Maverick Martin

Hi Tim Welcome to the forum and Poole Bay Small Boat A/C I look forward to your participating in this friendly board. Also look forward to seeing some pics of your boat. Sorry you had a not so good experience with Rockley and trust Parkstone Bay (Mitchells) will look after more appropriately. I will update your status on hte forum when your info is received. Cheers Martin

Paul Good news your engine is back up and running. Did you paint your skeg with artex or is it a new kind of stipple finish paint

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Nope I didn

I wouldnt eat that fish it might have bird flu

Well done John and Peter...do you read this forum? hope you do as fish like that deserve a well earned pat on the back Martin

If anyone is that worried about their spelling/grammar they could always type in word then paste into the forum, personally I wouldn

HEAD OFFICE: Hamlyn House, Mardle Way, Buckfastliegh, Devon, England. TQ11 0NS Tel +44 (01364) 644643 Fax +44 (01364) 644486 E-mail ho@nfsa.org.uk Malcolm Gilbert, NFSA Fisheries Liaison Representative says;

Oh alright clever cloggs actually I might have meant quit day Martin

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Cheers Rich Martin

Yes please Rich, it would be most helpful if you could take on this task. Please confirm and I will tell Veronica to stand down, will have to think of other things for her to do now Cheers Martin

Hi Rich A donation of honey would be more than welcome. Veronica usually spends around

Hi Chris Good to meet you on Sunday, its always nice to put a face to a name. Is the engine sorted yet? I must book mine into have a few bits looked at. Nice report shame your line parted See you maybe at the next club meeting Martin

Dean and I had a late start today. Launched maverick at Cobbs around 9am then flew out of the harbour and on to our chosen mark. What a beautiful start to the day, clear skies, warm sunshine and breathless

Hi Cabinboyflipper AKA Dave I hope you find the forum useful and look forward to reading your posts Martin

My lad came in a few days ago and said "I need a couple of books for my college course dad, we (his class) have done some research online and found that Tesco is the cheapest" So I had a fish around on Amazon through the link on our site and found the books

Well done James...just give it your all and have a great time Martin

Paul D Tough luck mate. Try propellor revolutions at Cobbs Quay, tehy have sorted mine out in the past Martin

Hi Dave aka codhead Welcome to PBSBAC We look forward to your posts Martin

Paul Glad to hear oops sorted your problem out. I have used them myself on a few occasions and found them nice people and profficient with it. I for one wouldn't consider a pat on the back an advert, now if they came on here and did it themselves....that's a different story as others have found out. Martin

Hi Brian Good to hear the flounders are in, must give them a go soon myself Martin

Rich Who police's the skippers? We as a club certainly do not have the means to. The nature of our sport means we are well spread around so there would be no way of ensuring that everyone was abiding by the rule. Most of the rules that are in place currently are not policed so how could we hope to police a rule as contentious as you must wear. Most of our rules rely on the honesty and goodwill of the membership, but when it concerns safety you have to be proactive if only to cover your rear end. If something untoward did happen where would the buck stop? ie: that boat was operating outside of your club rules why do you not enforce your rules? hypothetical I know but in this day and age of litigation we have to be so careful. Most of the recent club rule changes have been brought about after a lot of soul searching but at the end of the day the officers are duty bound to protect the club as a whole. I hope that makes sense. If however anyone thinks it should be a club rule then please bring forward any proposals and they will be discussed and voted on at the AGM. Personally I would rather it were a recommendation but am open to suggestions. BTW it is now a rule onboard Maverick that all crewmembers either wear a floatation suit or life jacket or both. I just have to remember to wear mine Martin

Nice one Alun Good to hear about the cod Martin

Actually your club only advises that they should be aboard. The responsibility for safety on any craft lies with the skipper. The skipper has a duty of care to all those that are taken afloat on his/her craft. We are a club and as such can advise on the rights and wrongs. We are not policemen. If a rule to implement the wearing of life jackets were brought in we would not have the means to enforce it and would therefore leave the club open to claims of negligence. I would rather see members retained in the club where we could try and educate correct procedures than alienate people to learn on there own. However it