Adam F

PS: Old houses are healthy! They are designed to breath - letting moisture in and out - more frequent air changes are better for us. Also 17-19 deg is fine, it's just that nowadays we are all used to modern houses that are designed nearly air tight to reach construction standards. They work on the opposite principle to old houses in that they aim to keep warm air in as long as possible - efficiant yes - healthy? No.... Living and owning a really old house it a bit of a mindset - it takes a while, but then you kind of really get used to it, and once you do - I bet you wouldnt go back - we certianly wouldnt! We stayed with family in Liverpool last weekend - in their newish house.... we slept with all the windows open as it was so flippin hot due to the rads being on 24/7!

Sounds like my house Tom.... but slightly warmer!! Only joking - but you do have double glazing (god knows how a GII listed house ended up with those horrible things! We werent allowed to touch our wooden sashes) Anyway, the first winter here we FROZE!! On cold mornings the condensation froze on the inside.... I remember more than on morning having steaming breath when I came downstairs..... we too had moved from a smallis 3 bed modern bungalow into a 350 yr old big farmhouse.... The second year I draughtproofed any doors and windows that needed it. I added 200mm insulation in the roof, shelled out on decent secondary glazing (allowed on GII) installed a woodburner (simply the best

Blimey!! I go away for the weekend and look what happens! Seems like a crap day all round. So far Ive had 1 plaice, 1 dab and 1 ray booked in!

" Did I say Saturday darling?? no, no, no.... you must be mistaken!! You should know by now that all club comps are on a Sunday.... silly you!! Never mind" Sat is looking the better day, so unless it changes dramatically the comp will be on.

Dave, You are right - I missed it off the list of rule. I couldnt find an old set, so re-typed them from scratch and missed this. You do need to register - but the names and contacts have now changed. It isnt set in stone - registering with me or by posting on here is preferable, but we are a friendly close knit club, and provided you let someone on the comittee know, who can let me or post it on the forum it will be OK. Paul D - can you add the registration element to the rules above? TA

Ummm......Yes, I guess so? There is a trophy for each - so why not. It is basically two comps in one. The split between rays and flatties gives the smaller inshore boats a chance at winning.

JV is insured through Porthcawl for offshore use. About

There has been some discussion over these points of late, and Ive been working to bring both the club record fish list and the competition rules up to date. Paul D now has these and will be posting them on here shortly.

I must have a different piece of seaweed Pete.... mine is showing Sunday as the better day. I'll try and make a call tomorrow (Thurs) for Sat, or Friday if it looks like Sunday is an option?

The forecast is still looking a bit messy for the week ahead.... The weekend looks very much borderline at the moment for a 'fish all areas' comp. What are peoples views - would you rather it be cancelled to a better day, or are you happy fishing the harbour / inshore sheltered areas for plaice etc??

Nope, if Sun looks OK then I'll move it a day to Sun. Keep and eye on here. Windguru still shows F4/5 NW

Looks like I'm too late on this thread - has already been answered correctly. I havent put a list of entrants up yet as the long range is looking crap.

Rory, If you want some 1 on 1 advice out on the boat, just give me a shout. I'd be happy to meet you on your boat down in Poole one afternoon and have a play around with anchors, buoys etc in the harbour. The same goes for anyone else. 07957 829902 or PM me. Adam

http://www.autoglym.com/enGB/product-prodd...06VQ=HD&Range=1 Halfords sell it. All of their range are brilliant.

Good point Rob. I loved loved my digi scales over the past few years - they are bomb proof, unlike spring or dial scales which do need looking after.... ....but after yesterday I've lost faith in them and will be going back to a trusty set of Reuben Heatons or Salters. I test mine periodically (about once a year!)

Well.... I'm not superstitious.... but.... you never know! I didnt want to take the risk when I bought my Warrior 175 - which was named - 'Old Trout'!!! So I made up a teak name plate with old trout on it and glued it inside the steering console..... ..... then changed the name to Out of the Blue. ...... then 4 months later the engine blew up!! Mind you - I didnt change the name of Blue Warrior and she blew up too!!

Boat polishing is hard work, so I like to keep it simple. An electric mop does help. I use Farecla http://www.farecla.com/ as a cutting compound if I need to shift any scratches. As for polish - the Carnuba wax is pretty good - but after trying many things the longest lasting I've found is Auto Glym - Super Resin Polish. Mainly sold for polishing cars - it is so, so easy to use - doesnt take much elbow grease to polish it off and leaves a really nice coating on the gelcoat. For those who dont know, regular applications of a wax/polish stops the gel going chalky, makes the water run off the surface easier and makes the boat easier to clean. Bob and I polished JV the other week - took about 10 mins

Yep. I looked at one of these to re-engine a Featon 630 a few years ago. I was warned away as they are a small high revving deisel that needed to run flat out to get the power they needed in most installations - that meant that whilst OK in many instances, they have a high instance rate of failures, such as pistons and big ends going. Do an internet search - plenty of info. Adam

Well done guys - the Cheetah is a great boat. As we discussed, it is a minefield, so all the groundwork is worth the effort. Looking forward to seeing her. April you say? Ready for Alderney in May then!

LW is 5pm, so we will be having an early start and early finish to get back on the mooring as it's a big tide. I'd love to fish Sat night for the sole, but pink points wont stretch that far! I'll be out next week in the evening for the soles...

So youre not out Sat then Charlie? JV with me and Bob will be leaving Poole early on Sat morning, heading east for some spikeys! Room for 1 more?

Have a good day buddy! Many happy returns.

Weather depending I'll be taking JV out (now shiney, smooth, clean and raring to go!) I'll be going bassing - depending on weather either East over to the Island, West down to Portland, or staying closer to home. Youre welcome to tag along. I'll try for the sole one eve next week.

The ray in the piccy is an undulate?

Is it worth it? Yep - if youve never been before. Youre hard pushed to find many bargin nowadays, with Ebay and the online stores, the prices at the show arnt any better, but it's the best show around as many boats are on the water. Just makes a nice day out.