Gav wrote:

people, can we please get to my thread. i know how it is with views and
territory in usenet but c'mon i need the help here! i really want to
enter the world of marine , i am reading up as i type, but i am waiting
for real people to give real live advice!

Roy can give you good advice....the newsgroups I posted also will also
do so as will the web based forums that Roy suggested....I know of noone
else on the freshwater groups than give you better advice than Roy
although I may be doing one or two down by saying this, but I say Roy
because he is the only one that has the real experience to my
knowledge....this is a freshwater group rather than marine...but we will
help you the best that we can....

Gill