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The forecast looks good for monday James So I hope you get out I too am dying to get out and try the boat at anchor so I hope that the wind eases on the forecast says for the weekend Charlie

What we need is an honest politician with balls Rarer than Cod Charlie

Here are six reasons why you should think before you speak - the last one is great! Have you ever spoken and wished that you could immediately take the words back?...or that you could crawl into a hole? Here are the Testimonials of a few people who did.... FIRST TESTIMONY: I walked into a hair salon with my husband and three kids in tow and asked loudly, 'How much do you charge for a shampoo and a blow job?' I turned around and walked back out and never went back. My husband didn't say a word...he knew better. SECOND TESTIMONY: I was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who works at the store. He asked if he could help me. Without thinking, I looked at him and said, 'I think I like playing with mens balls.' THIRD TESTIMONY: My sister and I were at the mall and passed by a store that sold a variety of candy and nuts. As we were looking at the display case, the boy behind the counter asked if we needed any help. I replied, 'No, I'm just looking at your nuts.' My sister started to laugh hysterically. The boy grinned, and I turned beet-red and walked away. To this day, my sister has never let me forget. FOURTH TESTIMONY: While in line at the bank one afternoon, my toddler decided to release some pent-up energy and ran amok. I was finally able to grab hold of her after receiving looks of disgust and annoyance from other patrons. I told her that if she did not start behaving 'right now' she would be punished. To my horror, she looked me in the eye and said in a voice just as threatening, 'If you don't let me go right now, I will tell Grandma that I saw you kissing Daddy's pee-pee last night!' The silence was deafening after this enlightening exchange. Even the tellers stopped what they were doing. I mustered up the last of my dignity and walked out of the bank with my daughter in tow. The last thing I heard when the door closed behind me, were screams of laughter. FIFTH TESTIMONY: Have you ever asked your child a question too many times? My three-year-old son had a lot of problems with potty training and I was on him constantly. One day, in between errands, we stopped at Taco Bell for a quick lunch. It was very busy with a full dining room. While enjoying my taco, I smelled something funny so, of course, I checked my seven-month-old daughter; she was clean. Then realized that Danny had not asked to go potty in a while. I asked him if he needed to go and he said 'No'. I kept thinking 'Oh Lord, that child has had an accident, and I don't have any clothes with me.' Then I said, 'Danny, are you SURE you didn't have an accident?' 'No,' he replied. I just KNEW that he must have had an accident, because the smell was getting worse. Soooooo, I asked one more time, 'Danny did you have an accident ? This time he jumped up, yanked down his pants, bent over, spread his cheeks and yelled, 'SEE MOM, IT'S JUST FARTS!!' While 30 people nearly choked to death on their tacos laughing, he calmly pulled up his pants and sat down. An old couple made me feel better, thanking me for the best laugh they'd ever had! LAST BUT NOT LEAST TESTIMONY: This had most of the state of Michigan laughing for 2 days and a very embarrassed female news anchor who will, in the future, likely think before she speaks. What happens when you predict snow but don't get any! We had a female news anchor that, the day after it was supposed to have snowed and didn't, turned to the weatherman and asked: 'So Bob, where's that 8 inches you promised me last night?' Not only did HE have to leave the set, but half the crew did too they were laughing so hard! Now, didn't that feel good? Pass it on to someone you know who needs a laugh and remember we all say things we don't really mean, so think before you speak

Nice to see you got out Alun The weather certainly changed for the worse as the day progressed I had to pop acrosswith Sam to Salterns to have my new props fitted and by the time we came back it was in heavy rain hope the weather is better this weekend so I can get the rods onboard Charlie

Another solution may be to ask Chris for a flyer about this. Print them off and issue them with all the other paperwork Then maybe add a few words of encouragement from the Club for all anglers competing to take up the scheme themselves Charlie

I can not see how a bigger quota is a solution to this They will just catch more fish and dump even more dead undersize ones in the process At least they have to try fishing for other species once they reach their limit Tighter policing is the only real answer Have you seen deadliest catch on the TV?, those Crab fisherman do not keep females or undersize crabs [well not on camera] because of the size of the fine they get. and they do not go over quota ether. I am sure they would if they could with the money those things fetch, but losing licenses and fines are the real deterent Charlie

Signed up and will pop envelopes in the post It only took a minute so don't be shy Charlie

What happened to ideas like square mesh nets to try and let the small ones live? Probably cut into the profit too much so its cheaper to slaughter and dump the small ones. The about turn on the new Bass sizes show who has the voice and the power But we must try and get the message across somehow Charlie

Happy birthday Simon have a good one Charlie

PJ Can you let me have Normans email I had better check if he still wants the trip on what could be the maiden fishing trip on an untried boat Charlie

What a great fish These are really good substitute for a cod well done Dean Charlie

Martin that is probably the power bouncing the signal up and down fast several times in shallow water If you can reduce the power it should help when sneaking in the shallows for the flounders or back to base Charlie

Thanks Duncan I was interested to see on the first trip that at 3000 RPM she gave me exactly the speed you had descibed for phaeton 28knots So I think when we can get that trip to the islands we should all cruise at a good pace I added 250 ltrs of fuel yesterday and the WOT RPM and boat speed remained the same so I think the balance of the boat must be about right. have to have a word with the crew about leaving the fenders out I hope your trials go well Charlie

They may well be feeding on the herring at this time of the year Charlie

Nice one Jack perhaps we should have nosed outside on our sea trial We saw you on the way back in but could not raise you on channel six Charlie

Nice report thanks Mike Sorry but the speed question cheered me up on a day when the weather has kept me from fishing on the new toy I fitted the transducer yesterday on a layer of blue tac, which I did last time and it lasted for months, i t seems OK while I decide where the perminent position will be and I had a bottom picture at over 15 knots in the harbour, once its bonded to the hull or fitted in an oil bath I expect to get that at ove 20 knots Charlie

Thanks guys Tom the wipers are independent 2 speed vetus wipers They are on individual switches port and stbd and are not synchronised but do auto park so they line up when off We have a similar size boat at work and had problem with regular damaged blades when they were on one switch This we realised was because if the coxn wanted to clear sea spray on one window the other had to run dry Fitting independent switches cured the problem so I also used it, it was fairly easy to arrange during build. but it does have 4 wires to each motor from the switch. A Tip you may want to suggest for your cat, although she may have a lot of windows Charlie

Nice report Adam Hell of a day and it deserved a decent fish I hope Gaordons trailer is ok See you out there soon Charlie

It must have been hell catching those bass instead of freezing waiting for the almost non existing cod Nice report PJ

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Thanks for all the kind words guys and the pictures Tom If you are passing the Club pop in and have a better look around we got a little busy yesterday And Wendy says thanks MARTIN xx, nice to see you and Dean on your boat for the first time Out today We had a charge about, added another 250 ltrs of fuel then landed Dan on the Racing platform with the camera I will add a couple of shots later Shows I am out of touch I spoke to Tony on his new boat Miss Daisy about pulling over for a chat then chased another Members identical boat up the harbour. We were wondering why Tony did not stop and I bet he was wondering why we sped off. Oh and sorry about the 30 knot fly past and horns Tony, Sam has waited 21 months to do that. After all the work he has done I thought he had earnt it Sorry again about the wash. Its a shame that the weather breaks tonight as I may be allowed rods onboard by then Hope to see more Members afloat again very soon Tight lines Charlie and the alfresco crew

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