johnnyb.

thanks for the advice ,Ive been out in a 5 a couple of times but as you say when the tide turns it really does catch you unawares and cant get the anchor up quick enough.I was planning on coming down this evening and going out Wed and maybe Thursday,Has anyone got any thoughts on this ,and is anyone else going out Wed or Thurs???

Hi lads can anybody help a novice.I was looking on Met check at the shipping forcast and it says wind 5 to 6 backing of to 4.Sea state slight or moderate I thought if there is a 5 in the wind its going to be bumpy.Is this not so,and is it safe to go out in .???

dill like this joke and so does doe.

yes spot on Brian,and I thought me and Rick Wakeman were the only two grumpy old men in the world.Come and join us NOW WE ARE THREE!!!!!!

Theiving little scum bags ,makes my blood boil.String him up buy his wedding tackle.

Thanks for the advice Martin looks like another visit to the marine shop.I dont think as you say a whole coil will fit in my anchor place.Think Il get as much in as poss. and save the rest for when I loose it whitch seems to be quite a cmmon occurence.

Can anyone help me on this one?.I read somewhere that your anchor rope meeds to be 5 times the depth of the water you are in.Does that mean if Im reading 30 metres on the sounder I need 150 mts. of anchor rope.I measured mine its about 40 metres plus about 6 mts of chain.

good luck Mike ,hope you have a great day.TIGHT LINES :

Thanks Tom and maverick ,Ive got to the age now when cosmetic goes out the window ,now I just want things to work .Ive got a Mercury on my Botwitco and to be honest its never let me down,starts on the key every time.It gets me on the plane and I never crank it up too far cos it sounds a bit like a biscuit tin full of nuts and bolts.Times change tec improves,Ihad a good chat to the E/tec dealer in Chirstchurch a lovely chap with plenty of time to pass the time of day.He informed me its a great engine 3 years with no service,no need to mix 2 stroke,its got a seperate< tank for the oil>etc-etc-etc.Sounds like a fantastic engine the down side is 60HP brand new is about 7000 smackers.The price of tap washers might just have to go up.

Thanks Adam good sound advice.on the engine front which engines are good alrounders for reliability and fuel economy.Any thoughts on this one anybody?

OMG What a great reponse. A big thanks to you all. It has reassured me that I have joined the right Club and you sound like a great bunch of guys. I am a self employed plumber near Heathrow Airport, so I tow my old boat down the M3 with my Ford Connect Van. I have got a caravan in Highcliffe so I usually stay there the weekend when I go fishing. I would love to go out on a few boats. Is the rule of thumb "bigger is better" apart from the tow and the fuel and the launch and the retrieve? (Yes I think I am getting it now). Thanks again to Rob, Brian, Bassncodformeplease, Great White, Small Fry and Coddy. Johnny B.

Hi lads ,Ive got an old bonwitco 15ft with a cuddy and it gets a bit bumpy if we go out too far. Im looking for a new or newish boat .Ive thought about a Warrior they seem to be quite popular.Are there better or more stable boats out there ?.it has to be towable and the buget is 10 to 15 grand .I would love some advice from the more learned of you as its a lot of dough and Idont want to get it wrong.MANY THANKS.