Maverick Martin

Dave I am not in the market for a boat so personally wouldn

Well done Rach, give Adam a good beating did we Good to see the life jacket on! Martin

Nice one Alan Domino looks so much better with see through windows Martin

Hi The plotter issue has been discussed on this forum quite comprehensively, take a look here http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/forum/index.php?sh...1144&hl=plotter Re fish finders basically the more you spend the better the unit you will get. I use a Lowrance X91 and find this suitable for my needs. All the main line manufacturers have useful units. One thing to bear in mind is the more pixels the screen has the better the picture. Also colour can identify items better than b&w I use an icom fixed vhf unit and have an Icom handheld back up both are easy to use with all the features you would ever want, again all the mainstream manufacturers will have suitable sets. You should seriously think about DSC sets as this is the standard. You should also have an operator

Wow what a difference Alan. Did Warrior fit obscure glass as standard Martin

Welcome to pbsbac Enjoy Martin

Hi all and welcome to pbsbac have fun. Adam...... only on the south coast? Martin Ps Adam just noticed your new signature Bo@@ocks

Hi Baz Re: choice of boat, you do not say if you want it for family or purely for fishing. That aside the 535/536 are nice little boats but more suited to family uses as the cockpit space is a little limited. The Shetlands are well built boats and will give a fairly smooth/stable ride due to the gull wing hull configuration. You would be able to do all the inshore cruising and occasional fishing as well as towing skiers or blow up toys etc The Wilson flyer however is a different beast, very suitable for the serious angler. They have plenty of cockpit space for anglers and gear. A harder ride than the Shetland due to the cathedral type hull, very stable at anchor and more than suitable for the area you intend to fish. You can still play with the toys as long as a suitable (50hp +) engine is fitted. You do not need any legal documents or equipment to put to see in a small boat but I would suggest you look on our main page and take a look at our minimum requirements for our members http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/safetyequip.htm. Use this as a benchmark to putting you on the right road. The RNLI also offer free sea checks, if you are not a member of a club this might be a good idea. There is no pass or fail but they will give you plenty of advice. I cant give you any advice re the area you intend to keep your craft as I dont know the area Hope this helps Martin

James if you do dont forget to mention where you heard of them, every mention helps the club Oh and give us a report on what its like Martin

Nice one Mike Enjoy your holiday and I look forward to your report when you get home Martin

Excellent looking piece of kit and an informative site

Hayling in the spring Adam you sure do you remember the trip we tried to arrange that way this year The place is a weather jinx for us OK one last chance Martin

LOL glad I got rid of that at last, its ugly enough to frighten even dogfish away ....ang on a mo maybe I should get that anchor back on second thoughts nah you keep it Mike Martin

Hi Gary Thanks for your input and welcome to our site. Why not register you would be more than welcome Martin

Welcome to our site, we look forward to your posts Martin

No probstwas a pleasure......who's doing it next time then

Lookfar Welcome to the pbsbac, I'm not a new member and we are a decent bunch......honest Martin

imo sea check is a brilliant scheme! it costs the recipient nothing and in return gets loads of information on how to fit out a boat with saftey in mind. Of course there are limits as to what we on small boats can carry and you have to use your own judgement as to what you really need to carry. So long as there idiots prepared to spend thousands on a loverly looking vessel, put it to sea without a thought as to how he will fare when put in a situation then there is a need for peeps at the other end of the scale to try and balance it out a bit. Does that make sense? it is rather late Martin

They'll be a bit slushy by then Mike

Mike I won't be around during the day 2morrow and will be at a meeting in the evening so only time I'm available will be 5-6pm Cheers Martin

Yep anytime Adam

SQUIDS IN Only a minor problem one being the price it has worked out at

Dave We will take that as a compliment then Martin

And of course the club of the winning competitor gets a big fat cheque, No pressure though Martin

Dave Your input is very much appreciated, its good to hear the detail from the horses mouth as it were. Have you any idea when Phill's report will be published? Would be good to read about something other than Warrior and the like, (even though I have a Warrior) Visit us again! Cheers Martin