Adam F

I'd just moor up in the marina and sleep all day! :-)

50lb braid? I only use 30lb for converting and wrecking. I use 20lb inshore. The only time I use 50lb is on my shark rods. I suspect you had a weakness?

I caught a 14t Mersey Class lifeboat. I couldn't find it on the list, does anyone know what the % specimen is?

Ah, yes had seen that and wondered if a flexible coupling was similar / same as the drive plate. My money is on this. Thanks for the link Duncan.

Agree that sounds feasible Duncan, I'm just struggling to find a schematic that shows the drive plate for a D3 190. The upshot of having to do all this is that whilst the leg is off and engine out I can check and overhaul the engine and engine room. The downside is missing the middle of the summer!

I think it is Likey to be the drive plate or gimble bearing. However I think it's drive off and engine out job. :-(

I'm out before I even got started :-(

Well this isn't the kind of report I was hoping to type this weekend.... And not this sooner either. :-( Perfect start to the weekend, after sleeping onboard last night, up at 4am, ready for the off at 5am with Wight Magic and Alfresco we steamed South at 20 knots headed for the French wrecks. After fog for the first 15 miles it soon lifted to a warm sunny and super smooth day... All was good! Then 36 miles South of Poole, approaching the first wreck, bang... Strange noise from the engine and loss of power. On checking net around the prop. Cleared net, engine starts fine but smoke and no power to the drive. Dan comes onboard, verdict - dead in the water. Tow needed. So it's agreed that Alfresco will tow North and RV with the big orange boat, a very kind offer then comes in from Lady Beth, a private fishing boat from Gosport who offers to take on the tow and leave Alfresco. 15 miles later the Orange boat takes over and takes me into Swanage, Frisky Fox then very kindly cuts his day short to theme back to Poole, but due to his draft he can't take me to my berth, so finally the marina come out and tow be the last few 100 yds. 4 boats to recover me. :-( Talk about gutted. A huge, huge thanks to all the boats who assisted. Not one even questioned helping and none would take a penny payment (although I suspect a few bottles may find there way to them!) So I'm now here in the garden, in the sun with a beer... Very nice you may say, but I've got a buggered boat with what looks like a big repair bill, and I should be moored in France with a cool box full of cod drinking French wine and eating mussels. http://www.swanagelifeboat.org.uk/home/latest.asp?section=Rescues&subsection=Latest

Personally I think you need to consider trim tabs, they will help keep the bow down.....

48 hr Comp will start 6pm 5th July and finish 6pm 7th July 1) Court Jester - Neal Sturt and crew TBA 2) alfresco charlie sam dan and ben 3) Joint Venture - Adam, Alun J and Bob F

Agree - been sat here in a 2 day sales meeting with Al and Ben on the mobile texting and fishing in calm sunny conditions, whilst I look at windy weather for the weekend....

This isnt an easy and quick task. Fuel and water isnt a good combo, and you cant just rely on a water seperator to sort it all out. Charlie's suggestion of pressure testing is a good place to start. Then a pressure wash, or preferably a steam clean, then you need to get it dry.... a de-humidifier etc? Bascially if they are sound tanks you want them as clinically clean as possible... anything else is likey to elad to issues futher down the line.

You'll want a half decent signal though to post pics at sea, ideally 3G. It rules out posting stuff from mid channel!

What was it like out there? We cancelled our plans to go today on a borderline forecast. Good fishing. Glad you and the boat a back in the saddle!

eBay! That belongs to JV lol!

6th & 7th July please.......

Drop bob a line. I think we might have a spare one from the JV build.

I think I speak for lots of members that this is one of the better attended comps of the year. The weather was the no1 factor for us as it's been looking shocking all week. I have no issues with the £5, other than it seems to be a PITA to collect from everyone and I think we have scrapped it for the past few years.

Erm.... can I assume that due to the forcast and the lack of entries this comp will be re-scheduled? Or shall I enter alone and win my £5 entry back! Lol!

Maybe but they do have a plan of action around that? I do smile when I see 'no wind turbines here' and 'no to the Severn barrage'.... In the next breath the same people moan about gas fuel prices! I'm not aiming that at anyone on here, it's just a generic comment. Where do people think the next generation of energy will come from?!

Did this go ahead? Anyone manage to get there?

Looking windy... :-(

http://www.coolboxesuk.com/range/ I think mine is the 70l version. It's about right for what we do, one the odd occasion we fill it, but then I carry a fish box under the deck if we run out of space. Most of the time it is ample.

If you do and want company, give me a shout. Happy to drive.

Anyone interested in going to this? http://www.seawork.com/home It's free to go, it's not like Southmampton or London, as its aimed at the commercial sector, but there is always fishing related stuff, plus electronics etc.