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Yes, a fun trip indeed ............ Wimdguru is forecasting you 1.4m @7 secs (Location - Freshwater West, Milford Haven)

Just add your boat name into your profile and the forum software does it automatically ...............

You were right to question its validity Neil ..................It is bogus, and has been around since March .................. https://www.thamesvalleyalert.co.uk/da/322371/Suspicious_emails.html https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/1283351/EE-Vodafone-Three-warning-bogus-scam-message https://www.thatsnonsense.com/will-sophisticated-scam-steal-money-when-clicking-a-link-fact-check/ https://fullfact.org/online/city-of-london-police-scam/

These days i am very much a fine weather fisherman ....................no cabin for me, I don't go out if it looks like rain, or there is more than a 1m swell ............. Yes, push any boat hard enough, and they all slam, probably more so in RIB's because their sea keeping allows you to push them a lot harder ............ I have been airborne a few times in 1.5m sea's at 30knts, especially when you find a big hole off the crest of a swell 🤣.................

Welcome to the miserable old gits club Jon, it is a big club with members world wide ! .................. been there a few times, but after a little rest of never more than a month or two, the mojo comes back and you will be off out there again ................. These days I tend to stick with Wrecks and reefs, because the species are varied and it is interesting both from the sonar, navigational, and angling points of view .............. All the wreck species are OK with me, apart from slimy snakes (Conger) which are the work of satin ............

Hmm ............. sound like the Helm is made of something like nidaplast and glassed both sides .......... nidaplast here ....https://www.ecfibreglasssupplies.co.uk/category/nidaplast Fixing is easy, but gel coating the surface is not so easy ........ depending on the size of the hole, put a backing board behind the helm, then put in a couple of layers of glass matt, then a piece of Nidaplast cut to the hole shape, then a layer or 2 of woven glass so it ends up about 1 - 2 mm below the surface ............. when dry, mix up some gel coat filler and fill the hole level, then cover with cling film to keep it level ............. then sand with 1000 - 2000 grit wet n dry and then polish ................. The last helm I fixed was full of holes. This was traditional glass coated ply .............. so I cut the holes into one big hole, glassed in a piece ply to fit and then covered the whole of the helm front panel with a piece of thick white perspex, glued on with PU adhesive, so I could then layout the helm the way I wanted ................. Edit : Wnter is not the best time for glassing, unless you can put some heat in the cabin .................. ideally it needs to be 20C (ish)

The Pirate 21 centre console and the Ribcraft 585 were my final two choices when I got my boat in 2019 ................ in the end I went for ta new Ribcraft, but it could have gone either way .............. the Pirate is an excellent boat ........ heavy build & very deep Vee, but like all Deep Vee boats they need a lot of HP ........... I would be looking for 225 or 250 on a pirate 21 ................

Another slow jigging action is to make the jig tumble 3 or 4 times .............. this action keeps the jig roughly in the same position in the water column, great when the fish are tight over a wreck ........... Drop down and wind up 'X' number of turns to where the fish are (on a wreck between 5 and 10) ............ point the rod parallel with the water and use a quick wrist flick upwards by about 30 degrees (not a lot) and then lower the rod to parallel ............ this has the effect of making the jig tumble , but also leaving it at the same position in the water column................

I added a link for you to look at ............. the videos are quite helpful

No, but it does the job better ............... Yes, but I don't like mangles for slow jigging ................ No, it is done at all states of the tide, using a jig weight to suit ................ mine vary from 60g to 250g.................... OK ...........TBH, a 6 -12 with a soft (ish) tip will do the job quite well ................... I use Hearty Rise Slow Jigging II rods ... the SJ632/230 & SJ632/340 (£300 each) ................. https://www.heartyrise.cn/product/slow-jigging-2/?lang=en The rods are very light and you can use them for hours without fatique ................. You need braid of about 20lb (no heavier) , the braid needs to be thin and good quality 8 strand (1 or 1.2PE)............. using Jig master braid I can quite happily work a 200g in 200ft on a mid spring ................. The easiest action to master, is .............. drop to the bottom, lift the rod to vertical, then lower the rod to pointing at the sea . This will leave coils of line on the surface as the jig flutters down, wind 2 turns and repeat ............... the take will be on the fluttering drop. Slow jigs work due to their geometric shape ........... one side of the jig is heavier than the other, so they flutter in the water like a leaf falling for a tree ............. However, the jigs are expensive (£10 -£25) and it is easy to lose a few on a wreck ................... It is additive, but also can be quite expensive ................. The best resource to learn is Japanese Anglers Secrets .........http://www.anglers-secrets.com/slow-pitch-jigging/

