Did what I hope will be my final shakedown trip this year, tired of turning wrenches. Almost into July and still working out engine issues....the word "boat" actually means "bring out another thousand"!!! So the new turbo and injectors made a big difference today, way more power, far less smoke but we still have a few things to tweek but not a big deal. Certainly nothing to stop us from running an offshore Cod trip this Tuesday, July 2nd. The weather looks real nice and I

Well here we are going into July without a trip under our belts...my apologies to all. This port engine has been a thorn in my side for years and instead of chasing our tails some more and losing more trips, I decided to just bite the bullet and shell out another $2k to replace the worn turbo and six leaky injectors which I just rebuilt last year. Will be the last time I use that vendor to say the least. If Bob and I can get this boat right by Friday, I will definitely run

This season is starting off on the wrong foot for me and hopefully we will have everything resolved soon. The port turbo needs to be replaced along with several injectors after testing earlier in the week. I am hoping to have everything ordered and installed by Thursday. If everything goes as planned, Bob and I are hoping for next Saturday or Sunday. Fishing just starting to get going off the Block. No Cod reports yet but I did hear about a ton of dogs off the island whi

Some great weather this weekend for sure...too bad we sat at the dock with our wrench set. After a quick shakedown trip on Friday, I had to pull the plug on the weekend. The boat had no power off the dock and everything felt "off". My apologies to the guys who wanted to fish. So we did some wrenching late into Friday night / Saturday morning. By noon we were ready for a test so Bob threw the lines and we took a little ride. The boat ran much better but still ran warmer

Well it looks like we have some interest for this Saturday's trip and with the stellar forecast, we are definitely going. 2 spots open as of now so don't wait. I will be bringing all the bait down tomorrow and will spend some time in the wheelhouse putting a game plan together. $150pp we throw the lines around 6 AM or sooner if I can get everyone to show-up on time. I plan to be back on the dock by 4:30 PM or a bit later if OT is necessary. Capt.

Tim from Voltechs gave us the thumbs-up this afternoon and that was music to my ears. Topping off the fuel tanks tomorrow and hoping to fish Sat or Sun...or both! I will be hunting for Cod and hoping to put a few Fluke in the box as well. Planning to throw lines at 6 AM and return by 4 PM or a bit later if OT is required to put a catch together. Last year at this time we had a dogfish problem but that will not be the case this year...all good reports right now, NO DOGS...

I am planning on running a shakedown trip after Tim from Voltechs gives me a thumbs-up on Wednesday. Bob got the port engine all set and now we are ready to fish. I just want Tim to check the voltage output on that port engine. Starboard is good, we checked that one last week when we installed the big new 8D's. So I am planning my first real trips next weekend depending on the weather. I should know by Thursday and will post what day our first trip will be. Fishing....th