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  1. Bob F

    towing

    Good stuff Malroy. Why not register on the forum? It costs nothing and you will have access to the full site. Useful for us to have a contact in Anglesey, too. We have a trailoring section in the club and this might be one of the venues we will try in the next year or so. cheers Bob F.
  2. Bob F

    Garmin 182C

    Nice to hear from you Malroy. Yep, you are spot on...rip off Britain. Mark B has the 182C fitted to his new 640 Quicksilver, and I have to say the unit is fantastic. The first thing to hit you is the quality of the colour display. It is real crisp and so easy to see in the daylight, even when looking into the cabin from the outside deck!! Much, much better than the mono displays. The speed of the mapping redraw rate was impressive too, a lot quicker than some I've seen on much more expensive units. You could argue that it would be nice to have a bigger display but we didn't notice this as a problem, especially when the refresh rate is so quick. The detail in the mapping is extremely good, although one thing we have noticed is that if you highlight a wreck you can bring up a box that gives you details of the feature, but it doesn't include the name of the wreck, which would have been nice. Not sure if you can add the name yourself. We used to plotter for find a couple of wrecks that were on the chart and we found them straight away, so the accuracy of the gps is very good. And it's WAAS and EGNOS compatible so you will get the increased accuracy when that system comes on line. Installation was pretty simple. The unit automatically finds itself when turned on for the first time, so no set up problems. We also wired the plotter to his new Garmin Colour FF (another great unit) which was pretty simple to set up and worked straight away, once a setting in the menu was changed to transmit a signal to the FF. All in all, a very impressive piece of kit for the money (when bought offshore). I was not convinced about the need for a colour plotter, but having seen the quality and clarity of the sunlight viewable displays I am now convinced. Plotters are much easier to use than a standard GPS, too. Mark would openly admit that he is not a techie, but he has taken to it like a duck to water. Paul D purchased a mono plotter from the States, and even with all the added costs of tax, duty and shipping to still saved over
  3. Bob F

    Garmin 182C

    I'll give it a test run whilst you're in Alderney if you like...you know, just to make sure it's all working, etc, etc, etc, etc. Glad to hear all is ok.
  4. Bob F

    Grauvell Rods

    Okey doke. Look forward to it. Hope I can beat my PB for Smoothies, 2lb - small but sooooo cute!!
  5. What Mark didn't mention is that Sunday is his wife's birthday and he still recons he can go fishing... yeh, right!!
  6. Bob F

    Grauvell Rods

    Yep, I'd be up for that. Perhaps we can do it one evening whilst the rest of them are in Alderney.
  7. Newboy, we'll add you to the list of possible attendees. cheers Bob F.
  8. This bank holiday week end 1st, 2nd & 3rd of May 04 is the SportsBoat & RIB Show in Ocean Village Southampton. Click here for ticket details, times and directions http://www.sportsboatandribshow.co.uk/tickets.htm There will be undercover and outdoor exhibition stands, open air demonstrations and floating displays.
  9. Thanks Mike. We'll put you down (metaphorically speaking).
  10. Just read an article in TSF by Jim O'Donnell, skipper of Tiburon in Plymouth, and he recommends that Wild-Eye and Storm Shads are best used when the drift speed is in excess of 3 knts.
  11. Maybe, but this was a big fish, almost certainly double figures. My daughter saw it first and then it jumped a second time.
  12. Bob F

    Bob F

    Bloody 'ell!!!! It's me brother!!
  13. Bob F

    Battery

    Mike, it's on its way. Bob F
  14. Can some one enter the date in the calendar?
  15. Splash-Out will be there, plus little Rob as crew. He'd better not out fish me this time or it'll be his last trip. We've had a Father/Son chat, so I think he understands...
  16. That was Adam.
  17. Thanks chaps. Last year I saw a big silver fish jump clear out of the water near Poole Patch. I was convinced that it looked like a double figure bass, but I've never heard of bass jumping. Have you? I've seen it twice now. I suppose it could've been a Sea Trout. Anyway, since then I've been itching to try a few lures. Bob F.
  18. Bob F

    Grauvell Rods

    BB, The Solent trip isn't a comp, it's just one of our trail-away events. We haven't decided on the date yet, but it's looking like May 30ish. Perhaps you meant the Bream Comp on May 16th. It's a medium tide with LW around 15:00. cheers Bob F.
  19. Bob F

    Battery

    ... and what does "white a round" mean???
  20. I intend to give the artificles a good try this year, mostly on the drift rather than constantly casting and retrieving. Is there an optimum drift speed for Shads and Rapala's? I think I read somewhere that you need at least 3knts for Shads in order for their action to work properly. For Repala's you need less speed to get the action working, so 1-2knts should be fine??? Anyone had any success in the inshore waters using artificles on the drift?
  21. Bob F

    Grauvell Rods

    Had a chat with Stainless Steve at the Beaulieu Boat Jumble this weekend. He has just started using the Grauvell rods and loves them. Fished with upto 6oz and landed double figure Ling with no problems at all. Perhaps they are worth a second try, but I still can't get over the looks. Bob F.
  22. Bob F

    Garmin 182C

    Adam, If you have problems we'll all contact them and calmly suggest that it is in their best interest to do the right thing. But I suspect it will not be necessary, they just need time to respond. Has your card been debited? Bob F.
  23. Bob F

    Battery

    Newboy, You have enail. I wrote an article on fitting a second battery which I will email to you. cheers Bob F
  24. Bob F

    Garmin 182C

    You might have some insurance with the credit card company. Other than that, I'm not sure what come back you'd have with a Danish company. Bob F
  25. Bob F

    4WD for towing boat

    Our Suzuki Grand Vitara has been great. As Adam says, the big advantage is that it has selectable 4W or 2W drive, saving on both tyres and fuel. We use 2W drive about 99.9% of the time. The only thing about the Suzuki is that the rear luggage bay in slightly smaller than we would have liked, but on the plus side the head room is much better than the Freelander, especially in the rear seats. Mark A got a great deal on a new Vitara. Bob F
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