwed and glued to the roof of my motorhome.Needless to say I dont want to damage the roof surface,and would prefer to leave no trace other than the 4 small plugging caps I intend to seal the screw holes with..Any help /advice welcome.

PS. has been in place less than 6 months...thanks..jack

Please sir,can we have a competition like those you see on TV.where you have to choose an answer from a choice of ; One obvious and Two bloody stupid.ones.? jack

Following on from my initial post on this subject,I will revert to the maxim" if you can't say something nice ,don't say anything at all." .

I thought I might have provoked a lot of adverse comment.I am too old now,to learn to keep my mouth closed. jack

Look Dan, How about we just catch the fish and send them to you. !!!Save you a lot of bother....I will say it even if club members more discreat than myself will not jack.

Whilst trailer boating in the 80s,I used always to replace my alloy prop with a red plastic/poly-wot not prop.they used to be freely available in most sizes,does no-one do them any more ? Inexpensive,fairly easily worked on to remove dints etc. and throw away after a couple of hard seasons. ..jack

Looking a really proper job. Keep at it ,the SEASON approaches. Cheers jack

Hope you are well pleased with your new toy [oops sorry/TOOL ] Martin. Try not to bump into us with it whilst you are at anchor,and we are drifting,you know what I mean...jack

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE.! May you all achieve whatever you need or require. Good Luck..Jack & Andy

Fantastic Coddy !. I have had a cleaned and re-assembled Okuma Convector CN30 { wth one locking washer left over ] in my box for nearly 2 yrs.unable to find a service leaflet.

I can now dismantle it again and hopefully re-assemble. If succesful,I might start on my Shimano's !!!........I DONT THINK SO. jack

Thanks Bob, I already have the regulator you describe. [cost

Can I Kidnap part of this subject as it touches on an unanswered question I have.

My campervan has an 80w solar panel on the roof. [total dogs uno's ]. It has all the appropriate meters;diodes;failsafes ;limiters etc. built in.. BUT. can I keep it operational during the winter months {I know it will produce charge even on dull days }or will it overcharge or boil dry my leisure batteries,as they are not being used except to power the alarm. I have the van plugged in to the mains and switch on the in-built charger for a half day occassionaly,but dont always remember,..I am sure someone out there has the definative answer. thanks Jack

Out from Cobbs onto a totally flat.lead coloured sea,with matching sky.No wind no waves,lots of good bait. Was this to be our big "Cod Day ?". Was it bu****** !.

Nevertheless first drop down on an offshore reef,produced a take the like of which I had not felt in the last 15 years.Something grabbed my 3 squid bait and made off with it.Huge head shakes followed and Andy said "cod for sure" It resisted my initial attempts to get it off the bottom and I convinced myself this was destined to be the biggest cod caught this year.The fish and I continued our Up and Down battle,continually stripping line against a drag,set dangerously close to snap-off point.My arms were killing me and I had to have several rests to waggle my arm and fingers. In the meantime Andy got me a chair and a butt pad.After some 15 mins or more and the obvious realisation that no Cod gave this sort of scrap,the THING appeared behind the boat. A Conger,but what a conger,it was still head shaking and spinning at the boatside and we both knew it was unlikely we would get this aboard.We wanted to weigh it, but where not prepared to use the gaff,it would not go into our large landing net,so Andy went out onto the bathing platform to drag it aboard,With its head on the step it gave a huge headshake and the lead running leader parted at the knot. [ I bought this item ready-made,never again !]

The beast stayed on the surface laughing at us for a few seconds then slid away.I was dissapointed but happy too.I didnt like to say to Andy ,how much I thought it weighed but he said." that ruddy thing was over 50 lbs. My thoughts exactly,having been on many commercial wrecking trips in the past.Later in the session Andy released an eel over 30lbs. believe me,the first one could have eaten it.I didnt know such large specimins could be found on reefs. It was so good ,I dont even care if you believe us or not ..We were there,and had the thrill of it.. GOT TO GET A BIGGER BOAT.!!!... jack

Can highly recomend "stugeron" .Take one with your first morning cuppa,and then another before you embark. They are perfectly pleasant when chewed ,which is good...good luck jack

cheers for that..jack

Can anyone say if G.P.S. is affected by dense fog.?.If so,looks like chart and compass need to be an essential requisite on board ,and the knowledge of thier use. { a dying art, I suspect these days.].. jack

I dont understand why the U.K. government doesn't take the same stance on this ruling as do the French when they dont like something.Just bloody ignore it !! jack