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Wont be using them again I suspect

These shake down trips do come with there problems so I here ;)

Here is the Lifeboat story of that speed boat:- Lifeboat Launched To Sinking Speedboat On a blistering bank holiday afternoon Poole Lifeboat was tasked by Solent Coastguard at 15.10 (Saturday August 26) to a report of a 20ft speed boat reported to be sinking off Sandbanks. The vessel with 4 people on-board had got into difficulty when the lifeboat arrived on scene at 15:20. There was debris in the water and the casualties had safely made their way ashore. Two lifeboat crew went ashore to check that the occupants were all okay and none the worse for their escapade whilst the other lifeboat crew and RNLI Lifeguards recovered some of the debris. The lifeboat crew, that were ashore, spoke with the owners as there was an option to re float the vessel or pull it clear onto the beach but the vessel was now in the hands of the casualties insurance company so was left in situ awaiting further instruction from the insurance company. As everyone was okay the lifeboat returned back to station, after refuelling it was ready for service by 17:00 but then a call came through from the Coastguard to re-task the crew to recover the vessel. The Coastguard re tasked the lifeboat to recover the stricken vessel as it was a hazard to navigation. The casualties’ insurance company could not contract a salvage team to move it until after the bank holiday weekend. When the lifeboat arrived back on scene, with the assistance of Poole mobile Coastguard unit, they dragged it up the beach and then re-floated the vessel. The crew then attached a tow line and brought it back to Baiter Slipway where they passed it back to the casualties who were standing by. The crew then returned to station and were ready for service by 20:45

Congrats to you both. May you both be very happy and remember your special day like it was yesterday for the rest of your life's.

Did you know there is a 10kt speed limit in the swash/boat channel ???? Don't worry there are plenty of gin palaces going faster even in the harbour

Pictures and a price might be helpful

Some trivia about Poole The Most Beautiful Woman in the World? Out of all five Miss Worlds from Great Britain, Poole had two winners – Anne Sidney in 1964 and Sarah-Jane Hutt in 1983. I Spy an Author Born in Poole in 1931, and famous for his spy novels, David John Moore Cornwell is his real name but he is better known by his pen name John le Carre. Poole’s Theory of Evolution Co-Author with Charles Darwin of the ‘Theory of Evolution’ was Alfred Russel Wallace of Broadstone, Poole. Beverly Hills II ! Poole has been home to: Professor J R R Tolkein, author of ‘Lord of the Rings’ & ‘The Hobbit’, the composer Mantovani, ‘Wakey, Wakey’ band leader the late Billy Cotton, entertainer Roy Castle and John Lennon’s Aunt Mimi. Augustus John, the artist, lived at Alderney Manor in Poole. Made in Poole - Poole is famous for the companies it keeps, including: Poole Pottery – hand made Poole Pottery can be found in many leading stores such as Harrods, and Tiffanys of New York, although no longer locally produced it remains a collectable item. Ryvita – Manufacturers of the UK’s most popular healthy eating snack for over 75 years. Penske Cars – Team Penske are the most successful Indy car race team in the history of motorsport. Since 1973 the cars have been principally designed and parts built in Poole. Mathmos – Poole is the home of the Mathmos lava lamp – over ¼ million lava lamps are produced each year. Poole at War The folding canoes known as ‘cockles’ used by the cockleshell heroes, were made in Poole. During the Second World War Brownsea Island was used as a decoy to protect important munitions factories. Poole was the third largest embarkation point with 81 landing craft leaving Poole Harbour for the Normandy shores. Poole was an important centre for the development of Combined Operations, USNAAB established here, plus US Coastguard No 1 Rescue Flotilla of sixty cutters. A US Coastguard ensign is laid up in St James’s Church. There is also a plaque on the quay given by men and women of the United States Coast Guard which commemorates these 60 cutters departing for the Normandy Invasion 6 June 1944, and expresses the appreciation of the kindness of the people of Poole to the crews. British Overseas Aircraft Corporation On 3 August 1940 the first BOAC flying boat passenger flight across the Atlantic by a British Commercial Airline took off from Poole Harbour. Poole was home to the southern headquarters of BOAC until the D-Day evacuations. Radio Fame Marconi broadcast the first ever radio signals from the Haven Hotel at Sandbanks to the Isle of Wight in 1896. Tony Blackburn, who began his career with Radio Caroline and became a well known Radio DJ was born in Lilliput, Poole. Silver Screen The Oscar winning ‘The African Queen’ features footage shot in Poole Harbour. The World War II film ‘Heroes of Telemark’ was filmed on Poole Quay. Part of '2001 – a Space Odyssey' was shot at Compton Acres in Poole. In 2008 - 'Morris a Life with Bells on' starring Sir Derek Jacobi on was shot in Poole with Sandbanks Beach standing in for the golden sands of California. The BBC Drama “The Scolds Bridle” was filmed in Poole – along with the “Missing Postman” featuring James Bolan. The BBC series 'The Collectors' from the 80's was filmed on location in Poole. The main theme music and five more songs from the 1986 Hollywood film 'Down and out in Beverley Hills' starring Bette Midler, Richard Dreyfuss and Nick Nolte, were recorded at Arnie's Shack (now Active Studios) in Penn Hill by the guitarist from the 'Police' Andy Summers. Smuggling talesOne of the most famous and daring smuggling incidents The Custom House Raid took place in Poole in 1747. 60 armed smugglers broke in to regain a contraband cargo of tea that had been seized. Even earlier, in 1405, the quay was attacked by Spanish raiders, seeking vengeance for the spoils of Harry Paye , the infamous Poole Pirate. His memory is kept alive every year with charity fun day by the Pirates of Poole History of Poole Poole gets its name from a corruption of the Celtic 'bol' and Saxon pool. By the early 13th century it was a town of importance and charters such as the Longspee of 1248 and Montacute of 1371 confirmed its status. The office of sheriff was created by the Great Charter of Queen Elizabeth I, and Poole is one of the few towns still to have a sheriff. The King Charles Inn is named after King Charles of France who fled to Poole in 1830. An Iron Age boat (c295 BC) was discovered in Poole Harbour. The Boat House, Hamworthy has items out of the ship The Mauritaina. Only open to the public during Dorset Heritage week by appointment only. Brownsea Island has been called various names, Bruncksey, Brouneckesey, Brankesey and Branksea before finally settling on Brownsea. Between 1927-1961 Mrs Bonham-Christie, a recluse owned the island and would not allow anyone on to it. David Croft, one of the writers of 'Dad's Army' was a member of Poole's Civil Defence Corps when he was 17! On 21 June 1988 a dramatic fire ripped through the BDH factory in West Quay Road, setting off a series of explosions blowing forty-five gallon chemical drums hundreds of feet into the air. Nearby traffic lights melted in the heat and more than 100 fireman tackled the blaze. In the largest peacetime evacuation in the UK up to 5,000 people and their pets were removed to safety overnight.