A golden oldie (90's).......................

They go for your shoes, clothing, and anything else they can get their slimy teeth into ........ also they feck’in cheat and swim backwards......... that is just not playing cricket in my book 😇 Not much compares to a high double pollock , coalfish, or ling on a purpose made slow jigging rod 👍

I generally drift as you can quickly cover a number of wrecks to find the fish. In the summer I tend to target a wreck and put the pin down in search of Bream on the wreck, and big turbot and plaice in the wreck scour. These days I don't do conger....... they are bad temered assholes that bite everything they come into contact with, but I have had them to 92lb.....

Very nice Jon, but I think he means one of these from Breaksea Boats .................however, they do a couple of cabin styles .......................

It looks like a South Cat to me ! ...............😉

Here you go ................. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-national-restrictions-from-5-november

There is no definition, and a Police officer will not be able to argue 'reasonable' as it has not been placed into law, 'reasonable' is a government expectation of the population to follow ................ when you consider that Hardware, building supplies, food, bicycle, etc, are all open, then the Police are going to ignore general traffic. You may be more of a target at night, but as i say, the government have chosen not to include distance as a legality. I think the Police will ONLY be interested in flagrant breaches, like Raves, muti-person gatherings, pubs and eateries that ignore lockdown etc ............... What does the boat stack company say ? I will try and post up the link later, once they have had the vote ......................

Here we have a weather window today and tomorrow, but I am mega busy 😵 .............. but as you say, next Tuesday / Wednesday is looking promising ..................👍

I have just looked at the published rules and the government have chosen NOT to make distance a legality, therefore you can travel a 'reasonable' distance to your boat. However, it would seem that marinas should close in line with non - essential business, but I would also say that the operators should still allow access to your boat . The AT, have made no mention of boat fishing, either for or against, so I guess it can be assumed that it is OK ..................

You should have a really sharp knife, ideally one edge serrated and one edge razor sharp ............. this knife should be located near the transom just in case you pick up a pot rope in the prop .............. being anchored from the stern is a very quick way to sink a boat in any type of tide flow, and you certainly don't want to be hunting around for a knife ! I keep one on the transom and another in my Lifejacket .......................

I think you may be looking at the wrong info plate (that is the EU CE plate) ..................... look at this thread on 'Hull Truth' ............ I think you need to look on the clamshell bracket (outboard mounting) .............https://www.thehulltruth.com/boating-forum/582266-yamaha-30-hp-outboard-cant-find-model-listed-anywhere.html

Hmm ..... I remember something about the 6E9, perhaps it was the other way around and Mariner used the 6E9 in some of their outboards .............

I seen to remember that that the 6E9 models were badged mercs......

I was talking about that with the chair of the ATA today. With Golf and tennis it is more to do with changing rooms and communal areas rather than the sport itself. Whether you can access your boat may be governed by travel restrictions, but we wont know about that until tomorrow. My local harbour website has just been updated saying the harbour office will be closed for 4 weeks but all harbour staff are available on emergency numbers. It points out that covid is not going away and everybody needs to stay safe and take suitable precautions. The harbour and slipways will NOT be closed to pleasure boat traffic.

It is because Win7 alone does not support MP4 video without installing the MP4 Codex .............. your pc must be a proper dinosaur ! 🤣 This is how you do it ............... http://in5stepstutorials.com/windows-7/how-to-open-mp4-video-files.php