Graham Nash

loved it Martin .... the gps and sonar were great, the in hull transducer worked a treat. The radar ..... i think i need more practice .... It shows up boats and channel markers great but i was disappointed with the definition of pot buoys etc. I adjusted it to minimum distance and increased it to 78% gain and i could see marker buoys, buy i also saw seagulls flying at low level, which in very poor visibility would have put the fear of God into me (seeing unknown obstructions moving around in front of me)! As I said I think i need more practice but it was good.

Nothing at all today mate but was great to be out again on such a beautiful day. I was really just out to play with my new electronics but was amazed that you were completely invisible to my radar !!! Maybe you need to carry a radar reflector

he stood up almost the whole day PJ .... he will love the seat now :-)

can i join you to Alderney now Adam

yes thanks Martin .... I have it now (but am sure i will forget by the time i want to try it again :-))

i think its beginning to look like a propper fishing boat now so i thought i should treat her to a new cover ..... hopefully the next pictures will be of fishing trips and fish!

Having had her for a season there were a few things we knew that were needed to make her better so first of all we gave her a well needed clean. next we realised we needed to reduce the likelyhood of some scumbag emptying my fuel tanks again so we built a lockable seating arrangement in the hope that "out of sight would be out of mind", this will also give my dog somewhere to sit rather than having to stand the whole journey when we are out :=) Radar arch and new electronics came next

I hope this works!

ha ha ....nearly there .... not sure how i managed to get the writing at the side :-)

Ive forgotten how to do it so gonna try again :-)

I have just bought a "Snowbee Charter" for

I dont think he is saying the verdict is unfair or accurate ... I think it's the reaction he is referring to. I am sure most are only referring to the inconsistancies in our judicial system .... I doubt anyone is comparing it to others.

I was wondering if anyone is intending on attending any of the meetings concerning this? http://www.enecowindoffshore.co.uk/news-de...aspx?newsID=317

I am out to play with my new electronics on Sunday.... but if the weather is good I might see if I can find a fish as well.

I would just like to add to this thread ..... I checked out the "boat cover" threads on here before contacting one of the names recommended ..... I waited for his quote then contacted him again and waited .... and waited. I returned to this thread last Thursday and spoke to Wayne at Cut n Cover. He was at my boat the same day and gave me a quote there and then. A small amount of haggling later we agreed a price and he promised to have it done by Friday of this week (within a week). I was down there today doing some finishing touches to the electrics and Wayne turned up with my new cover. He fitted it and it looks a treat. He then removed it to take it away and add a couple of bits of reinforcing where the rod holders touch the cover a little. He has promised to drop it back to me on Friday as originally promised. Credit where credit is due .... First class friendly service and a reasonable price. I will put a couple of pictures up once it's back on Friday. Graham.

TBH Newboy, I have an "agreement" with the local ones ..... I leave them all my scrap and they leave my doors and windows intact .... it seems to work well

well done peter

Forty gypsies arrive at the Pearly Gates in their Transit vans and caravans. St Peter goes into the gatehouse and phones up GOD, saying: 'I've got 40 travellers here. Can I let them in?' GOD replies 'We are over our quota on Pikeys. Go back out to the Pearly Gates and tell them to choose among them which are the 12 most worthy, and I will let just the dozen in.' Less than a minute later St Peter is on the phone to GOD again. 'They've gone', he tells GOD. 'What?' says GOD, 'All 40 of them?' 'No, the Pearly Gates'.

its coming into the warmer weather so the boiler can wait Clive You wont go far wrong with any new outboard but the evinrudes do seem to be one of the favourites.

first of many i would think Clive. I have an etech 90. I have had a few issues most of which have been external electrical faults (batteries and connectors etc) but have had those sorted now by South Coast Outboards (the maintenance side of SCMarine) I had a full service a little while ago (4 years with 54 hours on it) the service cost me around

A man calls home to his wife and says, "Honey, I have been asked to fly to the Channel Islands with my boss and several of his friends for fishing.. We'll be gone for a long weekend. This is a good opportunity for me to get that promotion I've been wanting. So could you please pack enough clothes for a 3 day weekend... And also would you get out my rod and tackle box from the attic? We're leaving at 4:30 pm from the office and I will swing by the house to pick my things up.. 'Oh! And please pack my new navy blue silk pajamas..' The wife thinks this sounds a bit odd, but, being the good wife, She does exactly what her husband asked. Following the long weekend he came home a little tired, but, otherwise, looking good. The wife welcomes him home and asks if he caught many fish? He says, 'Yes! Lots of Flatties, some Bass, and a few Rays. He said but why didn't you pack my new blue silk pajamas like I asked you to do? You'll love the answer. The wife replies, "I did, they're in your tackle box". Never, Never, Never try to outsmart a woman!!!

Is that going to be permanently or presumably just while it is being built and cables are being laid ? Where is this information ? http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business...ief/sb02-88.pdf see page 17 Is the only reference i can find to an exclusion zone AFTER the build of an offshore windfarm. I know this is a different area, but I would think the rules will be the same.

but how long would it take till the fish returned after all the disruption ... and how long would the disruption/build last in the first place. I would think that a fair few of us will have seen our best fishing days long gone by the time this is settled enough to fish from.

i have a little stealth boat in my factory .... I knew it would come in handy for something

surely there will be an exclusion zone around them.