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My boat was built before the CE regs applied in the UK and carries Nordic Boat Standard rating of Max 96kW for the outboard engine. This equates to 128.74hp or 130.52 metric hp. I have a Mariner 115HP 4 stroke EFI engine fited and think this is on the limit for the boat due to the engine weight. I did believe the engine rating may have favoured the sightly lighter 2 stroke engines of the day (1998) however looking at the current range of etec and mariner EFI 115hp engines the etec is 14kg Heavier than the newMariner (but is still 4kgs lighter than mine) whereas the mariner opti 2 stroke 115hp is a full 21 kgs lighter than mine I dont think I'll be able to uprate to a larger engine in future as next in line is either a 135hp or a 150hp in most cases and these exceed the power rating Good thing is I am still very happy with the performance of the 115hp and never find the need to use maximum revs so when the time eventually comes to replace it I'll probably go for the same.(Its 12years old and still going strong)

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Thanks for the good wishes guys Having a busy time at the moment almost forgot my Birthday But only Almost :lol:

Thanks Stuie Sensible rules and scoring however it is still confusing when the points re positions seem random as in the listing below. I would have preferred the points being left off the list.as they provide no useful comparison due to the method of scoring To the layman(me) it would have been more logical Seniors Top 5 Team results 1st England 939 points 2nd France 935 points 3rd Italy 770 points 4th Ireland 720 points 5th Croatia 770 points Seniors Top 5 Individual results 1st Matthieu Hervouet, France 216 points 2nd Colin Searles, England 231 points 3rd Dejan Struna, Slovenia 184 points 4th Marco Volpi, Italy 237 points 5th Sylvain Ferachoglou, France 174 points U21’s Top 5 Team results 1st Italy 762 points 2nd France 597 points 3rd England 640 points 4th Croatia 572 points Slovenia 436 points U21’s Top 5 Individual results 1st Anthony Giacomini, Italy 260 points 2nd Thomas Claverie, France 184 points 3rd Jordan Davis, England 125 points 4th Lorenzo Arnone, Italy 140 points 5th Mauro Luksic, Croatia 161 points

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Too Complicated for me Mike I still like the simple life....Either have the most or least points to win..... Peteg

A geat result for both senior and youth teams Although I wish I could get my head around the points scores listed they are doing it in :wacko: It must be an age thing

I will be out from Poole as well tomorrow Trying for ANYTHING & EVERYTHING Peteg

Over the years I have collected quite a variety of filletting knives (or knives that I use for filletting or bait cutting). The oldest is a Normark Martiini stainless steel filletting knife with wooden handle and leather fully enclosed sheath.Although now showing a few rust spots it is still in regular use on the boat and is 45years old and very sharp. The knife I purchased for my home filletting is a Herbetz Marttiini teflon coated knife with a section of saw blade on the back of the blade.It has a blue plastic handle and sheath and is very flexible and light. It cost about £35.00.(It is not perfect by any means as it is easy to lose control of the razor sharp blade and take off too much flesh) A stiffer less sharp blade definately has some advantages at times In between these two are a multitude of cheap or "bargain " purchases including 10 off Reground commercial filletting/boning knives for £28 and a £6 Mustad. Everyone of these knives is very useable and some are kept Razor Sharp and continue to hold a good edge. My recommendation is that you invest not in the knife but in a decent easy to use sharpening system such as the Lansky ♠ http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/lansky-deluxe-5-stone-knife-sharpening-system-/221557332210?_trksid=p2054897.l5672 With this you can reprofile and put as fine an edge on ALL your blades as you want. (It can be quite Theraputic) My Mustad is razor sharp now and holds an edge. Whatever you do do not use the V Notch tungsten carbide /ceramic sharpeners on your knives .they will ruin the blades Peteg

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I've eventually got round to completing the survey form Lets hope it will help to improve the RSA lot Peteg

Happy Birthday Charlie Have a good One Not too much gardening now it affects your ability to catch fish!!

Anyone else have one of these? http://www.sonikspor...sk3xtr-boat-rod Mike, Query.....Why is the 12-20lb version HEAVIER than the 20-30lb version? I havent seen one of these in the flesh but still have a soft spot for the old Ugly Stik range Peteg

Happy Birthday Martin Hope it was a good one

Belated birthday wishes Guys Guess you had a good one Pete