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Have volunteered to help Dan at his house, and stood crew down.

Happy Birthday Terry I hope that you have a great time tonight

Another decision made by people without the balls to stand up to pressure from the commercials. Bloody disgrace.

have a great night mate very Happy Birthday.

Well done Steve an old favourite that one.

That cover is not man enough for a deck fitting and would not have been an original fitting as its cracked I would expect it to be the problem, leaves you with a lot of work to get the water out from the foam. Just about impossible without taking up the deck

Hi I used to own a Wilson Flyer 17 Mine was a bit heavier built than the usual layup I originally fitted it with an old 45HP and it was a lemon, engine change to a new 60HP 2 stroke and it was a different boat, back to a flyer. Later on I took out the bulkhead and lifted the soft floor, doing so I found some foam under the deck that had soaked up water over its lifetime. Removing it was a pain but it was so heavy that it had to go. new flooring fitted and a console instead of the bulkhead made my old boat a hell of a lot better. the reduction in weight made a huge difference to speed and economy. You need to get that wet foam out Ash, before deciding if the engine is big enough Hope that helps

Family commitments this weekend Tight lines all that get out, there were plenty of fishes out there last weekend

Happy birthday Mal Have a great evening

Sounds like a great trip Chris Good job you had the quiet spell in the middle to catch your breath Shame about the rod, its all that multi tasking mate, not good for us chaps apparently.

We will be out from about 0830 Chris Inshore is the plan , but will be on 6

Brilliant trip by the sound of it guys, can not fault it when you both get plenty of fish, let alone both getting specimens Well done

Still looking at going Please send me your number and I will call later Greg and Terry as crew now

If the forecast stays as it is I may take a day off on Friday and have a day out I have no crew at present so if anyone fancy's it please let me know. leaving just after 8 back depends on the fishing. Maybe use the moderate tides to try the banks for winter species, or could take worms and stay inshore for plaice. Charlie

Well done all 12 crews that took part and all that recorded fish. Very happy to land the best after so many nice fish were recorded. Hard luck Roger it sounds like yours would have easily topped the list The hooks were not that big Stuie, 2/0 in case something smaller and tastier fancied our fresh bait. Lol.

Alfresco results Charlie undulate 14lb 8oz, Small eyed ray 6lb 1oz Will Small eyed ray 4lb 8oz spotted ray 2lb 8oz,

and a fair bit bigger than that one Sam Shame to see such a great fish washed ashore

Well done guys , nice to see you out there Dave did not get that tag for nothing

Well done the madness crew More wind than we all wanted But a lovely afternoon in the sunshine

Well done guys Sounds like a nice mixed day Glad you found time for some fishing

Good luck with the project Ron, hope that it all works out for you as a team She looks like a good boat, I always like cygnus craft Keep questions coming and no doubt you will get lots of advice

Looks good have you bought her or is it a project for others There is one in Poole called two ways, owned by Jason Way and his Dad, I believe that one is fitted with a Volvo D3 and outdrive, which was a retro fit, they did not like the original set up of a large OBM. Has the previous owner given you an idea of why he was tinkering with the prop? vibration, slow acceleration, fuel efficiency, or slow. Charlie

You need to know what drive is fitted and what the prop rpm will be after the reduction gears. I presume that the boat has a prop. What you then need to know is the engine rpm at Wide Open Throttle or full power, then you can see if she is over or under propped. The sea trial should be conducted with the boat loaded as normal. Tanks full and a clean hull. You can then compare the engine rpm at WOT to the engines design max rpm the pitch of the prop can be adjusted or the prop size changed to get this right Very worth doing for speed and fuel economy A company like streamlined props in Aldershot may be able to help without sea trials

Well done Jack It is not often that a junior wins Fish of the Month.

The Ray competition is being held this coming Sunday Please book / indicate you wish to participate - below 1) Court Jester Neal, Stuie plus crew 2. Sweet Pea Mal + Trevor 3. Alfresco Charlie Will + TBC