The Boat Fanatic Thread

[Brew 3,047]

9 hours ago, justhookit said:

Yes there is definitely a superstition that renaming a boat is bad luck. I’ve heard various fixes for that, including breaking a bottle over the bow like fatty mentioned. But my favorite is having a virgin urinate over the bow of the boat.

As long as the virgin doesn’t have to be female, you should be able to find a few around here that can piss off your boat for you.

[fattyflattie 4,636]

13 minutes ago, Brew said:

As long as the virgin doesn’t have to be female, you should be able to find a few around here that can piss off your boat for you.

I’m still voting for the proposal I laid out upthread.   Poseidon would be happy with that, I suppose. 

[troph 24,562]

58 minutes ago, Brew said:

As long as the virgin doesn’t have to be female, you should be able to find a few around here that can piss off your boat for you.

Whatever floats your boat man.

[tbone_ 14,025]

You guys have been very helpful.

My takeaway is that I need to drink a bottle of champagne, bang it out with the GF in the cabin, and piss off the bow into the lake and all will be good.

[fattyflattie 4,636]

18 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

You guys have been very helpful.

My takeaway is that I need to drink a bottle of champagne, bang it out with the GF in the cabin, and piss off the bow into the lake and all will be good.

Glad we could help.  You have an idea on the new name? 

[tbone_ 14,025]

It’s between Three Chords and Capo II

[locodos 5,334]

15 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

There's a whole ceremony to Neptune. And you have to remove all traces of the old name from the boat. And pour some champagne out to Neptune. We did it about 8-9 years ago.

Just got to Cat. First time in over a year. Much needed.
 

Welp, there's always the yacht club way to do things.  Which if you can include a boozy brunch and chicks in sundresses, I'm all for it.  But my exposure to these "traditions" was from crusty commercial guys who didn't want their leg tangled in the lead line and to be dragged off a dory out at sea.  No mention of Poseidon or champagne, they just wanted full boxes of speckled trout and to keep all their fingers.

[Armybrat 40,744]

22 hours ago, G650 said:

aka, a boat?

 

Look, I'm not remotely trying to have an argument, I am genuinely surprised as I've never heard of changing the name on small craft as a bad omen. I've seen countless one's changed and no one ever said boo. That's all.

Even I, an old seasick landlubber, have known about that seafarer’s superstition since the Truman administration.

[G650 14,106]

16 hours ago, Sbbruin said:

And pour some champagne out to Neptune.

I'd be curious to know how many late medieval seafarers had access to champagne. But I support your tradition.

[utee94 15,745]

Drink the Champagne, pour out some grog for homie.

 

 

[locodos 5,334]

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

Drink the Champagne, pour out some grog for homie.

 

 

or Tap the Admiral #noNelson

[justhookit 4,180]

Just got back from a short trip to Costa Rica to check out the boat and do a sea trial. 32 knot cruise and top end at 41. Surveys are complete and it passed with flying colors. Discovered a hidden bar and ice maker in the saloon that wasn’t in the listing or pictures, it’s like they built the boat just for me. Closing is set for the end of the month.

[troph 24,562]

Man I wish my phone camera zoom was just a little more powerful. At least 3 boats hit a sand bar this weekend. Watching guys hop out and try and move the boat they all did it but it took 20-30 mins each. 

[G650 14,106]

We had a death in the family over the weekend so I unfortunately had to bow out of yesterday's racing, but the boys had a nice sail.

 

[troph 24,562]

i’m sorry for your loss. 

 

Edited October 10, 2023 by troph

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Unbelievable sunset tonight. 
 

 

[Cajun 11,675]

Just some lake/boat asmr for those going through already winterized withdrawal like me...

 

[davidg 4,028]

The Albemarle 53 Spencer Edition makes it debut at the FLIBs this week. Beautiful boat from a collaboration between 2 great boat builders.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cy09y9HurEH/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

Edited October 25, 2023 by davidg

[justhookit 4,180]

Yeah interested to see how that one goes. Serious fisherman in my parts of the world love Spencers but really look down on Albemarles.

[fattyflattie 4,636]

2 hours ago, justhookit said:

Yeah interested to see how that one goes. Serious fisherman in my parts of the world love Spencers but really look down on Albemarles.

