Coddy

Interestingly I was down on the harbourside Saturday, (Christmas shopping!), and watch what looked like a Police/Harbour patrol boat going backwards and forwards accross the entrance to the harbour. I assumed they were looking to stop anyone going out due to the conditions. Coddy

You could have said you can see it this week-end for real! There will be enough around I think Ok, perhaps I better go away Coddy

Sounds like a harbour comp to me. Expected wave heights 3 - 5mtrs! Wind a bit easer than Adam's suggestions, up to 23kts Westerly with rain in the morning! Just what we need! Coddy

In case anyone was thing of changing or buying a new outbooard, Mercury/Mariner are now offering a free 5yr warranty on all engines purchased from October to 31st December 2007. After this date it becomes an option. See Barrus web site for details Coddy

Paul The link from PMS is faulty on the web site. Thought it's worth a mention Coddy

Thought I would add my two penies worth in here I thought I would carry out a bit of maintainance on the engine this week-end. Found a tub big enough to fit my Mariner 60 4-stroke into but it needed so much water to fill it enough to cover the intake holes that I did not have enough SaltX to dilute. I worked it out I need about 80+ltrs in the tub! Instead I did a bit of a strip down of the engine to check and found it not too bad from what I could see. I think the best way is to remove the stat and using Paul's idea is to back pump the water in via the pee hole. This way you don't have to use loads of mixed water which is wasteful and exspensive. Just got to find the right adaptor that screws into the pee hole! However did find that the engine required some engine oil to top it up to max, when was the last time YOUchecked yours? Coddy

Bed sheets An extremely modest man was in the hospital for a series of tests, the last of which had left his bodily systems extremely upset. Upon making several false alarm trips to the bathroom, he decided the latest episode was another and stayed put. He suddenly filled his bed with diarrhea and was embarrassed beyond his ability to remain rational. In a complete loss of composure he jumped out of bed, gathered up the bed sheets, and threw them out the hospital window. A drunk was walking by the hospital when the sheets landed on him. He started yelling, cursing, and swinging his arms violently trying to get the unknown things off, and ended up with the soiled sheets in a tangled pile at his feet. As the drunk stood there, unsteady on his feet, staring down at the sheets, a hospital security guard, (barely containing his laughter), and who had watched the whole incident, walked up and asked, "What the heck is going on here?" The drunk, still staring down replied: "I think I just beat the shit out of a ghost." Coddy I'll get my coat

During a recent outing in New Orleans, a woman sneaked off to visit a fortune teller of some local repute. In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the mystic delivered grave news. "There's no easy way to say this, so I'll just be blunt: Prepare yourself to be a widow. Your husband will have and affair with your best friend and he will die a violent and horrible death later this year." Visibly shaken, the woman stared at the fortune teller's lined face, then at the single flickering candle, then down at her hands. She took a few deep breaths to compose herself. She simply had to know. She met the fortune teller's gaze, steadied her voice, and asked, "Will I be acquitted?" Coddy Think I better get some fishing in

An Irish Ghost Story This story happened a while ago in Dublin, and even though it sounds like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, its true!!!!! John Bradford, a DublinUniversity student, was on the side of the road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm. The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped. John, desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door.. only to realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on . The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead and saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his life. Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared out of no where through the window and turned the wheel. John, paralyzed with terror, watched as the hand came through the window, but never touched or harmed him. Shortly thereafter John saw the lights of a pub appear down the road, so, gathering strength, he jumped out of the car and ran to it. Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the horrible experience he had just had A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realized he was crying and....wasn't drunk. Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the dark and stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and out of breath. Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the other... "Look Paddy....there's that f*king idiot that got in the car while we were pushing it!!!!" Coddy

Don't forget NOT to tip all the mixture away but bottle as much as you can. It can then be re-used to wash rods and reels after a trip! Coddy

You could always try this new pickled bait Lug, rag and others I think are available at Poole Angling Supplies Keep a tub on the boat and you will always have some bait. Heard that it works quite well Coddy

I suppose the boys will be asking to borrow the keys for the car AND the boat! Well done and congratulations Coddy

Good luck Charlie for Friday Hope all goes well Coddy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TERRY Hope you have a good one and got some nice pressys Good luck if you get out Friday Coddy

Thanks everyone for their offers. It is nice to see other club members helping out other members where they can and I am very gratefull for all the offers of help. I hope I can return the offer of help in the future. I am now sorted so I hope I can get the thing welded up and back on the road soon. Regards Coddy

Hi Has anyone a MIG welder I could borrow/hire for some repairs to my tow truck? My son is a qualified welder if any concern is expressed. PM or email me Thanks Coddy

Good luck to all and the weather gods are on your side Hope the monsters come your way also Look forward to reading the reports Coddy

Nice report Mike, Well done to you and George. I would suspect it could have been a large hound/tope, with the leader shreaded on the body of the fish. Coddy

I think the GRP fumes have now got to you Charlie! Coddy

Welcome Chris, may you catch many PB's of fish ................................................................ just tell me where to go to them as well! Coddy

Have a good look round this site Has some interesting info on a Cod tagging scheme http://www.channelcoast.org/ Also details on weather and tides for Poole Bay Coddy

Jack It depends which way you come into Poole, there is a large car park behind, well down one side, of Wessex Angling, then down the road to the town centre and off to Hamworthy. Coddy

Hi all Thanks for everyones suggestions for getting a towbar fitted. Just for interest; One could not supply a towbar for the Volvo! The others were all fairly matched on prices, the most exspensive was Towbar Centre and the cheapest was Towsure at Southampton. Although I was not paying, nice to get the company to pay , I went to Towsure today and saved approx

THE INDIAN WITH ONE TESTICLE There once was an Indian who had only one testicle, and whose given name was 'Onestone'. He hated that name and asked everyone not to call him Onestone. After years and years of torment, Onestone finally cracked and said, "If anyone calls me Onestone again I will kill them!" The word got around and nobody called him that any more. Then one day a young woman named Blue Bird forgot and said, "Good morning, Onestone." He jumped up, grabbed her and took her deep into the forest where he made love to her all day and all night. He made love to her all the next day, until Blue Bird died from exhaustion. The word got around that Onestone meant what he promised he would do. Years went by and no one dared call him by his given name until a woman named Yellow Bird returned to the village after being away. Yellow Bird, who was Blue Bird's cousin, was overjoyed when she saw Onestone. She hugged him and said, "Good to see you, Onestone." Onestone grabbed her, took her deep into the forest, then he made love to her all day, made love to her all night, made love to her all the next day, made love to her all the next night, but Yellow Bird wouldn't die! What is the moral of this story?????.......................... ..OH, Come on...take a guess! Think about it... (You're going to love this!) And the moral is... You can't kill two birds with one stone!!

If you check what time one of your posts is posted it could be 1hr out. To make sure your forum board is at the same time as the "real time" then go to My Controls, Board settings and un tick the box marked "Is daylight saving time in effect?" Save the changes and it will reset the time. Coddy