Adam F

Weymouth isnt for 2 weeks???

Good condition? - Never been used!

Paul - I have a hardwood engine bracket FOC if you want it. Alu body, and hardwood plate - about 60 quid in the shops. Let me know. Adam

What do we think of these http://www.allgadgets.co.uk/ag/product.asp...&pf%5Fid=AG3887 At under 30 quid each - they seem a bargin to me. But can you put a price on safety? Considering they will spend 99% of their life in a storgae locker?? Adam

Hi Newboy, Welcome to the site. Very good question - which raises several points. This is the way I would see the situation. You have an 18' boat , a Shetland (fairly heavy design) so a small aux. say a 4hp, wont really be of much help - even on a 16' dingey they are only good for emergancies, and for aux. propulsion you wont get abpve 2/3 knots max, in slack tide. So to give any really assistance - youll probably need about 10hp - ideal as this is what you have. You mention a seagul. Great aux. engines, although any outboard doesnt like being laid down, and stored flat - so I would advise against this. The 10hp you already have is in great condition and as you know it, should be realiable (this counts for alot with engines) My own boat will raise the jockey wheel if I jump off the back whilst on the trailer, so dont be too alarmed - the real test will be to fit them and see how she sits in the water - swamping over the transom will be you biggest risk. If she sits fine - then in my opinion, whack the trusty 10hp on the back. Cant help with the model - Im afriad, Try a good search of the web. Hope this helps Adam

anyone fancy a mid week trip??

FULLER!!!!!!! last time we take his advice!!!

Dont know? - Can you cast 2 miles??

This is the sort of range I really fancy running out to given a good forecast. If we could get a handful of boats together for safety I see no reason why?? Who fancies it? Adam

For my new boat I need: 3 x life jackets (small rip cord type) 5kg Plough cabin light (strip type 12v) Deck light (pref. on a swivel) Flares Console mounted compass (ritchie angler type) If by any chance you have any of the above list lying around, and is in good condition, and you want rid. Please let me know. Cheers Adam

I suppose the time is right to start to organise this trip. Hopefully it wont take 10 pages! Date: Sat 10th April Venue: Weymouth, Shambles Plaice Trip Times: TBA Attendees: TBA Tides: HW - ?? LW - ?? Suggest we aim to meet at Weymouth between 7 - 8am?? I am definatly going (weather dependant!! ) so thats 1 boat. Who else? and who can fill in the gaps above?? Adam

Younger - and Better looking!!!

Bob - can you pick up a plotter for me???

Mike: Yeah we went...but not to Hayling. Reports of a Plaice match on Friday where 200 anglers could just 2 Plaice put us off!! Went to Poole instead. See Catch Reports for a full run down. As for cock-ups....my engine dramas were about right for that!!!!! Adam

Hi, Who can give me the tel. no. for the Mariner service centre at Cobbs quay?? Need to book Blue Warrior in for a service ASAP. If not could anyone recommend anyone to service a Mariner 50hp 4 strk??? Adam

As most of you will have gathered - the trail-a-way crew opted to fish Poole today as opposed to Hayling, as the fishing had been so poor. Good as chance at Poole as anywhere else? Great start for me - as after arriving an hour early - I couldnt start Tara. Being stubborn on her last trip with me!. So she went back on the trailer, and Martin very kindly offered me a place on Maverick - with Bob going on Pilchard, sorry - Loyal Royal ( ) for her maiden voyage. Paul D was on Neo with his son. We all started on the Swash grounds and I was off to a flyer with a 1lb Plaice banging away after only 10 mins - First cast, first fish!! Unfortunatly that was all we had all day! - We had another 2/3 bites but nothing materialised. I think that was the same for the rest of the PBSBAC foltila. LR headed out to search some wrecks with her new toys and found the obligatory Pout and Doggies, and Paul D stuck at it, but struggled like us. Anyway - 1st proper trip of the year - maybe a little early, but a good day none-the-less. Good company to boot! - Cheers guys. Adam

Cod, We ended up fishing Poole after all that! - The Plaice fishing was reputed to be dire, so rather than waste petrol we went closer to home. We also found the ferry slip to be in a similar state, and had planned to use eastney. Hopefully we will replan and give it a go later in the year. Adam

Sounds like a good plan! - Either one of the club meetings (1st Thurs every month) or at our 1st Monthly points comp in April would be a good idea?? Can you make it? - Sun 18th April. Adam

Paul - If you wanna crew for me in Weymouth - Id be more than happy! - or did you mean financial!!!

Oh dear!! Were all out Sunday, so hope we all have better luck then! Where the hell are the Plaice??!!!

Thats it! - Ive finally ended my search! - I went down to the Marina today - and bought my new boat! A 2001 Warrior 165. Mariner 50hp 4 Stroke. All in A1 condition! I had the local Mariner engineer come and have a look at the engine. He was satisfied that nothing major was wrong, and she certianly run smooth while I was there. Ill book her into Cobbs for next week, so hopefully she will be ready for the Weymouth trip! Her name? - ' Blue Warrior ' Dead chuffed! - Picking her up next Sat. The only thing I need now is a big car to pull it! Adam

I have Tara back at mine. Last trip for me in her!!! Actually really looking forward to it! I have 50 rag, and have just spend a fortune on spoons and attractors!! Ill be trying the swash channel, then hook sands, and if time the end of the piers. See you all in the morning! Adam

Can we get it to 10? - I dont know? - we have over 1000 views though!

Fine by me chaps - bit of a lay in as well! - bouns! I too will be glad when the thread is over! - 971 views and 150 odd posts! - gotta be a record! Adam

Sounds fine to me Bob. I'd rather go out early though. A 1.1m at baiter isnt too bad - but martin will know how much he needs? - Didnt he say he had a slip permit for cobbs?? Either way is fine for me - juts have a long day Mon, so could do with getting back at a reasonable time what with having to take the boat back to james' etc. Adam