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I have seen a few nasty copper coat issues at the Club over the years, mainly from poor application and adhesion to the hull caused by incorrect conditions during application. In the right conditions as described by Steve you get a good final job, IE done from new in a totally dry and warm shed. [As per Reel Magic] But I think the life is 10 years not 20. We used to put it on the Clubs RIB's from new but have stopped after two reacted badly to it, this may have been caused because making Ribs is a quick process and styrene may have been leeching from the hulls. A lot of boat owners do not scrub the hulls hard enough when they come out and therefore the boats start to foul up, also the dirt takes a lot of effort to clean off so after a while there is no chance of it being cleaned by just using the boat a lot. Lets just say that after managing a boatyard for 10 years , I decided not to use it on Alfresco when she was new, instead Sam and I applied 5 coats of Gellshield 2000 and 2 of antifouling one weekend in the big shed at work [boy was that a bad weekend] Charlie

Some years ago we ran some tests at work and it looked like the darker colours work best, hence mine is black I use international interspeed, some time ago i managed to source a supply of large amount for a good trade price, It is still going strong.

Thank Dave

Yes Jim I do believe that I did. Had a good afternoon with family and friends around and the rugby on

Bit of a double edged sword isn't it, Most of us would want AT and National records to be accurate, so have to put up with the need for certified scales. It is the anglers choice to kill it just for that purpose or weigh it on-board return it alive and submit it for a Club record / FOM on trust. I for one would rather see a great fish survive than have to kill it for a AT record. That said I would have no problem with the AT accepting weighed on board and released for their senior or Junior Fish of the months. Dave do they have a lady one? Chrissie could enter?

Have a great evening Dean Sink a few

Happy Birthday Dave have a great evening

Hi Dave Best ask Chris if they can at least remove the part about certified scales We carry three sets but none have been certified.

My lads said that to me once So I took them and the inflatable donut out and sat them on top of Great Whites wake at 10 knots, a small alteration of course had the donut on the side of the wave and them hanging on for grim death. Never to damn slow after that

Needs a bit more effort by the AT to get it right. Not a great thing to produce a form like that if it is not correct. A bit like their specimen sizes, it needs some work and an update

Thanks Neal Chrissie is showing us up now Not sure January is right, I think there was another good fish that moved Chrissie to 3rd and I was demoted to 4th

Terrific sea trial today We set off early to head 15 miles offshore As soon as I set the way point into my garmin plotter and pushed engage for the pilot off we went. The unit has a shadowdrive which means all that is neaded to take control is to move the wheel. The hydraulic flow in the system overides the pilot untill movements stops. Made it easy to avoid the pot buoys at Old Harry. Re engage saw us take a direct line to the mark. These units learn as they go so in fairly calm conditions it learned quickly and the track was good. 7nhours later when we set back the sea state had picked up. Initialy the track weaved, but within a couple of miles it was straighter than any of manage to keep the boat in such weather. Think that I am going to enjoy the benifits of fitting this new toy. Although it did seem strange to be sat in the helm seat just keepin a good lookout ahead and chatting to the crew.

Thanks guys Looking forward to more relaxing cruising to and from marks or destinations This Garmin one is very smart, simple to use and came with the compass unit that was simple to set up yesterday All linked by plugs and nmea2000. Only wiring I had to conect was the positive and negative to the circuit breaker and busbar. Plus two wires for the shadow drive and two for the audible buzzer. 4 inch screen doesnt take up much room either.

Oh dear I can understand the wish to stay with a brand that you already have. Its a quiet time of year and you are planning to keep the boat for ages, so there is time.

Had that once with a couple of Lowrance units chosen to fit in my last boat Bought these after seeing them at a London show, but had to wait months for the first to arrive in UK. How long will you have to wait Mal. Is there an option to fit a differant size pump?

Just sea trialed my new Garmin GHC20 auto pilot with Platinum Marine Very pleased with it today, we are going fishing sunday to give it a proper test. Fitted by myself was not too hard, even if access was a bit tight and matching hydraulics between garmin and volvo was a bit of a pain. Plenty of advice and a good price from Platinum at the London boat show. Together with a good sea trial this afternoon. Ryan just took over driving the boat and did it all. Very pleased Cannot wait for Sunday

Impressive and why we continually try to get our safety crews to back the ribs out of their berths and into the open water. in reverse the boat just follows the engine like a windsock. Nice one would not like to try it with a boat that catches the wind as much as mine.

Thanks Paul

Nice to speak to you last week Martin You have my card, if you need a few pointers get in touch. Tight lines Charlie

Thanks Neal and thanks Rob for stepping up to run the Junior comps, can we have the dates ASAP please. Glad to see the 48 hr comp back, I hope it gets good support

Higuys AA accomadation will be their main business soon, give Mark a call

OOps you are right Dave, I was a year out last years is the Ray trophy

Thanks Neal I have one from Sam and the Conger trophy to bring this evening.

Happy Birthday mate Have a great day and evening

Happy Birthday Jamie