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Nice one mate, I bet you are more than a little tired. Crossing the channel to the Islands will now be just a short hop. Its been great to follow your progress and I like you hope that Tom gets the chance to see the Explorer all the way to her home port welcome back to sunny Poole, I bet its warmer than Norway. Charlie

Nice one Paul I wish mine was every 300 hrs Oil and filter changes every 100hrs , and with these offshore trips the hours fly by. Charlie

Trevor i ordered some bits for the cod fishing from Mark at Alderney angling , received them in days just what I needed at a good price and no waiting Tried some earlier today and they work fine Charlie

Thanks guys Adam yours has not arrived can you send again mate Thanks Charlie

As I said the other night I believe they reccomend a strip of ally or hard plastic inside. You may get away with 7mtr lengths down each side, start at the bow and work aft, then another short piece for the transome. It is tricky enough with 3 mtr lengths of fender, so trying to do a single long length would be hard. Call me if I can talk you through ideas. Cheers Charlie

Dan and I am now on a holiday break from work and hope to go away on the boat with Wendy later in the week, destination will be determined by the weather. However Wendy is at work Mon and Tue so I have a keen son and a fishing pass. Now that tomorrow is off for the comp, we may pop out for lunch and have transfered the crew to Monday, if the weather is as good as forecast we may even get to the RIP's. Dan and I are also keen to go out on Tuesday and will have spaces if anyone is free, looking at the weather we will not be going mid channel but should be able to find somewhere to go. Post, text or call me As I said later in the week could be a family trip to at least weymouth or the solent. If anyone can pm me details of where to fish for a few hours in ether area while we are away, it may help keep Dan quite. Nothing too taxing as we hope to get Wendy involved as well. solent stingers or smoothies? Shambles flats? Thanks in advance Charlie

Another update They should now just be clear of the tip of Denmark with just over 200nm of fairly open water ahead of them prior to arrival in Stavanger in Southern Norway. Over half way now.

Thanks Adam Its a shame but it must be safety first I may be on the boat tomorrow, but probably tucked up somewhere out of the weather. Charlie

I had another update last night They are at Middlefart in Denmark, awaiting the engines first service at 55 hrs and about 900 miles from Poole, about half way. they have several hours in the baltic to go today and then about the same in open water and the forecast was poor. Tom phoned to say that spirits were high and after a few teething snags all is now going well. I am not sure what route they take north through Norway but it looks a long way on the map, makes the rips look very close Charlie

What a lovely looking boat I hope you have lots of fun and Fish on her Has she been named yet? Charlie

Is it beach fishing gear you need Rich? Charlie

Hi Craig For smoothies and tope and maybe even plaice it may be worth the trip But if its bass on these big tides, unless you have some hot info I would have to agree with Alan Charlie

Nice one Andy I know we discussed this a couple of weeks ago, and ours had been publicised more than yours Thanks for changing the dates I am sure as usual you will get plenty of support from us at PBSBAC Charlie

Not sure why but my last two replies have not been added to this thread In Brief She arrived Tue night at the Club with some work to do before the long trip. She is a very big boat that has been built to exactly match the type of work they do in Norway. She has a large wheelhouse with seating for all ,excellent windows and full heating, [For the sight seeing] and a 1.5 meter wide access all down the port side of the deck for drift fishing [They never anchor] The boat left Poole at about 10 on Wed night using a gap in the weather. I had a message yesterday at 1300 to say they were 15NM away from Den Helder in Holland Last night I had another that they were 40 miles away from Elbe in Germany, so they are well on route. Just had a message to say they are sat in a lock at the entrance to the Kiel canal 710nm from Poole I had a look on Global Earth last night and searched by Troms Norway, If that position is their destination they have a long way to go north yet. Its a good job the generator, lights and heater were sorted out when it arrived in Poole. Charlie

We hope to be out on Alfresco, if it is on. Timings and area will be determined by Weather. Alun, Gordon, Dan and I Tight lines all Charlie

Hi Guys Hope the bits Bob picked up were OK I remembered the place I got a lot of fittings from www.baseline marine.com Well worth a look Charlie

Hi Guys Hope the bits Bob picked up were OK I remembered the place I got a lot of fittings from www.baseline marine.com Well worth a look Charlie

According to my diary we have another comp this sunday June 29th. I believe it is a best specimen comp, the last of teh BFM comps and one of the series of 5 club comps. Is that correct and if so considering the forecasts when can we expect a decision as to if it will be on/off? and of course who else is fishing? Cheers Charlie

I took rods to NZ a few years back, I do not think it cost extra but I had to arrive early to book them in as oversize. I made up a large tube out of groundpipe, it is a bit heavy plastic but very strong. If you would like to borrow it to protect your rods, please get in touch. Charlie

Adam Mine is a standard type and works at all speeds I opted away from the scoop as it could scoop rubbish in past the grill.which would be hard to get out. I fitted a bronze one and ball valve for strength, as if it ever broke it would flood the engine bay. Volvos and sea water would not mix well Charlie

Hi Adam I will keep an eye on this thread as you have probabl;y noticed how loud mine can be when it cuts in as a deckwsh. Charlie

Well done Guys She is coming on very well and obviously you used the weather yesterday to get the rest of the glass in. It looks like you have achieved a lot since we popped up to see you on Saturday Sorry if we held you back with all the chatting and cups of tea Dont forget the offer to join us again if you need some fresh air and rod time Charlie

Well that is the snack sorted, Whats for dinner? Charlie

at home today and in work this week charlie

Nice to get a fish for your efforts well done Rob Charlie