Brian

Where can I purchase a Club Pennant?

Doesn't the Hummingbird FF have a volt meter function?

Couldn't you get to the wires behind the switch and "Hot Wire it?

Another point. When the old bridge needs maintenance, they close the road and lift one side so that boats can still get in and out. With the new bridge being a diagonal join it looks as though both sides will have to be raised to allow boats through, does this mean no boat movements during maintenance periods?

I bet it goes way over budget!! Can't help wondering what the new bridge will be like when they open it in a strong wind. Or how the diagonal join on the road surface will affect motorcyclists.

Hants and Dorset Signs and Plastics at Southbourne , will supply all grades of plastic. Apparently they do a special grade for boat windows that doesn't craze or go yellow. If you take in your old windows or a cardboard template they'll cut them to shape.

I beleive the Longliner has a design speed of 7 knots.

Mike I agree, I've never seen it stated in anything other than knots either, but not seeing the manufacturer's paper that he refers to, I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Regardless of the units, even if it's 18 Yaks, it can't be a displacement hull, unless of course a Yak equates to 0.33knots!!! Over.

I was just going by the fact that he stated the max design speed of the hull was 18kph, therefore it can't be a displacement hull. Think about it, kph must be kilometers per hour. Knot is a unit of speed in it's own right without "per hour". Therefore if the "k" in kph was knot, it would = Nautical miles per hour per hour. (which is acceleration, pretty poor acceleration at that).

18kph = 9.7 knots, must be a semi-displacement hull

The Blonde and the Geometry Test

If it's any help, on Figment, I use a couple of 105Ah (car) batteries bought from Cribb tyres at Holton Heath, cost about

The hole gets bigger, many engineering items are assembled by heating the ring (e.g. Starter Ring Gear onto a Flywheel). Think of it as, the circumferences, both inner and outer get bigger with heat and if the circumference is bigger the diameter has to be.

The fuel barge is "Poole Bay Fuels" on 07768 715111 or VHF channel 80. I can't help with the price of Unleaded, my engine needs Super Unleaded which they don't sell, so I don't use them. I have to carry it to the boat in Jerry cans.

I was going to suggest keeping an eye on BoatandOutboards, but I see he's already got that one covered Warrior Stolen

That seams a lot of oil to have come out of the breather! By the time you recover to the trailer, engine should be starting to cool, therefore even if the oil covered the breather there shouldn't be a positive pressure to push the oil out. I think you need to have a close look around the engine. A few obvious things to check: 1. Sump plug washer. 2. Sump bolts. 3. Oil filter. 4. Oil cooler.

All you need now are a set of curtains, with tassles, and a nice palmet with a couple of coronation mugs on it!!!

Lots of sets won't transmit with Dual Watch selected. Both my sets (Icom and Huson) require the Dual Watch to be turned off first.

Mark Switch Dual Watch OFF before you try to transmit. Cheers. Brian

I always understood it was Harry Paye, I think you'll find Payne is a typo. If you do a Google search for Harry Paye you'll find loads of references to the pirate.

Steve Thanks for the info, especially the bit about some engines fouling the transom. He's talking about spending about

Naaah Mike that won't work. Instead of blocking up your engine with salt crystals it will be pubic hairs! Could smell nice though, all that bubble bath.

A question for the Warrior 165 owners. My fishing buddy is about to buy a boat, he's narrowed it down to Warrior 165 or Explorer Elite. There are several available second hand which are within his price range. Engine wise, the Mariner 60hp, 4 stroke appears to be the most popular. What engine would you prefer? There will generally be two of us fishing out of Poole. I'll still sell Figment, but the pressure's off.

I see the picture of the two guys making canonball leads states "Safety Goggles removed for the picture". My question is, why would they remove them for the picture, it's not as though they're looking at the camera and smiling??? I think it's magazine speak for "Someones going to ask, why aren't they wearing safety goggles? We'd better pretend they normally do".

Unless I've missunderstood: 50 38.60N must be in Degrees, Minutes and Decimal of minutes. (can't have 60 seconds) Therefore to move it 0.04 minutes South, it becomes 50 38.56'N Likewise 01 55.57'W, moved 0.08 minutes East, becomes 01 55.49'W Or have I been doing it wrong all these years?