Mal Thomas

Well done.

I wonder if Jim can get you to blow out the candles, have a good day and an even better retirement touring.

Lets hope some ancient buried nasty infectious bacteria has not entered the water course.

Sounds horrific

Seems about right for the age, when you have the new ones give the metal stays a spray with WD 40 or equivalent to stop them rusting if you often leave them open. They may also be beaded externally and new profiles are more secure and beaded on the inside.

The radius in the corner of these windows is the structural support, some newer windows hide it in the corner profile. What wrong with those BTW.

Rob are they GF and FF windows ? If so these are the more challenging to the surveyors measuring and the fitters, they must have reinforcing columns usually metal poles in the corners for structural support. The heads of the GF are also challenging to waterproof if they have masonry above. Silicon is not the answer.

Apparently they took the tail as well. Massive appeal on local TV to return the head for examination and a promise to return it afterwards.

Hacked the head off only

I wonder if it's full of plastic ?

If that is your budget and size they are a decent buy, we had great service when we had a small problem. Up against my other 4 sets of binoculars the optics are very reasonable. The 42's are the more expensive part of the market in the quality optics. See some photos sent on SMS, just done a field test to a tree 100yrds away and the Avalon image was very decent, up against my 10.5 x 42 just not as magnified.

I decided to make life a little easier on Y knot. I am having a bait well pump and water feed fitted to the existing tank built in but never connected. I have also had a Trumpet horn fitted to warn the SUP boarders I am coming through. Old horn was not loud enough, just a squeak if lucky. Also a switch in the cabin for my spot light on the front rail so I have control from the cabin rather than just plug and play up front. A new skin fitting and seacock for the new water fill arrangement. Engine serviced and back in the water next week is the plan. Come on ! I am getting cabin fever. Besides being so far behind Big Col, he is nearly over the horizon with species count.

8x42 is the favourite in the bird watching community.

What a read that is, well worth reading. Thanks for posting Alan

Brian you are in all sorts of trouble.

Excellent recall it must have had a lasting effect, hope your evening went well and thanks for doing the journey much appreciated.

Avalon compact pro hd 8x32 are a budget but reasonable pair with a decent warranty, look at procular.co.uk website you could go up to in size.

Get better soon and a belated Happy Birthday👍

May be the word competition is the problem, we are trying to encourage juniors, have more take part and reward and recognise good fishing and catches. We have seen a significant drop off in numbers, some of that is juniors passing on into seniors within our group of members. Finding different interests, some have gone on to fish for England, we are trying to find some replacements. Our first goal is to see some participant numbers show an interest, we can always refine details as interest grows, that's my individual thoughts.

That might be does not dose, Freudian slip or joke.

Hi I upgraded last year with an Axiom pro 9inch with knobs and the radar with quantum doppler. I have had a couple of issues but still think it's the best, best to have a registered installer and make sure you register your warranty and get the extra warranty. The best by I have made recently is the navionics mobile phone App on my which can link to the unit £34.99

I will come along with Steve.

Happy birthday Greg have a nice day.

Good feed back Charlie, best percentage sounds good and assistance for those who can't reel their catch in has always been ok with me. We do need some dads, grandads uncles and all other family members to show interest in taking part.

Charlie have a look at my post Thursday in this thread, open invitation to non family members 1 x £5.00 fee, fish as many times in the July August period. Our junior members perhaps do not pay? What do you think.