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Phil As more and more club members take more and more trips out to the local wrecks you can expect more information to become available. As a club member you will have access to the restricted areas of this site and I would expect this to be increasingly populated with the sort of information that you are looking for. wreck positions themselves are marked on most electronic charts and many paper ones, with book like DIVE Dorset containing much useful information. I hope you enjoy your time with the club.

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back might do as well Paul - either way you are changing the angle of attack off the hull which is causing the porpoising

the Lowrance 332c with either the Navman 7100 or 7200 or Icom 421 would be my recomendation however if you really want the dogs b.... at a bargin price then this 10.4" HD colour on you door mat for around 900 plus the FF black box connected up to one of their DSC vVHF's which will actually plot distress or position calls on screen................would be real cool. If I was looking to fit out a new boat in the near future I would look seriously at this.

think you will find that they are planning to send the cards out at the beginning of April

Charlie - your mail box is full.................

Very nice Charlie. I am struck with the size of the 'wheelhouse' too but presumably you can build a lot of tackle storge into any seating etc thus keeping the cockpit clear for action! Have you sorted out engine / drive yet? Finally; when does you production plan suggest you will be launching???

Paul what you are experienccing is not torque steer - this is experienced by large props turning slowly and creats a lateral thrust on the stern of the boat . what you are experiencing is normally termed prop steer - what it is is important to solutions and why adjusting the trim tab is a last resort! whilst a high speed propelor will create some forces due to rotation (which the trim tab is there to offset) if the prop shaft is not directly in line with the required direction of thrust in the vertical plane it will create a turning moment. As you also want the prop shaft lined up for maximum efficiency neutral steering is a great way of 'feeling' that position. There was a long thread on porposing here about 2 years ago. If you can resolve that with weight distribution do so, setting the boat overly trimmed in, and then compensating with the trim tab, is a poor solution. Finally worth checking that the tab has been set right in the first place - to do this establish the relationship between the top of the engine cowl and the prop shaft (once upon a time they were all flat topped and parallel but you get some fancy cowls now) then when out trim the engine so that the prop shaft is parallel to the water surface (by reference to the cowl) - there should be no prop steer in this position. IF there is then this is the time to play with the tab and start all over again! Good luck

not sure I understand - have these been changed since they were originally set? fwiw launching at Weymouth gets you to Alderney with similar sea miles as Christchurch to the Shambles, or Wareham to the RIPS area. safety is always the responsibility of the skipper as as such the clubs twin responsibilities are to ensure skippers understand that (highlighting possible risks through training and discussion going hand in hand with that) and ensureing where possible that at no time do they (the club) create pressure on any skipper to cut corners or compromise that responsibility. speaking personally I joined the club to 'widen my horizons' in terms of experience in both fishing and boating; and hope that I have contributed to others in return for the huge amount I feel I have gained in the last few years. finally I don't actually think it matters for anything other than records etc as perfectly represented by this thread - Tom just went fishing; he clearly wasn't influenced by club waters heading West from Portland, as I am not when heading out looking for fish!

and if you use a 'magnetic south' I reckon you can get the whole of guernsey in too! - not that we would look to fish that coast anyway!

JIMBOB - sounds from the directions given that it was just outside...............

Mike If the forecast is good we will probably leave Rockley around 0830 or so so joining up my be practical. I'll know by about 1400h Saturday when I will either be heading down to the boat - or not! Unfortunately the gas boiler has started playing up this morning and this could prevent me heading off........... ......... any experts on the Potterton Netaheat 10/16's ???

