Bob F

Welcome to the Forum John. BF

Happy Birthday, Billy. BF

Nice report. Bob F

Nice one Skipper! Good to hear that the Overdraft reputation is continuing. BF

I guess she'll be a 30ft Cygnus Cyclone, then. VEERRRY NICE! BF

Hi Tony, Sorry to hear the news. Really hope your health improves. All the best. We'll be thinking of you. Let us know when you feel up to a trip out on a boat. Bob F

Welcome Luke. Feel the Force! BF

Charlie, Score sheet resent to Wendy's email this time. BF

Words fail me. Is there no hope for him? BF

Yep, summer is on its way. Not sure about the whereabouts of mullet in Poole Harbour but anywhere in Christchurch is a great place for them. BF

Well done "Frisky Fox". You were my secret tip for the day with all the rest of us going off to further marks. BF

In the Editorial Jim Whippy makes a half apology for the number of overseas articles. He gives his reasons why there have been so many recently (bad weather and no catches in UK), and says the number of overseas articles will decrease during the summer. He was prompted to make this comment because of a letter of complaint he received. The letter is shown in the Letters section. At least he appears to be listening to his readers and is willing to try to put things right. BF

I couldn't have worded it better, Dan. Welcome to the club, Steve. BF

Can't be the same boat...or has the video been speeded up????

Hi Charlie, I think your phone might to playing up also. Tried to call your home number and mobile. No answer on either. Adam and I will be out on Blue Warrior. We'll also check in with Martin tomorrow morning. BF

Doh, yes you're right. Another one of my senior moments. Less haste, more speed. BF

...a deathly hush. It's a good boat, but I suspect most of us are wanting to go bigger???? BF

Paul, My set up is NOT the convensional one. Your set up IS convensional. And yes, my distrust of battery swithes is because of the two failures of two different makes of switches. BF

Hi Dave, When would you have the switch in the OFF position and the engine running? BF

Reminder of a tip for getting back into the boat if you fall overboard. Stand on the engine fins and use the tilt switch on the side of the engine to lift you up out of the water. If this happens at night and you have moved your battery switch to BAT2 you would not be able to use the tilt switch to bring you back onboard if the switch is wired convensionally. BF

Of course, the good old back emf. Good point about the tilt power Kam. Imaging the scenario, you're fishing a mark by drifting over it. You come to start the motor but it fails to start due to the battery switch failing. The boat drifts towards a crab pot and the engine gets caught in the robe. You have no tilt power to lift the engine and cut the robe. Transom gets pulled down and water starts coming aboard. Think I'll stick with my set up. BF

Not sure. BF

If I remember correctly, any other species not of the list gets 2 points, excluding mini species which do not count. BF