Sea Wolf" There are many different kinds of bottom paint intended for different applications. Could be an entire se of courses in itself: Bottom Paints 101 Bolttom Painting Procedures and Methods 102 Chemistry of Antifouling Paints 201 Measuring the Effects of Antifouling Paints on the Ecosystem 301 Etc. said:
SO WHAT DID YOU DO WITH OR ON YOUR C-DORY TODAY??
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If you wax your bottom, it will keep clean for a couple weeks (in high fouling areas (FL). If you add copper (same stuff you buy for plants (fungicide) and mix it with the wax (a heaping tablespoon in a small cup of "Nu Wax" did it for me), it'll last a whole lot longer (I've got 3 mos before). As far as the environment goes, this is the same stuff running off lawns into the water by the pound when it rains, so I don't see any big deal with that.
starcrafttom
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while we were in the ferry line in b.c. we talked to a fishing guide about bottom paints and such. On his alum boats, 6 in guide service, they use a baby rash cream that has a cooper base. i forgot the name but he said its a common product. With one application they get three months or more of clean bottoms. I noticed at the dock in ucluelit that several boats that were there for three weeks already had a lot of growth. When we ran into the couple that bought daves old boat on there way back from alaska, they had a garden growing on the bottom of there boat. I have never been in the water long enough to have this problem but hope to in the future.
Mr. Fisherman
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Finished canning the Tuna that I caught on Sea Lion earlier this week.
Wound up with #450 of loins for 3 people, good times and good eats.
Wound up with #450 of loins for 3 people, good times and good eats.
Hey Gang! Well, I took C-Byrd out into the blue water.... 1st time out there in the 18 Angler with trim tabs and a following confused sea with other big boats coming into and out of the cut from the bay to open water. Interesting stuff. But, for sure I need to reprop for a bit more bite and less cavitation.. This is really a neat boat. I had Jeff Brigner on board with me and we went to plug some GPS positions for the Gulf Coast Gathering in Oct06. He also bought the new CD25 that Marc and his crew at Wefings had just received. Spent the day Friday with the Raymarine Rep learning what all had changed with Raymarine products since FreeByrd was rigged up back in 2002 by Les and his crew at E.Q. Marine. Not a lot, but some neet stuff too...and...it was way more fun spending Jeff's money. And, after being out in my 18, that CD25 looked really large. Ya gotta love these boats!! Happy Cruising once ya get her all rigged up Jeff.
Byrdman
Jeff with his boat on the hard after shipment and prior to trailer arrival.
Byrdman
Jeff with his boat on the hard after shipment and prior to trailer arrival.
CatyMae n Steve
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Yet another great time on the CatyMae this past weekend! We went out of Newport Saturday morning in VERY lumpy bar conditions (I'm surprised they didn't have any limits on going out). Steve was wishing someone was taking pictures of the boat because it was handling the water so well. I told him he could swim for it and get some if he wanted...I was sitting tight :lol:
We didn't catch any salmon, but did manage to have to cut a wire on one of the downriggers because the ball picked up a commercial crab pot line...argh! Also discovered the second one didn't fit with the existing rod holder and had taken the one off the downrigger and left it at home...so we only used one (probably means we just saved cutting that one off too ar ar ar)
We decided to see if we could at least get some bottom fish, but there weren't any to be found in our regular spot. I was turning green, so we motored into Yaquina Bay, anchored down and jigged for herring (productive day...41 new future opportunities to catch salmon!)
Been talking to people on the docks about tuna fishing...if they come in close, we will HAVE to give it a try -- gonna be looking for handlines cuz I don't have reels to burn up with 40MPH tuna! :shock: I see Ray (Mr. Fisherman) is killin 'em!
We didn't catch any salmon, but did manage to have to cut a wire on one of the downriggers because the ball picked up a commercial crab pot line...argh! Also discovered the second one didn't fit with the existing rod holder and had taken the one off the downrigger and left it at home...so we only used one (probably means we just saved cutting that one off too ar ar ar)
We decided to see if we could at least get some bottom fish, but there weren't any to be found in our regular spot. I was turning green, so we motored into Yaquina Bay, anchored down and jigged for herring (productive day...41 new future opportunities to catch salmon!)
Been talking to people on the docks about tuna fishing...if they come in close, we will HAVE to give it a try -- gonna be looking for handlines cuz I don't have reels to burn up with 40MPH tuna! :shock: I see Ray (Mr. Fisherman) is killin 'em!
I spent a couple of days in Valdez, but was fogbound. I did manage to put a Danielson propane heater in and get it running. The stovepipe is a combination intake/exhaust so no bad air gets into the cabin. The air stays dry so the windows didn't fog up on me as I putted around looking for some clear air. (no radar, yet.) Next comes a little box to hang on the outside of the bulkhead where I can keep the propane tank. After that a transom rack that Greg (Red Fox) just finished building for the boat.
Pat
Pat
Bellingham Bay was lumpy this morning as we went north to Matia & Sucia but was very nice when we returned this evening. At Sucia we met up with Terry, Anne & Jake (ROCK-C). Rafted together for a while and had a good visit. After that we went around to the other side of Sucia and chatted with Boris & Judy (JOURNEY-ON) for a few minutes. They'll be leaving tomorrow for Canada.
