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Happy Birthday Guys

I think you might well be right there Martin........Well until the novelty wears off I have next week to cram blasts around the bay and some fishing in and then off to Wales for a week So any recommendations for best days and marks for next week would be appreciated will have space aboard for at least 1 if needed😁

Well not really but certainly felt like it After a long wait for parts finally had a chance to take the old girl out for a spin today to test out engine repairs. All I can say was it was a revelation I honestly can't remember when the performance was this good .......really really impressed. So there's life in the old girl yet she performed wonderfully ....30mph with more in hand ...rock solid handling and the throttle was so responsive I honestly thought i had bought a new boat. I must have been pottering along for years with an under performing engine and not known it. It was a pleasure to be out and when dangling a line definitely took a back seat especially with a northerly blowing straight in your face on the drift. So for anyone with an old 2001 Mariner EFI 115HP 4 stroke outboard its performance can be radically improved by fitting a new high pressure fuel pump a fuel regulator and setting it up correctly of course . Big Thank you to Martin and Chris at Holes Bay Marine for sorting it. All I have to do now is get hold of a 100amp marine/leisure battery that fits one of my battery compartments as one of my existing squadron batteries has given up the ghost YEEEE HAAAA

I didn't get out either as had a few issues with the boat. Hopefully all sorted now and will try again in the morning It wasn't that cold...Oh I forgot I have a cabin heater😉

I'm Looking to give the boat a good thrash to check outboard engine repairs are OK. I will of course take a rod just in case . It would be a late start early finish blast with a few lures at best nothing serious .😎

You'd be done for Speeding 😋

Happy Birthday Guys Enjoy the day

Lucky guy

Happy Birthday PJ. Xmas,Boxing day and Birthday celebrations all in one....go on extend them to a week you know you want to😋

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I wish you all unfettered access to a fish stacked sea with a fully functional Twin Sails Bridge and a safe channel at Christchurch/Mudeford Pete

No longer on my bucket list. Caught one in Cairns Oz. Put up a lousy fight. It was all of 8 ounces and couldn't have been more than a day or so old😎

Rob have you been copying my survey?? 🤗☺️

DONE

SCARY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjp5OmoDYQM

Happy Birthday Neal Enjoy Make sure you have a really good time out there😁

The report is that one of the component manufacturers has gone into liquidation not the main contractor or design consultancy so there should still be a solution available.......at some time in the future.. It is worrying that the council are being sparse with the information as to what has gone wrong and who has gone bust. If its the hydraulics supplier I'm sure alternative components can be sourced and the design adjusted to accommodate them.. If its an electrical issue ,there are numerous systems integrators around that can sort it out at a price. If its the steel supplier then there may be a stress related design flaw which has pushed them into the closure . All very speculative at the moment but not good news in the short or long term for motorists or boat users /manufacturers or the RNLI

The Twin Sails bridge got a 15 secs mention on local lunchtime TV news today. Basically " it is going to be difficult to repair" During any construction design phase maintenance and demolition plans have to be produced and accepted by the client before construction can proceed. I'd love to see the plans produced for this bridge. I just hope they don't include a 3 month shutdown to boat traffic😰

Not long to wait now. I use the old bridge in preference to the new every 3 weeks on average. Currently it is £5.60(car) to get into Wales and nothing to get out.......Reasons on a postcard please ! They have made a fortune from me since 1966.

Wish you lot would stop talking about engines.😝 I'm waiting for mine to be repaired and am having to put my body up for sale to pay for it.😕 As you can guess I've had no takers on the body sale aspect so I will have to fund it all and will be crying all the way to the bank which will be £2k lighter for Christmas I expect😰

Oh its still up then So no problems with the high winds 😎

My thoughts exactly Mike. They are going to be exposed to a lot of stress in the forthcoming high winds

Happy Birthday .....hope you had a good one

Thanks for the reminder Dave. So guess I cant interest you in some folders then. These Folders have been used for technical info (some of it 1980's vintage I'm such a horder ☺️) All my financial business data and invoicing etc etc since 2001 is stored electronically in multiple locations and with my accountant. I am sooooo muuuuch the horder

I do remember going tee total for about 5 years but never lost interest in the other

Diesel costs more to refine than petrol ,but I have no idea on pricing structure . Sometimes it has been: the same price, slightly more expensive, considerably more expensive, Rip off more expensive Be interested to know answer to this connundrum ...anyone any ideas????