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When it comes to offshore fishing and engines, it takes 2 to go to sea. Ran single engine boats most of the time offshore. Too expensive to maintain and feed twins when you are trying to make a living at it. You never turn the motor off offshore. It’s rare for a motor to just quit while running but they fail to start plenty. Heat cycle is what kills things. Working commercial offshore you keep in contact with your fellow fisherman. I’ve towed and been towed paying it forward or paying it back. 2 to go to sea especially if you’re trying to make a living at it. Depending upon the kindness of strangers ain’t a good plan for longevity. Jmo I don't buy that at all, I've fished from Nova Scotia to Venezuela in the Atlantic and Key West to Belize in the Gulf of Mexico all with single engine boats. Last time I was on the wrong end of a rope was in the spring of 1984. Maintaining your vessel and having plenty of fuel is the best way to get to point A and back again. No different than in a vehicle.
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and when the water is freezing up it's not as buoyant...! For reference, the far house is about 40' tall, inner light is 52'. Coasties heading out in one of the 47s for training. Little bit brave, little bit nuts. Coming in, between the two pier heads. Hardwater.
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Hauling ass back to beat a hurricane into port Zihuatanejo 1995. Best fishing on ocean I ever experienced. Never want to do that again.
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When it comes to offshore fishing and engines, it takes 2 to go to sea. Ran single engine boats most of the time offshore. Too expensive to maintain and feed twins when you are trying to make a living at it. You never turn the motor off offshore. It’s rare for a motor to just quit while running but they fail to start plenty. Heat cycle is what kills things. Working commercial offshore you keep in contact with your fellow fisherman. I’ve towed and been towed paying it forward or paying it back. 2 to go to sea especially if you’re trying to make a living at it. Depending upon the kindness of strangers ain’t a good plan for longevity. Jmo I don't buy that at all, I've fished from Nova Scotia to Venezuela in the Atlantic and Key West to Belize in the Gulf of Mexico all with single engine boats. Last time I was on the wrong end of a rope was in the spring of 1984. Maintaining your vessel and having plenty of fuel is the best way to get to point A and back again. No different than in a vehicle. You carry a spare tire in your vehicles? Grins
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and when the water is freezing up it's not as buoyant...! For reference, the far house is about 40' tall, inner light is 52'. Coasties heading out in one of the 47s for training. Little bit brave, little bit nuts. Coming in, between the two pier heads. Hardwater. those are great photos, CFT... One time when i was a kid went down to the shoreline, probably in December, no ice build up yet along the shore, so the waves would come right in. It was bitter cold, probably 20 deg or less, and the wind was whipping steady, hard enough for the waves to crash against the boulders on shore and throw up mist over the road in places. When it is that cold the mist turns immediately to ice. Me and a bud put on heavy clothes and goggles and stood in the splash getting covered with ice.
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When it comes to offshore fishing and engines, it takes 2 to go to sea. Ran single engine boats most of the time offshore. Too expensive to maintain and feed twins when you are trying to make a living at it. You never turn the motor off offshore. It’s rare for a motor to just quit while running but they fail to start plenty. Heat cycle is what kills things. Working commercial offshore you keep in contact with your fellow fisherman. I’ve towed and been towed paying it forward or paying it back. 2 to go to sea especially if you’re trying to make a living at it. Depending upon the kindness of strangers ain’t a good plan for longevity. Jmo I don't buy that at all, I've fished from Nova Scotia to Venezuela in the Atlantic and Key West to Belize in the Gulf of Mexico all with single engine boats. Last time I was on the wrong end of a rope was in the spring of 1984. Maintaining your vessel and having plenty of fuel is the best way to get to point A and back again. No different than in a vehicle. You carry a spare tire in your vehicles? Grins I always carried a spare paddle for my sea kayak, being out of sight of land makes one humble. mike r
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Not very bright people get washed off that pier often enough.
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When it comes to offshore fishing and engines, it takes 2 to go to sea. Ran single engine boats most of the time offshore. Too expensive to maintain and feed twins when you are trying to make a living at it. You never turn the motor off offshore. It’s rare for a motor to just quit while running but they fail to start plenty. Heat cycle is what kills things. Working commercial offshore you keep in contact with your fellow fisherman. I’ve towed and been towed paying it forward or paying it back. 2 to go to sea especially if you’re trying to make a living at it. Depending upon the kindness of strangers ain’t a good plan for longevity. Jmo I don't buy that at all, I've fished from Nova Scotia to Venezuela in the Atlantic and Key West to Belize in the Gulf of Mexico all with single engine boats. Last time I was on the wrong end of a rope was in the spring of 1984. Maintaining your vessel and having plenty of fuel is the best way to get to point A and back again. No different than in a vehicle. You carry a spare tire in your vehicles? Grins I always carried a spare paddle for my sea kayak, being out of sight of land makes one humble. mike r Fact. The sea makes one humble. Only fools chide her or take her lightly.
