Wedger

Out yesterday in relatively flatters conditions. Tried all variations of trim and not able to get over 13.5 knots fully loaded. Not revving out. Smaller prop next run and will try fins off as well. (fins and goggles required).

Anyone offer an opinion on the Leeward 18 and Evinrude e-tec 75 before you lads, start its not for me T

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I've been hung out to dry so long....................... Hung over the water would make a pleasant change....................

Adam, so sorry to hear that news chap. I know where you are right now with this one. got the 'T' shirt. There'll always be a place on club boats I'm sure. I'll give you a crew call sometime.

Thomas you have a PM

Thanks for the great offer AJ I have a 4/0 special and a 6/0. I'm currently looking at the Penn Formula and Internationals but in no particlar hurry. Just waiting to see what turns up. Cheers T

Good skills once again, particularly as general reports say that the silvers are a bit thin on the ground for the second year running. Sharpen you hooks, I'm out next week.........

You guys have the cruelest way of excluding me from winning awt, by arranging most comps on my working weekends.............. still............saves me some embarrassment

Thanks guys I'll take a look.

50 lb class largeish big game reel wanted Prefer twin speed, lever drag. Diawa, Penn international, Penn formula 15 etc.

Makes his 300 lb thresher from the weekend before look a a bit of a tiddler what

Can do!............

A rebuild in the sense that it was dismantled and reassembled with some new parts. Injector pump not altered. No load rev test 100%, easily achieved 3900 rpm.

Nice one fellas

Very interesting Duncan, I must learn more. Much to try here then. The smaller prop we have is marked 15 x 19, which matches up more closely with the 1" of pitch per 200 rpm ( if of course it hasn't been altered in the past and not re-stamped). I couldn't tell just looking at it but the blades of the smaller prop definately have less surface area but the same diameter. I will begin by changing one thing at a time. 1. Rev test. 2. Small prop on + full trim variation. 3. Wing off next + full trim variation. Will report back.

A 270/280 hybrid leg, single 15 x 17 long hub prop. plus wing fins. Leg & hull clean.

Looking Mod to rough

Looking windy midweek

Very slim poss at the mo. Would take Otter. My best window is Thurs but my last look at the forecast it was pants. T

The weird logic of fish management Commercial fishermen were given licences to catch fish, and now they have caught most of the fish in the sea I see it is proposed to charge anglers for the privilege of not catching fish from the sea as they have already been caught by those given a free licence to catch fish for sale. This is clearly an extension of the logic behind the management of our fisheries over the past 30 years. First the Government gives those commercial fishermen who sell fish a free licence, then undermines their efforts by allowing foreign vessels grandfather rights to fish to a different set of rules. Now that there are so few fish left that commercial fishermen have been decimated, like the fish stocks, there is obviously a need to raise extra revenue from the sea. Thus it is government logic now to tax those who fish for pleasure, not profit, in their attempt to catch the fish that are no longer there. The proceeds from the licence fees must surely be put to good use in employing a new category of civil servants to police the activities of those who seek the non-existent fish in the sea to prevent the over-exploitation of the resource that is no longer available. Perhaps the now-redundant commercial fishermen could be redeployed to this new role as they have all the qualifications and experience necessary not to enforce rules and regulations that are no longer needed as there are no fish stocks left. The next logical step must surely be to tax all those who sit on a beach, as they obviously have as much chance of catching a fish as does an angler, seeing that there are no fish left to catch. It has been said there is a fine line between an idiot sitting on the beach and an angler. The above proposals would seem a very good way of removing this distinction in the interest of anti-discrimination practices. John Brooks Redruth

The chap you want is John Binder PHC Dolphin Mariner>

Sorry Paul, I didn't make it clear. It's a Volvo TD130 3,900 is top revs T

We have recently replaced the prop on Otter after a brief encounter with a gravel anomaly near Mudeford. Since then we have failed to achieve rev out, and rarely more than 16 knots as apposed to the 19-20 knots on calculation. History. 1. With no kit on board and only myself and very slightly built wifey along for the ride, I achieved 19.8 knots and as I remember pretty much revved out to 3900 rpmwith the old prop. 2. Since engine rebuild, the first loaded trip out we, (

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