Just a beautiful day out on the water.
Ruth and Joe
R-Matey
Just a beautiful day out on the water.
Ruth and Joe
R-Matey
Thursday: Salmon fishing in the ocean. One fish hooked right away. Legal coho, but small and released. Second one a little larger, but got off half way in. The third and last was really small. Beautiful ocean until winds picked up around 9:00. We headed back inside at 9:30. Interesting - the seas went from a 2' swell at 17 seconds while we were there to 4.3', 17 seconds at 3:50 pm. Then at 4:50 pm, the buoy recorded north seas of 5.2' at 4 seconds with west wind waves of 4.3' @ 4.2 seconds. A wickedly fast change.
Today: Crabbing in the river. We got 7 keepers in the pots, and Jamie snared two keepers with her fish pole trap. All Tiff got were little guys with hers. The crabs were small - just barely over the 5 3/4" minimum - but all but one were firm and full. Better crabs in July than the bunch we got in December when they are supposed to be at their best. Weird stuff, that crabdigging.
Tomorrow: Maybe some more crabbing starting a little earlier in the tide, or maybe not. Vacation isn't over until Wednesday morning, so whatever suits my fancy is what I'll do.
Today: Crabbing in the river. We got 7 keepers in the pots, and Jamie snared two keepers with her fish pole trap. All Tiff got were little guys with hers. The crabs were small - just barely over the 5 3/4" minimum - but all but one were firm and full. Better crabs in July than the bunch we got in December when they are supposed to be at their best. Weird stuff, that crabdigging.
Tomorrow: Maybe some more crabbing starting a little earlier in the tide, or maybe not. Vacation isn't over until Wednesday morning, so whatever suits my fancy is what I'll do.
I got out today in the sound and fished Jefferson Head. 2 silvers by 7:30 - 1 about 3 lbs and one about 5. Dropped 3 crab pots and went home for awhile. Fished in the evening from 6:30 - 8 with nada to show for that. Pulled the pots, 3 dungies and one legal red-rock. All-in-all, not a bad day. Better than boiling in the heat at home. Hitting it again at 4:30 tomorrow. My vacation starts on Thurs Mike, so the day you go back to work to start picking up the slack, I start throwing new slack down in my part of the world. I think there's some physics law about the conservation of slack....
Finally got around to replacing my single fuel filter with two Racor's with see-thru water traps and drains. About a 2 hour job that blossomed into 12+ hrs (always for me) -- fittings (seems 5/16" fuel hose barbed fittings are pretty rare, especially those long enough to accommodate 2 hose clamps). The dealer "promised" and "assured" me that all twin installations he does get two filters -- well, being 500 miles away and knowing I'd probably never be back I believe he decided to pocket a few bucks.
I noticed it right away when inspecting it at pickup Dec'02, he said my fuel tank (his first CD-25) wouldn't accommodate two fuel pickups, I bought that... When I got home and began opening hatches and all, there it was, the 2nd fuel pickup fitting about 2" from the other one!!! So decided to run this filter and not disturb what works.
After 3 1/2 yrs and about 250 hrs, I pulled the filter last week (I know I know, shouldn't go that long). For curiousity I carefully hacksawed the filter in half. Found only very small pieces of curled plastic, probably from drilling the plastic fuel tank for fittings. No dirt or any other visible contaniments found. Amazing to me after that many hours and both engines feeding off of it.
BTW, when I asked the factory about the second fitting on the tank years ago, they said to let them know if it had a pickup tube on the inside or not, they'd send me one. I also replaced both primer bulbs and filled the filters. Guess it works, just got back from Catalina from the annual Sheriff's fundraiser "Gold Stardive" -- no problems. And, my son and I each found a gold star! Good for a solid chocolate star from Avalon's finish chocolate house and a goody bag! Can't beat that.
I noticed it right away when inspecting it at pickup Dec'02, he said my fuel tank (his first CD-25) wouldn't accommodate two fuel pickups, I bought that... When I got home and began opening hatches and all, there it was, the 2nd fuel pickup fitting about 2" from the other one!!! So decided to run this filter and not disturb what works.
After 3 1/2 yrs and about 250 hrs, I pulled the filter last week (I know I know, shouldn't go that long). For curiousity I carefully hacksawed the filter in half. Found only very small pieces of curled plastic, probably from drilling the plastic fuel tank for fittings. No dirt or any other visible contaniments found. Amazing to me after that many hours and both engines feeding off of it.
BTW, when I asked the factory about the second fitting on the tank years ago, they said to let them know if it had a pickup tube on the inside or not, they'd send me one. I also replaced both primer bulbs and filled the filters. Guess it works, just got back from Catalina from the annual Sheriff's fundraiser "Gold Stardive" -- no problems. And, my son and I each found a gold star! Good for a solid chocolate star from Avalon's finish chocolate house and a goody bag! Can't beat that.
