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I had the CP180i on my last cuddy boat and loved it, a great little piece of kit. I have just replaced the plotter in my new boat and went for the CP300 and took the Cmap NT Max card from my last boat. I had to contact standard horizon recently and they were fantastic, couldn't fault them. If yours is an open boat (or a thin fibreglass roof) then the internal aerial will be absolutely fine. I get a GPS signal on my iPhone in the cabin of my Merry Fisher. All the best, Andrew

Ah Hah! According to my Reeds small boat almanac the high water for Portland will be 17:50. Assuming the wind doesn't forecast to increase to any more than the current 7mph N or N/W then this could be quite a pleasant afternoon for drifting the wrecks. Thanks for all the help fellas Cheers, Andrew

Hi Folks, I guess what I am really asking is what the swell size is likely to be. As there are slack tides and low winds then I am guessing it is worth the trip from where I live (near Bath) down to the boat for the trip. Could always stay inshore looking for Bream if it is too uncomfortable out there. Cheers Fellas, Andrew

Hi Folks, I am a newbie to the Poole area and the PBSBAC and need a little help. I am itching to get out for a fishing trip (am moored in Cobbs) and looking at my work schedule and the forecast there could be an opportunity to get out on Thursday. The weather is showing week N/W on XC and 8mph S on met-office..... The tides are showing 8am HW and 6pm LW for Swanage (Not convinced these are right though, shouldn't they be about 11.5 hours apart?). I was thinking of getting out for a wrecking trip but my question(s) are: 1) Will the sea state be OK, I would guess so especially if XC is the more accurate one but even so, would an 8mph Southerly chop things up too much for a small boat? 2) Does anyone have any suggestions for wrecks? I have a Merry Fisher 625 and so am confident up to around 10-12 miles offshore. I have found some like the Carentan, the Sargasso, the Upstart, the Braedale etc on Wrecksite but I have no idea whether they fish or not. PM's or posts very much appreciated but understand if you'd rather not. Cheers and hope to meet some of you at the meeting next week. Andrew

Thanks for the replies fellas. I had the cp180 on my last boat and loved it, the only trouble with the SH plotters is the old technology (slow redraw speed) and the fact that they don't work with radar that well. Still, a stand alone radar setup would solve that and a slow redraw rate is not the end of the world. Cheers, Andrew

Hi folks, I have just bought myself a second hand Merry Fisher 625 and moored it up at cobs. First time out and the plotter dies the death (old Navman thing). I've had a look around and the one which fits the dash best is either the Garmin 750 or the standard horizon cp300. I like the Garmin but a couple of people have raised concerns with touchscreen plotters on boats. Apparently they are hard to operate when the boat is swinging about and obviously not good if you have bait all over your hands.... Has anyone else tried a touchscreen plotter or better still the Garmin 750? Cheers, Andrew

Cheers fellas and I will hopefully see you all at the next meeting in August. Andrew

Hi folks, I have just moored my merry fisher down at cobbs quay and Tom suggested I join the club. I have also come across Brian on WSF. Hopefully I will come across a few of you out on the water soon. All the best, Andrew