Afishionado

As Southbourne are squealing that all their dredged up sand dumped by the council has disapeared, I wonder if the residents of Christchurch have ended up with it? It's a your damned if you do and damned if you don't situation for Christchurch and the water company. At the moment it is (by the standard of Poole) a lightly used charming harbour with an air of the 1950's still about it. No gin palaces and not too many loonies from London screaming round on PWC. However if the entrance and channels were dredged out to take the bigger boats would that benifit all? I think not, the beautiful little haven will be gone to be replaced by another marina like development. Mad Mike

Your just jealous Rich Any way dude, there is a direct relationship to IQ and sense of humour and I have a feeling your sense of humour and IQ aint too far from mine which last time I did the mensa thingy was 130. As they say in the Inns of Court "It takes one to know one dear" Mad Mike

It isn't Earth Alun. Well not our Earth and time line anyway Mad Mike

Yes but a quarter of the fractions only work five sixtyfourths of the time, which as you will apreciate is .73% of a good thing less VAT at 17 and a half %. Mike

What are the arrangements for getting her wet Fred? Obviously it's not just tow her on your average 'Rollercoaster' to the nearest slip way. Mad Mike

2.5 k. Ooow! Gone all metric has she !....... Get her Mad Mike

Tampa is like a hot Liverpool go down or up the coast a bit for a better fishing environment. Sarasota is nice with lots of shallow 'flats' areas for fly fishing. You must get a licence to fish and a K-Mart is where the visitors can buy them. Boat + Skipper charters are expensive by our standards but then the

Ideal for Sam the Man if he still wants a boat of his own? I know these Lathams built like battleships Madd Mike

Hold that thought please Kam. I'll get back to you soon Mad Mike

Any one got a spare VHF Marine Aerial, idealy with mounting, they want to sell? Mad Mike

Well done Adam! So will you be buying boat bling on Ebay?? Mad Mike

Good for you mate, now your ready to take advantage of the march gales and the April frosts I am working on thinking the worst and then being pleasantly suprised. But it is a funny old winter/spring so far Mad Mike

There was a chap on WSF web site that bought a new Quicksilver off a French dealer, paid the French duty and the dealer met him at Calais with the boat on it's trailer and the guy just drove it back via the ferry. I guess a question on WSF would gain the nessesary info. Mad Mike

Have a look at my Yamaha on ebay but be quick there are only 4 hours to go.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...86411&rd=1&rd=1 Mad Mike

OK guys, they are closed for relocation untill the 12th and I will order when they get back. Gordon H and Mike Fox Half of a 220meter roll each and you can argue who has the 'sticky' end between the two of you. I am going for the whole 220 meters on a separate roll. I have recieved a sample and it certainly looks and feels OK to me. Mad Mike

Gasoline? Paraffin? Aw shucks what's the difference? Mad Mike

This is true but I don't have a jewish name for nothing! Bupkis! Mad Mike

I was wondering if any of you guys know of or have a boats log book in downloadable form? When we start using the new boat I want to start and keep up a log book showing Engine run hrs (trip) and Engine run hrs (total) , destination, notes, etc. Any ideas chaps?? Mad Mike

I also found on this site the infamous Bill Dance the worlds most accident prone fishing pro. Rib ticklingly funny. Mad Mike http://www.metacafe.com/watch/78687/bill_dance/

Boat #1 Mad Mike

If it any help I have a huge roll (more than enough) of heavy weight black denim going cheap (as in make me an offer PLEASE!!). It is a sorta blueish black in a black sorta way Mad Mike

OMG !!! I've just hurt my self laughing. Stop it Fred Stop it!!!! Damnm it I'm still giggling!!!! Mad Mike

That was Red October Fred with our Mr Connery in it. It's no good mate your gonna have to black up and be Denzil Washington. Not too bad when you think of all the ladies that fancy the sox off him. Are you 'up' for it?? Mad Mike

According to Mr Bettle who said "Trust me son, would I lie to you John, I'm a profeshnial aint I" He absolutely guarantees it (On my life John) for no later than April 1st. With all this in mind I guess it might be mid June Mad Mike

The new boat when she arrives (MR BETTLE ???) will be called Pride of Morpork II Boy is the time dragging To try and make it go faster I have been buying bits and bobs that will be needed to fully commission her. I now have an angry wife a very small bank balance and a conservatory so full it looks like a boat jumble. Mad Mike