Repower and More for the Cornelia Marie

That article was very informative. Thanks for posting it.

"McManus, Thomas and Toivola were all on board for sea trials"

Someone seems to be missing...

That would mean equal shares between all if Jake sold his shares (if he had any to begin with, IDK)
Of course Josh wouldn't be there, no cameras to mug for and it is play time for him anyway.
Wouldn't it be nice if the other 3 owners made Josh stay or just leave. I really hate his smugness and BS. In my book, Josh can just go away. I would be perfectly happy not to have to listen or see him. :-)

Phil replaced the engines though, so they aren't that old.

i think phil just repaired the engines. if you own 25% of a boat,you are entitled to 25% of the profits but you are obligated to 25% of the expenses.

Keep in mind who the majority owners were when Phil was alive. The Devlin's ran the boat into the ground every year. Phil got the worst of it as shown for many seasons. I do not remember seeing new engines being put in - but do remember the many times the CM was being repaired due to cylinder failures. Even Casey found an overhaul was needed after the boat sat out crabbing for 2 years (at dock according to Johnathan Hillstrand). Look at the show scenes in the companionway where Derrick made his discovery of sorts. The paint will tell a sorry story as to the condition of things at that time. We have no idea if the CM ever had a really major refit like this one anytime in the past.
I do not blame the Harris's or Casey for the sorry state -thank Morgan Howard and his mother and other Devlin clan for it.
Boats are money pits and Josh has admitted on tape that he is seeing just that. His budget figures were way too low, even if nothing had been replaced. Is he a true fisherman - only time will tell if that is his real calling. Did Jake sell his share - we do not know? How about someone checking the ownership, permits that are on public record. Some info may not be public if the business is closely held. And for those wondering - did Casey have quota of his own?
The new partners appear to be well established in the industry and have sufficient capital to get the Cornelia Marie to where it can be profitable again. Will they work behind the scenes or actually be on the boat? We do not know.

As viewers we now know with certainty that Jake Anderson will not be driving the CM this year. He will take the Saga out for Elliott (he admitted to being involved with Passages in the tease). Sig was asked about it. I think Jake will return to the Northwestern for quite some time. We also know that he is a happy father of a healthy boy. He did the right thing by staying with Jenna as planned.

That's my 2 cents for now.

I agree, it was an interesting article. I don't remember Phil ever replacing the engines on the CM. however, I do remember them breaking down a lot and Phil going back to Dutch to get them fixed. I always thought the Devlin family took the cheap way out, the CM always seemed to have more break downs than any other boat.

Josh did a "Live DC Chat" the end of April and said Jake still owned a percentage in the boat. So, I guess from the article the business contact was signed in early or mid April, which means he still owns a percentage. Josh & Jake went from majority owners to minority owner of 12.5% - which is the same amount when Phil passed. In one sense I am surprised Josh especially gave up so much a percentage of ownership of the CM. I never thought it would happen. I think he just did not have the capital to keep up with everything and obviously does not have the desire to put in the time and energy to run the boat. I think Casey did bring some quota with him when he bought into the CM. I had read an article which said Josh also owned a very small percentage of quota. So, sounds like the two new owners brought a ton of quota with them.

I for one, am all for seeing new faces on the CM as long as Casey stays on and Josh goes away. Sorry, but I think that boat has way more potential with the new owners and Casey at the bat. I mean helm.

The same article in the link that Doder posted was also published in the most recent issue of National fisherman magazine.
They got a mention on the cover.

Casey told me last year that they were working a deal with an engine manufacturer to get some engines installed in exchange for some advertising.
I will be looking for mention of the Cummins engines and expect to see Cummins logos during DC episodes.

Oh no...the boats would look like NASCAR!!! LOL

I'm honestly surprised we haven't seen more product placement on the series. Pro Bass got some props in with shirts and hats. Next we might see Coke bottles in the Galley, Shell when the boats fuel up, etc.

Speaking of which, I'd actually like to see a boat getting fueled. I can see it now: ding, ding, ding, ding....an hour later...ding, ding, ding. :-D

Yeah, that scene with Jake buying the tv was soooo scripted. Past logos included the Dunkin Donuts coffee in a galley, Geigo Insurance mugs on the TB, Keith's Pros Bass bb caps, etc. Casey has been wearing those Trident bb hats and t-shirts for two years now. I did notice that a bb cap logo was taped over last week on I think the Cape Caution.