Hopefully yes Adam - whichever is the best looking day weather wise! If Saturday then a lateish start (0900h?) having driven down early from home looks likely then staying over to pull Phaeton out Sunday morning and settle her for the rest of the winter. Sunday it will be earlier and leave the boat in. Do we know if there are any pollack showing on the wrecks yet? Looking at the weather sites Sunday looks a better option for offshore.............................

but not for long apparently with perch about!

it really does depend on what you are looking for - generally magazine do quite excellent specific articles and, from time to time, wider subjects such as 'winterising your outboard' 'trailer maintnance' etc re wiring specifically it depends on whether you are interested in 12v electrics (having missed out on an era playing with cars that many here enjoyed ( ) or wish to understand / install NMEA2000 or CANBUS technology "because it exists". For many the "12v bible" has provided an excellent grounding in all things 12v (and related) and can be found quite easily via the web. In fact using Google or similar you should find some great articles by firms such as Stirling or Adverc, reading university published a whole load of 12v and battery related stuff as well. In between there are books such as 'everything electrical for a boat' coming in at 300 pages ........... got a copy somewhere..... if you want a code number......... personally I would recomend the 12v bible first.....

yes - not just waet country though line caught has a much higher commercial value

but totally irelevant to Jack who 1. Has the anchor stowed on the roller when not in use 2. Doesn't need a painter 3. Doesn't launch and recover

Adam, As I was suggesting neither a total fishing ban nor a no take zone I am happy to respond.... My concerns are around indiscriminatory fishing and the damage to small fish etc by trawling specifically. Taking the west country first the primary inshore fishery (within 2 miles) is line caught bass - this should see benefits rather than losses. Netting sandeels would obviously be a rather difficult one............as sprats etc but both have been done before without the use of trawls, and could be again to signinificnat ecological advantage. Up North the inner couple of miles isn't the main fishery at all! Finally little that is netted in estuary's and harbours goes anywhere near the commercial books!

and just to complete the picture Jack - yes you would have to remove the pin when stowing the anchor. however you could mark and drill a hole in the anchor stock enabling you to lock it in place with the pin again as an option!

have to agree with Mike again (is that 3 and out?) quotas are not the answer, and for most trawls mesh size is a joke too - what we need are no go areas for trawls and nets (indiscriminate fishing methods). These can lie with us - the EU issue is valid but we can start effectively at home - and these should be banned within 2 miles of shore. Simple as that. Add to that a ban on harvesting for fish meal and you should take care of both the fry (early) stages of many species and their food supply in later life. Economic impact should be minimal - sand eel fisheries are mariginal economically anyway relying on local economic aid from time to time and the (for example) soles you would loose from this area would be replaced by increased stocks further out anyway. For our part I would suggest that returning all female bream in the spring should be second nature.............it's the only real impact the leisure angler is likely to have as part of the wider picture.

Tom, Think you will find the channel is generally considered 'cat -c' water although of course the RCD are only guidlines as to the design critea of the craft and it is the condisiton in place at the time rather than what might reasonably be expected as an average that really matter! NOthing wrong in heading across the channel in a mirror dingy if the conditions are OK and you have planned your passage properly!

there were two buoys just west and outside of the needles fairway buoy when we ran back last Sunday. They had lights but weren't lit at the time we past - Dave reckoned the might be related to surveying ..................

Another great thread......... As Peter points out this is a SOLASV requirement As many have said it doesn't have to be written down but everyone raises the spectre of 'an incident'........... It is nothing to do with the CG, logging or calling in a passage etc It is everything to do with 'the considerations to be made by the skipper on leaving 'sheltered waters - which are excluded from the regs but not, an Adam says, from any common sense approach. The solent is classified as sheltered water, as are Poole and Christchurch Harbours. Once you have left either of these the requirements apply to you (in any craft). Gordon's list is sensible but the regulations have some specifics that aren't explicitly on there - Fuel Consideration of the comfort as well as the safety of 'crew' Weather, tide and your route should be 'computed' into expected conditions Jack - the small craft register was the forerunner of the CG66 and initially held locally at each station. Now computerised the database is nationally accessable by each station. You can update your records online, including adding a picture of your boat! In fact you have to update it every 24months or they claim they will remove your entry (but I doubt it!). There was a thread on here about it including the links etc etc

yes KAm - looks fine entry but almost flat at the stern/transom. I thought 15k + vat ex engine/trailer was a little steep I have to say - mind you I haven't looked at these for a bit. and 'no' thank you Adam...........