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3 minutes ago, Saintly Fish said:

What weather app do you use? XCWeather is a good reliable source. 

i have been useing met office and some local weather app i will have a look at that now thanks butt.

well considering  the weather was meant to be so bad today i think they got it wrong  i went down the coast to have a look and it was ok considering they said it was s/w 21 gusting at 32 well lets pray for next weekend 

9 hours ago, jonnyswamp said:

I don't like getting thrown about at anchor (or bouncing off the cabin ceiling while underway) so wouldn't bother in anything over 17/18mph

Though as jonc says, that is doable if wind is directly with the tide, but you still have to get out there and back in

Nice day tomorrow, throw a sickie

 

ok mate thanks for getting back all the best for today weather looks good look forward to some pics later have a good one bud 

thanks boys when is the best months for the sole please is it  just worm baits for them then many thanks daio

just watched the welsh news weather and its even worse now   well theres always next weekend then the boat comes out of the water for a repair thanks guys for getting back to me tight lines

hi guys the weather is not playing ball again this weekend but i was wondering whats the limit to say right thats of  its 22  gusting at 30 s/w so there is nowhere to shelter a bit our do you think thats okmany thanks daio

nice one bwoys great report and pics keep it up

7 hours ago, jonnyswamp said:

I've got loads on my plotter, whether they're any good or not is another matter 😄

Anywhere on the coral CAN produce

This is just the general area

Aldridge shoal area, make sure your anchor is set to trip

I lost one here a few yrs ago, but also picked up a 12lb and 18lb cod on first 2 casts (not on my rod though)

Pretty much most edges of this sand bank just off the Cardiff mid bouy, also the spoil grounds North of it

If you want to travel a bit further up channel, Clevedon area can be good

The south side of the big sand bank (middle grounds) used to be very good

Be very careful if you fish in between the sand banks just North of Sand point (they can be good though)

These banks are not always where they should be !

I haven't really got many marks that need to be anchored very accurately, as long as you can get on the slope of a bank (whether front, back or side will depend on tide etc) or over a rough bit of ground, that's generally good enough

All the above have produced Cod, good luck

I shall be out this Friday and probably head up around Clevedon way with the flood and see what's about

 

thanks mate never fished that mark in between lavernock and sully can it only be fished on neap  tides our does it not matter. what sort of depth is it. wish you all the best for friday i was meant to get out saturday  but the winds are up again  and sunday  unless it changes again tight lines fella have a good one.

hi guys any good marks worth fishing in the bristol channel that you would like to share many thanks daio

so not sure if i will get out

20 hours ago, JonC said:

My dad used to have a Colvic Watson, that was a lovely old boat. It was a 26’ motor sailor I think, it had a log burner in the wheel house. I remember my dad melting his boots when he went to sleep with his feet on it. 

sounds like good memorys mate my last boat was a wilson flyer  very fast but horrible slapping at anchor and not staying straight  this colvic is great to fish from hopefully catch more fish the weather is rubbish again this weekend at the moment 

23 minutes ago, mike farrants said:

haha - im sure yours is faster than my 20hp - would be great to see pics!

heres mine!

looks nice mate theres nothing like being out on that water enjoy mate

8 hours ago, JonC said:

We could organise a race!🤣

and there off go and have a piny our two bwoys this might take a while 🤣😂

8 hours ago, mike farrants said:

Welcome aboard!

thanks butt glad someone else got a colvic on here i hear they a going to set up a race for us  haha lol as soon as my son comes down i will get some pics up  

looks great butt 

welcome aboard mate great site and seams a good bunch with good info enjoy mate daio

17 hours ago, suzook12 said:

Just says engine oil

hiya butt does it say what oil i have been putting in 15/40 minaral oil our do they run better on a different oil thanks

7 hours ago, Odyssey said:

I think I’ll stay 12 months TBH… I’ve barely been out in winter and I’m keen to see what it’s like down west…

yeah i know what your saying i tend to go more west in the summer and spend the weekend on the boat

9 hours ago, suzook12 said:

Theres two schools of thought on this, there are automotive lads that will solder every time, I came from that background so tend to use non insulate then crimp and solder, then slide the insulation over. The aircraft and train boys say no, don't solder, and again, I have worked in the rail industry for quite a few years.

The big difference is quality of crimps and pliers. Not just any old crimps off of the market (or ebay these days) but proper quality items from the likes of RS, who supply rail and aircraft industries... Decent pliers fetch around £250 used on the open market, or ermmm get borrowed from the railways.....

Quality makes the difference mate. I won't use insulated crimps unless they are quality ones, much preferring non insulated. Excess solder can make the wire brittle and cause it to snap under vibration. To be fair, I've never had that happen on any of the bikes I've wired over the years. What made me switch was the terminals for most multiblocks use latched non insulated terminals.

Whatever method you use, make sure you do a pull test on every crimp, you don't want and important wire coming adrift halfway across the Bristol Channel

thanks mate i have used good quality crimps  with proper crimpers  but i am going to buy some different ones and solder them i am an electrician by trade so that should help me getting it done properly many thanks butt daio

On 12/4/2020 at 3:04 PM, suzook12 said:

Keep at the KFC's and that could be quite a short warranty then.....??

On a serious note tho, you don't have to spend a massive amount until calibration is required, then it gets expensive.......

interesting post mate just totally rewired my boat used marine grad cable but used insulated crimps and not soldered would you reconmend me solder every termination many thanks daio

yeah mate fingers crossed get back out again soon  are you going to keep the boat down that way our just for the summer better fishing that way in the summer

ok  mate thanks for looking at least i havent done it wrong 

hi guys any body know what oil i should be putting in my pump at the moment i have been putting the same oil as the engine in it our is there a special oil for it  thanks daio

nice set up mate 

5 hours ago, Geoff said:

Sadly not Neil. that engine is a bit too modern for me - now the old petrol 1172cc side valve car engine is of course another matter!  Sorry dw, I have no info, but Zook is your best bet anyway and Neil's links are interesting. It would be nice to see some pics of your boat and engine. Geoff.

thanks geoff i have had loads of info  as soon as my son comes back down i will get him to show me how to put pics up ok mate thanks for getting back to me  the boat is a colvic seaworker 27 ft powered by a a ford 80 hp dorset engine  shes a good boat