Adam F

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

If the weather stays as good as the last few days, I may also take BW out with Rach for a few hours. ...Its either that or spend the day lying on my back ....sanding a polishing a bit more of BW's hull... Ill see in the morning! Adam

Sam, I may go out on either Tues,Weds or Thurs weather dependant. Ill let you know. Adam

Wedger, No club members have one - but Sean who is registered under the same name on this site has just bought a brand new Day Angler 20 with and inboard - PM him for info. I suspect the same as Bob - the condition is usually indicative of how the rest of the boat has been looked after - if the underside is a bit flakey then who knows about the engine etc. If you really want to know, I would take someone who knows a bit about boat construction etc for a professional opinion. AF

Just a reminder in case anyone forgets!!

What a beaut! Rach - Stick the house on the market!!...we're down grading!

Charlie, I misunderstood you on the tubing issue - I thought you were talking about polyuerthene tubing - i.e rigid...polythene tubing? hmmmm im not too sure Ill have a think. Adam

After a very kind invitation from Andy and Jack Prosser, I headed out on Pal-O-Mine, and Arvor 25 for a spot of congering today. The weather couldnt have been better, the winds died all day leaving glorious sunshine and smooth seas. After the problems Andy and Jack had a few weeks ago finding the wreck and loosing an anchor I offered to come along and try and advise a little. We found the wreck pretty much straight away, and it looked to be holding a few pollock. After a few fishless drifts the tide was dying away, so it was down with the hook to have a go at the conger. Unfortunatly we only had 180' of warp onboard after loosing a bit the other week, seeing as the wreck lies in 110', anchoring was going to be very tricky - I motored a decent distance uptide to aviod the wreck and down went the hook. We were OK for about 20 mins, then we started to slip - yep, you guessed it - straight into 15,000 tones of steel! With such a short warp - retreaving the anchor with the buoy was also next to useless. Anyway after about 10 mins the wreck cut the warp of for us - so it was back to drifting. Personally I really enjoyed taking the skippers role on such a big and lovely vessel, we had about 20 drifts and dispite plenty of takes only landed 2 pollock. We then came into the back of St Albans where we found a pot buoy to latch onto - but with it being so early in the year, we soon called it a day. Sorry about the anchor chaps, but thanks for a lovely day - nice boat and good company. PS: When you do replace the anchor and warp, Id recommend a full coil of rope - about 450-500'...on a boat of that size and esp. when on a wreck it gives you much more flexibilty and is also safer. Regards Adam