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Tom and John may now not make it. So I may have two spaces if anyone fancies a trip. Charlie

Gordon and Tom are now joining me with possibly a mate of Toms if he can get time off for good behavior. Craig I hope that the van move goes OK, there will be another time I am sure. Shame you are working Nigel, especially after a short notice MOT was sorted out on Dans car today. But the weather and expected hangover both mean its a Sat trip this time. Charlie

I am keeping an eye on the weather for the weekend and it currently looks fishable Sat. After a busy weekend last week, taking walls down to change Wendy's kitchen I should get the green light as long as I am back in time to take her to a social function. At the moment its just me, so I have spaces if anyone wants to join me. Probably start first light in deep water, then come back to see if any whiting have arrived. Normal routine. get in touch if you fancy it. Charlie

Thanks Adam I will give you a bell, or see you when passing Charlie

Some skippers just do not like to cancell because of weather. Glad you are OK Reg, but I imagine it will be a while before you use that boat again. Charlie

Have a great trip Terry I am sure you will, send us a report Charlie

Thanks Guys Adam I have fitted my own windows many times but I believe you now need permission to do so, or it professionaly done. can a get a brochure/catalog of your kitchens? all of these contacts will be very useful Thanks

Hi Has anyone got a contact or is in the trade for house electrics and double glazing. I am back in DIY mode again getting ready to update the kitchen, so Kitchen and flooring suppliers may also be useful. Thanks in advance Charlie

No problem Neal Nice colourful pic, and a mean set of teeth. Makes our wrasse look tame and dull. Charlie

Nice one My advice for what it is worth. Get hold of a few numbers to put in for marks in the areas you will fish in. Find a bit of time to put them in and learn how to use the set, at times like this weekend when the wind is up. then it will be easier to use on fishable days. Resist the temptation to put dozens of marks in [that you will never use], as this just crowds the screen and waypoint lists. Making it hard to find the waypoints that you do want to go to. Gradually you will build up a usable list. From numbers received, places fished, places you have gone over that look good or show fish. and of course like the rest of us, places where you have passed and seen other boats fishing. tight lines Charlie

Recently I had a problem with the deckwash pump, it just stopped working and started popping the circuit breaker. During discussions with Jabsco by email I was sent docs and an exploded diagram. On reading them I was reminded that the pump has a two year warrenty. The pump had been bought new and fitted more than two years ago, but the boat not launched until Nov 2007. I returned the pump to Cleghorn Waring last week with a covering letter to see if they could sort out the problem under waranty. Yesterday I received a brand new unit. No chasing, no quibbling Just good customer service Well done them. Charlie

No Idea Martin, I can only presume its due to commercial trafic. But I should be meeting the Harbour Master next week, I will ask him Charlie

Cheers Will Thats a good price The 1lb boxes we picked up on Sunday from a local tackle shop were

I have just been told that the Coastguard and Poole harbour Commissioners are holding an excercise on Sunday 29th November 2009 This will be between 0930 and 1100 and we have been told that the entrance will be closed for part of this period. If I receive more info or a notice to Mariners I will update this thread. Regards Charlie

No problem Colin, have a great holiday. If nearer the time I can offer more advice feel free to ask. While not the most experianced, I hope that I could help and I do have a long list of contacts. Charlie

Hi Again The book I refered to is: SCV Code A Practical Guide Small commercial vessel and pilot boat code published by; Foreshore Publications Address Maritime Centre F5 Northney Marina Hayling Island Hants PO11 0NH UK ISBN 1 901630 04 8 is the code on my book. Charlie

Thanks Martin

Thanks Paul I will have a look what did you use when you edited the vids from the channel islands ? Charlie

Full displacement boats tend to be stable but it depends on hull design Some I have worked on roll horribly, but small ones tend not too. Some ships can be go fast even though they are definatly displacement, one of mine did over 30 knots, but it had 25,000hp per shaft very economic 4 tons of fuel per hour each shaft Back too the tread Really it is down to how far and how often compared to costs If you like to stay inshore fishing most of the time, keep the nice boat you have but take a trip on other boats or charters when the urge to go further gets you. If you want to go further every trip then a change of boat may be required. As you say you suffer at sea, that may not be the best option. Charlie

Thanks Rob I thought that may be the case, its only worked on small /short movies I need to work out how to set the movie on the camera to a lower resolution for these 5 min movies. Charlie

Hi All Have tried to upload a video on youtube of Dan at the weekend playing an eel in the tide. The upload has failed both at home and at work. The specs say that it has to be less than 2gb and 10 mins and it is, it also says use high def and I have. Does anyone know what may be going wrong? I have tried a few times this year to upload vids, I managed it on 4 occasions but failed on others. Is there an easier way? For info the camera ia a Panasonic DMC-TZ5 Please keep answers simple as poss [Like me ] Charlie

Colin I will have a look when I get home, I have a small book on the subject I will post details rather than quote from it as it may need updating. Charlie

Hi as Brian says it sounds right and looks like a nice boat with limited speed. You can gain a little speed by upping the horsepower, but not a lot and it is not usually worth the hassle and expense. the extra weight sits the hull deeper in the water, increases the displacement thus cancelling out the benifit of the extra power and burning more fuel. Looking at the picture the boat probably has a keel and rudder steering, adding an Outboard on the transom would not work. Its a change to a semi displacement or Planning boat to get the cruising speed you are after. But that will up the fuel consumption and costs per trip. Charlie

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Tome the timber is sorftwood 2 by 4 a bit nail ridden but would fit in the boot and burn ok Not Too PC to burn hardwood LOL Charlie