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1.) Martin cherritt. 25lb 2 oz, Branco 2.) Mick Barnes 20lb 1oz, 3.) Tony Deavin 11lb 5oz 4.) Charlie Annear 17lb 1oz, AWOL

Yep, he does, but she doesn't look anything like Rob- she's good looking!

Rob, we might have to investigate this- there's nearly as many entrants as the Open!

Hi Brian- could we organise a borrow/visit sometime, please?

Thanks Dave, good to know.

Hi Paul, I replaced the antenna a couple of years ago. Both reception and transmission work but are are less than I'd expect. If there is damage from using with a damaged antenna, it's damage from aaaaages ago.

Yeah, the broken antenna was a couple of years ago and I didn't notice that the antenna was broken when I used the set. I know that using a set with a broken antenna can cause issues with the set. I thought I'd gotten away with it, as the set does transmit and recieve (just not very well) but now with the handheld on board I can see that something's not quite right, and this might be the issue. Or it might be something else! I might just get a bigger antenna and see if that does the trick. I have read that the gain on the whip antenna is only 3db but the GRP one is 6db- so it might be that what I have isn't a good match for the set (trying to remember my antenna matching theory from sigs training...). I think one of our members may have some test kit? Mine's an annoying Navman 7200 rather than an annoying Garmin.

Having got myself a handheld VHF, I've got into the habit of having it and the fixed set on at the same time. I've noticed though, that the handheld seems to recieve more than the fixed set, and I struggle to raise other club boats on the fixed set too. I'm thinking that I may have an antenna issue. I have one of the thinner whip antennae, rather than the beefier GRP type. But I guess it could be an problem with a connection, or even the set itself (as I unwittingly used it with a broken antenna once, and I understand that can cause problems with the set...) Are any of you guys able to offer any advice, please?

1.) Ian Jones - JV 2.) Bob F - JV 3.) Alun J - JV 4.) Martin B Awol 5.) Dean B Awol 6.) RobF - JoJo - with non member 7.) Alfie and Stuie on Dream Drifter [defending Champion 2010] bring it on 8.) Graham + non member Little sal. 9.) Charlie A - AWOL

I open the email and what do I see smiling back at me? Nigel! Fame at last!

Ah, so that it Steve's secret- Kneeling on the Deck and Praying!

Having been lucky enough to have been aboard Imagine, I am devastated to hear that she has suffered at the hands of one or more lowlife scumbag. I think the issue with making the boat ultra-secure is, like Duncan said, the f***ers will only smash it up more while trying to get in. Especially seeing as in this case they had moved her away from her mooring in order to give themselves more time to break into her. So beyond a normal level of security, making her more secure is only really likely to result in having more to fix in the event that someone takes a fancy to her- unless you encase the whole thing in stainless steel plate... I guess you could install something which makes her impossible to start, and therefore move- a hidden switch, or immobliser? But she could have been towed away... Something to secure her to the mooring seems like a very good idea. A big pair of boltcutters will see to most chains, but the very thick motorcycle cable locks and good quality D-locks can only be cut with a disc cutter. I very much like the PIR alarms which text you/Police/Boatwatch/Marina Office. You would then know if somone was aboard without permission, and even stand a chance of catching them at it. You can also get a GPS (instead of PIR) variation on this which will text you (etc) if the boat moves, and tells you where it has moved to. I think this is meant for caravans etc, and would need to allow for swinging on the mooring (or you'd get fed up with the tests quite rapidly!), but again, gives a chance of catching the perpetrators in the act. Someone we know has this and I am sure he will give you the lowdown. Marking everything with UV pen or microdots (and putting stickers all over the place to say that you've done so) can be a deterrent, but sadly there is still a market for marked kit. Scumbags only nick it because some other scumbag (or unwitting ebayer) is happy to buy it off them. You'll only get your marked stuff back if the Police happen to find your stuff amongst a big stash. This happening to Imagine is food for thought for everyone I expect. It's a shame we can't set up a nice bait boat in the harbour and rig it with Claymores... If I can do anything to help, just say the word. C.

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Gus Honeybun! Wow! I used to love waiting for you to do bunnyhops or winks on my birthday! I would say definitely join the club mate, you'll get access to a lot more info as a club member, plus there's nearly always other club boats out on the water or club boats looking for crew Welcome to the PBSBAC forum! P.S For those of you not in the know, click.... here

I will get Charlie A on the case, consider it there! I think the wind will help me up the road with it!

What about that bucket of Salt-X in your garage?

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Maybe ask Mark Towersey for a second opinion? This thread has his details

I think all plastic/perspex windows degrade over time. They go cloudy and/or crazed due to UV and general exposure to the elements. The rate of deterioration depends on the exact type of plastic/perspex used, there are pros and cons to each grade- some don't bend well, some aren't very scratch resistant some aren't very UV resistant. The ones that are 'everything resistant' and bend well are more expensive! I guess there could be some kind of reaction between perspex and other grades of plastic, such as those used in tarpaulins, if they are left in direct contact? Still seems a bit unlikely to me though... A lot of people 'upgrade' to polycarbonate windows once their original ones get too cloudy to see through.