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Charlie The Pajaro rocker gasket is not one seal There are 2 half moon gaskets as well, if I recall it is not uncommon for these to move/fail Worth going onto the Shogun/Pajaro forums for advice. If yours is a 2.5ltr motor I have new fuel and engine filter plus timing belt sitting in the garage. Coddy

Thanks guys Just ordered them from Trickett Marine. Coddy

Help please I need to replace the anodes on the trim tabs but can not tell if there is one each side of the plate. Is it normal just to have one per plate? Coddy

A father watched his young daughter playing in the garden. He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and pure his little girl was. Tears formed in his eyes as he thought about her seeing the wonders of nature through such innocent eyes. Suddenly she just stopped and stared at the ground. He went over to her to see what work of God had captured her attention. He noticed she was looking at two spiders mating. 'Daddy, what are those two spiders doing?' she asked. 'They're mating,' her father replied. 'What do you call the spider on top?' she asked. 'That's a Daddy Longlegs,' her father answered. 'So, the other one is a Mommy Longlegs?' the little girl asked. As his heart soared with the joy of such a cute and innocent question he replied, 'No dear, both of them are Daddy Longlegs. 'The little girl, looking a little puzzled, thought for a moment, then lifted her foot and stomped them flat. 'Well, we're not having any of that poofter sh*t in our garden' she said. Coddy

My mate has one but his version is only rated at 2 watts they do make a 5 watt model. Higher the output (watts) the better it is, on some handhelds you can plug in a bigger ariel to help give better range. Coddy

Sorry to say Lady C has a leak on the raw water pump so I will have to give it a miss! Coddy

Hi Mark I am sure if the weather is half decent there will be a number of boats around the Needles area. Many people fish just around the corner from the Needles in Freshwater Bay. If you look at your charts you will see a number of banks or undulations on the sea bed. I don't have any specific marks but I am sure you will find a number of boats anchored up so it is a case of going nearby and watching your sounder for likly spots. Close inshore in Freshwater Bay can be good as well so I have heard. The Solent can produce fish so don't ignore this area, again check your charts, just need to watch out for the rag and stick brigade Good luck Coddy

Found this and thought it may be useful to some http://www.southernsfc.org.uk/mls/wheelhousecard.pdf Coddy

Found this new web site http://www.fishingmarks.co.uk/fish/index.php I suspect it will be the general areas and no one is going to publish exact marks unless you want it to be fished out! Coddy

Thanks Kam Picked them up this morning Coddy

Mark Be very VERY carefull at St.Catherine deeps as it can get VERY rough!! Tide races through and it is also very deep. I would suggest it is not a place for the inexperianced. Try this site page for marks on the East side of the IOW. http://www.boat-angling.co.uk/Fishing_Marks/default.htm or here http://www.solent-fishing-guide.co.uk/ and click on "Boat" menu If you are looking for marks for the West of the Needles again try Solent Fishing guide web site to start with. Hope the above helps Coddy

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Hi Ewen I would think that the majority of us use a fixed unit rather than a hand held. Fixed units you get a bigger screen with more chart detail but of course a lot depends what boat you have of if you want it for other reasons. You could have a look on my web site www.fishing-boat.info for gps/plotters for ideas. Coddy

Cut bait Paul Coddy

Hi Bill and I on Lady C managed to get Bass and Bull Huss Bill's Bass went 5lb 8oz and went back live Mine was a 4lb 14oz Bull Huss Both Bill and I had never caught Bull Huss before and we both managed to pull some in. We also hit some mackerel but the majority were not very big, great for live bait for Bass however! Coddy

