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Ben Try looking here http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/ipb/topic/5646-new-member-club-marks/ Dave

Good Luck Lofty, hope all goes well I will be down the other end of the Solent so I too am hoping for good weather and winds. Dave

Fancy a day out with the family on May 18th? Why not go to Sparsholt College to look and try out country pursits http://www.sparsholt.ac.uk/news/~news/3633/19-Sep-2011/Countryside-Day-18-May-2013 Seems like a good day for all the family Dave

Rich I would steer clear of the 60ltr barrel on your shetland. I sat my barrel on board and 1/ it took up too much room 2/ 50ltrs of water in the back, I feel, would make it unsafe as it would be too low in the water! Dave

Met Office forecast for Saturday For coastal areas up to 12 miles offshore from Friday 10 May 2013 at 0001 UTC until Saturday 11 May 2013 at 0000 UTC 24 hour forecast: Southwest 6 or 7 decreasing 4 or 5. Rough becoming moderate. Rain or showers. Moderate or good. Outlook: Southwest 4 or 5 increasing 6 to gale 8, then veering west 5 or 6. Moderate, occasionally rough. Occasional rain or showers. Good, occasionally moderate. Don't think I would like to be out there Dave

Did anyone manage to pick up my spool of Whiplash braid for Alderney Angling? If so I will arrange collection Thanks Dave

Check battery terminals and in fact all connections are clean and tight Dave

Yes a hammer does work sometimes!

Sounds like to solinoid clicking, this could be down to a poor connection somewhere on the starter circuit. If you disconnect the wire from the solinoid to starter motor see if you still get the clicking, if still clicking then I'd suspect the solinoid otherwise look at the starter motor. Could be as simple as a loose connection. Dave

Happy Birthday Charlie Hope you have a great day, at least the sun has been shinning. Dave

Hi all I would be interested if any PBSBAC members helped out with this Beach Clean Here is a statement from the Angling Trust Wessex division RECORD TURNOUT FOR GREAT DORSET BEACH CLEAN 21ST April 2013 Firstly, many thanks on behalf of the AT Wessex Region, to those who took part in the above event. The Dorset Countryside Ranger Team co-ordinated the event, which was a great success. There were over 300 more volunteers taking part than the last Beach Clean. There was an incredible response by volunteers to the Great Dorset Beach Clean on Sunday 21 April 2013. Altogether, 923 people (721adults/202 children) spread themselves across 24 beaches of the Dorset coast. The volunteers at Holes Bay collected the largest number of sacks (70) and in general all beaches had a high turn out of volunteers, with 79 people helping at Friar's Cliff, Christchurch. Odd items found during the clean included a giant fishing Ariel, 25-litre container of sump oil, a large horseshoe floatation device, an empty cash box from a car park ticket machine, a wheely bin lid, inflatable dingy and a home made trolley. "I am overwhelmed with this year's response by volunteers. It is just fabulous that people are donating their time to help to clean up the beaches along the coastline." said Jenny Penney, Coordinator of the Great Dorset Beach Clean on behalf of Dorset Coastal Ranger team at Dorset County Council and supporting the Litter Free Coast and Sea initiative. "There were a great number of groups who took part this year. One group, Dairy Crest from Chard were enthused when they saw rubbish floating along the river past their workplace and knew that it was going to end up on their local beach. It is wonderful that people and businesses are making the direct connection between waste that is discarded and our environment. At West Bay a whole bundle of fishing gut and hooks were collected and at Seatown there was a lot of dog mess. One volunteer commented, 'This could have been taken up by a small child!'" A huge thank you goes to all the groups, families and individuals that helped in this year's Great Dorset Beach Clean. Our thanks also go to all those establishments which offered discounts to the volunteers who took part, and to all our supporters. The next beach clean will take place on Sunday 22 September, and we'll update this page as information becomes available. Volunteer If you or your group are interested in becoming a volunteer for the Dorset Countryside Ranger service please contact Jenny Penney. Supporters of The Great Dorset Beach Clean 2013

Thanks Adam, will do Order placed and paid for if someone could collect for me please a spool of BERKLEY WHIPLASH CRYSTAL Braid 25lb 300 yards from Alderney Angling Many thanks Dave

Could someone obtain a spool of BERKLEY WHIPLASH CRYSTAL Braid 25lb 300 yards from Alderney Angling this week-end please? Will arrange payment before or after should be £21.99 Many thanks Dave

I run two batteries on my boat, both are car batteries but one has a larger starting capacity than the other for the engine start. I run a 40hp outboard. The other runs the electrics. I don't have a change over switch as I have blown a number of recifiers as not all change over switches have a continous make as you change from one battery to the other and with the engine running this can blow rectifiers. I charge both batteries at home. The best way to go is a splt charge as it will charge the main battery first and then automaticly change over to charge the secondary battery when required. It also stops a faulty battery draining the good battery. Dave

