Andy135

Do you mean Parsun? If so, there are some varied reviews of their 9.9hp outboards here, which may give you an idea of the quality of their 5hp models: https://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews192823.html. Is this for your tender?

Sounds like a great session Jon. Stick up a catch report and pics please 👍😁

And proud ✊

You could even have said peculiar. #grammarnazi

Thanks for bringing this to my attention Jon... 👀

They didn't say, but my guess is that E5 Super will be more expensive than the E10 Regular, so I expect to see the fuel pontoon prices go up for Super, and hopefully come back down again when E10 is provided... however, suspect that they may just keep the E5 price when they start selling the E10...

Premier just sent all their berth-holders an email stating that they'll continue with E5 (as Super Unleaded) from their fuel berths for a short period of time after the cut-off date but will move over to E10 "in the near future". A quick search in the manual for my engine and I came across the following. Looks like a lucky escape, or perhaps a reprieve, for me then. But I will need to replace my fuel lines - they should be the required standard to handle ethanol blends but are about 10 years old now so will need doing anyway.

Sensible move.

Great write up and some nice fish for Jack 👍. Looks like you had very nice weather conditions for it too. Good work!

Anyone know how to refresh the Offshore Outlaws League standings? I only see the last update as Sunday 15th.

Well at least Zook found it funny 😋

The big-game hunter walked into the bar and bragged to everyone about his skills as a hunter. The man was undoubtedly a good shot and no one could dispute that. But then he said that he could recognize any animal's skin by feeling it, and he could tell what caliber rifle was used to shoot it by locating the bullet hole. This was a bit too much for the other customers, and soon a heated argument started. The hunter said that he was willing to prove it if they would put up the drinks, and the bet was on. They blindfolded him and took him to his first animal skin. After feeling it for a few moments, he announced, "Springbok." Then he felt for the bullet hole and declared, "And it was shot with a .22 rifle". He was right! The others could not believe it and the argument was even hotter than before. When someone suggested that he must have peeped, he said that he was prepared to do it again for another round. So they blindfolded him again, very thoroughly this time, and they brought a skin that someone happened to have in the trunk of his car. He took a bit longer this time and then said, "Kalahari Lion." Fingering the bullet hole, he added, "The rifle was a .308." He was right again! This only made the crowd more curious, and he had to prove his skills over and over again, every time winning a round of drinks. Finally he staggered home, bombed out of his mind, and went to sleep. The next morning he got up and saw in the mirror that he had one hell of a shiner. So he said to his wife, "Listen, I know I was drunk last night, but not too drunk to know that I didn't get into a fight. So where did I get this black eye?" His wife replied angrily, "From me!" "What did I do?" he asked. She replied, "You got into bed and put your hand inside my panties. Then you fiddled around a bit and announced, 'Skunk, killed with an axe!'"

I'll take it! 🤣👍

A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and sadly said, "I'm sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away." The distressed woman wailed, "Are you sure?" "Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dea...d," replied the vet.. ... "How can you be so sure?" she protested. "I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something." The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room. A few minutes later he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room. The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck." The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.. The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "£150!" she cried, "£150 just to tell me my duck is dead!" The vet shrugged, "I'm sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been £20, but with the Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it's now £150."

Ouch! You lot aren't taking any prisoners, are you! 🤣 Will have to up my game. It can't get any worse... can it?

Don't think it's a DP but I could be wrong. Not surprised at my score so far though. Tough crowd...

Far away in the murky waters of the Atlantic Ocean, two prawns were swimming around. One called Justin and the other called Christian.The prawns were constantly being harassed and threatened by sharks that inhabited the area.Finally one day Justin said to Christian, 'I'm fed up with being a prawn; I wish I was a shark, and then I wouldn't have any worries about being eaten.'A large mysterious cod appeared and said, 'Your wish is granted'. Lo and behold, Justin turned into a shark.Horrified, Christian immediately swam away, afraid of being eaten by his old mate.Time passed and Justin found life as a shark boring and lonely. All his old mates simply swam away whenever he came close to them.Justin began to realise that his new menacing appearance was the cause of his sad plight.While swimming alone one day he saw the mysterious cod again and he thought perhaps the mythical fish could change him back into a prawn.He approached the cod and begged to be changed back, and all of a sudden he found himself turned back into a prawn.With tears of joy in his tiny little eyes Justin swam back to his friends and bought them all a cocktail.Looking around the gathering at the reef he realised he couldn't see his old pal.'Where's Christian?' he asked.'He's at home, still distraught that his best friend changed sides to the enemy & became a shark', came the reply.Eager to put things right again and end the mutual pain and torture, he set off to Christian's house.As he opened the coral gate, memories came flooding back. He banged on the door and shouted, 'It's me, Justin, your old friend, come out and see me again.'Christian replied, 'No way man, you'll eat me. You're now a shark, the enemy, and I'll not be tricked into being your dinner.'Justin cried back 'No, I'm not. That was the old me. I've changed'...'I've found Cod.I'm a Prawn again, Christian

Certainly looks idyllic. 👍

If the throttle lever won't go all the way back, then try disconnecting the cables at the remote control end then test again. This will indicate whether it's an issue with the remote control unit or the cable. If the lever works as it should with the cable disconnected, then it'll be the cable binding inside the sheath, either due to corrosion or perhaps the cable strands are breaking and binding up in reverse. One other thought... are there any kinks or sharp bends in the cable run from the remote control to the engine? Before taking anything apart, you could try smoothing out the cable run to see if it's something as simple as that.

If the cables are new then it sounds like an adjustment issue. Who installed the new cables? If it was a professional installer then it's probably worth a chat with them to see if they will come out and fix the adjustment issue (should have been set up correctly at the time of installation). Can you post up some pics of your throttle and gear selector linkages under the cowling? Lastly, you mention your outboard is an "old" Mercury. What year is it and are you 100% certain that it is compatible with the 2nd gen remote control unit?

Yep, I spotted that too 🤣 Mind you, it won't make any difference for me... I'll still come in last even if I had the head-start.

Hi Boston, To help properly we'll need a bit more information. What engine do you have? Inboard/outboard? Cable throttle or fly-by-wire? Initial guess would be that your inner cable has corroded somewhere inside the sheath (replacement cable is usually the best fix) but without knowing what engine and throttle activation you have it's hard to say more.

So this is a post about how you're now not going fishing? Catch Reports probably isn't the right place for this if so. 🤣