Found this definition and thought it quite good Angling Angling is a method of fishing, specifically the practice of catching fish by means of an "angle" (hook). The hook is usually attached by a line to a fishing rod, outfitted with a fishing reel that functions as a mechanism for storing, retrieving and paying out the line. Generally, angling is thought of as a method of sport fishing but some commercial fisheries use methods which are quite similar. Angling is a popular activity in most parts of the world and in the UK around 1.4 million people participate every year, angling from beaches, harbours, piers, and from boats both close to shore and offshore over wrecks where marine life thrives. Although Angling is generally a safe sport, several fatalities are recorded each year, predominantly from small angling boats capsizing/sinking or from people falling into the sea. Coddy

For those interested in statistics there is a good report here http://www.mcga.gov.uk/c4mca/watersports__...06_report-3.pdf It shows those interested in Angling from the shore and boat plus other interests. I suppose like most statistics you can show trends in almost anything. Shame it is only listed up to 2006 as I suspect there will be quite a few changes due to the current economic climate. Coddy

Welcome to the forum Ewen, May all you fish be big ones but a bigger one is left for me to try and catch! Coddy

Bill and I will be out on Lady C all being well! Coddy

Now gone! Coddy

I have just replaced the in-laws fridge with a larder fridge. So, one slimline fridge with a small ice box all working ok. Just give a donation to the RNLI and come and collect. I live in Broadstone Coddy

Thanks guys I got in touch with Icom and they have sent me the lead with a jack fitting on it for

A Woman was out golfing one day when she hit the ball into the woods. She went into the woods to look for it and found a frog in a trap. The frog said to her, 'If you release me from this trap, I will grant you three wishes.' The woman freed the frog, and the frog said, 'Thank you, but I failed to mention that there was a condition to your wishes. Whatever you wish for, your husband will get times ten!' The woman said, 'That's okay.' For her first wish, she wanted to be the most beautiful woman in the world. The frog warned her, 'You do realize that this wish will also make your husband the most handsome man in the world, an Adonis whom women will flock to'. The woman replied, 'That's okay, because I will be the most beautiful Woman and he will have eyes only for me.' So, KAZAM-she's the most beautiful Woman in the world! For her second wish, she wanted to be the richest woman in the world. The frog said, 'That will make your husband the richest man in the world and he will be ten times richer than you.' The woman said, 'That's okay, because what's mine is his and what's his is mine.' So, KAZAM-she's the richest woman in the world! The frog then inquired about her third wish, and she answered, 'I'd like a mild heart attack.' Moral of the story: Women are clever. Don't mess with them. Attention female readers : This is the end of the joke for you. Stop here and continue feeling good. Male readers : Please scroll down. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... The man had a heart attack ten times milder than his wife. Moral of the story : Women are really dumb but think they're really smart. Let them continue to think that way and just enjoy the show. PS: If you are a woman and are still reading this; it only goes to show that women never listen...now run along and put the kettle on, there's a love. Coddy

A lawyer purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy the lawyer filed a claim against the insurance company. In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason, that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The lawyer sued and WON! (Stay with me.) Delivering the ruling, the judge agreed with the insurance company that the claim was frivolous. The judge stated nevertheless, that the lawyer held a policy from the company, which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure them against fire, without defining what is considered to be unacceptable "fire" and was obligated to pay the claim. Rather than endure lengthy and costly appeal process, the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid $15,000 to the lawyer for his loss of the cigars lost in the "fires". NOW FOR THE BEST PART... After the lawyer cashed the check, the insurance company had him arrested on 24 counts of ARSON!!! With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the lawyer was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and was sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine. This is a true story and was the First Place winner in the recent Criminal Lawyers Award Contest. ONLY IN AMERICA NO WONDER THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES THINK THEY'RE NUTS Coddy

For those who would like to keep their engine as salt free as possible, the distributor of Salt X has some dispensers to attach to your hose which then goes onto the engine muffs. This dispenser delivers the correct dosage as it is flushing around the engine. As a tip I would warm the engine up first then connect the dispenser and catch some of the returned water so you can wash down rods and reels. I might help to keep those exspensive repair bills away for a bit longer. Give Salt-X a call, think they were around