Mal Thomas

Neil for your info, the VHF license is mandatory, all users of a vhf radio should have one. You can then obtain an mmsi number to install in your DSC radio which in an emergency when using the red DSC button will identify your vessel to the coastgaurd. The license is also useful when travelling in the boat to other marinas as Id and as a bonafide boater.

Good idea Neil, the site contacts are worth the money, besides if you need a vhf license or want to do any courses we contribute and you get some of your membership money back. We have contacts over your way for training. Let me know.

Glad we cleared that up

Exactly what type of winch, a tow bar winch, a anchor winch, a drum winch, a vertical winch or a horizontal winch.

What have you bought.

What an excellent article by Malcolm Gilbert, simple and concise. A real shame the governing bodies can act on such straight forward thinking. If the stocks are not there you cant have a fishing industry, so Europeans including us need to allow the stocks to replenish. The monitoring system via satelite needs to be enforced asap for 12mtr and less vessels, so that some accountability can be enforced and tracked, what are these commercials actually taking. I see to many white vans on docksides taking boxes of fish and lobster away, is it counted? Is it official or black market. The fish stock belongs to you and me as much as it does the commercials.

Jerry, we would not be the characters we are if we did not make mistakes, your very much forgiven. The man who did not make a mistake, did not make anything. We all still love you, dont be hard on yourself. It will be a while before you allow it to happen again, but you will your human.

Sounds just like a trip my mate made with his new purchase, should not have gone in hind sight but could not resist. Well done on keeping safe and good piloting. Enjoy your new purchase.

Looks good, looking forward to hearing how she handles and how you fit her out. Congratulations Enjoy.

The method was a rumour started by bad boy Nigel, I was using a bluey wrapped around some squid, not your typical tope bait. I was hoping for a large Blonde ray to be honest. Nigel will be laughing up his sleeve at me defending my so called tope fishing fluke. However we did find cuttle was the turbots main diet which was surprising.

Might have won fish of the month. If you had weighed it and taken a photo. Not wanting to rub it in.

If thats where you fished when I was over there, we also tried the same spot saturday, it's devoid of fish probably from that Trawler I saw.

Happy birthday Alun, trust you are having a nice time in great weather.

mal thomas turbot 9lb 3 0z

The weather does not look like it is going to be favourable this weekend, we will keep our fingers crossed for a miracle, Neil will give us a decision soon.

More likely to be a tope, smoothie has flat crushing teeth.

I cannot follow that Ian, brilliant. The worrying statistic on Spring Watch, delivered with dismay from Chris Packham was that our Rivers are some of the worst in Europe after all the progress, we are still miles behind their quality.

Sent Matt a pm he might see that.

Mick the anchor will be in my front porch so you can collect when your passing.

Thats fine. Mick

Anchors available, some unused and one rigged 5kg brittany as an emergency / second anchor with 12mm braid and 6mm chain. One small foldable stowaway anchor. 3kg One new 5kg bruce type. and one second hand free 5kg bruce probably give to me when I was having a few lost ones. One 10kg Brittany . All need new homes make me an offer.

Happy birthday Jerry, looks like Chris has been on the DOOMBAR.

On Y -Knot without tide considerations, I burn around 1.2ltrs per mile at about 20 knots. So not to bad, I have a 150hp Yamaha which I am very pleased with. For distance travel I would work on 1.5 ltrs per mile which seems to be about average. Jerry the commercials are buying petrol at a fraction to what you pay at the pump, hence the move to outboards.

Happy birthday Martyn.

Our new guest Neil might be interested, what layout is it, side and back door? Is it still in Portland.