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I think its important to say that while this is a good idea, lets not get carried away Great to see a list of species that Members should be asked to treat as catch and release only. But as long as they are C&R, I would not like to see that extended to what can be recorded by Members for fish of the month or other Club species comps. Charlie

Ah the smell of styrene on a warm sunny day, memories (wish I could say fond ones) Remember to wear plenty of masks and drink plenty of milk Pushing on Adam, well done (Well done Rob as well, your first taste of GRP) Charlie

Welcome Nick Glad to see that you have sneaked out of the shadows

I think that you boys owe me a pint or a nice fat turbot. Even though I can not make it in May, [which I am gutted about, but have another Island to visit] I have just phoned my contact at Mainbrayce for concession on the water Taxi and Fuel. They have agreed to do both, you just need to let them know before fuelling or when calling the TAXI that you are with the PBSBAC Club They are aware that you may not all go over at the same time, in fact the offer will extend through the season. The fuel is a great deal, Diesel is usually £0.95 per ltr, you will get it at the fisherman's rate of £0.79/ltr. Hope that helps guys Charlie

As some of you may know I have a bit of a shoulder problem, constant aches and not as flexible as it should be. This winters maintenance has been more of a chore than usual, but the boys have been a great help Dans training has come in very usefull. With my Volvo D4 and drive leg He removed the leg for bellows changes, has sorted the trim and tilt motor out, removed and reinstalled the starter motor (not an easy task with the limited space around Alfresco, s engine) helped me clean out and replace the charge air and fuel coolers. Today he helped strip down the DPH drive in situ to replace all of the water and oil seals, before we replaced the oil and rebuilt the drive. If anyone needs a hand on maintenance tasks I am sure they could do worse than ask the boys for a price. Sam is saving for a deposit and Dan is busy doing up his first property, so they may welcome the income. Charlie

Be careful what you apply over it You may just trap the moisture in and make it worse

Thanks to Dave from me too, the saltist and avet are running smooth, can not wait to get them back in use

Happy birthday mate Hope that you had a good birthday , I am sure Rach and the kids have made it a great day

Thats the next day mate.

Well done Nige and Paul Some nice fish there mate Itching to get back out on the wrecks again.

Do we want things of scientific interest, protecting fish stocks seems hard to enforce, but natural england protecting fan worms seems to get more priority.

We have fished the kyarra loads of times, many times in the winter or at night Mostly small to medium conger and a lot of bait fish. Try the Aeolian sky for a lot more fish, pick small tides At this time of year before the divers start. Charlie

Well done Ben She does go well, as you know, s he left Alfresco in her wake off of Alderney two years ago. I hope Steve leaves the secret numbers on the plotters.

On or Off of the MCZ list what is the difference to actually doing any conservation? Last year the list of what could not be done in an MCZ seemed limited to say the least.

hope you had a great day see you later

Looking great mate Those trims and veneers will make it look good whichever you decide on. I would chose one of the lighter ones to contrast the teak edgings. Still not sure that the seat is high enough though, veneer make it hard to change later. Charlie

Thanks Trevor

Really Chris They are far to young that why I waited until Dan was 13, he was the one laying up the inside of hard to reach places. [They were smaller lads once] I have a picture somewhere I may add later Adam, Pete Trew has some other sealant adhesive in stock. stays workable in the tube longer than sikaflex, and a much bigger range of colours you can probably get it through your trade

Thanks Guys

Thanks Rob Was thinking a bit stronger than 10lb mate, lol

We are off to do some fishing in very clear water The recomendation is to use fluorocarbon traces to the lures Which ones are popular Why do you use that one And where do you get yours? Thanks guys Charlie

There was a time when you had to be a Club Champion to fish this comp. It was an honour to be selected to fish and represent your Club. We do not have a series of comps any more and therefore no Club Champion, Perhaps all of the winners of the various Club competitions should have a fish off, winner is then that years Club Champion.

50 not out buddy Hope you had a great day

Happy birthday mate hope you have a good one

Thanks very much for that Dave I built that one in the garden too and was about half way through when Sam was born We had her for 15 years and she was a great boat for the variety of things that we used her for, including teaching the boys to fish. She was not the long range boat that Alfresco is, but a great fishing boat none the less. Certainly landed a few fish on her. I wonder if she is still being used for shark fishing from Looe by the chap we sold her to. Charlie