Yeah wouldn't think they belong in the same sentence, but didn't think Albermarles were that thought down on.  Just that folks are that high on Spencers.  Friend of mine almost bought an older Albermarle once.  It was solid (but slow) and seemed like a good boat for the $$$ (they don't command much).  But I never followed the express market at all. 

[justhookit 4,180]

16 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

Yeah wouldn't think they belong in the same sentence, but didn't think Albermarles were that thought down on.  Just that folks are that high on Spencers.  Friend of mine almost bought an older Albermarle once.  It was solid (but slow) and seemed like a good boat for the $$$ (they don't command much).  But I never followed the express market at all. 

Not real sure why I’ve never heard any specific problems other than the fit and finish isn’t that great. I didn’t mean it had a Luhrs reputation or anything.  It may be just that all of their previous models are smaller than what is needed in the Gulf and too heavy/slow for fishing down south. 
 

it’s an interesting concept in that you don’t have many boat builders producing convertible boats in that size range.

As for Spencer, they are minimum 3 years out on build times and I don’t think will make anything smaller than a 70’ anymore. Most people love them but they built a few that were nothing but problems. The ones I have been on have been fantastic boats with a price to match.

Edited October 26, 2023 by justhookit

[justhookit 4,180]

Did an offshore closing this morning 13 miles out of Los Suenos then got her home to Marina Pez Vela in Quepos this afternoon. Have no idea how 99% of the stuff works on this boat yet but I’m down here for about 9 days to start figuring things out. Name change can’t take place until the paperwork is done down here which may take a few months. In the meantime the old name works just fine for a CR boat.

[tbone_ 14,025]

Damn man. That’s seriously cool.

[RMac5 1,550]

Congrats amigo. Why an offshore closing?

[PvilleStang 2,849]

13 hours ago, RMac5 said:

Congrats amigo. Why an offshore closing?

When you throw the old owner overboard wearing cement shoes, you're in international waters...

[troph 24,562]

17 hours ago, RMac5 said:

Congrats amigo. Why an offshore closing?

taxes.

[justhookit 4,180]

18 hours ago, RMac5 said:

Congrats amigo. Why an offshore closing?

 

11 minutes ago, troph said:

taxes.

Yup. Costa Rica wants their share if you don’t do that. Funds go into escrow. It’s a weird deal where the seller’s agent drives the boat out and then you take pictures and video of the signing of the documents along with you coordinates on the GPS and a newspaper with the current date. Takes like 5 minutes then they hand you the “keys” to the boat and you get to drive it home.

[BearSchlong 8,077]

[Cajun 11,675]

On 10/31/2023 at 6:42 PM, justhookit said:

Did an offshore closing this morning 13 miles out of Los Suenos then got her home to Marina Pez Vela in Quepos this afternoon. Have no idea how 99% of the stuff works on this boat yet but I’m down here for about 9 days to start figuring things out. Name change can’t take place until the paperwork is done down here which may take a few months. In the meantime the old name works just fine for a CR boat.

 

Man, what a soothing sound.

[Pescado_Rojo 19,331]

Oops...

 

[Pescado_Rojo 19,331]

Better video...

 

[Incredulity 11,555]

[fattyflattie 4,636]

27 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

Oops...

 

Need a puking emoji.  Fuck. 

[Pescado_Rojo 19,331]

29 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

Need a puking emoji.  Fuck. 

This happened Friday afternoon/night I think. They finally got it off yesterday. Had to pump out all the fuel, and I'm sure the running gear is trashed. I read both engines and the gen set seized at the same time. Has to be fuel related.

Here's a longer decent video, but the commentator is a yokel. Skip through all the BS and you can see some of the recovery effort

 

Edited November 6, 2023 by Pescado_Rojo

[USCATX 1,067]

I would cancel any plans I had that day on vacation to camp on the beach with a bucket of Pacificos to watch this go down.  
 

[davidg 4,028]

This happened Friday afternoon/night I think. They finally got it off yesterday. Had to pump out all the fuel, and I'm sure the running gear is trashed. I read both engines and the gen set seized at the same time. Has to be fuel related.
Here's a longer decent video, but the commentator is a yokel. Skip through all the BS and you can see some of the recovery effort
 

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[BearSchlong 8,077]

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[justhookit 4,180]

Hate seeing that. Fortunately that soft sand on the beach won’t really cause very much damage. New running gear and clean out the intakes and it’ll be good to go.

