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Went down to the boat the day before to have see how thick the ice was, at least 25mm around my boat and out towards the main drag
The forecast was 2-3 degrees overnight, so thought we would be able to break what ice would be left by my 2 crew on the front using brushes
Got down at 6.30 Sat morning and it was quite obvious that it stayed well below freezing all night and the ice had thickened
No chance of breaking the ice with brushes, or ploughing through without damaging the hull, so back home we came
Shite weather for the foreseeable as well

Nice one Dave. Hopefully you got some good screen shots off your new fish finder to show us??

well good evening all well what a day i had on saturday great well left the house at 530 minus 5 i said to my mate this reminds me of the good old days  well i wasent far wrong we had loads of fish of the e\ w bank first rod out and i was setting up my next one and nod nod  so we landed  12 cod we had 2 x 10 lbs about 5 our 6 five pounders and a few three pounders that was on the tide going out poor on the turn only had one more no pics  as i dont know how to do it yet but if neil would like to do it mate that would be great tight lines all until next time 

I’ve got a lewmar, it’s mounted midships so no need to get up on the bow. Works well, spares are easy to come by, plenty of power in it. 
 
I’ve got the vertical mount, I had a horizontal mount on my old boat as you need less drop with those. 
 
They ain’t cheap but will last. 
 
I’ve attached a pic, you can use the gypsy to haul rope or or the windlass on tope to haul rope.

If it has started going slowly you may have a problem with poor connections rather than the winch itself being faulty. Worth cleaning the connections and measuring the voltage when it is working.

Your contract is with the supplier not the maker. If it is still under warranty it is the responsibility of the supplier to honour the warranty not the maker.

We use the two hand winch on our Rib,if in deep water have 2nd two hand winch to take over when 1st one gets tired.😁😁

@daio web Ive just lifted this from a post on another boating forum. Looks like you may have to replace...
 
Hi i have a South Pacific windlass which has developed a fault and is still under warranty. I have contacted South Pacific who are based in Australia who then gave me two contact addresses for their technical support in the U.K after telling me that the postage charge to Australia would be expensive. When i contacted these supposedly technical support teams they told me that they were not qualified to repair my windlass they were only distributors for South Pacific. After that failed i got back to South Pacific who then told me to go back to the original supplier who were Essex Boatyard has the windlass was supplied with the boat. They told me the same thing that they only supply the windlass and they do not repair them, failed again i then got backed to South Pacific to explain the failed situation that i was in. When i had a reply off South Pacific they told me that i had to send my windlass to Taiwan for repair i had a price for postage it was £206 with insurance for cover up to £500 for one way so i should expect the same price for the return journey. My experience with South Pacific was that they were not very helpful they have no technical support in the U.K, after i done every thing that they proposed they kept on moving the goalposts to prevent me from having the windlass repaired in the U.K although they carry a 3 year warranty after the first 12 months the supplier will wash their hands with you and tell you to send it to Taiwan (very expensive) so if there is anybody wanting to buy a windlass make sure it is made Europe and that they have a repair centre either in the U.K or Europe not the other side of the world where these idiots want you to send it. After my experience with South Pacific i would not entertain them they are very awkward people to deal with you know the saying buy cheap buy twice because buy the time you pay for postage it will nearly equal the price of a new windlass perhaps that is what South Pacific aims for you to buy a new windlass and then they do'nt have to repair the faulty windlass under warrenty. So best of luck getting you spare part.
 

Interesting, I was told that these engines didn't have any glow plugs and simply rely on fuel pressure to start, even in the cold weather
 
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They certainly aint very visable either

I am happy to be proved wrong Nick, but TBH, I dont know of any oil burners that do not have plugs for cold temperature use, and when plugs fail, most engines are non starters in temps below 5c.
I guess your engine is 2004 ? . Mercrusier used Isuzu, VM, GM, and yota (Land Crusier, loverly engine) as the base for their diesels, which is yours ?
Yes, they will be difficult to spot, on my 2.8L VM Jeep, the plugs are tucked up under the inlet manifold, the only way to see them is with a mirror (when you know where they are) or looking up from underneath. On my last volvo D4, the plugs were on the rear of the engine, tucked up under the exhaust manifold. On my MY19 Discovery Sport, the feckers are buried under tons of shite in the engine bay, somewhere under the twin turbos and EGR valve. I know that apparently LR charge near on £1K to change them, but their hourly rate is £150 /hour to support their glass fronted palace 🙄

I wouldn’t know if there’s any legislation here on the subject… wouldn’t stop me anyway, gotta save money where you can plus it’s an enjoyable hobby 😊
I don’t take my dog when I go 🤣

It is illegal here too. Not the actual making of the leads, but sourcing the lead from church roofs.....

This was Cardiff marina this morning…. Hopefully can break through ice to get out 😬😬😬

i wish you all the best mate hopefully you will have a good day to mate tight lines

i wish you all the best mate hopefully you will have a good day to mate tight lines

Nice one, certainly puts my Friday to shame

well good evening all well what a day i had on saturday great well left the house at 530 minus 5 i said to my mate this reminds me of the good old days  well i wasent far wrong we had loads of fish of the e\ w bank first rod out and i was setting up my next one and nod nod  so we landed  12 cod we had 2 x 10 lbs about 5 our 6 five pounders and a few three pounders that was on the tide going out poor on the turn only had one more no pics  as i dont know how to do it yet but if neil would like to do it mate that would be great tight lines all until next time 

yes mate had a great day 12 in total we had 2 x 10 lbs  best days fishing since the late 80 s for the cod 

well good evening all well what a day i had on saturday great well left the house at 530 minus 5 i said to my mate this reminds me of the good old days  well i wasent far wrong we had loads of fish of the e\ w bank first rod out and i was setting up my next one and nod nod  so we landed  12 cod we had 2 x 10 lbs about 5 our 6 five pounders and a few three pounders that was on the tide going out poor on the turn only had one more no pics  as i dont know how to do it yet but if neil would like to do it mate that would be great tight lines all until next time 

Channel is fishing well, English Welsh always fishes best on the ebb. 
 
I’ve got dah off Friday, so trying to find a space as perfect tides and westhe for up there

Quality session! Great work - sounds like a properly good outing. Well done 👍

well good evening all well what a day i had on saturday great well left the house at 530 minus 5 i said to my mate this reminds me of the good old days  well i wasent far wrong we had loads of fish of the e\ w bank first rod out and i was setting up my next one and nod nod  so we landed  12 cod we had 2 x 10 lbs about 5 our 6 five pounders and a few three pounders that was on the tide going out poor on the turn only had one more no pics  as i dont know how to do it yet but if neil would like to do it mate that would be great tight lines all until next time 

yes mate had a great day 12 in total we had 2 x 10 lbs  best days fishing since the late 80 s for the cod 

How did you get on Dai ?
Saw a pic of a 10lb Cod caught off the foreshore Saturday, was that you ?

fingers crossed got full thermals  the lot and sun glasses its going to be colder than the french alpps cant wait here fishy fishy fishy lol