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Have taken a day off to go fishing with Sam and Humphrey But will probably head for the wrecks Radio will be on 6 Mate from about 7am Tight lines.

Nice thread this and some interesting options /choices put up by Adam. I agree with his words , speed is not everything, it all has to be ballanced to get as close as possible to what you need. We like Adam can do just over 30 knots but stick to about 20 for fuel economy and a smoother ride. That said at 20 knots we have about 1000 revs left in the engine, so have plenty of reserve power if we need it. Maintenance is not bad for us as we do our own, so its just parts. I really love the Cygnus but they are heavy and need some horses to push them along, with current fuel prices I am glad I did not go that way. I like the cats, but the internal layout is a bit too limited on them. without paying a lot for one over about 8 mtrs. Colins is a great boat but would not get you the toilet and bed space you are looking at. Adam also has a point about the standard of finish, that P3 Pro Charter may look like one in the Club, but does it have a double bed and full standing shower room Seriously mate Good luck with your search Charlie

Nice one Trev a proper test and at 1ltr a mile a good result especially at that speed. Charlie

Well done Nigel I too will look forward to hearing what you are looking at next Charlie

Sorry mate PC internet has been down. Belated Happy Birthday mate CU soon Charlie

Superb Mate Can not wait to see her fly past about 20 knots faser than our WOT speed, very impressive When are you off fishing?? Charlie

Good safety advice on here The deep holes are not the place for you They are very exposed and when the tide hits the reef to rough. We have sat there in a 23 ft boat on a flooding tide on a calm sea, where we were was calm but we were looking at huge overfalls 100m away just past the edge of the reef. I remember dreding the journey home. but it all calms down at slack water so we moved then. I was refering earlier to the inner line in close, offer freeline livebaits for big bass or lures for pollack and bass In Close off dancing ledge is excellent bream fishing and we have had tope to 40lb and good rays there. obviously you need excellent weather, neap tides and some safety cover

Well done Lofty A cracking trip is marvelous weather. That track in the summer would offer excellent sport, and potentially big fish Charlie

1. "AWOL" 3 (Martin, Dean, Kevin) 2. Wight Magic 4 (Dave Gordon Paul Mark ) 3. Alfresco [Charlie , Dan , Gordon M and Nigel] 4. Phaeton 5. Serenity 3 (tony,Steve and Paul ) 6. Free boys 7. Duplicated at No 9 8. Abode Craig Ashley + ? favourable conditions only. 9. That bloke from eastbourne who dearn't plan anything so the jinx dont have the time to strike. (may be see 7 above for duplication?) 10. Sweet Chariot II 11. Manta Ray 12. Joint Venture (Bob, Alun, Rob - more than happy to hike up the hill!) 13 Rosie One

Would love to get out but work is crazy and my boss is away Tight lines guys Charlie

Happy Birthday Dean I am sure you will be enjoying a few beers Charlie

If its the pvc type I have found scrubbing them or use of wet and dry to be good and then I wipe with a rag soaked in acetone It melts the top layer slightly and smooths out small scratches. Charlie

Happy Birthday Dan I hope the trip on the back of Sam's motor bike helped your hangover Enjoy the rest of your day Dad

Thanks Terry Alfresco's crew will also go with the flow. If the weather and fishing are good we may not arrive early in Braye on day 1, so like the idea of a flexible plan [and no hill LOL] The other two we will go with the majority. Charlie.

Rob that article reads as if they are not at all protected, just that they can not be targetted. Such a shame as they are great looking fish. Have a limited distribution and are endangered. I think the Club is very right to ban them from our Open. If we lead the way others may follow. Regardless of size we will not kill any on Alfresco.

Have a Good one Mark Happy Birthday

Decided to opt out because of the tides, rugby and Dan's birthday on Sunday This afternoon there was an awful ot of mud in sight around the harbour , so be careful Charlie

Welcome back Ben Good to hear from you mate, look forward to fishing with you again soon. Charlie

Nice one Graham All systems go on the new one now then Charlie

She looks a beast Al or should I say a thoroughbred with all that horsepower. How did she go on the Sea Trials and when do we get to see her in the flesh? Love the pictures of the toys and Annies area. I too hope that you have as much fun and good fishing on her as me Wendy and the Boys have had together and with friends on Alfresco. She is a credit to you and will fit in fine with the Club, apart for when she is working. Very tight lines mate Charlie

Thanks Neal No picture of me with the voucher But I have a few of me with the fish LOL

Rob Thanks mate but should those lat longs not be in North and West?? It may be a typo, or an error in a fairly complex conversion. I believe that UTC number them differantly, but we are North of the equator and West of Greenwich.

It is a hard one as the area we fish in still gives us a good chance of catching decent fish. Our whiting are as big as those codling and we only take a few of what we catch. However that was not the case where I grew up in Weston Super Mare, but even back then [OK way back then LOL] we would not have retained all of those. If all boats from that area are retaining hauls of small fish like that they can hardly moan that their sport is so poor. I am sure that if we all killed everything that we landed, ours would be too. It is not all down to rules and minimum fish sizes, it is down to personal choice and being willing to practice what you preach. We eat fish but still practice catch and release for a huge proportion of our catch. I would rather see pictures of single big fish than one like that any day. Charlie

One for the brains of the outfit Look here http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/usefuldata/utmformulas.htm Charlie I think I will stick to fishing