Recent content by luckydude

I have a bloody decks account but don't look at it much. If you prefer that, I can dust that off. The trebles we use are https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CM5JJMPF?th=1 and they rarely come unbuttoned on the 150 pound BFT. Up here in northern california, we've done well in ares like the 601 and the...

I've tied the San Diego Jam, it's a big clump. I think it is a good knot (see below) but I'm not a fan. I might hit you up to come down there and fish with you if you are open to that idea, you seem pretty chill. On knots, here is the deal. I've been trying for tuna on my boat for a couple...

This is coming from the guy who is shelling out $5K for a custom cover. I tried off the shelf, it was way too heavy, I used it once. I did a custom for the hard top and used heavy material, that was a mistake. You want fairly light weight material because, if you are old like me and you have...

It's pretty easy if you have a drill and a jigsaw. I think I found some circular cap that was close enough in size and used a sharpy to make the circle, drilled two holes on either side, jigsaw in the hole, follow the line 180 degrees around, repeat in the other hole. You can be a little...

I did not this year. Had some prostate issues and was in the hospital during the Albie window and there was much going on BFT wise. Some, there may still be some hanging around and I might try when I get back from Florida. I finally have confidence in my BFT gear. Backed away from crimps...

I'm pretty sure the adventure hull is the same from the cockpit forward as a 228. There is a write up of my install on my 228, just search. It's loosening up nicely, I really like it.

I'm north of you in Santa Cruz, might be interested in swapping fishing trips. I here the vermiliion fishing is good down there. I can put you on halibut, rock fish, ling cod, crab, salmon (if they give us a season). Working on albacore and bluefin.

I wish you luck, like I said, you have good taste. That boat isn't perfect but it is a great sled. In our Pacific, it is much more comfortable in the slop than my 228. Not dissing the 228, 228 people don't get mad. The reality is you want as much length as you can get in our slop. The...

I think you are correct. I think my friend's 271 is a 2011. That coffin box is big but we have had to cut the tail off of bluefin to fit in there. You get to 150+ and even that box is not big enough and it's a big fish box.

You have good taste. I've spent many trips fishing on that exact boat. Lots of tuna. Not my boat, a friends' boat.

I'm not gonna comment on the price, it is worth what someone will pay for it. My 228, it's around $180K that I have in it. What I will comment on, it's great boat. It's a little small for the pacific but it works. I can get it up and down my road. I could not get a 232 up and down my road...

Yeah, we were tossed 45 degree to 45 degree. It was shitty. The weird/cool thing is I was comfortable in those conditions, I knew the boat could handle it and just rode it out. If that was my first experience on the ocean, I would have sold the boat, it was shitty. Somehow I've gained enough...

The water was going in the bilge pump's hose outlet. It was that rough, we were rolling side to side and the outlet kept slipping below the water line. Yes, that's a rough day. Washing machine. My boat is pretty much self bailing but that's for water in the cockpit. The water was going...

I'm replacing the rear bilge pump and adding a 2nd. I think I'm inclined to put one on either side of the bulk head to give the boat a better chance. I agree that hole is too small. Also, my leak, wasn't. It was the sloppy conditions, the boat was rolling over enough that water was getting...

I forgot to add, he put 2 zero degree holders in there as well.