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Cost and usage. I looked into the remote control option but the cost was north of £300 if I remember correctly, for the handheld control unit and the remote receiver box, whereas the foot switches gave me change from £40 at Marine Superstore today. As for usage, I'd only ever use the remote control sat on the foredeck, so my thinking was... what could a remote do for me that foot switches couldn't?

Today I installed foot switches for my Quick Prince DP2 windlass. Why do you need foot switches I hear you ask... Well, the rope and/or the rope to chain splice get jammed in the hawse hole fairly regularly, and clearing the jam involves going up front by shuffling along the gunnels past the wheelhouse. Once the jam is cleared I then shuffle back to the cockpit and into the wheelhouse to use the dashboard switch again. If another jam occurs, then its rinse and repeat until the anchor is recovered. As such I've found I avoid anchoring when fishing solo, which then limits my options for using the boat. So, with foot switches installed up front I can do the forward shuffle just once and sit on the fore deck using the winch and clear any jams as they occur, which saves time and is safer as I don't have to faff about on the gunnels any more than necessary.

My lips are sealed Jon. But I can say it's no-one on here 👍

Good info. Thanks Ivan 👍

Good shout Neil. Well done Outlaws, and big thanks for making our first year such fun 🤣 Here's to next year, and the years beyond. May your seas be calm and your dogfish be plentiful 👍

Is it me or do we have some cross-threading going on? 🤦‍♂️

Who's Tom?

What a great day on the water! Amazing wildlife. Good photos too. Well done 👍👍

I'm in 👍

Your truck will get fragrant whether or not there are any squid on board... #justsaying 😝

I love it when you talk dirty to me 🤣

Yeah but you'll only get one bid... and we both know who put that bid in. Binding auction and all that. Which reminds me, how are you getting on with your eBay dispute @captin slows old outlaw?

£350

PM sent

Asking price would be good... #numpty #nopricestatedsoitmustbefree

That's just the sort of report that @JonC likes. No words, all pictures 👍 Some amazing looking fish there Leon. Thanks for sharing!

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Don't shave it! I had this on one of my favourite spinning rods (the one that I snapped on a snag at my secret dogfish mark). When I bought it I asked the guy in the shop why it didn't fit together snugly and should I sand it back he said the manufacturers often make the spigot oversized to allow for eventual wear over the years to ensure that the joint doesn't work loose. So I'd not recommend touching it - it's probably meant to be like that.

I drove through that weather on the way down but it was bone dry in Gosport, so yes, must have missed it.

Was there about an hour after high. Probably not enough time on the wreck - just a couple of drifts so may well have missed the fish.

That's a win in my book. Well done👍

Only Ireland? Chuck Norris would get a slick going to America.

Yep. Here it is:

Good stuff Dave. I may have passed you on the water earlier today. Saw a Raider outside Pompey Harbour - was that you?