Adam F

If anyone took any photos yesterday could they email them to me? I have just finished the write-up of the trip yesterday, but I need a few more photos before I send it off to BFM. Paul is going to add this to the reports section on the main site also. Adam

Ill post a load of pictures when we add the article, but here was the view at 10am....this was about a 1/4 of the total number of boats!

Well - I must say that that was one of the best days I have had out so far. All in all a wondeful day. I think I speak for all of us when I say that we were a little aprehensive before we left - thoughts of launching from deep mud into a fast flowing sea, running the breakers back to the shore and massive tides didnt help! The chaps from BBO SAA couldnt have been more helpful - they assisted in tactics, safety and launching and were a great friendly bunch. ....so to the day! The trip there went without too much hastle, just a loose wheel nut on Neo, and after 2 hours we arrived at Burnham. After a quick spot of breakie in the Cafe, we headed to the beach to get the boats ready. We were soon joined by a few Burnham boats, which increased to over 20 by 10am!! All of the PBSBAC boats were launched very quickly by the tractor and at 10.30am we were off! With depths no deeper than 30' and a coffee coloured water it was a little different to the conditions at home. Fish began to bite straight away. BW's final tally was just over a dozen Thornback Rays to 10lb a couple of congers and a few whiting - Ill let the others post theirs. The day passed quickly, as it does when youre having fun, and we found ourselves saftey retraved by 5.30pm for the weigh in and presentation. Ill be writing a thank you letter to BBO SAA and also doing a short article for the forum and BFM. Thanks to all those who made the effort to come and to our navigator - Bob F. ....Im off to bed, Im shattered and I have a boat covered in brown mud to clean before work in the morning!! Adam

Interestingly I tried to upload my waypoints to the card a few days ago to save me loosing them again, and the unit told me the crad was 'Read Only'....thats a Garmin Unit.

Ill forget it then! Thanks Barry. Anyway - I know what the top speed of my boat is....its when the throttle is hard down! and the tide is behind me!

Just checked the local ones - the numbers are not bad, but a little out...the last 2 decimals.

Benny, Thanks for the compliment on the site. Youll never have the problem here of net getting an answer - the older the site gets the quicker the reply! As for Brownsea: Its a bit better tucked away, so you should be quite safe from the wash of the main channel, although beware that about 3/4 small passenger ferries use the boarding jetty about once an hour, youll have to keep and eye out and move for them. The fishing is OK, dont anchor, always drift it, even close in the depth is over 12', it is very rocky, but expect Wrasse, Pollock and Pout - the odd bass turns up towards the Poole end where it gets sandier. Lures are ok - If I were you I would pick a very early morning trip before the boat traffic picks up and troll plugs etc around the harbour entrance - about 5am ish...the bass will love these. Adam

I have one of Hugh Stokers old books - a lovely read!....takes you back to the golden old days... The river mouth at Beaulieu is full of Stingray during late summer early autum...they gather their to bask in the warm shallow muddy bottomed waters...thats where I caught mine last year.

....So what is the 'constant' how do you find that out? I have the HP, and the lb's displacement.....??

10/10 for perseverance!! Sorry Sam, wanted to go Thurs (today) but had too much work on. Im off on holiday tomorrow, but going to the races - looks like youll have to wait until Sunday!

Thanks Steve - sounds like you have considered this on Lookfar? Re. Adhesive, do I need to use the Treadmaster stuff? I was just going to use Evostick Waterproof Contact Adhesive??

Can I go second??

Thanks Peter - Ill keep an eye out for him. Can you approach him directly, or is it just the jumbles?

Thanks Chaps. I dont want a gritted deck - the treadmaster is ideal - so Ill think Ill keep my eyes out for a cheap source - if Teknix d it for

Handy to know - thanks Bob, save going to Fareham to be ripped off!!

The sandard deck on the 165's is just plain fibreglass - whilst this is fairly tough and smooth to walk on, and non-slip is doesnt wear that well, esp. when you use the boat alot - things such as lead buckets and tackle boxes have a habit of scratching the deck. I was looking at the bigger Warriors and notice that they have Treadmaster fitted. I have considered this, and whilst it looks very smart, and would achieve the finish I am after - it is blo%$dy expensive!

I get a very slight 'buzzing' from my new VHF set...any ideas? I didnt with the old set, and it is mounted in exactly the same place and in the same fashion. Paul D mentioned it could be where I have the data, power and ariel cables all routed through the same trunking?? What can I do if this is the case, as I dont have many options re. running the cables else where. Adam

I can link mine up so that it achived the same thing - I havent looked into it yet, but the Garmin 182c has the ability I think. Adam

Whilst out on the boat training on Sunday I took the oppertunity to try mt new DSC Icom VHF out. Having never used the DSC function before I was a little unsure, but literly 30 seconds of reading the instructions I was away! I entered Loyal Royals's MMSI number into the radios address book under 'Loyal'. Making a call to mark was then a simple matter of looking up his number ( 2 button pushes) selecting this ( 1 button) and making the call (2 buttons) so all in 5 pushes taking about 5 seconds. This then 'rings' marks VHF until he answers me. It then switches his radio to the one that I pre-designated (Ch6) - I then get a reply on my VHF to tell me he has aknowledged me. We can then begin normal VHF conversation. A superb idea - much quicker than using a manual call, and it doesnt hog the radio waves, as it uses Ch70 and a digital call. As the cost of DSC has now come down to the level of normal VHF and it is now law that ALL VHF's made now must have DSC - I would urge you all to consider this fantastic new technology. Adam

Its OK! - Balances things out a little....Rach keeps threatening to register! Anyway the jokes couldnt have been worse than Jack's!!

The TLD15 is much bigger than the 7000 - if they did one it would probably be about 8000 sized. It has much bigger gears and a bigger spool capacity. I would say the TLD15 suits rough ground work and light wrecking - if you want a reel for heavy wrecking then go for the TLD20. I have one of each if you want to look before you buy. Adam

Martin - if you have some Magnet spare, I know have a new freezer and would like to try a bit out? Have you any spare? Adam

Well, for the 3rd time in three years, Garmin Europe have exceeded expectations. This year the anti-reflective coating on my 182C colour plotter had begun to wear off - mainly due t me not reading the instructions and using an amonia based cleaner. I took it back to Garmin in Romsey last week and was honest in my actions - they replaced the unit for a brand new one there and then FOC, AND... renewed the warrenty! Thanks again Garmin - not often these days that you see service like that...and it goes a long way. Adam

As others have said - without knowing it is difficult to tell. Cracks on the transom, can be bad news - often the forces from the outboard can inflict pressure on any weak points and thus cause cracking - certianly one of the first things I always look for on a boat when looking to buy is whether or not any cracks are apparent on the transom. Alternativly it could just be a surface crack and mearly cosmetic - maybe marking the ends and monitoring its progress would be a god idea. Adam

Ditto for me Alun! If Rich wants the 700 he is welcome - I was tempted, until it slipped out to the FPO last night. Aparently I have too many reels already!.... Ta Adam