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Radar is now an integral part of RYA YM…. You need to be able to use and depth to navigate blindly…. (I.e. not with GPS) in simulated “fog” (a coat thrown over your head). it’s only useful at night to demonstrate to your examiner that the red and white lights are actually a car on land and not a lit buoy that is not charted…. (It’s a long story…) Turns put it was the local dogging spot next to the sea so would explain the flashing lights 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Needless to say YM examiner was a bit embarrassed when pointed out he was wrong…. Agree on the AIS, you send your mates a catch picture, then you’re surrounded as the buggers have found where you’re fishing! So no catch reports unless I’m back on land 😉

Looks like a new stat…. Run it in a tank of water with salt away, instructions on bottle and keep flushing it

You’ll be looking at a 4G Simrad radome and most likely an NSS evo 3 9 inch plotter. Alternatively…. look at this…. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404015864285?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=rdvxlzetqn-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Iv78hwFDRlC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Itll happily run a 3G radar, fully networkable… 12 inch screen. Old be still excellent. Will also take an AIS input on NEMA2k. or bid quick on this…. It’s the updated version with touch screen. Again fully networkable. Or just buy both and have a networked system 😉 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275782540945?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iK05kEIBQUu&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Iv78hwFDRlC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Garmin boradband radar will be good too, I’ve used the latest Garmin and Raymarine gear, all excellent. As GPS advises I’d steer clear of Lowrance, it’s a lower cost Simrad stuff. im a Simrad fan so somewhat biased…. But cactus Nav is an excellent place to get electronics from

I’ve got both, both have their uses. Radar is great for navigation, collision avoidance in daylight and fog. If you e lost your GPS signal I can tell you’ll be glad to have radar on board! I’ve got Emtek AIS transponder and a separate splitter. I take the NEMA2k output and it goes into my SIMNET backbone which is also NEMA2k just a different connector…. If you’re going Radar route, learn how to use it…. Learn how to use it in good conditions and when fog comes down you know what to do… Things like a variable range marker is invaluable for me as worh high level of commercial traffic in Milford Haven I can set a marker as the as to how close to get to vessel. One glance at the screen and I can tell if helmsman/helmswoman is getting too close…. It’s also useful for secondary navigation, I can take a bearing off a cardinal marker and a range, and cross check on my GPS… useful for then your GPS packs up (I lost my puck signal twice so yes it can happen….) AIS is easier to use, there is a little boat icon on your screen, keep clear of it 🤣 but everyone can see where your fishing…. If if were me, I’d go Radar and then AIS but not my cash….

Plenty of pollack about…. Or there were until @Josh went fishing and cleared out the channel 🤣🤣🤣

Pollack and chips is as good as cod and chips…. With the added benefit that pollack is easier to acquire 🤣🤣🤣 Looks well tasty 😋🤩

Coding fees, safety gesr, survey every 3 years, marina fees, fuel, chartering ai t cheap I can tell you 🙄

I’d also avoid an ETEC, great engines….. when they work…. A bigger RIB please…. Coded for 8 be perfect let me know if you find one 🤩🤩

Nice lump 🙂 They have arrived early out of wales so can’t wait for free time/weather/tides to come together and get on the offshore reefs 🙂 I see Dan Hawkins had a porgie…. Won’t be long before I’m heading offshore to hopefully find a few 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Nope! Your exempt so you can carry on making trouble 😉

Yep

https://www.rya.org.uk/news/2023/01/20/rya-welcomes-new-watercraft-legislation-2023 a couple of months ago legislation was passed tgst now means from today that PWC are now subject to same rules and regulations as boats/yachts. So basically PWC are now subject to the Col Regs that everyone else have to. Hopefully a good move to keep everyone safe

Great reel if you’re starting out sharking 🙂

Yeah, especially @Andy135 he’s loaded as he doesn’t have a boat to steal all his money 🤣

Hi all, Ive been looking at this new fangled SPJ mullarky and looks like a lot of fun…. Im looking for a cheap setup that I can have a play with on the reefs in west wales. I’ve got a spinning rod and fixed spool reel, is that ok to get me started? Or do I need to pay lots of money? I’m basically looking for a light setup to play with while (hopefully) the paying customers fill the cool box with fish… I’ll still be using feathers/shads when after bait but having a bit of fun on the pollack on a reef trip sounds like fun… Not long before can get started, pollack are already in on the reefs so roll on nice weather 🙂

Anyway, I skipped the mono leader…. straight through with braid.

I’ve moved over to splicing for my braid to mono conversion. I don’t have a bobbin but I’ve good set of splicing needles so do it that way…. Not too fiddly once you get used to it 🙂

I carry pyros as LED are not accepted by MCA…. Hopefully they will be by time I need to renew…. Else have to pay for new ones and disposal costs 😡

Collision Regulation Rule 30 Part A: (a) A vessel at anchor shall exhibit where it can best be seen: So you maybe displaying a marker buoy for your warp but this not a legally accepted means of displaying you are at anchor. However most people would keep clear…

I’m not defending him…. Sounds like a quiet word would be useful and if it happens again, a nlbig knife to get your anchor back and goodbye pot string…

The reason I say that is he could claim he was unaware that they were anchored….

All part of the service 🙂 rigs and rods supplied, you can bring your own but need to be up to the job 😉

Were you displaying an anchor ball? He could claim he didn’t know you were anchored….