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A really sad event. Perhaps when we are out there next time we will all look at our safety equipment and where it is stored. I believe Eddy may have got trapped while trying to get his lifejackets out for himself and his crew. My thoughts and best wishes to his family and friends Charlie

Just to Clarify You can fish any 7 hr period between 0600 and 1800 Please book in from now to Sat evening, letting me or Peter know who is fishing, on which boat and which time slot you are looking to fish. this is for safety reasons so we need to know times that the boats are out. This comp is a dual comp with two trophy's, one for best specimen Flatfish and the other best specimen Ray. Please report your catch to me promptly after the comp. PLEASE PLEASE Do not phone my home No on Sunday morning, the boys and I will be out fishing [not sure of the time yet] and Wendy will not appreciate being woken up. The weather looks a little damp, but OK to fish Club Waters.I hope that you will be able to get out there. The final decision as too wether you put to sea is down to the skipper of the boat. each boat is to have a skipper and at least one other competent person onboard Have a good day tight lines Charlie

Happy Birthday mate don't get up to anything to mad at your age charlie

Hi specimen I thought that was probably you when I saw the 4 fishing Kayaks this morning from the Yacht Club. I was tempted to grab a RIB and come over to say hello but thought my Boss would wonder what was going on. You certainly had a good day for it. If you launch there again pop over to the Yacht Haven and say hello, I would love to have a closer look at your set ups charlie

This subject always gets a good response Its about personal choice really but the main factor is to have enough scope of rope out, we fish in deep waters with rough bottom and fierce tides so I am sure that the owners of simular boats have given their anchors a good test. if you have had a problem with a bruce it is ether the bottom type or not enough chain to keep the anchor correctly on the sea bed or not having enough rope out. with rope lines you need at least 5 times the depth of water to correctly set an anchor, if you are having problems holding lay out more rope it should dig in. Charlie

At least the second option worked out for youi mike. some nice ballans gather around that corner. thanks for the left over worms, and nice to see you this afternoon charlie

Hi there are several warrior 165 owners in the Club so I will allow them the long answer. But I for one would not use a fishermans type anchor, there are much better patterns than that available at reasonable cost. you may also wish to use a better rope. Please remember that the anchor and warp are an important part of the boats safety equipment, and as such should not be something where anything will do. if you let us know where you fish, depths and on what type of bottom, our advice can be more procise. Charlie

Finally the Harbour master educating Bob a bit

Bob leaving with Rob in tow

Some took the social gathering very seriously at lunch time

Adam chilling

What a great Day, I went behind the island just as the others were getting afloat and managed to find space for us all, out of the wind. So the big anchor went in. Through the course of the day a total of eight Club Boats were involved, with up to six at one time hanging on my anchor I was glad I had put the big one down. Of course some of us got a rod out, but the main aim was a social gathering which was 100% Successful. cold drinks from all directions, teas and coffees from Prodigy and Ginsky, Bacon rolls from Great White and BBQ from Phaeton. As Bob says we must repeat this type of thing perhaps a little earlier next summer Wendy Sam Dan and I had a great time. Thanks Adam for trusting Sam to drive your boat while you were in the ringo and to put it back alongside the rest of the pack. He really enjoyed it especially when the wake from your own boat and Bobs acceleration ejected you out of the ringo. Nice to wander from boat to boat chatting about the boats and their equipment, on a nice warm and sunny day, even the sea was nice and warm, Lovely It was mentioned that the day was probably even better for the fact that although it was warm and sunny it was also to windy for a fishing trip, so none of us were thinking we would have been better off further offshore. Great Day Thanks to all that took part and Thanks to those who had the idea

I will pass on your comments to the owner of the company when I see him on his boat at Parkstone next week. I am sure he may get people to check more regularly. Charlie

The other photo

Peter is spot on they must be really well played out prior to a gentle chin gaffing or they spin and get well damaged my net is not really deep enough but I have had 60lb eels in it, keep them in the net for a photo and weighing and they will not trash the boat. we netted Dans 55lb fish last year, then chin gaffed it so he could hold it up. I will try and attach a photo. Charlie

Paul which side of anvil point is castle point matey Charlie Hope to see the rest of you out there I need to give the engine a longer run, and I can look at the wiring for the anchor light around there Charlie

A better specimen, but not the species that Sam really wanted on the trip

here are a couple of pics well done Sam

Nice one Dave, Let him get hooked on the sport and catch a few fish, then get him to join the club as we could do with a few more juniors. Teach him how to operate the boat and your crewless days are over After he has joined you can start beating him again Charlie

Nice one Kam Sounds like you had another good trip Its nice to flex the muscles occasionally Charlie

Quote: a nice day to be afloat Only stayed afloat by holding the rope he was supposed to be tying the boat up with Some one else helped him out, I was to busy laughing. Nice to see the plan come together and a great days sport. well done Sam best eel and pollack onboard today. No need to go in and thank neptune personaly though Charlie

Hi all Nice to see that the fish are still playing, I hope to get out at least once this weekend to try and get sam his pollack. or a decent eel I like to read about all these fish on the forum but not many are being reported to me to add into the book???????? perhaps you are all awaiting the 10lber As I do not read all of the forum posts, [ Most but not all] I do not pick the fish sizes from there. I have a phone at home with answer machine, and one at work, mobile and emails at work and home. So there are plenty of ways to get the message to me if you want to. Tight lines charlie

sound like you are up and running Bob The lowrance soundes transducer also clicks as do both of my fuso sounders transducers. I think its the transmision of the signal ????? it gets slower when you get into deeper water and faster in shallow water so maybe I am wrong. I am sure you will find the sets easy to use and the navionics chart very usefull Not sure if they have caught me any fish, but bottom definition is very good Enjoy Charlie

Mike your last comment that you drive the boat at half throttle may be the cause of your fuel consumption worries. unless your boat is easily planning you will use more fuel. ie slow speed and bad weather will put up the gph figure a lot. get the boat up on the plane then throttle back to an engine RPM where it is still planning. any slower and you will be using the boat in displacement mode and using a lot more fuel. In my last planing boat with a New 60hp 2 stroke the long slow run up and down poole harbour from Hamworthy to the ferry used as much as the rest of the day zooming from mark to mark. Charlie

I thought that this would develope into an interesting read. Lots of good ideas / thoughts Duncan I agree that a few items can get you out of all sorts of problems, most of the Navy ships I served on made good use of black gaffer tape in all sorts of areas. Coddy the tool kit that comes with a new engine is very cheap and cheerfull but includes all the tools to sort out about 75% of OBM problems, and is a very small and neat roll. some even stow under the cowling pliers, screwdriver that can be cross head or flat head, a few combination spanners, a spare pull start rope and a plug spanner. spare plugs keep them oiled up and they will get you home. Kim I carry a couple of spare hoses in with the tools and would use bits from non essential items like the bait tank if I needed a get me home type repair. You would be surprised how efficient a bit of plastic bag wrapped around the split hose and several turns of gaffer tape are. obviously only good on low pressure hoses, or split filters etc. Nice thread Charlie