Almost, these group members want to drive around in zodiacs making sure that nobody is bothering the whales, sea lions etc.
Drives me insane when I see whales and turn off engines and sounders to float around and watch them, within ten minutes some hippies in a zodiac with a flag will roar over...
So they lowered the boom on the sporties, what about commie fleets?
SE AK commie fleets have always been an issue to all other harvesters south of them.
Divers can be hard on your boat. You want stout aluminum.
I used to dive to 100 m off my aluminum gillnetter, lots of lead weights and aluminum tanks.
Good thing it was stout.
Right on. I hate those tirekickers that do that crap. I give stuff away free instead of dealing with that. I just wanted to sell this stuff at a decent price, not get charged with aggravated assault because of a dumba$$ tirekicker.
I find it better to get them to add more gear, if the boat is...
Similar, missed a half day waiting on VM Dafoe to fly a shaft into Alert Bay.
As stated, I am very mechanically inclined. When commercial fishing I did the work and I had a very good machinist to fix what the Renault and Volvo engineers did wrong.
Now, I run a desk for the day job and have 2...
I guess my point is that the good mechanic is key. Whether it is outboards or inboards.
Otherwise you are into fresh power every few years.
I am very mechanically inclined and have different mechanics for my Volvo and my Yamahas.
Both are now reliable and give me joy.
Big commercial fishboats do not put fresh power in every few years, except for the yahoos, and ordinarily run one main engine. They too have restricted fishing times that are very costly to miss with break downs.
You have now found your mechanic.
You have spent the money for your mechanic to get thoroughly acquainted with your boat, it's specific issues explain them to you and fix them.
The hard part is done.
Visit your mechanic every second year for a good inspection is their work. I only say every...
I have a buddy looking for a Shimano 2000 GT Moocher reel.
I thought I had a couple, but it looks like my dad threw them overboard with a couple of my beater rods, so maybe I am looking for more than one.:rolleyes:
I am in Campbell River, but willing to pay for shipping on the right reel...
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