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And I thought haddock were plentiful around these parts! The fishmongers in Ashley cross are always advertising "local " haddock

Having never caught tuna despite a fair bit of trying out in Oz, what's the chances of landing a fish like that on 12-20lb class gear which is about the heaviest I ever fish? What a cracker! Jason.

Welcome Andrew. As others have said, its a great club and do try and come to the meetings and get to know people. We are out of Poole just about every weekend that the weather allows so hope to see you out on the water sometime Jason.

Wow what a fish! Saw you leaving Sunday, should have followed you! Well done indeed Jason

Erm yeah.... What vouchers are these?

Have you tried freecycle? There is quite often people offering topsoil on there and I reckon it would be worth a wanted ad if there are no offers right now. Jason

2 people at work have the n8 and whilst they both say its a great phone, they also say they wish they had chosen an android phone or the iPhone as they are very jealous of the apps.

Firstly welcome to the forum As far as your boat is concerned though, I for one have never heard of it. However in Norwegian "Rana" is a large district in northern Norway and "Baten " is Norwegian for boat. Sorry I can't be of any more help. All the best Jason.

Probably has already...... I'm not looking until the last minute, what you cant see cant hurt you and all that

We are looking at getting out Saturday evening and overnighting in the harbour then hopefully getting out a bit VERY early Sunday. Fingers and toes crossed that the forecast doesn't change before then! Jason

Big congratulations!! How long until she catches her first fish I wonder?

Blatantly stolen from the WSF site but..... If I ever try something like this please take my boat away.

Erm..... Best fish of the day was: 1) Cod 8lB 4oz aboard alfresco 2) Pollock 9lB aboard Alfresco 3) Plaice 1Lb 7oz - Lazy wench

I believe Sandbanks Marina have spaces. We are down there along with some other club members too I think. Sandbanks Marina

Restricted??? F6 gusting to F8... I will be restricted to my bathtub I reckon!

We're in! How/when do we hand over the cash? 1) Adam F - JV 2) Alun J - JV 3) Paul F - JV 4) Tom B - Mrs Sea 5) Greg C - Mrs Sea 6) Terry B - Mrs Sea 7) Martin - AWOL 8) Dean - AWOL 9) Dave- Wight Magic 10) John W - Rosie One 11) Allan Green- Kind of Magic 12} Charlie Alfresco 13) Sam Alfresco 14) Graham Alfresco 15] Will TBC Alfresco 16, Alfie, Dream Drifter 17, Sally, Dream Drifter 18)Nigel,Wishin(inshore) 19) Simon, Island Girl 20) Colin, Boblin 21) Bobi, Boblin 22) Tony Deavin - AWOL 23) Dave S - Crew - unknown boat as yet 24) Craig Abode 25) Jackie Abode 26) Jason - Lazy Wench 27) Louisa - Lazy Wench

Sorry for the late update. Ended up using Paul from the post above mine. Great job, friendly guy even came out very early on a Saturday morning to fit in with other arrangements. Price was good too. Highly recommended

Anyone have one kicking about they dont need? Cheers.

I am hoping to but not sure the tide will get me back on the mooring with enough spare time to get there...

Hi, all. After being a forum member for about a year now and already had some great advice etc from some of you, I have now joined the ranks as a full member courtesy of my eldest son (Birthday present) For those who dont know, our boat is The Lazy Wench, a Shetland 535 which we have owned for around a year and enjoy immensely. Am looking forward to putting faces to names, getting to know you all and hopefully learning a whole lot more. Glad to be on board properly, tight lines Jason

Am planning to be out on the patch. Taking my eldest boy out for his birthday present and hoping for some fish!

Both Engines looked to be up when we came back in yesterday evening. Will be down there again on Thurs (weather permitting) and will have a quick check on the way past if you would like?

Thanks Charlie the length is the easy bit ;-) Have emailed a company that manufacture steering cables to order, including their own version of all teleflex stuff. Will hopefully get a price next week after the bank holidays. Further research tells me that its possible to use the Safe-T cables on a D290 with an adapter too. Works out a little cheaper than the D290 cable on its own too and is rated to 150hp. Will let you all know what I find! Will also be joining the club proper soon

Hi all, time to replace the steering cable on the Wench, I have managed to identify the helm as an old Morse Command D290 but am finding the cables are ***** expensive! We have an old mariner 20 that does not use tilt tube steering and am wondering if the Teleflex up to 55hp systems might be a suitable replacement as they are cheaper than the cable for the old helm! Will it be OK seeing as the steering cable pretty much just bolts on to the front of the engine? Are the forces likely to be greater than using tilt tube steering? Link below to the considered system. Link

Thanks chaps I shall give them a bell.