Adam F

My guess?.... Boats, BBQ's and gas bottles dont mix very well..... Ho hum...another inshore wreck to fish then!

Right you two 'trigger' happy pair!!!!...I really fancy catching a trigger, can you give me the rough area you were fishing?? Numbers by PM are also appreciated!!!

I dont think you need worry...they are tested to BS standards, and Im sure that if they didnt work all of the time, then they wouldnt be on sale. Best to have auto, that way if the gas doenst go, you can pull the cord. I have set mine off twice now (by accident) and they work VERY well!

UPDATE: Blue Warrior: Adam + 1 Maverick: Martin + 1 Splash-Out: Bob + 1 Loyal Royal: Mark + 1 Neo: Paul + 1 Thats our 5 boats....and crew: Mike Harvey - Neo Paul J - Loyal Royal Pete Snr - Maverick Dave UK - Splash-Out Alan (whippet) - BW That all plans out rather nicely. I will wait to see the weather before I call the eel man...its looking a little iffy at the moment, hopefully it will improve for the weekend. We will aim to meet at the slip for 7-7.30am and be launched by 8am. Adam

Hi- welcome back! I agree there is now a massive selection to choose from in the lifejacket market. I have just bought 3 for my new boat, and here's the reasons I considered: I wanted all 3 the same - picture the scenario - you are sinking and hand out jackets to your crew, you have 3 jackets 2 good ones and a cheaper brand - who do you give the cheap one to???? I bought 3 good quality jackets - hurt the pocket, but can you put a price on safety - especially when the difference between a cheaper brand and a decent auto inflate may only be 15-20 quid. I went for auto inflate jackets - if you are knocked unconscious and go in the wet stuff, the jacket does all the work. Most of the jackets you see advertised are decent, mine are XM models, cant vouch for the others as havent tried them. I can reccommend these, they also have a heavy duty S/S lifting ring on the buckle if the RNLI need to use it. I paid

Pete - you are logged in, Im sure we can find you a place on the trip. Just as an update - We have decided on Sun 22nd, I will type a post on Weds giving the details and boat allocations and I will ring you all as well. I will phone Eddy the Eel in the week and see if I can pre-book a few eels.

There's a joke in ther somewhere about a warehouse...!!

Yep - have looked at the airstone method - works well, mainly by airating the water, and thus keeping the temp down, which is the main consideration in keeping the eels alive. A bucket with a battery run airpump will do a good job also, cheap and doesnt take any more space.

OK alan - pick me one up, and if you could bring it next weekend that would be great. Ive put you down as crew - can you PM me your contact tel no. and Ill call you in the week with times etc. Cheers Adam

Alan, Where are they based? Ill have one if you dont mind - I can come and pick it up to save you, no problem. Youre welcome to a trip on the boat anytime - can you make weymouth on the 22nd - we are struggling for crew??

Dave: Is this Kev's toy, or yours??..I thought you were selling bagleys honour? Nice boat though - best of wishes ont he maiden trip!

Well taht surprises me paul!...their are plenty of sppedboat type craft out their which dont reach 30 knots, yet are still speedboats!....clearly it is best to check with your insurer. Dan: 60 knots!!!!,,,bloody hell!!...what boat do you have?!

Like the idea Mike...the 1st blue bin is ideal - just needs to be a little smaller - 30l size really,..oh an Doncaster is a long way!!!

....stay at home ...and come fishing to Weymouth...yeah..like that would go down well with Debs!!!

Yep, correct - if you wanna come - well fine you a space - though it is the other way round to usual...we have more boats than crew!!! As it stands: BW - Needs 1 crew Splash Out - Needs 1 crew Maverick - Needs 1 crew Neo - Needs 1 crew I will be phoning eddie - Pink Squid, John Manser - Maltese and Mark Adams - Enticer to see if they wanna come also. Mark Bessant - can you make it...? Crew: Mad Mike - confirmed. (conmfirmed as what...??!! ) Kam (Newboy) - unconfirmed? Paul J - unconfirmed BillyBoy - unconfirmed..need to phone. Charlie - unconfirmed If anyone wants to come, let me know. I think the Sun 22nd is looking the best date for everyone.

Got you the first time mikey!!!

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F31379/ Let me know if youre going to cumbria!!!

Got our new toy last weekend - we went for the Rav4 in the end - picking it up Friday. its the 2l 4wd 3 door version, so Ill give it a bash for a few weeks, and report on how it performs. Adam

Yep...know what you mean. This one is made from slightly more pliable plastic, so shouldnt be a problem. The main issue for me is that I need to use gravity to drain the outlet, so this needs to be higher. The plastic box isnt tall enough, so I either have to drill the hull to make a lower outlet - or get a bigger box!...Id prefer the 2nd option! Where can I get a plastic drum?

I didnt post it here as a comparison!...Ive been visiting the FBAC site for over 2 years, and whilst it is good, it hardly changes, and doesnt have a forum. IMHO this is the best site around (baised??) - I just thought the link was a good idea? We discussed at the last meeting why so many people join the forum, and not the club, and whether they found it a little off putting - well maybe a piece such as ont he FBAC site, that they could print off for info on the club and surrounding areas would be a good idea? Bearing in mind that a smaller sample would be better, im sure a few of us could all take a section each and contribute? We could also print a few off for distribution at events like the jumble....?

WOW!!!! A trigger!...did you get a photo? What did it weigh?..as far as Im aware there isnt a club record for a trigger???? What a catch, Id love to get one of them. Did you take the co-ordinates, as triggers usually inhabit a very specific area of a reef, and it you have caught one, you may catch another!!!!

Kevs new toy???,,pray do tell?!!! I thought you were in the market also?....what has he got then?

It will depend on the actual top speed of the boat. I think it is about 12/15 knots - one of the others will confirm this. Basically doesnt matter what your boat looks like, if it can go over 15 knots then it is classed as a speedboat. Adam

Well done that man!

Thanks Pete - sounds like they will last longer - where are Spaceage??