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Hi Lofty, It is with the greatest respect i feel i need to point out your unjustified, unqualified small minded, and inappropriate comments as to what charity an individual wishes to support. Seems in this case the generosity of one of our members is exemplary, already being a regular supporter of J H, it seems. No doubt like myself, other charities and good causes as well. Colin, Hon Rotarian, Life Hon. Round Tabler, and Charity Auctioneer.

Hi Jerry, Yes thats fine, i will try and P M you tonight about details Many thanks Colin

Hi Jerry, Think your probably right about tyres, should not be to hard to get sorted , battery not so easy at the moment, there is a shop near me but cant get phone answered till monday, I will take a gamble and offer £100 if you want to take it let me me know, i would sort from there with you thanks, Colin

Belated best wishes to you Charlie and Dave🚶‍♂️

Hi Adrian , there is a good vid on Youtube by Danger Marine, how to install a second battery on a boat , have a peep at that if you can, it is quite simple to follow i think you will find Cheers Colin

Hi Jerry, I would be interested, does it need new tryers? i presume so, looked on tinternet could not see size of. As shops seem to be shut difficult to gain knowledge. may be you could print details of tyres and or potentially availability? i guess this is an obsolete model but would think tryes could be obtained. Or just size and make, and one of our "furlonged" clubmates could research availabiliyy for you . If someone does come up trumps i will pledge a fiver to our club H O W fund. Thanks Colin..

Hi Adrian, Sound advise from Dave as ever, Probably worth mentioning at this point though, you are about to make a substantial investment, dont spoil the ship for the sake of a half-pennies worth of tar, i refer to the battery, as an engineer i would say keep the one with the boat now as a spare, buy a new battery, and make sure it is rated at or above what you need, that is a fair engine to start. in my opinion the most important thing going out to sea is not actually the fishing, it is the safe return back to base. batteries and isolators are a subject of there own, Charlie put a post on here worth you reading, to avoid that happening to you. Think Safety Safety Safety then you should be O K Colin

Hi Adrian, congratulations on buying your first boat, its a very exciting feeling iam sure, well done . not sure when you will be able to launch it though, especially if there is an extended lockin for 70 year olds, we have all got to hope and prey. when we can launch at Baiter again i feel sure i will be down and could help you get your boat in the water , may be talk details nearer the time, i remember it being a scary feeling going out to sea for the first time, i was helped by two expert fisherman in particular, Allan Green (Fisheagle) and Frank Morris ( Happy Hookers ) Frank is an expert at launching at baiter , knows and understands all there is to know about the tides, probably worth giving Frank a P M , sure he will be pleased to help, we often set out together, you may like to buddy along to gain some experience. And yep, Rob and Richards comments are probably justified. Just have to play and see. Well the exciting wait starts now! Best Wishes Colin. P S. I would consider asking Frank when you do a sea trial if i were you to assist and advise, franks boat is similar size.

Happy birthday John, Hope you have a good one, i see in your profile interests you like watching other people fishing so i know where you may be all day. WATCHING YOUTUBE! All the best Colin

Top Man Stuie, i couldnt work out how to see video though on my laptop! me and technology again i expect Well done, Colin.

Seems to me Martin, for the first time in the Clubs history there is one speed limit throughout the entire harbour, 0 m p h or 0 Knots per hour for all us recreational anglers, I guess we are all yearning to use the 10 knot per hour limit we often curse about in the summer months! 😂 Colin

Hi Adrian , i may well have good news, i have a good friend with a 100% genuine boat for sale that may well interest you, i will message you at some point this evening to chat , got to go i have a sheep lambing . Colin

Ditto , Mal, it does make me wonder, Boris keeps warning people because not everyone is taking advise. Some people think it is not going to be me , coronavirus is for the others , well today was a classic with people out in the countryside, i witnessed people go through the fields on a footpath, not a problem to me or my sheep with one to ten day old lambs, so wheres the problem? Since none of them thought to put new gloves on or sanitise there hands after opening and shutting the four feet six wide steel galvanised gate i wondered if the first one today had left any virus on the gate or latch how many of the other twentyish would have been infected? Absolutely Frightening. I think it was Brian that hinted the other day in a post that i was in a good position to distance isolate out in the open fields and fresh air and so did i , but i now realise i need to remember one of my friends , he had a few "sayings" and one of them was , " The world is full of half~wits" Seen some today! Scary. Colin

Hi Adrian , Welcome to the club, ref a boat have you got a budget in mind ? That rules in or out some conversations Best wishes Colin

Hi Guys, pubs , clubs, restaurants, etc seem to have been targeted today, plus no gatherings above five people, so how is the position at cobbs quay,? and yacht club Charlie? this is all starting to look very frustrating and may be more prolonged than has been reported up till tonight . The job looks like dragging on a long time. Who ordered easterlies Jerry? well not my new born lambs, they would like it warmer, but at least its a bit drier on average, thats a start!

Have sent you p m Mick thanks Colin

Don"t apologize Brian, it was well worth seeing twice, just about sums up the Government"s incompetence to a T. I think. Jerry, Sadly i can not make it down and as you say it looks o k Mon/Thurs, but with you and Allan (two top fishermen) going out it will be good market research for the rest of us in the club as to what is about, Good luck , hope a few more do join you, look forward to reports.

Thanks John very interesting and informative, and much appreciated, think i would need to be with someone very experienced before i would consider going there though, it sounds like it could be a tad dangerous if you didnt know exactly what you were doing.Safety is paramount to me. Many thanks Colin.

Thanks Andy, good sound advise, i understand some people drop a marker bouy near to the wreck as well to help relocate after a drift as well, and with a smaller second marker bouy as well can help predict the wind/tide pull if anchoring was prefered. Thanks Colin.

Hi Andy, Well done for posting such an interesting topic, there is a lot to study with any of the newer finders, i have three sorts, iam still very much a novice at this stage but i set time aside some days iam out to forward my knowledge as to how to get the best out of them. it then seems to pay off when i go out to fish with experienced fisherman. Wreck fishing is high on my list to aim for this summer "weather permitting" so hopefully some of the "old hands" will be able to aim us in the right direction as to what wrecks have been successful in the last year or two for them. feel sure they will. Good luck Colin

Good luck boys, unfortunately cant make it Colin

Welcome to the club John, feel free to post some of your previous fishing experiences in the thames estuary, ie fish you caught /time of year/ species etc. sure this would be very interesting for us to be informed. slipway locations for us trailer boaters as well. My main launch is baiter by the way. Sure we will meet at some stage, Fishing wise suggest you do what i do, rely on a huge amount of luck, listen to any of the many top anglers that will be able to advise you, you wont go wrong. i also try and think outside the box , o and try to cook bacon butties when fishing is slack, that always gets the line pulling! Best wishes and Good Luck farmer Colin. P. S. Less of the old gits please Terry, i do mid week jobbies because the fish feed better, well that or the wind is 45 m p h different!

Many thanks Greg

Hi , Welcome Andy, you have made a good move joining, enjoy the club and dont forget to post reports when possible, there are people who dont get out as much as they would like to and they love to read them, Good luck and all the best farmer Colin.

Hi Chris, Welcome to the club, there is a wealth of knowledge available from the more experienced seamen , you just have to ask, they will be pleased to give advice iam sure. I joined three years ago, and feel it was the best thing i could have possibly done. My personal advise would be to think of the first three important things first, ie SAFETY SAFETY SAFETY Then gradually move onto fishing Best Wishes farmer Colin.