RawGreatLakesGreenhorn
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Post by RawGreatLakesGreenhorn on Oct 16, 2015 6:51:55 GMT -5
seasick: I think there is a good reason why the Wizard has the fewest breakdowns of any boat. I think Keith puts huge amounts of money back into his boat prior to every season. The results show in how reliably his boat runs every season, even though it dates to 1945 and the conversion to a crab boat was done in 1978.
The CM has been portrayed as having numerous engine problems and other mechanical/operational issues over the years (especially leading into the 2014 King season), but at least going into the 2014 King Crab season, it had a massaging captain's chair in the wheelhouse. Have to make the captain feel good while sitting ae the dock waiting for repairs to be completed.
darianagle: I've heard before that the webbing/netting breaks down over time. If you recall, a local police officer gave Josh the buoy that Keith had put into the full crab pot for his memorial to Phil. The buoy had been found washed up on a beach.
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Post by Kris on Oct 16, 2015 12:13:08 GMT -5
The NW is also in pretty good shape as far as things that are detrimental to the safety & operation of the boat. Sure yeah, she's had breakdowns also, all the boats have. But seems like the Hansens make sure that at the end of the season, regular maintenance is done & done RIGHT (no cheaping out) When your lives & livelihood are relying on things working, in a profession that is deadly enough as it is. You'd think you'd make sure the boat is AT LEAST seaworthy before you throw lines RaeGreatLakesGreenhorn, you almost owed me a new laptop
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Post by seasick on Oct 16, 2015 12:54:25 GMT -5
I'm not sure I agree with you.
A few seasons back, the NW had a blackout and lost steering inside the harbour because one of the engines acted up. Edgar admitted that there was a known problem with that engine, and that it was not the first time this happened. Then last season the same engine stopped again, so they still hadn't fixed it.
Anyway, after thinking a bit more, I think the best mantained boat is the TB. They broke the propeller shaft, but that's probably because it was installed incorrectly after replacing the engines. They have also blown up a thing or two, but that's more stupidity. I can't remember any big problems because of lacking maintenance.
Keith must have spent way more than the Wizard is worth on it.
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Post by RawGreatLakesGreenhorn on Oct 16, 2015 15:00:59 GMT -5
A few years ago, the TB had problems regarding rotted hydro or fuel lines along the hull causing potential contamination of the crab tanks (something made worse by a list). They also had something recently where they had some alarms going off in the engine room.
The Wizard, mechanically speaking, had the problem with the rotted sea chest line last season and a couple of years ago, had a problem with a bad generator (had to return back to port to fix while running on the backup).
As for the Wizard, being one of the largest boats out there, it may be worth putting the money in it (and it would be too expensive to build a new one of similar capacity). Being a former WW2 oiler, it may be a sturdier boat as well. As for the cost of maintaining the boat, what price can be put on having a very reliable boat that rarely gets shut down for unplanned repairs? You don't get stuck at the dock waiting to be fixed while the season is going full swing (losing out on prime crabbing grounds and top prices). You don't have to make many unscheduled trips to make emergency repairs. Your crew is safer and they are more productive in fishing.
The Northwestern seems to be having more mechanical and electrical problems in recent years.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2015 9:40:34 GMT -5
King Cove --I've been meaning to ask about those "escapement rings".....are they supposed to eventually dissolve after prolonged immersion in seawater, keeping lost pots from "ghost fishing"? No,the escapment rings are meant to let undersize crab get out of the pot.They are a steel ring sewn into the web. Crab pots are required to have one panel of the web,I think the door panel,made of a biodegradable material such as cotton that will degrade over time.
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