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14metre aluminium catamaran to start soon so very limited fishing opportunitys again this year but could be persuaded now and again you should see from the first line that the big cat wont be finished in time for alderney unfortunately but some of you will sample the evo 38 in the picture we took her out for the day on thurs and found plenty of pollack most into double figures so a good start

my latest homebuild !!!!

dont be to hastey some antennas do react to eachother best to try putting the antenna where you intend putting them power everything up and test before drilling or cutting anything it could save a lot of grief later

as with all things striking the balance is a big part of the decision of whether to build or buy. if you have the money to buy and are happy with the quality of the build then do so it save a lot of grief but as very few of us have the money and more importantly can find the quality of build the decision is almost made for us as for resale values a good home build will fetch a premium over a standard factory boat in a lot of cases for instance i am just putting the finishing touches to a boat that has cost in the region of 55k to build but when offered for sale will fetch about 100k or from a different angle a factory finished version costs from 85k + extras so its a win win situation provided you have the skill and time you can save at least 30k and have a better quality boat. there are several club members who have built or had home built boats and the ones i have been involved with have been done that way for the quality more than money . but its not for the feinthearted if you know who to ask and where to look advice is usualy forthcoming peter

worked for me . i think !!!

hve used the bigger version and did find buried in the menus a clear all tracks option but cant remember where off the top of me head

boatbuilding is not a skill but a whole variety of skills together. i.e laminater, carpenter, engineer, electrician plumber, upholsterer, metalworker etc and as most boats are unique in their fit out design comes into it too. there is no substitute for hands on experience

had a play with said rods yesterday they look very good being solid they will take a lot more stick but they do feel like normal rods better eyes too , i hear the tiddleywinks cant make em fast enough definetly worth a look

try cherrys at moordown or teknix at southampton who are at all boat jumbles

have a look at merlin equipment in cabot lane they do battery switch clusters with voltage sensetive relays good kit and simple to fit i ve just fitted one on tiger lily

rich try a different boat not bait

cant see the weights doing to much harm on the shambles as it is constantly on the move with the shingle almost fluid during the tide run

sounds like dodgey numbers , the plotter is of more use when the wreck has been found if you were looking 8 miles south of needles the wreck s are of reasonable size and if the numbers are close you should trip over it

asap supplies or aquafax both very comprehensive stockists

give paul at coastal rides a call on 01797367333 he has heaps of volvo spares if he cant help he may know somebody who can

a catalogue is usefull to se pictures of what you want you can order one on line get a discount for ordering on line to

dont be such a skinflint a proper boat one with arm and blade is only thirty odd quid from asap supplies

i have just fitted a set of tabs to tiger lily couldnt be easier the electric ones (lectra tabs) seem the easier than the hydraulic ones you just need to make sure that you have enough space on the transom

another good read for the coneseur is "the hungry ocean" by linda greenlaw(skipper of the hannah boden, sister ship to the andrea gail) telling the story of life on a swordfish longliner. highly recomended

on my cetrek plotter there is an option in the menus for formatting the user cartridge

boats generaly sink when the weight of the boat and contents becomes greater than the volume of water it displaces

bit dodgy useing grease as it solidifys a bit with age always use oil i kmow of a few of those little abu lever drags that have never been right from new it seems that you either get a good one or a s**t one for serviceing try reel value there is a link on the deepsea site they are good and sensible money to peter

seriously though i am about to wire a boat up which has radar 10"colourplotter gps autopilot crt sounder stereo 2000w inverter 5hp bow thruster and a 420 hp engine as well and is all powered by 4 110ah batterys in series to give 24v with no problem so i would say either your batterys are past it or you have bad connections or to small capacity starter cables peter

oh to live in an ideal world!!!!

just twisting the line round the boom is ok for small stuff but for bigger things especialy wrecking the main line should be tied to the top corner ofthe boom then wrapped round and tied to the lead otherwise the boom can slide down the main line by the pull of a fish thus chafeing it and sooner or later snapping the main line .clear as mud i expect!!!!! peter