We have just returned from two weeks on vancouver island. Left Stayton the night of July 7 with the idea of crossing the border at Blaine that night. We got to Blaine and had an easy crossing at about 2am the next morning. Slept a few hours in the parking lot of a ice hockey rink. Crossed to the island on the BC ferry at Tsawassan at 3:15 pm saturday and offloaded at duke bay. Had a spot reserved at China Creek. That is an RV "resort" operated by the port of alberni. Resort it aint. I hope no one takes this as too critical but having campers and trailers stacked next to each other with a couple feet of clearance is not a "resort". We were going to base there and run down the inlet to Uclulet and meet up with CAVU but the word was out that the salmon had not shown up on the outside so we opted to stay for a few days and fish for sockeye. Sockeye are plankton eaters and typically don't bite on sport gear. It took me three days to finally figure them out, but Sue had burned out on the second day so I only got to lose a couple on the third day and she wanted out. The secret is black hooks. Flat black hooks. Not shiny black hooks, not red hooks, flat black hooks. Either by themselves, or with a bubblegum colored hoochie. Not red, not pink, but an MP15 bubblegum color. And to make it harder you have to trim off the last half inch of the skirt, and only use 22 inches of leader to the green and white flasher with Echip. The people that fish these fish are part of what has the appearance of a cult. Sue says we are outa here so we head on up to Telegraph Cove. We did make one run to the outside almost to Uclulet but the fog was so bad we decided to hit Bamfield for dinner then back up the cut. They have a really nice RV park with all the services at telegraph cove so we spent almost a week there. First day on the water it was foggy and the tide was whistling so by the time I got the downrigger down with both lines on it we were somewhere else so we fished anyway and caught one king about 25 pounds. The fish weren't in here either so I felt pretty lucky. I learned a lot about using the downriggers, but am not the expert like some of the canadians. Up there you can use two poles and most of the boats were bristling with poles, two to a rigger. 8 poles, 4 riggers, that is a lot of hardware. The second day we caught 4 kings and lost 4, again the learning curve had us in its' grip. Then a couple days off to go watch whales in blackfish sound and robson bight. We saw dozens of orcas and several humpback, plus lots of porpoise and otter. And quite a few bears. On the trip back we found a great provincial park. Elk Falls Park, a couple miles outside of Campbell River. Lots of trails. Most of the provincial parks don't have any frills so you have to take your own. Then a couple days in victoria. We stayed at Westbay RV park on the west side of town. Again, a little crowded but with total service, including great showers. We launched the sixteen at a private dock near the park and journeyed across Rosario strait to look at the orcas there. There are so many whale watching boats out there now it is difficult to even get within naked eye distance of the whales. Then saturday night and sunday at Mt. St. Helens and home. Went from 79 degrees to 107, what a shock. The boat worked great. Had an incident in the Alberni Inlet where we were near town going by the mill and a 2 foot chunk of 2X4 slid perfectly in between the prop and the trim fin and wedged tight, bending all the blades. What a mess. Idled back to China Creek and took the prop off, over water. Borrowed a hammer and pounded it out but it wasn't good enough to run at speed so opted to go to a honda dealer in port alberni and fork out the $300 for a new prop. Hope someone can tell me a cheaper option for props. At least now I have a spare. In blackfish sound we got to try out putting the boat in neutral while in gale winds with 4 to 5 foot seas packed together. Sue said she felt like she was in a mixer. The boat turned away from the wind immediately and we just let the waves roll under the stern. Never did take on any spillage over the stern. I was curious how it would handle it, now I know. The cost of fuel is horrendous. It cost close to $80 dollars for 13 gallons. But compared to $12 for a six pack of beer, still relatively cheap. Don't know how the canadians can have any vices.
Captains Cat
New member
Actually went to work on my boat yesterday! Had a meeting near Patuxent River Air Station at one of my company offices (L3 Communications) and it would have taken me 3 hours to drive there from the Northern Neck in VA where I am currently staying. 80 miles up to the 301 bridge, across to MD and then another 75 or so down to the tip near Point Lookout.
Took Captain's Choice out the creek and across the mouth of the Potomac to Point Lookout Marina, only 12 miles or so. Left it at the Marina ($5) and a colleague picked me up and took me to the office for the meeting. Back two hours later and back across the river, I was home by 2PM. Two hours in the boat and probably 4-5 gallons of gas rather than 6 hours in the truck and 25 gallons of gas!
What a neat way to go to work! :lol: (if you have to go to work that is...
)
Charlie
Took Captain's Choice out the creek and across the mouth of the Potomac to Point Lookout Marina, only 12 miles or so. Left it at the Marina ($5) and a colleague picked me up and took me to the office for the meeting. Back two hours later and back across the river, I was home by 2PM. Two hours in the boat and probably 4-5 gallons of gas rather than 6 hours in the truck and 25 gallons of gas!
What a neat way to go to work! :lol: (if you have to go to work that is...
)Charlie
Pat Anderson
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Great way to travel for sure - I remember when Tom Callahan told us about going to work at the State Department on Otter . Unfortunately, I have this little 268 foot waterfall between my house and the office on my river... not real boat friendly either!
Captains Choice":1ktvmp5f said:What a neat way to go to work! :lol: (if you have to go to work that is...
Charlie