Happy Birthday Steve Hope you had a good evening if the day was S!!!!t

Hi Ray Welcome to the club Why not put her in using Davis's slip then it is an easy trip to your pontoon? Not sure I know where Pontins is Best advice is speak to Mal Thomas our Safety Officer and get on a Level 2 RYA course, you will also need a VHF licence which is another course, Mal can arrange these things. Don't forget your personal safety gear as well, accidents happen when you least expect it. Dave

Mike If you are having the boat stacked then fit the brakes and you can sell the trailer, if the boat will be sat on the trailer and used to launch the boat on the slip then leave them off. My son has a rib at Rockley and uses the trailer to launch and recover and I have to say it can be a pain to get it all lined up straight on the trailer as the wind and current can swing the boat about a lot. If you do use the trailer I would suggest getting some floatem poles to help align the boat on the trailer. http://www.floatempoles.co.uk/ If stacked they will lift and lower the boat on the fork lift so easy to moor up and let them do the rest. Dave

Hi Brian Have a look here https://www.smlmarinepaints.co.uk/antifouling at Jotun paints Used to use it on Lady C when moored down at the RNLI and it only seemed to get slim build up which washed off easily. As Charlie suggested found very dark colours worked best.

Nice boats and if well looked after they are as good as Warrior's The trailer brakes are the biggest hassle on all trailers, work checking the wheel bearings as well I have a report on an Elite on my website, see signature for link Fishing Boats & Equipment Hope it works out for you Dave

Hi Terry Prop Solutions are now in Sturminster Marshall but their website seems to not work. I would suggest http://www.steeldevelopments.net/ as I have used them before and found them to be very good and knowledgeable Dave

Jerry Just to add my two pennies worth, it might be asking around other owners of the same craft with inboard/outdrive to come up with the best combination for you and if they have had any issues. I had a look around boats for sale and you could be cheeky and go out for a trial to see what you like/dislike before going ahead with the change over

There is a new app with marine charts similar to Navonics but not as much bottom detail yet however It is call Embark and is available for Android, IPhone and PC Download from Google Play or ITunes for mobile devices PC go here https://letsembark.io/start/en/front There have been a number of updates as it is still being developed but I have emailed them with some suggestions for improvements and got a quick response back Worth a look see I think Dave

That sounds like a lot of us - A lot of luck required :lol: