Glad I found this site. I have so many questions about Downeast boats.
I live in California I Fish the San Francisco bay every day I can.
Dont worry not a drop of funny man blood in me. The only ferrys I know are the ones that leave a big wake while Im halibut fishing.
Recently you may have seen the big expensive sail boats flipping over on the news. I fish those waters weekly as a commercial halibut fisherman and a 6-pack captain. San Francisco has some mean winds and outside we have Four Fathoms bank. BAd stuff! 20-40 knot winds and 5-7 knot currents uposing that wind and swell from north or south depending on the flavor of the day.
Running home is always a challenge as the wind builds most days and after fishing all day you are faced with a 5 mile sand bar that comes up to 25 feet from 150ft the wind I talked about and swell.
I just bought a Jc31 1984 from a good friend who used it for dungenous crab fishing. Currently we are ripping it apart . Getting all the crab gear off the boat and preping for a 6 pack boat that will need to beat up the chop and Fourfathoms bank daily.
DE's havent been used like this on the West Coast but Im seeing more of them. Im not sure why. I hope I made the right choice. Im in love with this boat and hope it suits my needs. Had a 24 foot Skagit Orca I literally grew out of.
Judging from what I have read here, Ill like it beating down bay chop but may have some concerns in following seas . 15 foot following seas is pretty common hear. I see some guys complaining about 3-4 foot chop on the east coast.
Im going to make this work but if You have some big water tricks that might help let me hear it. How is this thing going to drift? bow first or sideways? Any comments are welcome. Heres some pixs
I live in California I Fish the San Francisco bay every day I can.
Dont worry not a drop of funny man blood in me. The only ferrys I know are the ones that leave a big wake while Im halibut fishing.
Recently you may have seen the big expensive sail boats flipping over on the news. I fish those waters weekly as a commercial halibut fisherman and a 6-pack captain. San Francisco has some mean winds and outside we have Four Fathoms bank. BAd stuff! 20-40 knot winds and 5-7 knot currents uposing that wind and swell from north or south depending on the flavor of the day.
Running home is always a challenge as the wind builds most days and after fishing all day you are faced with a 5 mile sand bar that comes up to 25 feet from 150ft the wind I talked about and swell.
I just bought a Jc31 1984 from a good friend who used it for dungenous crab fishing. Currently we are ripping it apart . Getting all the crab gear off the boat and preping for a 6 pack boat that will need to beat up the chop and Fourfathoms bank daily.
DE's havent been used like this on the West Coast but Im seeing more of them. Im not sure why. I hope I made the right choice. Im in love with this boat and hope it suits my needs. Had a 24 foot Skagit Orca I literally grew out of.
Judging from what I have read here, Ill like it beating down bay chop but may have some concerns in following seas . 15 foot following seas is pretty common hear. I see some guys complaining about 3-4 foot chop on the east coast.
Im going to make this work but if You have some big water tricks that might help let me hear it. How is this thing going to drift? bow first or sideways? Any comments are welcome. Heres some pixs
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