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« Reply #25 on: September 19, 2005, 11:52:29 AM »
Quote from: Islander on September 19, 2005, 09:45:11 AM
SW,

On a serious note, man the boat looks better than I pictured it! That boat is in A-1 condition, I love the oar locks and oars in the bow. Man that brings back some good memeories.  Cool  Thanks for those pics!

 I posted those pics for all the non-believers!! laugh laugh  I told you she is in good shape!  I try to take good care of it, since its pretty old.

I hate those oars in there, but if I take them out, the motor is sure to carp out, even though it never has in over 6 years.  ALternate propulsion is a must laugh laugh
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« Reply #26 on: September 19, 2005, 11:53:55 AM »
Quote from: CrabDog on September 19, 2005, 10:49:22 AM
SW,

AT a boy Seaweed... the rebel crab count is adding up.....Hey we really know the undislosed place was really the wye river wasn't it.... laugh laugh

Nice bushel and the tub is pretty clean...reminds me of my old skiff I use to have on the river....Lookin forward to catchin up this Sat.  Should be back in by noon maybe sooner depending how greedy i get.......Crabaholics A..
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Undislosed shall remain undisclosed!  Looking forward to some live BS with you guys laugh laugh laugh
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« Reply #27 on: September 19, 2005, 11:55:43 AM »
Quote from: CrabstaDude on September 19, 2005, 11:48:16 AM
way to Rock Seaweed.. my observation of the pics indicate you have a very efficient operation going on, despite the tub.. you define the phrase 'Get r Done' !...

Right you are my friend....  a little ingenuity and efficiency can turn a small boat into a real workhorse.
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« Reply #28 on: September 19, 2005, 12:11:18 PM »
Quote from: Seaweed on September 19, 2005, 11:55:43 AM
Right you are my friend....  a little ingenuity and efficiency can turn a small boat into a real workhorse.
Been there done that, but the ride home on a windy day played [Sam Hill] on my bad neck.   I moved up to a 19"  CC and now need time to install my line puller that's still on the 16' Aluminum boat.    Auto  Dipper  and  Liner Puller make a great combo to help a  neck problem
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« Reply #29 on: September 21, 2005, 09:12:53 AM »
Get pics SW,
I like the Tub!!! 2thumbsup
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« Reply #30 on: September 21, 2005, 09:53:41 AM »
Quote from: Seaweed on September 19, 2005, 11:52:29 AM

I hate those oars in there, but if I take them out, the motor is sure to carp out, even though it never has in over 6 years. ALternate propulsion is a must laugh laugh

I wasn't knocking those Oars, I like them. I use to row a boat around the shore all the time. Its great exercise for the shoulders and back. I guess that's why my back doesn't bother me when pulling in my line. I'm use to doing thing the hard way.   Grin
I bet that boat is great for polling around the shoreline softcrabbing.
It's a real classic!! Cool
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« Reply #31 on: September 21, 2005, 10:26:38 AM »
Hey Seaweed nice pics!! 
I'm in the process of rig'n the boat I just bought and your pics
give me some great ideas... THANKS! Yesterday we did all the fiberglass
repairs/patches and sanding.... Today is paint day......
Granted it's a 30 year old boat  Wink
(14' Wentzel made in Deep Creek Lake, Md. way back in '75) 
I'll post some pics when she's done.....

Nice Crabs!
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« Reply #32 on: September 21, 2005, 10:30:37 AM »
Quote from: CrabbyLAD on September 21, 2005, 10:26:38 AM
Hey Seaweed nice pics!! 
I'm in the process of rig'n the boat I just bought and your pics
give me some great ideas... THANKS! Yesterday we did all the fiberglass
repairs/patches and sanding.... Today is paint day......
Granted it's a 30 year old boat  Wink
(14' Wentzel made in Deep Creek Lake, Md. way back in '75) 
I'll post some pics when she's done.....

Nice Crabs!


Cool... can't wait to see your pics.  Are you putting a stick tiller on like I have?
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« Reply #33 on: September 21, 2005, 10:33:05 AM »
Quote from: Islander on September 21, 2005, 09:53:41 AM
I wasn't knocking those Oars, I like them. I use to row a boat around the shore all the time. Its great exercise for the shoulders and back. I guess that's why my back doesn't bother me when pulling in my line. I'm use to doing thing the hard way.   Grin
I bet that boat is great for polling around the shoreline softcrabbing.
It's a real classic!! Cool

 I had an 8' dinghy when I was a kid, and I rowed that thing until my arms fell off.  Thats where I get my herculian upper body and tree-trunk arms....  the kind that could easily shove someone off a dock laugh laugh laugh

It is good for poling the shoreline.. go out on a nice quiet morning and surprise them in the shallows Shocked Shocked
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« Reply #34 on: September 21, 2005, 11:26:34 AM »
Quote from: CrabbyLAD on September 21, 2005, 10:26:38 AM
....(14' Wentzel made in Deep Creek Lake, Md. way back in '75)  ....
I'll post some pics when she's done.....

Hey CrabbyLAD,

I got a 14' Wentzel also, 1981 vintage.  I will be riggin' it for traps and trotline over the next month or so.  I kinda wish the boat was 2 feet longer and 1 foot wider, though .  I don't know where I'm gonna put all the stuff.  I am very interested in seeing your pics.
I think Wentzel went out of business years ago, but I don't know for sure.

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« Reply #35 on: September 21, 2005, 11:31:22 AM »
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Nice pics and she's a beauty.  Nothing like the old classics.  Glad to see you got a packed bushel.  Enjoy.
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« Reply #36 on: September 21, 2005, 11:32:45 AM »
Quote from: Seaweed on September 21, 2005, 10:30:37 AM
Cool... can't wait to see your pics.  Are you putting a stick tiller on like I have?

Seaweed,

I noticed your steering stick, want to rig one on my boat.  But being right handed, and intending to use the trotline dipnet with my right hand, I'm thinking of putting the stick somewhere midship or to the left, but seems then it would be in the way a lot of the time.  You running your line standing up or sitting down?  It just seems to me I'm gonna be busier than a one-armed paper hanger running this trotline and all.  Haven't tried it yet, maybe Saturday.   Undecided

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« Reply #37 on: September 21, 2005, 11:46:43 AM »
Quote from: The Unknown Crabber on September 21, 2005, 11:32:45 AM
Seaweed,

I noticed your steering stick, want to rig one on my boat.  But being right handed, and intending to use the trotline dipnet with my right hand, I'm thinking of putting the stick somewhere midship or to the left, but seems then it would be in the way a lot of the time.  You running your line standing up or sitting down?  It just seems to me I'm gonna be busier than a one-armed paper hanger running this trotline and all.  Haven't tried it yet, maybe Saturday.   Undecided

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You want the stick on the same side of the boat as the roller.  Mine is right in front of the dipping area. I stand up to drive and dip, at the same time.  Its easy once you get the hang of it, you can let go of the stick long enough to dip a few crabs, and then make a few adjustments.  I put some pics on of the tiller setup.
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« Reply #38 on: September 21, 2005, 11:48:46 AM »
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« Reply #39 on: September 21, 2005, 11:49:14 AM »
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« Reply #40 on: September 21, 2005, 11:49:50 AM »
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« Reply #41 on: September 21, 2005, 11:50:50 AM »
Last one.  Hope these help you out.
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« Reply #42 on: September 21, 2005, 12:01:15 PM »
Seaweed,

Thanks for the pics of the stick.  Nice looking boat.  Solid lumber, not plywood?  Build it, buy it, or inherit it?  My Wentzel skiff really is too small for trotlining, too narrow for standing up and dippin' unless you don't mind landing in the drink.  I'm gonna build a new skiff, probably next spring, probably ply and epoxy, and I want to set it up from the git-go for trotlining.  It'll be 16 to 18 feet long, maybe 5 ft 8 inches or 6 feet or so beam.  Put my Johnson 15 on the back, stick tiller, maybe even rig up some kind of remote gear selector (for a rapid all-stop when the trotline hits the prop!).  Don't know yet if it will be flat-bottom or modified-V.

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« Reply #43 on: September 21, 2005, 12:04:33 PM »
I've got a 72, 16 foot Grady that I just got this summer and I love it. I want to try a trot line myself but I haven't done it before and I'm not sure the best way to lay it out or bring it in or how much weight to use or even how far apart to bait. Can you tell I've always used traps. I might try it anyway and learn as I go.
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« Reply #44 on: September 21, 2005, 02:42:34 PM »
Stick Tiller.....   Now that's the SH*T!  Grin

SW  If they had a crab boat contest your boat would have
my vote...  thumbsup thumbsup thumbsup

I'm already working on mine! Thanks again for the awesome pics.

I'll Keep you posted my rig....
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« Reply #45 on: September 21, 2005, 02:47:05 PM »
Looks like a swing in my backyard. Roll Eyes Grin
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« Reply #46 on: September 21, 2005, 07:33:11 PM »


      Seaweed,

                    Your ( Tub as you call it ) looks like a great crabbing boat awesome,the pictures do show that you have put a lot of work hours into her. Grin Grin Grin

      Its a neat clean crabbing machine

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« Reply #47 on: September 21, 2005, 07:48:36 PM »
Quote from: The Unknown Crabber on September 21, 2005, 12:01:15 PM
Seaweed,

Thanks for the pics of the stick.  Nice looking boat.  Solid lumber, not plywood?  Build it, buy it, or inherit it?  My Wentzel skiff really is too small for trotlining, too narrow for standing up and dippin' unless you don't mind landing in the drink.  I'm gonna build a new skiff, probably next spring, probably ply and epoxy, and I want to set it up from the git-go for trotlining.  It'll be 16 to 18 feet long, maybe 5 ft 8 inches or 6 feet or so beam.  Put my Johnson 15 on the back, stick tiller, maybe even rig up some kind of remote gear selector (for a rapid all-stop when the trotline hits the prop!).  Don't know yet if it will be flat-bottom or modified-V.

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Its plywood, with West system epoxy up to the boot top.  I got it free about 6 years ago... and it was a piece of junk... I should find the pic of it when I brought it home.  Leaked like a sieve, now it bone dry with the west system

The stick works great, just can't adjust the throttle, but when trotlining, there is rarely need to adjust.  Just reach back and adjust.  Unless of course the line hits the prop, but that sounds like a rookie move!!!
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« Reply #48 on: September 21, 2005, 07:50:18 PM »
Quote from: crabhound on September 21, 2005, 12:04:33 PM
I've got a 72, 16 foot Grady that I just got this summer and I love it. I want to try a trot line myself but I haven't done it before and I'm not sure the best way to lay it out or bring it in or how much weight to use or even how far apart to bait. Can you tell I've always used traps. I might try it anyway and learn as I go.

Give it a try, takes practice though.  Drop an anchor( 12 to 25 pounds) and float , drive a straight line, pay out the line, keep it snug, but not too tight.  Put baits about 3 to 5 feet apart, depending how fast you are!
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« Reply #49 on: September 21, 2005, 07:52:31 PM »
Hey SW, you really did a nice job cleaning that baby up, can you wash my truck while you are there. laugh
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