Rob

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I think Pete\Gaffa has a Tri-lobed one - though a little large and can easily be mistaken for the Bournemouth Eye! I am sure he will advise hoe good it is. Rob Seriously - check this report : http://www.ybw.com/pbo/pdfs/radar_reflectors.pdf

Agree PJ - better that 99.9% of the cr@p on telly. Rob

Twas great - don't bother going on Saturday as the EuroFighter will not be there! Now that is some serious heat! The vapor on the plane doesn't look real!

Keep up the good work guys. Rob

Welcome Barney, Let us know where you are based and what you have bought!!! Oh, and remember to make the best fishing purchase you can......membership to this club!!! Cheers Rob

I think I will be out with Charlie A. Rob

Dave, I am surprised it didn't walk off on it's own! Perhaps ask the guys in the yard what they use on the ALB's - they probably have some good info! Rob

Welcome Charlie J. Enjoy. Rob are we getting almost as many Charlies and Pauls?

Sounds right to me Paul, perhaps try a cheap

I would like to book in please. Rob

Charlie, I know Nick's brother had a similar prob with his Scubby - it was the oil seal on the end of the crankshaft - I think it only leaked when running. I also had a similar issue on the old Golf . But with the water pump - the thing lost water when being driven but was OK when parked - I though it could have been the head gasket as no water was ever left on the drive. But in the end I lifted the bonnet with the engine running - when it got hot it sprayed water from the bearing in the pump, but as soon as the pump stopped with the engine it would not leak. Rob

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I have just noted how clear Ballard is in the distance - what great vis as the photo was taken on the CC ledge!!

No worries Simon - I am particually pleased with that last one, especially with the speed you were going! If you want full size pics let me know where to send them Cheers Rob

Well, that put the mackerel off!!

Here is a pic of the chosen and well used lures - (the crisp packet was destroyed by one hungry cod)!

Well Charlie A and I set out of Mudeford just about 8am and soon met up with Enticer. We caught mackerell quite quickly and Charlie used his luck on managing 3 pollack and a pout in the haul! Having the bait well onboard we got slightly distracted by trying for Bass but the wind \ tide combo didnt make the drifts as I wanted. I think we could have put in more effort but we were really enjoying ourselves. Charlies lucky Bass: We headed in at 13:00 as the wind picked up and we both had engagements to keep! Cheers Rob

Lunchbox ? Oh err - remember this is a family site!!!

When I bought JoJo she had a set of DoleFins attached to the cavitation plate. I had found that with wrong trim setting it can make the whole going fast experience very twitchy and high speed turns it could dig in and almost tip over! Not fun to find out at 30knots! I did remove the DoleFins and the stability had returned but I could no longer get on the plane @ 10 knots, which is useful for Poole Harbour. Therefore I thought I would investigate getting some SmartTabs as a cheap solution and ditch the fin. Well they arrived Saturday all the way from the good ole USofA. And knowing I was going out on Sunday I found a spare 45 mins to fit them Sat night in the dark. Well initial testing was very positive - I think I need to play with the adjustment as the bow was a little flat\low at speed but overall I was pleased. They are the new plastic\composite version called the SX range and were

Nice one - I can advise everyone that when this beast is running straight for you for a "photo oppourtunity" it doesn't half get big quickly through the view finder of a camera. No need to zoom in - just wait half a second! Nice fish simon - Charlie A manged one of about 5lb on JoJo , nothing for me! Rob