Sam

happy birthday both, hope you are enjoying the sunshine somewhere sam

Hi Mike, yes it would we flush diesel and petrol fire pumps, also Honda diesel pumps with white vinegar, regards, sam

that's exactly what we do Mick and have found it to have good results, especially for something that hasn't been flushed/used for a considerable time

don't fix something that isn't broken, its probably also because I am so tight and wont pay for something that I could lose whilst tripping the anchor

Hi Brian, when we clean out our fire pumps at work which need to be flushed through after being activated we use a tank of fresh water mixed with a small percentage of white vinegar, this has turned out to be the most productive method, we have experimented with many shop bought products including industrial descalers and dilute cleaning solutions, but we found this to cause problems with any parts made from aluminium and especially the impellers, we also found that any residue left over in the system would harden and cause even more problems, so in a nutshell keep it simple as you would do with servicing the engine or cleaning any other part of an engine, don't use anything that will be aggressive to the hidden delicate parts hope this helps regards, sam

this Just seems like over engineering for a simple task, maybe it was designed by my director haha keep it simple with the cable ties/ thin rope sam

happy birthday Charlie sam

Hi Neal, not a bad idea waiting for the better weather, just a quick reminder that the second junior comp is on the 9th august regards, sam

Looks Good Oli, all seems to work on all my devices, can we add some pictures of the Kids with Fish into the Photo Album, trying to promote a younger generation into fishing and most kids now have access to the internet would be a good shop window to keep the younger ones interested, regards, sam

Thanks all for the birthday messages. Had a great day and an even better evening enjoying a few beers with friends and family. All and all a great day. Sam

Hi Mike, just seen this I had the same problem with my Samsung 40inch, anyway looked into it and it was caused by the t-con board which controls the picture, I picked a new one up off of ebay for £50 and fitted it myself, very easy to fit and only 8 bolts to take out of the back to fit the new one, saved me £500 on a new t.v hope this helps sam

nice fish Nigel, I was converted to bream fishing last year when catching one of the same size, great fun to catch and taste just as good, sam

that's fine stuie as long as its behind me

I will happily be a judge, :D

I hope your not trying to steal the chef kevin, :lol: im sure dad will let you off will after the amazing alfresco pie last time sam

I have a similar setup on my motorbike under the seat, a real timesaver in a breakdown, as similar to being afloat very vulnerable when a something fails on a bike surprised these are not more popular

we struggled all day with only 4 dogfish and a small eyed ray, highlights of the day were watching the dolphins swim by jumping clearly out the water and Wills Alfresco Pie, still better than being at home

big thanks to Chris, just been and had a look at the bbq area at cobbs quay, looks perfect for the competition and is now booked, I have volunteers of Eileen and mum to help with the setup/prep whilst we are fishing, if anyone else is willing to volunteer to help that would be great regards, sam

John, send me a p.m with your contact details, dan my brother is a marine engineer at the r.n.l.i and does services after work he should be able to help regards, sam

Guys, can we carry on with the list of who is fishing with who for the 3 dates, only half of the spreadsheet filled in so far, want to get this finalised before the next meeting regards, sam

thanks chris, sounds good, (dads barbecue is safe this year) thanks Mal much appreciated

Hi Chris, that would be perfect I reckon, I think bovington is too far for most people to travel afterwards, lets go for it on the 6th September do I need to contact anyone to confirm the booking, whats the setup in regards to the bbq itself? sam

thanks allan, very generous again this year If anyone is willing to put something together alongside allan we have the 3 highest number of fish sorted 1st place best specimen: rod and reel combo, PBSBAC 2nd place best specimen: rod and maybe tackle voucher - Greg Toms 3rd place best specimen: £30 tackle voucher- Mal Thomas Best Girl over the 3 competitions: rod and reel combo largest fish 19th July: small tackle selection and voucher ; donated by Neolimn Photography & Design (Ian Simpson) largest fish 9th august: small tackle selection and voucher largest fish 6th September:small tackle selection and voucher all three of the largest fish prizes need to be of the same value, I would suggest around £30.00 highest number of species 19th July:£10 voucher, Allan highest number of species 9th august:£10 voucher Allan highest number of species 6th September: £10 voucher Allan open to suggestions for this category to keep some variety, however same as above need to be same value of around £30.00 HATS AND TROPHYS: TO BE ORGANISED BY PBSBAC

thanks brian, slowly filling up the spreadsheet, if anyone is struggling with a boat let me know regards,

THANKS GUYS, nice to see a good start