johnnyb.

Hi lads I lift my anchor with a float and a ring and when I get it up square to the boat so it doesnt get around the back of the engine (got caught like that before) we pull it in at the side of the boat. No problem but in a choppy sea its hard to keep the chain +anchor away from the side of the boat, and Im getting a few scratches and dents in the rubber fendering. I have a rail about 2ft long on that side of the boat and I was thinking of making up a piece of plywood that I can hook on the rail to protect the side of the boat.I cant be the only one with this problem..ANY IDEAS?? many thanks Johnnyb.

Brian I totally agree, Ive got a word that sums it up. Starts with W and end with ERS. (can I say that????) dont know! On a happpier note ,"Whos up for a bit of fishing next week,weather looks great".

towards the end of the video Id love to know what hes saying. probably " my arms are really aching"

Sorry youve seen it before but I really think its absolutelly brilliant.never get fed up with it,I love it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoRKgAYGIOo&feature=youtu.be

I couldnt do all that running around not without an oxegen bottle. How about a profesional penalty taker.

Brilliant I want one.do they do one with a cattle prod in the end?

Sorry all.The bad news is my fishing is worse than my jokes.. Some may say surely not ,but believe me its true. Johnnyb.

Did you know the footballer Danny Welbecks dad is a bomb disposal expert called Stan.I think hes got a mate called Justin Case. Groan.ha ha ha.

Your in//////And now we are 3.

. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation. Cant wait for the footy tommorow.Its making us a happy nation love it. Happy Days Johnnyb.

So now you know A "Dummies" guide to what went wrong in Europe. Helga is the proprietor of a bar. She realizes that virtually all of her customers are unemployed alcoholics and, as such, can no longer afford to patronize her bar. To solve this problem she comes up with a new marketing plan that allows her customers to drink now, but pay later. Helga keeps track of the drinks consumed on a ledger (thereby effectively granting her customers' loans). Word soon gets around about Helga's "drink now, pay later" marketing strategy and, as a result, increasing numbers of customers flood into Helga's bar. Soon she has the largest sales volume for any bar in town. By providing her customer's freedom from immediate payment demands Helga gets no resistance when, at regular intervals, she substantially increases her prices for wine and beer - the most consumed beverages. Consequently, Helga's gross sales volumes and paper profits increase massively. A young and dynamic Manager at the local bank recognizes that these customer debts constitute valuable future assets and increases Helga's borrowing limit. He sees no reason for any undue concern, since he has the debts of the unemployed alcoholics as collateral. He is rewarded with a six figure bonus. At the bank's corporate headquarters, expert traders figure a way to make huge commissions by transform these customer loans into DRINKBONDS. These "securities" are then bundled and traded on international securities markets. Naive investors don't really understand that the securities being sold to them as "AA Secured Bonds" are really debts of unemployed alcoholics. Nevertheless, the bond prices continuously climb and the securities soon become the hottest-selling items for some of the nation's leading brokerage houses. The traders all receive a six figure bonus. One day, even though the bond prices are still climbing, a risk manager at the original local bank decides that the time has come to demand payment on the debts incurred by the drinkers at Helga's bar. He so informs Helga. Helga then demands payment from her alcoholic patrons but, being unemployed alcoholics, they cannot pay back their drinking debts. Since Helga cannot fulfill her loan obligations she is forced into bankruptcy. The bar closes and Helga's 11 employees lose their jobs. Overnight, DRINKBOND prices drop by 90%. The collapsed bond asset value destroys the bank's liquidity and prevents it from issuing new loans, thus freezing credit and economic activity in the community. The suppliers of Helga's bar had granted her generous payment extensions and had invested their firms' pension funds in the BOND securities. They find they are now faced with having to write off her bad debt and with losing over 90% of the presumed value of the bonds. Her wine supplier also claims bankruptcy, closing the doors on a family business that had endured for three generations; her beer supplier is taken over by a competitor, who immediately closes the local plant and lays off 150 workers. Fortunately though, the bank, the brokerage houses and their respective executives are saved and bailed out by a multi-billion dollar no-strings attached cash infusion from the government. They all receive a six figure bonus. The funds required for this bailout are obtained by new taxes levied on employed, middle-class, non-drinkers who've never been in Helga's bar. Now do you understand? This would be funny if it didn't have the ring of truth about it !

apologies Steve Loftus [Lofty] Dan Chapman Sam Chapman Derek Vaines (Trevor Whyatt hope to make it but working late) Terry Bartell (down next week, can't do it all) Graham Nash (not looking likely here either i'm afraid) Dave Funnell (diverdave) first meeting since I joined and I'm working :-( Johnnyb.(love to be there but Im a long distance member.sorry.)

OH well, not to worry, guess Ill be fishing the christchurch ledge again trying out my new bream tactics.as you said mid channell is a bit to far for me,are there any wrecks closer in worth a visit?(hope so).Good luck next week we will be with you in spirit!!!!!.Johnnyb.

Hi Adam,weather permitting me and my brother are coming down for a few days next week,Ive never been out to a wreck on my boat ,only on charters many years ago.the last couple of years Ive fished around the Needles and the ledge.I would love to fish some wrecks .how far out do you go???

Thanks Martin,thanks Brain. normal service is resumed.Didnt think Id miss it so much,nearly had a panic attack.

Still cant seem to get the full spec.think Im still a forum member!!!!.

Me too,same problem, them gremlins are in the works****.

Ah Well.lets have a moan/// Its been pissing down here at heathrow airport for 5 days and weve got a hosepipe ban,have to use a watering can to wash my boat down... Veolia water .what a way to run a business.Incompentent useless prats.. AHHH I feel so much better. Johnnyb.

Is there going to be a change in the weather next week? Maybe I can get out to feed the fish and drown a few worms.. .

Oh yes "its got me Wishing Too" Wishing I had a boat like that.One day.Must get a lotto ticket next week.

Hi Brian what a lovely family photo,love the speedos. whats on the end of the rope coming out the rear??

What can I say >>>>>>>Beauuuutifull<<<<<<<<< That is one serious piece of kit.

ha ha like it. Nothing like a good rant about foreigners to make you feel better.

Are you sure thats the same boat and this isnt just one big wind up.lol only joking >>>>>she looks fantastic<<<<<<<<<Johnnyb.