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Look Claire,it's bad enough that you take the same attitude as my wife, re. us saddo's. But when you come on here telling better jokes than us "specialists",its about time your old man put his foot down....Keep it up {albeit grudgingly ]..Jack

You couldnt pay me enough money to be anywhere near the chain ferry in a 12' boat.especialy when all the traffic [boat] from the last bridge lift; or when all the loonies are heading in to catch the next bridge lift;,nor at any time on any of the bank holiday weekend days. The wash,and back wash at these times is horrendous,even for larger boats.and anyone who tries to tell you otherwise wants locking up.! Sorry to sound defeatist,but at best pick settled weather and restrict your activities to the quieter areas of poole harbour...jack

I was in my local field trying a bit of fly casting practice , and noticed this fellow sat on a stump watching me.I could not tempt him in,....any advice ? {keep it clean please] ...jack

Oh dear,,,,,,,,,, jack

I picked up another 10k bruce on Sunday,some chain has been donated by a mate of Andy's and I am now exploring for anchor warp.My best to date is 220mtrs 14mm white 3 strand nylon.[new] delivered Shaftesbury @

If the price SEEMS too good to be true,it usually IS ! Find something else where the price seems about right,and make an offer,Buy in haste repent at leisure !, jack

There was this father and son who went fishing on Pal-O-Mine and.........Oh you've heard it, What twice ! ....jack

Yes Folks we did it again,anyone know a scource of anchors,wholesale,bulk buy,2 for the price of one, ? or anything similar.We had it tripped properly,but never having found the wreck before,I think we did'nt realise how deep she was in.Still,we are heading for some sort of club record with 2 anchors.etc in 2 trips.at least we kept the anchor bouy,thats a bonus.and I still havent caught a fish yet.Was a very nice day out,and thanks Adam for your company and assistance.

Policeman finds a lad crying," what's up son ?". " i've lost my dad" ,, replies the boy."What's he like?", asks the officer..."Beer and Fishing! ".......Well you lot started it !!!!!Have decided there is no point to a rotten joke section,at this rate there will be more IN than OUT. Jack

Sam,that puts you strait in the "special" group too. jack

It really is vey nice,but I am afraid it won't go into the back of my car,so I will have to stick with the Zodiac...Never mind aah... Jack

Welcome to that very select group Dan !. I will say no more. Jack

Welcome aboard Andy.about time you got your act into gear,and logged on. What would you do without yor wife /secretary to wait on you ?...Dad.

I made droppers from old photo film canisters,use same method as last diagram.you hang your lead beneath the cannister,they will even cast. they only hold about 2/3 oz.but last 5 mins or so in good tide...jack

2 club members sat chatting,"is that right ,you got married last week ?, that was a bit sudden, was it love at first sight ?"...2nd member." no it was'nt, I didn't find out her ex husband had given her the Arvor 25, as part of the divorce settlement until the 2nd date".....................[ It's a groaner,but ..you wish ! ]

Well done Dan ,and what did we do before God created E-BAY ?...Jack

Only a bit !!!...jack

Duuuhh..!..Didn't know about that,still groping about in the PC world...jack

welcome aboard Gazza.Never mind the fishing,the postboard alone is worth the money...chers jack

thanks shytalk,the only way left untried was DOWN,and we did'nt really fancy that,we are replacing the anchor this week,and you can bet your life it won't be another genuine "Bruce" stainless steel showpiece job...jack

Adam.I was unable to open the e-mail you sent me via the club.would you like to try again ?. I clicked on the link but kept getting the "error has occurred !" message. Cheers..jack

Thanks and cheers Duncan...Jack

Thanks for all the sympathy chaps.apreciated...jack

Chap with newly purchased boat,has all the gear,all the equipment,and belt and braces insurance.Despite all this his engine dies off the Needles.He quickly gets the anchor down,tries but cant get it started so summons "sea Start." ,20 mins later,the operative is alongside in his R.I.B. 10 mins later still,he has got the engine running well. "All fine sir",he say's and jumps into the RIB. As he pulls away matey says,"will it get me back to Poole O.K ?", .."certainly", replies the Operative,"just crap in the tank"....."Fair enough says the boat owner, but how much and how often ?"

Out on the weekend Plotter fine all routes cleared,One of the few successful points in a disastrous trip..Thanks to all for the help and advice .Jack