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Nice Congratulations on the arrivals

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It was a great trip through Canada Mal, not sure I would move there, if I did I would choose Calgary area. Some of the wildlife were fantastic and I wish I had taken a better camera as our friend did. We saw an Osprey nest with two birds right next to a main road, a vacated eagle nest by a large lake. But last years massive forest fires have really restricted the wildlife available close to Jasper, which has a great reputation for seeing some. In Alaska we saw whales, porpoises and seals from the Cruise ship, but being so late in the year they were not regular sightings. Surprisingly going through the narrow inner passage and areas very similar to Norway, I did not see any birds and fish action like we did up there. There were lots of fishing boats in the Marinas so maybe it was just the wrong time of year. Even though I only had my phone camera, I did get some whale video footage and a great bald eagle in a tree. I will attach them at home later.

I know what you mean Mal, Having just got back from a long haul flight and a very long day. Last night I decided to catch up on the Women's Rugby World Cup Final footage from the BBC. Even though I knew the result, I still got emotional over all of the back stories. OMG get a grip

Well done on the fishing effort Mal. Ref the golf On the last day, We had lunch in a sports bar in Vancouver on our way home from Holiday. The Golf was on and only one American couple [Sounded like keen golfers] were watching/interested. We had to leave for the airport before it finished

Well done guys and great report Martin. That charter is the one from the shop on the Quay. How bloody rude. Manflue stopped me being afloat, looks like I missed out.

Quiet meeting last night , but still good to catch up with a few friends , especially Lofty over from Spain.

Nice one Well done Mark

Comber are less rare Down that way. But still good catch.

Yes Lofty Will be good to see you mate.

Great one Well done Graham

Can get it cheaper in drums, but that is a pain at times.

Thanks Martin I have done that to follow up on the message left via his extension.

I have left a message , lets see how long that takes.

Glad that the trip was safe, love the write up Memories of how small boys ride bikes. LOL Mackerel were thick two weeks ago. Wed and Sat none 🤔 It is never great when that happens. Wendy and I walked the coast cliff path at Durleston on Friday, then Reel Magic cruised a long way down the Jurassic coast on Saturday. Neither day were there any feeding/diving birds to be seen. For info, I usually call out at 25W on Channel 6

Nice factual report, thanks Mal. I was out yesterday. Started with a couple of hours in the harbour, but the weed and boat traffic was bad. Moved outside, into a sheltered area A few bits and bobs but it was quiet. Moved further out, featherd a bit, but dropped the only mackerel hooked. Sort of weighed up the day. Great to be on my boat, but very slow fishing. Cannot win them all. Charlie

Tight lines Mal. I am out this afternoon, as I have booked a half day. Not sure yet if I am going out or staying in the harbour.

Popped over to see Pete He says that you can glue the sheets on with most things, contact adhesive, Silkaflex , CT1 etc but weigh it down well while the glue sets, for the later two. He has some sheets in his shop if you need them. Ref treating the aluminium, some wipe it with baby oil or this stuff

Hi Trev, Wow that looks great mate I think my soundproofing was sticky backed, but if not I would use something like CT1 to fix it. Or simply ask the supplier for their recommendation. I could ask Pete in Quay West chandlers if you want. On Alfresco the edges and joins were sealed with tape bought from the same supplier as the sound proofing sheets. I remember that this quite expensive though. Ref the chequer plate, I left mine bare and it is still in good nick after 18years, it has dulled quite a bit now though. Gary Austin treated his, when he built Prodigy and it stayed looking like new.

Fish on

Thanks, she looks great. I had a Wilson Flyer 18 when we moved to Dorset. she had a very similar windscreen, after I made it and fitted it, I had transformed the boats driving experience. Especially if there was spray or rain about. But not as much as when I swapped the engine for a new Yamaha 60 and removed half the bulkhead to make it into a cuddy like yours. I hope you have as much fun on her as we had on our flyer.