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Well done guys and great report Martin. That charter is the one from the shop on the Quay. How bloody rude. Manflue stopped me being afloat, looks like I missed out.

Quiet meeting last night , but still good to catch up with a few friends , especially Lofty over from Spain.

Nice one Well done Mark

Comber are less rare Down that way. But still good catch.

Yes Lofty Will be good to see you mate.

Great one Well done Graham

Can get it cheaper in drums, but that is a pain at times.

Thanks Martin I have done that to follow up on the message left via his extension.

I have left a message , lets see how long that takes.

Glad that the trip was safe, love the write up Memories of how small boys ride bikes. LOL Mackerel were thick two weeks ago. Wed and Sat none 🤔 It is never great when that happens. Wendy and I walked the coast cliff path at Durleston on Friday, then Reel Magic cruised a long way down the Jurassic coast on Saturday. Neither day were there any feeding/diving birds to be seen. For info, I usually call out at 25W on Channel 6

Nice factual report, thanks Mal. I was out yesterday. Started with a couple of hours in the harbour, but the weed and boat traffic was bad. Moved outside, into a sheltered area A few bits and bobs but it was quiet. Moved further out, featherd a bit, but dropped the only mackerel hooked. Sort of weighed up the day. Great to be on my boat, but very slow fishing. Cannot win them all. Charlie

Tight lines Mal. I am out this afternoon, as I have booked a half day. Not sure yet if I am going out or staying in the harbour.

Popped over to see Pete He says that you can glue the sheets on with most things, contact adhesive, Silkaflex , CT1 etc but weigh it down well while the glue sets, for the later two. He has some sheets in his shop if you need them. Ref treating the aluminium, some wipe it with baby oil or this stuff

Hi Trev, Wow that looks great mate I think my soundproofing was sticky backed, but if not I would use something like CT1 to fix it. Or simply ask the supplier for their recommendation. I could ask Pete in Quay West chandlers if you want. On Alfresco the edges and joins were sealed with tape bought from the same supplier as the sound proofing sheets. I remember that this quite expensive though. Ref the chequer plate, I left mine bare and it is still in good nick after 18years, it has dulled quite a bit now though. Gary Austin treated his, when he built Prodigy and it stayed looking like new.

Fish on

Thanks, she looks great. I had a Wilson Flyer 18 when we moved to Dorset. she had a very similar windscreen, after I made it and fitted it, I had transformed the boats driving experience. Especially if there was spray or rain about. But not as much as when I swapped the engine for a new Yamaha 60 and removed half the bulkhead to make it into a cuddy like yours. I hope you have as much fun on her as we had on our flyer.

marc.largent@hayeswoodtechnical.co.uk

You could try Marc at Haywoods technical, up in Hamworthy, but he too may be very busy. 01202 623900 or 07809 837316

Great crack was always guaranteed with Nigel onboard. Us old danglers can always come up with a tale or two. Good to see the codfather back on the end of a rod

Hi terry I spoke to Rob today in the yard and said he may get a call. he tells me that he is going to Cobbs tomorrow [Thursday] If you are still thinking of giving him a call, that may be good to know

Hi Terry You could try Rob McCready of RYM marine services 07525 925257 He copper coated a friends boat at Cobba this summer, so knows how to book work in there.

Very good advice Steve. We take ours off every year and grease everything very well. Dan has some horror stories from when he did his apprenticeship with Purbeck Marine.

As Steve says best to get your own , should be available from a dealer or on line. you will need details of your sterndrive to get the correct one. Like Steve, I also have DPH drive I carry a very short piece of 4 by 2 softwood, to put between the prop blade and cavitation plate, this stops prop turning when undoing or doing up the nuts. 1st Prop [via the prop cone] is a 30mm socket and short extension bar, 2nd one is the Volvo tool and some 3/8 bar to turn it with. Charlie