captin slows old outlaw

I was about 4 when I started fishing with my dad.  He built a small boat similar to the Poole Canoe which is a flat bottom boat.  There was a seagull 2or3hp outboard on it to start with he then upgraded to a seagull silver century 5hp with clutch and recoil starter OOOOH I here you say but in those day that was a major upgrade.  We generally only ever fished Poole Harbour but as a kid I had a blast. I have been fishing ever since and since the age of 18ish I have hardly ever been without a boat of some description as follows:
18' cornish sports boat, 10' With, 17 Pilot, 18' Poole Canoe, Hardy 17' Fisherman, Warrior 195, Karnic 2460 and now my current boat Rodman 870, it took me about 45 years to get through all those boats but apparently Neil got through that many in a month 

🤣🤣🤣 so true!

Safe to say it wasn't Pete's!!

In the above post, by temporary means I meant anything from tape, glue gun or even holding in position. The holesaw will just run inside the template and cut the hole. Once the saw has started the cut the template could be removed if wanted. Common sense I know, but sometimes very useful.  Geoff. ☺️

A useful tip about using a hole saw. If you need to cut a hole near an old hole such that it is impossible to use a pilot hole as a centre. Cut a holesaw hole in a piece  of ply and use a temporary means to fix the ply hole template to where you need the hole. Use the holesaw without the pilot drill. The holesaw will run in the hole in the ply and cut the hole where you want it. I was looking for a reason to post something as I would like to know what the little rectangles (smilies) are and how to access them. Geoff.☺️

Sadly I suspect you'll be proved right. It would be typical of Macron to put the knife in and twist it if he doesn't get his way for French commercials.

looks like a copertion for the blankty blank check book

I like most anglers have many rods as back up !! 👍🏻😇

They are a favourite because they are cost effective and good value for money. 
my main rods are zziplex UK hooks. 
but at £300 a pop, not many people have them. 

Another vote for GX2 Ugly Stiks, I have 3, along with many many other rods, but they represent good value for money, have a nice action and reasonable build quality
I have a 20-30 I use for general bottom fishing and 2 x 30-50"s I use for sharks up to around 200-250lbs.
Reel wise I would recommend a level wind lever drag multi in an appropriate size such as Okuma SLX 10 or Shimano Charter Special.
I have 7 Okuma SLX"s and 6 Shimano Charter Specials.
Mainline wise, for general fishing I use 40lb Spectra braid.
Cheap as chips and reliable.

I've got 5 Ugly Stiks, can't fault them.
  Length lb SPL 1101 Lite 5'6" 4-10 BWS 1100 7'0" 10-25 GX2 Boat 1308985 7'9" 12-20 BWD 3200  -  SAP 1156156 8'6" 12-30 BWS 1102-70H Big Water 7'0" 20-40

Can't say about the solent bit, but I am using Greys rods, can't fault em and very good for the  money....

Thanks for your help this morning Pete, glad to eventually get the issue solved and sorted just sorry we never made it out for a sea trial . Especially as you got up extra early  ! 

Bit of a transformation there 🙂 

Well done Pete, that's coming on very well, a great transformation. I am looking forward to seeing it finished (not too soon though!!!). Geoff.☺️

ok , i am looking for every one opion on this, you agre on the road but your recens might be deferent

thats my max, with his best frend

Another vote for the Ugly Stik GX2's 👍

Because they are relatively cheap but good quality ! 

Ugly stik GX2 are excellent quality for a cheap price 🙂 

Hi Pete
id get two ugly sticks with a level wind reel. 
12-20lb and 20-30lb
Then 30lb braid. 

Trouble is there are several part numbers for the same item. There will be the merc mariner part numbers, yamaha part numbers, quicksilver part numbers and a host of others....

I guess most people would aspire to having a massive Snap-On box stuffed full of their finest shiney. I guess most of us would aspire to being able to afford it as well.....
So what do we really need? And what is reasonably priced but useable quality?
Spanners
For price and quality, it has to be the contractors favourite, Halfords Advanced (Professional). Guaranteed for as long as you can find the receipt, rumour has it, these are actually made by Britool. Bergen US pro are also a good contender, I have a roll of theirs in my site box.....
Socketry
Halfords Advanced again, £100 buys you a very comprehensive kit that often includes some spanners as well. For impact sockets, I use US Pro or Snap On. There are plenty of options for sockets, Britool, Kamasa, Teng etc, a breaker bar is an absolute must have.... Ratchets etc are a personal thing, I like all metal ratchets so stick with Snap On and Halfords.....
Screwdrivers
Again, Halfords do well here, I think I must have their complete range all told, I also own US Pro, Snap On etc etc But a set of Halfords and a set of pound through and electrical by Halfords will see you well on your way. You may feel the need for an impact wrench as well while you're at it, the Halfords one is ok, but limited in the bits that come with it, so shop around to budget....
Pliers
The one group that doesn't matter quite so much apart from side cutters, nothing beats my Snap On side cutters, had em for years and still as good...... Don't buy too cheap, but sealey, Draper etc are fine bar the cutters. Circlip pliers don't tend to get much abuse so again, nothing too flash required......
General Tools
Guess this is the everything else bit, ball pein hammers of various sizes, punches, pin punches, cold chisels, drifts and bars. Hammers you can't really go wrong with, punches, don't spend too much but don't abuse them, brass drift is exactly that, bars we tend to collect, but a set of what I was brought up as injector bars, think they're also know as heel bars, can be worth their weight in gold.
Drill Bits
I've singled these out as the average drill kit is shit! Good enough for drilling GRP and untreated metals but anything else, bolts, stainless etc etc then there is far better around. Industrial standard seems to be Dormer, not too bad as it goes, and they do cobalt bits as well, which for drilling stainless and the like, superb..... I should point out, a bottle of cutting fluid and knowing how to sharpen a bit goes a long way.......
Battery Tools
This is always going to be subjective as everyone has their favourites. Dewalt is synonymous with battery tools, but the others caught up.... I have used Bosch, Makita, Milwaukee, worx et all and the only one that didn't impress was milwaukee. My personal collection is Ryobi purely coz they were the first to use one battery for every tool, I have used mine on a pro level as opposed to DIY and the drill have held up very well. The impact guns are superb for general stuff, not had anything not shift yet.... All the others do what it says on the box.
Batteries are the biggest thing.... If you get the biggest you can, then for tools such as grinders, cutters etc you can run a reasonable time before battery needs changing out. 4AH is a good size although the small batteries have their uses when access is a bit restricted......
 
So there ya go, you now have a basic tool kit to add to as you go, but you can get an awful lot done with.... You will never have enough tools, and 10 and 13mm spanners will always vanish as soon as you put them down, it's the law, so multiples are a good idea....

the dog or the boat?