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She looks a real beauty I bet you and the lads who have worked on her are quite proud of today. Ian

Hi, That looks like one of the best weekends of the year! Ian

Hi Taken at 7am today at Heigham Sound. Ian

Hi, Quite amazing pictures. I know how difficult it is to see anything with, light pollution, clouds, the telescope misting up and trying to hit a moving target. I suspect people do not realize quite how small a speck in the night sky the galaxies are. Do you ever use a telescope up on the Broads? Ian

Hi, RC 35 is already called Salamander RC 45 is Buccaneer But then again they do have flappy bits Ian

Hi, I am glad you did not comment about the yacht tacking in front of you at Thurn Mouth Ian

Hi, Have a look at the wash on this one (Check out the tender angle), one of the oldest traditional yards on the broads. Even with a reef in a bit too exciting for me. Taken last night. Ian

Hi, Here is the photo of bolt access hole on my mariner. The block clamps two rods together and joins the gear selector lever to the gearbox. Mine came loose and I put the control lever into gear, pushed the lower gearbox rod into gear, then tightened the bolt. I do suspect your system is more complicated with the lowering setup but worth a look. Ian

Hi, This might not be much help but I have two small (4hp) Mariner outboards. These have an inspection rubber bung at the base of the leg, these give access to a rod and clamp that engages the gears. If the clamp is loose or moved the outboard will not engage in gear or jump out when in use. Ian

Paul, how did you do that and what did you use The telescope is a meade etx 105, with a Canon 400d fitted. I might have to work on the focus as the eyepeice adjust is out to the image via the telescope. When I last took the ETX up to the Broads I set it up on the bank, but as usual it became overcast and nothing was visible. What did happen was a cruiser came along thought the telescope was a speed camera! Ian

Hi, Gave the system a go tonight and this was the first try, Ian

There were plenty of Peacock butterflies up at Horsea Mere at the weekend, so I suspect they are not that rare. Ian

Hi, It is a pleasure to see the craftsmanship going into this project Ian

Hi, A good weekend for butterflies, this one was taken by standing on the end of the bowsprit! The heavens opened yesterday as well. Ian

Hi, Thanks for the feedback I will stick to colour. If I do manage to get any pictures I will post them. Ian

Hi, I am going to take my telescope on the boat the weekend and I might have a go at fitting a Canon 400d to it. I hoped to photograph the moon but the phase at the weekend is wrong! Anyhow, what I would like to know is when it is possible, if I set the camera to black and white will the image be better than shooting in colour? Ian

Hi, Looks like the walker bay came up a treat. Same moon but eel fishermen. Ian

Perry, A very good weekend was had by us, and it sounds like you enjoyed it as well. Quite amazed at the pictures given the light levels, and the fact you caught the Heron on the top of the nest Ian

Perry Hope you asked for cash discount! Ian

David, The lads will come up on Sunday so they can sort themselves out. Birds the tackle shop is one of the options for them. Liz remembers the early fishing days when someone spilt the maggots down the air vent on the hire boat, the vent was just over her bed and she had little visitors dropping in during the holiday! For information this is the tackle shop, very easy to get to if you are going up the A14. http://www.birdsleisure.com/visit_us.html Ian

Thanks for the info. I did think that might be the case. We have family on the boat next week and they will be doing a bit (well lots) of fishing, so it looks like an early trip to Potter Heigham. Thanks Ian

Hi, Is the maggot machine still at the Matsters, as there have been recent changes there? Ian

Hi, I was in Norfolk Marine at the weekend and spotted Blakes number 1 varnish on offer, 6 375ml tins for £11.76. It looks like it is old stock and has been replaced with a new type with Tung oil. As I have used number 1 in the past and at that price I thought it bargain what do you think? Ian

Hi, This was taken last week.

Hi, The cut just past How Hill? Ian