Paul D

glad you have it working NMEA-ve is not the same as Earth (although Garmin use the same wire) it's a different circuit hence the radio having a red wire for the purpose. Just to be clear - I didn't say the red lead was the earth Red lead is connected to the earth but it is, as Duncan says, a completely different circuit and Garmin are obviously saving wires by choosing to have that side of their NMEA ciruitry tied to the negative side of the battery !

Good news and glad to have been of help.

Would be interesting to see if the 2 people on board had lifejeckets and the two aboard the tender had none on ( most likely scenario I would guess ). or the 2 people on the tender had lifejackets and the 2 in the boat had none ( which surely was not the case ?? ).

I got my buoy from Christchurch Boat Shop and the guy made it up to my specification ( as in rope through the buoy acting as a hadle etc. ) - worked a treat.

Cool - Also, noted that Bob F is watching, so if it is wrong I am sure he will say so

The ofcom website is here :- OFCOM Register

Chris, Duncan may be onto something, but from the description of the way you have wired up the wiring was wrong. ( ie. Your brown lead needs to connect to GPS yellow lead and the red lead needs to connect to the GPS black lead which is connected to the negative side of the battery ). Is it connected like this now ?

Its for an Icom but same principle. Icom to Garmin Wiring

Craig, Christchurch Ledge with a hand hauled danforth is only a matter of time before you have that lost in the ledge ( in my case it was the first time ) I think you were mentioning winches etc ? - Forget the winch, Alderney Ring is the way to go for you. PS: I was the boat on the other side of you.

Provided the red lead on the radio really is the data -ve cable then definitely connect this to the ground ( battery earth side / negative power cable ). The data +ve cable from the radio goes to the GPS yellow lead. Set up your NMEA stuff and it will all spring into life

Chris, I think from your description the wiring is your problem. I think your assumption re: the brown lead being the earth is incorrect. On my GPS to VHF link this is connected using a shielded cable with a BNC plug. The shield is earthed to the earth on the GPS ( ie. The chassis of the radio is connected to the negative side of the battery which is connected to the braid of the connector which in turn is connected to the black negative GPS wire - which is connected to the negative side of the battery ). Have you tried connecting the yellow lead on the GPS to the brown one on the radio and the red lead on the radio to the black power lead ( which is connected to the negative side of the battery ). - although make sure the red lead really is the negative data cable or could be interesting !

The Pictures from the Dinner Dance are now posted in the Photo Gallery. Dinner Dance Pictures also front page updated

at least when they were both there

Glad you had a good trip out Dan and all went well. Must buddy up with you sometime and give those marks a go as well.

Andy, Do you mind not putting pictures of beautiful fishing days and bream caught midweek on the website. Some of us have to look at these from work ( Only kidding!! ) - What a great day to be out

Jim, Post in this thread to register that you are fishing the competition ( or call me the day before ). Also all club boats monitor channel 6 and you can book in on this channel on the day ( with NEO or any committee member fishing ) - this is the least preferable method as you will spend half the day trying to contact someone to book in ! Rules as at the top of this thread. Complete a score card ( Up to 4 of each species ). All these competitions are catch and release and based on trust. Post here what you caught or e-mail the spreadsheet to webmaster@pbsbac.co.uk or send a PM with your catch.

Link to the scoresheet is available here :- Species Hunt ScoreSheet

2 rods can be used with a maximum of 3 hooks ( Where a pennel counts as a single hook - provided both hooks are in the same bait ). ( This is a change from the previous 2 hook maximum and needs updating on the front page of the web site ) The species allowed are those listed on the competition spreadsheet and nothing else ( ie. No "mini species" ). All sizes count but undersized fish MUST be returned. Fishing Times are any 7 hour Period between 06:00 and 18:00

We need 10 people minimum fishing for entry to the BFM competition. The first competition of the year is a BFM qualifier, so lets get as many as possible fishing this competition ( weather willing of course ). Book in either using this thread or by calling myself ,Mike Fox ( as per the Comp Booking in thread ) or Adam Franklin. Results to be returned / telephoned in within 1 day of fishing the comp ( ie. By Monday evening ). This will allow time to send the BFM forms back. Scoring sheets will be attached to this post when I can find the link ! ================================= BTW: Looking for crew for this comp on Neo - any takers ? Who is fishing then ?

Charlie, Don't know the servicing cost for the E-Tec as not needed for 3 years However, I understand that the service involves changing injector seals along with impellor / gearbox oil plus some fancy diagnostic stuff ? and is probably

The little island of shingle in the middle of the picture is even higher now I think and what looks like the channel to the right of that bank iof shingle in the picture is much narrower, so no steaming through there now. The channel out is actually to the rear of the shingle bank in your picture ( ie between the beach huts and the bank of shingle. )

Andy, You made the right choice staying over by the island. Our day involved catching 6 dogfish and one pout. Still, my boat repair doesn't leak, so pleased with that

Hood retaining clips - yes - broke both mine and had changed under warranty. ( One broke and the stress on the olther one caused it to break ). Towing/tilt bracket is way too stiff to turn - Given up on that one. Apart from that has been fine.

Spot on PJ - Mike mentioned the same to me and now I think of it I seem to recall he said it was the fuel pump that suffered. ( Probably a very good reason NOT to run until the fuel is empty. - This takes a while though as mine run all the way from Wick to Blackberry Island with the fuel pipe disconnected by accident ). Out of interest what did you used to do between trips ?

I leave my tank connected and do nothing. No problems to date ( 2 years in now ). The design of the fuel tank and fuel system is such that it is not vented to the air, so I assume there is no problem ?