domino

Hi Alan I think you have the wrong year on your image Coddy Take 2.... HW 11:52

HW 05:21 & 16:55 according to Tide Plotter.

That's right, it's usually about 50m... upto now the majotiry of my fishing (at anchor) has been in water no deeper than 20m and without a huge tidal flow... I've always found that this set-up holds me OK. If I do find that I want to drop back a bit, or need more rope to hold, then it's easy enough to let more out... But if I need the 'brake' in an emergency then it's simply a case of lowering the anchor over the side... safe in the knowledge that the rope is already tied off. If I was planning trip where I knew I was going to be fishing deeper water then I would probably adjust to an appropriate length ahead of time. As they say... "It works for me". Cheers, Alan

Duncan, I wasn't sure if my pic was clear enough?? The dotted line around the side is just to indicate the route of the rope when the anchor is up and stored in the box, on top of the un-used rope and end bouy. At no time is the rope attached anywhere on the side of the boat. Does that help? Cheers, Alan

Kam, Have a look at this previous thread - http://www.pbsbac.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=550&st=0 In one of my posts there is a drawing of how to connect up a two-battery system with a switch. In your case, Batt 2 (in the drawing) would have Batt 3 connected in parallel. Hope this helps, Alan

A tip to help you decide if that far-off, but fast approaching, supertanker is going to run you down... If you can see down either side of it... it will pass you by. If you can only see the pointy bit (sorry bow)... move, fast!! Cheers, Alan Legal Disclaimer: All advice is given in good faith, but should not be soley relied on... if in doubt - get the hell out!!!

I like to have the anchor made off to the boat as a matter of course... but in a way that can be released quickly and easily. The attached drawing shows (tries to show ), the set-up I use on Domino. I don't have a bow locker for the anchor and warp, so it lives in a box on the seat under the cuddy. I have a small bouy permanently attached to the free end (to stop it running through the Alderney ring) and the spare warp coiled up in the bottom of the box... the business end goes out through the front hatch (the rubber seal allows the hatch to close OK) and is belayed (correct word?)around the bow bollard. I usually then have about 50m of warp to the anchor and chain... if more, or less, is needed it easy to open the hatch and adjust the length. This warp comes back down the side of the boat, into the cuddy and is stored in the same box, on top of top of the un-used warp. I can now deploy and recover the anchor over the side of the boat... only needing to open the hatch if I need to adjust the length of the warp... or in an emergency to release the warp from the bollard and dump the whole lot... to be recovered later. Cheers, Alan PS. Apologies if any of the nautical terminology is in-correct... I've only just stopped calling the 'bow', the 'pointed end'!!

I first heard of this a couple of years ago... on a charter trip out of Deal, in Kent, fishing was very slow... baited up with a whole squid, liberally sprayed with WD40... within 1 min of being on the bottom, a bite, a 4lb codling! Tried it numerous times since, when the going gets hard... never caught another fish!!

Doh!! Didn't read the question properly... I was thinking you were fitting the socket to the car.

Kam, You'll find all you need HERE, it's the 12N socket you are interested in. I would suggest checking behind the trim, in the boot of the car, on the near side... you may find a connector which will have the Right Side Light and Indicator wires in it. If so, this will remove the need to split the 7-core cable between the RH & LH side of the car. You need an audible, or dasboard light, warning... which indicates that the trailer is connected when indicating... the Self-Contained Relay/Buzzers are by far the easiest option. Cheers, Alan

Well, the pic shows how I would tie a Portland Rig. The hook length would vary to suit conditions and the length of line between the lead & the bottom swivel can be used as a rotten bottom - if appropriate. Wether it is ny more effective than just suspending the lead 12" below the boom on a standard running ledger - I'm not sure? Cheers, Alan

Kam, You may have to pay Import duty, at appx 4% of the total inc shipping. You WILL also have to pay VAT, at 17.5% of the new total, when it arrives in the UK. If it is sent by USPS, in the states, it will then br delivered by Royal Mail over here, who will also add a handling charge. Alan

That's the one... his name is Bill Heine (spelling??), he's now a presenter on BBC Radio Oxford.

Specialy for the main man Sam I know that one... just up the road from me (well about 12 miles ) in Oxford.

Well I made it down to Weymouth on Saturday, albeit alone. The plan was to start off with a couple of hours fishing for Bass, in the race, and then anchor up close in to Portland (Freshwater Bay) for a leisurely lunch and a spot of Wrasse fishing. Having bought a collapsible crab/prawn pot... I decided to stop at The Hood to catch something to put in the pot... first drift, a small wrasse... so far all going to plan! I then head down to Freshwater Bay and put the crab pot down, hoping to catch a few crabs for the Wrasse fishing later... I carry on down to the end of Portland and take my place at the end of the line of about 20 boats all drifting for Bass... armed with two rods set up with 4" Storm Lures... 1st drift - a nice Bass of 4lb 10oz (yesterday's tea )... 2nd drift - I hooked into a large piece of Dorset and lost all the end gear ... swop over to 2nd rod, 3rd drift - another Bass of about 2lb (returned)... 4th drift - Dorset again, doh!!... set up rod no 1 again... steam back up from mid-channel for... 5th drift - Bass #3, a little smaller than the last one (returned)... 6th drift - Bass #4, (this is easy ) about 3lb - one for the freezer... 7th drift - Dorset again, b*ll*x... time for an early lunch!!! Back up to Freshwater Bay to retreive my pot (notice how I no longer call it a CRAB pot!)... my EMPTY pot. Anyway, I anchor up close in and hope that those big Wrasse have a liking for ragworm... apparently not, but a steady stream of small ones all 10" - 12" long, did keep interrupting my lunch. Suitably refreshed and getting bored with the small wrasse I decide to have an hour or so on the Adamant Shoal, after whiting and maybe a cod - more hope than expectation re. the cod. I arrive at MY mark to find Cara Cara and Bonwey on it!! So I pick a spot a little bit away from them... Rod #1 - Squid and mackeral strip on the bottom... Dogfish Rod #2 - Big squid bait on the bottom... Dogfish Rod #3 - Squid and mackeral strip about 18" of the bottom... Nothing No monster fish, but all in all a good days fishing in good weather. Cheers Alan

I'm intending to bring Domino down to Weymouth on Saturday... space for one crew. Probably try for a few Bass first and then anchor up and see if we can find one of those big Wrasse that BB keeps telling us about. Cheers Alan

Enough said!!

I've no idea Bob... a mate sent me the pics this morning. It's certainly nowhere I've ever been.

Nice pic James. Coincidentally... Chris has recently put a cracking 'dawn' picture on his Skippers Notice Board. I've got the full size version as the wallpaper on my PC... excellent.

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