[locodos 5,334]

39 minutes ago, justhookit said:

Hate seeing that. Fortunately that soft sand on the beach won’t really cause very much damage. New running gear and clean out the intakes and it’ll be good to go.

That's wildly optimistic.  Bent shafts, rudder damage, paint, etc... it looks like she's been rolling around in the surf a little bit.  I'd go with >$150k  not counting the tow/hard ungrounding and perhaps fees from FWC.

 

 

Edited November 7, 2023 by locodos

[Pescado_Rojo 19,331]

11 minutes ago, locodos said:

That's wildly optimistic.  Bent shafts, rudder damage, paint, etc... it looks like she's been rolling around in the surf a little bit.  I'd go with >$150k  not counting the tow/hard ungrounding and perhaps fees from FWC.

$150K is mice nuts on a $10M boat. 

 

[locodos 5,334]

1 minute ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

$150K is mice nuts on a $10M boat. 

 

Yes, I know how math works.  You did see the > sign right?  My point was that was NOT a soft grounding.  She's sitting on her running gear. The damage is likely to be much more extensive than it looks.

[Pescado_Rojo 19,331]

14 minutes ago, locodos said:

Yes, I know how math works.  You did see the > sign right?  My point was that was NOT a soft grounding.  She's sitting on her running gear. The damage is likely to be much more extensive than it looks.

Per The Qualified Captain Insta

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On Sunday, @towboatusftlauderdale was able to unground the 92’ Viking “Pastime”. Crews pumped out over 1000 gallons of fuel and water and were able pull her off.

Overall, the Viking handled it fairly well with bent rudders and prop. No water ended up down below. A full inspection is going on today, as well as an active investigation on why the fire suppression system went off which shut down all power. We will keep you posted with updates.

The fire suppression system going off is interesting. I wonder if they had a Halon system in the engine room? That could be more costly than the running gear,  if the motors ingested a bunch of that shit. 

Pics of the damage at the link.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzWFcjwrbGj/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

 

Edited November 7, 2023 by Pescado_Rojo

[tbone_ 14,025]

I wonder if the bigger concern isn’t what made the engines freeze up

[PvilleStang 2,849]

I'm no expert here, but if you're using Halon or Saphire systems for fire suppression, and it's sucked into the engine intake, it would likely prevent proper ignition in the engines.  The engines would fill with unspent fuel, but the halon / saphire systems are just inert heavy gases, so it's not going to flood a piston per se.  Hopefully that's the cause of the engines stopping, and not something else.

[justhookit 4,180]

5 hours ago, locodos said:

That's wildly optimistic.  Bent shafts, rudder damage, paint, etc... it looks like she's been rolling around in the surf a little bit.  I'd go with >$150k  not counting the tow/hard ungrounding and perhaps fees from FWC.

 

 

I mean, my post you quoted I said it needs new running gear. What happened is the definition of a soft grounding with a boat that size. New props, shafts, rudder, trim tabs, etc. is a dent in their annual maintenance budget. Plus it’s insured. No big deal at all. Fire suppression system may be a bigger issue depending on if there was actually a fire or not.

[justhookit 4,180]

4 hours ago, tbone_ said:

I wonder if the bigger concern isn’t what made the engines freeze up

Fire suppression system shuts down engines and gensets- no oxygen in the engine room.

[tbone_ 14,025]

I mean, my post you quoted I said it needs new running gear. What happened is the definition of a soft grounding with a boat that size. New props, shafts, rudder, trim tabs, etc. is a dent in their annual maintenance budget. Plus it’s insured. No big deal at all. Fire suppression system may be a bigger issue depending on if there was actually a fire or not.

Annual maintenance is what, $100k year or more?

[justhookit 4,180]

2 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Annual maintenance is what, $100k year or more?

2 to 3 times that for a boat that big and nice just for planned stuff, and then probably an equal amount set aside for shit that just breaks.

[tbone_ 14,025]

Damn. That’ll leave a mark.

[fattyflattie 4,636]

4 hours ago, justhookit said:

Plus it’s insured. No big deal at all.

I was actually wondering if the folks that roll 10mil boats just “self insure”.  Either way, while running gear would be prohibitively expensive to most of us, probably equates to this guys jet fuel bill for a year.   Could have been much, much worse.  Nice to see it made it out with shay looks like minimal damage.