Rob

Looks horrible: BBC News - Two rescued from boat fire off Ventnor, Isle of Wight https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-67389975

Enjoy Pete

Enjoy Sir!

Enjoy Nige! R

Enjoy Mick! R

What a shower of the brown stuff that bridge is! R

How did you get on @mike fox ? R

Enjoy Dad!

We used to get a load of rope from Soton Uni (? maybe?). They used it a few times and they wrote it off. I'm still using it!!! I think it was 10mm R

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So, anothe Autum, and JoJo heads west with Adam as crew. We went to Plymouth this time, a first. Been to Dartmouth, Mylor Falmouth and Mullion Lizard before. I wanted to see the Eddystone, I think.it.is iconic. We had scoped out a slip, as Adam I and were in Plymouth a few months ago looking at a Cheeta Cat for JV replacement (it did not become the actual replacement). Where can you got with 2 super wide and accessable slipways with free parking? AWESOME! We headed down Thursday pm, to a questionable campsite, but, it was convenient! Friday we headed out with plenty of burley and frozen bait. We launched and headed to Eddystone in the fog. Could not see it for ages, then it appeared put of the mist, having heard it for most of our journey. Featherd some macs (to 1lb6oz), tiny fish busting ther surface, oil flat sea, amazing. We used the electric outboard for some movement, as wind and tide were near non-existent, and holding us still as working against each other. We many interactions with dolphins, saw (mostly heard) whales, all day and a single blue. Hearing dolphins on or tuna was a game, what would appear from the mist..... could be either. Great scenes of both!!! Day two was similar, but much better vis. Dolphins, tuna, whales (minke), awesome, what a trip for the wildlife alone! No sharks, I said to Ad, we have had them as packing up before. Reeled in a couple of rods, I saw a shoal of 100 2" fish moving behind the boat. We'd seen these earlier you but not in such formation , I the. Noted, they are following a small blue. it then took a pollack we had chucked in fromntje coolbox of macs.game on last call. Again, nothing big, but welcome. Weather was awesome, good company, what more could we have had? Superb. R

Hope you are ok Jim, and it's just the Mrs not letting you out!! R

Ah, yes, when he said "tell me when the back doors are touching the water", that was a Lexus. [emoji23][emoji23] Might have a photo somewhere...... R

Gordon M?

50? Blimey! Paper round in Chernobyl? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Enjoy!

Enjoy! Hope you had warned the Fire Brigade before lighting all those candles! R

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Did you over charge yourself for it too? And turn up late? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

If it doesn't work forst time, remember that some (not all) led bulbs have to be wired the correct way around. So, just switch the + & - around. R

You need to stop feeding him so much!!!!

7.5! Jesus!!!!

Go 5kg Bruce and chain. Chain "length of boat" is a guide, but it need to weigh more than anchor, to help with Alderney ring lifting, so get 6kg of chain. Set it all up to trip, and you'll be golden. Perhaps we can pop out one evening and do Alderney practice? R

Ahhhhh, ok. Not enough rode, or chain, type of anchor!!! R

Strange mate, small tide yesterday! Were you on the secret mark? How much lead? What line? How big were your baits? Huge baits will catch the tide more. If your rods are bumping the lead up and down, let out more line and fish slacker, again, might need more lead. Sometimes you need to let it hop back a bit to get a bow in the line and reduce the bounce. R