| #21  04-20-2010, 09:16 PM | ||||
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| Re: Lady Rita's first outing.... Nice one Ian ! welcome to the very expensive club of boatowners ! Glad to see you had a good day out and dont forget you are welcome for an advanced course over here ! Cheers Doug __________________ I found this beautiful winter poem and thought it might be a comfort to you. hope that you enjoy it too. ' WINTER ' by Abigail Elizabeth McIntyre Shit It's Cold The End     |
| #22 04-21-2010, 03:48 AM | ||||
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 Re: Lady Rita's first outing.... Thanks Doug. A trip to Norway is still very much on the cards. Think it will be by Airbus or Boeing though...  __________________ Don't Judge My Path If You Haven't Walked My Journey... |
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| Re: Lady Rita's first outing.... Great thread great pics, my wife's name is Rita she doesnt look a bit lake your boat, still i cant have everything can I Cliff. |
| #24 04-25-2010, 05:32 PM | ||||
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| #25 04-25-2010, 05:40 PM | ||||
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| Re: Lady Rita's first outing.... great read mate cant believe i missed this post __________________ Richard|Sea Fishing |Carp Fishing| Spud Gun | Zander fishing | Fishing Reports | Hunting Reports |
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| Re: Lady Rita's first outing.... A week has passed and I've now recovered sufficiently to be able to contribute my few words to Ian's rather splendid report. A couple of days before the eventful trip, Ian took me on a tour of his fine vessel and we changed the trailer's wheels, did a bit of tinkering and made sure everything was ready for the launch. At this stage, I presumed the stabilisers would protrude automatically from the hull once we were afloat, so didn't bother to check with Ian. (I think Ian asked me along for the pre-flight check just in case I spotted any potential 'issues') Our planning was impeccable. We even went 50/50 on a packet of seasickness pills, and each took enough tackle for a transatlantic crossing. Groundbaiting aside (see earlier posts if you must), we had a great if exhausting day out and particular thanks to Matt and Sean for their help. Sorry to have spoilt it for my fellow seafarers with my hanging-over-the-side antics, though at least we had a chance to try everything out. Everything worked perfectly except the pills. Finally, if you want to catch some decent sand eels, I recommend a purée of doughnut, chicken sandwich, stomach acid and bile. It works a treat!  |
| #27 04-26-2010, 08:52 PM | ||||
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| Re: Lady Rita's first outing.... I sincerely hope your good lady does,nt see your threads, just like your boat you could be in deep water! |