Hi Robo As Little Sal says, when you need to lift the anchor you turn away from the anchor about 30 degrees so the angle should not rub the warp down the side of the boat. By moving off at an angle also reduces the chance of you running over your anchor rope (warp) and getting tangled arond the prop. I would suggest you go out with someone who knows how to recover using the Alderney method before attempting it on your own. It is far safer to practice in a shallower area with experianced crew until you feel confident to carry out the whole proceedure on your own. Being on your own there are many things to look out for as well as recovery of the anchor so having crew who know and can advise you and with a second set of eyes can much safer. Dave

I expect it got frost bite Dave

Thats why you allow one tank for going out and fishing the other tank just for the return, this leaves one more tank in reserve You can always take more fuel for drifting/fishing use, leaving your return tank + reserve Dave

I too was at the meeting at PHC and was going to give a more detailed report at the next club meeting It was good to meet the new Commissionerand listen to his proposals for Poole & Bournemouth policing Dave

I attended a meeting of the Poole Harbour Watch today (Monday) which also had reps from various clubs and marinas, PHC, IFCA, Kracken and the new Police Commisoner. It was mentioned that reported thefts have started to increase, especially as owners have started to go out and check their crafts. Might be the time to step up your security arrangements if you haven't already. I will be giving more details at the next club meeting with news that should please many people. Dave

AJ As a safety rule of thumb you can travel 1/3rd on the way out, 1/3rd on the return and a safety margin of 1/3rd in reserve. Many people use 3 x 25ltr tanks so they can use up a tank going out, a tank to come back in and a tank full in reserve. However the distance to will be able to travel, as Rob and others have mentioned, has many variables i.e. tide, wind, sea state and weight. Best suggestion is to carry out some fuel usage trials when you are set up in both good and poorer conditions so you get some idea of usage. Most plotters will show distance travelled, which you can re-set for each trip, fill up your fuel tanks and go for a trip. On your return note the distance travelled and re-fill the tank(s) and you will quickly build a picture of your fuel usage. I use to keep a log of all my trips in miles and fuel used, it also helped to see if the engine was developing a problem if the fuel usage rose for an unexplained reason. Oh I nearly forgot, cycle the fuel tanks so the newest tank full is always the last one to use. Hope the above helps Dave

Sorry Rob but you are a month late as I posted this on the 2nd March Dave

Chris no argument intended in any way This is a forum where people give their views, right or wrong and I hope people reading this forum takes the information provided in that matter and they make their own mind up from what has been suggested. Like many forums there are always some who can't bear to be wrong and in fact i am in dispute with a moderator who likes to chop my posts out as he thinks I am rude and abusive! Anyway I am sure Gordon has got the general ideas from us. Regarding petrol going off, I agree that fuel goes does not seem to go "off" quickly, however if you have a problem in starting with old fuel often fresh fuel will start stubbon engines. I am not a chemist so I don't know all the facts i'll leave that to the experts. Dave

Hi Gordon As you have now said you have an inboard, yes you could use an aux similar to Chris, however you will need to carry different fuel and my point about how much fuel for how long is still valid. Petrol also goes off, so it is said, after a month or three so unless you can use the fuel elsewhere 25ltrs is a lot of petrol or if 2-stroke, to dispose of in a mower or other equipment. Most diesels are very reliable and I would suggest that regular servicing and checks are essental to help reduce a breakdown, nothing of course is guaranteed but that is why you have a VHF radio and journey planning to take into account of such an emergencies. You would of course have made a safety call to the Coastguard to advise them of your situation and they will require regular updates on your progress and position just in case. This would apply even if you had an auxillary engine as it is better to advise the Coastuard before any situation gets out of hand. If you were out on the rips which is 25+ miles mid channel, engine breakdown how long would 25ltrs last on a 10hp engine? Agreed if no auxillary you could start to drift into the shipping channel which has it own dangers of course, I personally would drop anchor and stay put and call for help, I am not too proud to ask for help from anyone even if it was the RNLI. Dave

Hi Gordon Without knowing what type of boat "JASPER" is it makes it hard to give you a simple answer but I would agree with Wedger that 10hp would be suitable. Firstly do you tow the boat or is it moored? If moored would you leave the outboard fixed on the boat or make it re-movable? If trailered would you want a 10hp bouncing on the back of the transom as well as the main engine? A 10hp outboard weighs quite a bit and trying to fix it onto its mounting on a rocking boat will not be easy, leaving on the boat may leave it open to "tea leaves"! (see Brian's thread about stolen outboards) I should think 10HP will get you out of trouble should you need it but is your main engine 2-stroke or 4-stroke? If 4-stroke and you buy a 2-stroke back up engine you will need different fuel tanks and then you will need to decide how far will you expect to travel using this engine. This would determin the size of tank(s) you may need. At 22ft many people decide that should a problem occur then dropping the anchor and calling Sea Start is the better option (see there site here http://www.seastart.co.uk/index.html) and when you work out the cost of the engine and maintenance it may be financially a better option. As you can see there can be a number of issues to take into account when you get a bigger craft. Personaly I would carry enough spares to carry out "simple" fixes and join Sea Start if you feel that outboard repairs is best left to the experts. Most modern engines these days require a laptop to diagnose problems which makes it harder for the home mechanic to fix. Dave