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When it comes to offshore fishing and engines, it takes 2 to go to sea. Ran single engine boats most of the time offshore. Too expensive to maintain and feed twins when you are trying to make a living at it. You never turn the motor off offshore. It’s rare for a motor to just quit while running but they fail to start plenty. Heat cycle is what kills things. Working commercial offshore you keep in contact with your fellow fisherman. I’ve towed and been towed paying it forward or paying it back. 2 to go to sea especially if you’re trying to make a living at it. Depending upon the kindness of strangers ain’t a good plan for longevity. Jmo I don't buy that at all, I've fished from Nova Scotia to Venezuela in the Atlantic and Key West to Belize in the Gulf of Mexico all with single engine boats. Last time I was on the wrong end of a rope was in the spring of 1984. Maintaining your vessel and having plenty of fuel is the best way to get to point A and back again. No different than in a vehicle. You carry a spare tire in your vehicles? Grins I always carried a spare paddle for my sea kayak, being out of sight of land makes one humble. mike r Fact. The sea makes one humble. Only fools chide her or take her lightly. wise words
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we run out a hundred, hundred and thrity miles sometimes, have run out of fuel twice on the way back in. ((Ttl. Tank Gallons X .66 / GPH @ CRUISE SPD) * CRUISE SPEED) * .4 = MAX OFFSHORE MILEAGE .4 GO OUT .2 TROLL / DRIFT .4 COME BACK 1.0 TOTAL CAPACITY w / 99 GAL RESERVE (132 MILE RANGE @ 40MPH) Ex: ((300GAL X .66 / 30GPH[600HP BOAT]) X 40MPH[CRUISE @ 4K RPM]) X .4 = 105 MILES MAX OFFSHORE RANGE Or if you have a Fuel MGMT SYS and know MPG: Ex @ 1.5MPG ((300GAL X .66) X 1.5MPG) X .4 = 119 Mile Range. The above formula keeps your motors chugging along if you don’t use your emergency reserve to extend the maximum range of a boat, but I’m sure you already knew that. Blowing off a reserve and using it all: 300GAL X .9 = 270 GAL ((270GAL / 30GPH) X 40MPH) X .4 = 144 Mile range W / (No reserve) When you get caught in rough weather, you’ll be glad you have that reserve you’ll need to get home. The above is pretty close to what Brian’s boat’s numbers would come out to with a 300GAL capacity and 2 300HP’s hanging off the back. SANCHA is waiting for you Roger. She just needs a repower: https://corpuschristi.craigslist.org/bod/d/gig-harbor-1995-bertram-60-convertible/7195345065.html
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Surprised biiiiiirdie hasn't chimed in with his treetrunk hull, african outboard, plastic jug gas tank navigate by the stars used a splinter for a circle hook advice.
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Lol. Brian just text me their offshore and it's 8-10 ft. Glad I had to work today.
God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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It’s only going to get worse as the day goes on.
Saturday 9/19 Morning Strong NNE winds with very choppy seas. Small Craft Advisory. Moderate short period waves. Winds: NNE 23 to 32 knots. Seas: NE 7 feet at 7 seconds.
Afternoon Strong N winds with very choppy seas. Small Craft Advisory. Moderate short period waves. Winds: N 23 to 32 knots. Seas: ENE 8 feet at 8 seconds.
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Come cross the Columbia River bar on a bad day.. fuucker can get pretty sporty, had my ass puckered up a few times! 😂😂
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God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter
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Bar outta Westport, where the Chehalis river system dumps in can be a nasty bastard too...
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
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It’s only going to get worse as the day goes on.
Saturday 9/19 Morning Strong NNE winds with very choppy seas. Small Craft Advisory. Moderate short period waves. Winds: NNE 23 to 32 knots. Seas: NE 7 feet at 7 seconds.
Afternoon Strong N winds with very choppy seas. Small Craft Advisory. Moderate short period waves. Winds: N 23 to 32 knots. Seas: ENE 8 feet at 8 seconds.
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