"I want to be captain when I grow up just like my dad because captains don’t have to go to school, they can just climb up a pipe like my dad did. They only need to learn figures so they can read instruments. I think they also have to be able to read maps and look at stars and buoys so they don’t get lost but that’s easy.
Captains have to be brave so they don’t get scared when it’s so foggy that they can’t see but when something really bad happens, like the propeller falls off, they just call someone else and tell them to fix it. Captains have to have eyes that can see through the clouds and they mustn’t be afraid of thunder and lightning which they have closer to them than what we have.
Captains get to bring home lots of cool toys like compasses and smoke grenades and cool binoculars that my dad says he uses when the ship is close to land. My dad has run his ship aground before but he said it was ok because no one saw him do it. Girls are tattletales, I think that’s why dad always looks out for them in the binoculars when he takes us fishing near the beach. He also has a gun to fight real pirates but he says he doesn’t worry about them stealing anything because all of his money is sent home to mom.
The captain’s wages is another thing I like. My dad says he makes more money than god and if mom didn’t like shoes so much we would be rich. Captains make lots of money because most people think it’s dangerous to run a ship, except captains, because they know how easy it is. Mom says that dad doesn’t even drive the ship, the helmsman does that, dad just drinks coffee, bosses people around and plays video games on his work computer. I don’t like coffee but I like bossing around my sister and playing video games.
Dad gets lots of vacation time. He mostly watches TV but also takes us fishing or to baseball games when mom gets mad which happens a lot when he is home. He must love his job because we have lots of fun when he’s home but he’s still always happy when he has to go back to work.
There’s not much I don’t like, except that girls like captains, all the girls want to marry a captain, so captains are always having to go back to their ships to get some peace.
I hope I don’t get sea sick, because if I get sea sick I can’t be a captain and I’ll have to drive an old smelly car to work everyday like my uncle."
[ATTACH]2592[/ATTACH]My Dad was pissed off when I quit school at 16 and started my career at sea. He instilled in me enough seamanship and mechanical skills that I held my own when I started. He also taught me to listen with my ears and not with my mouth!
Here’s a photo of him at the Nimitz museum in Fredricksburg when they interviewed him for some of the history and displays. Note the number of battle stars on his hat. Gunners Mate 3rd, 1st Division USS Pennsylvania BB38.
I’m glad I got to retire early enough to share his last year.
Sounds like we had a similar upbringing. I grew up on the back deck of a salmon troller. That picture looks like it was from when cork lines still used cork.
And I feel the same way about my old man. I even named my son after him!
[QUOTE=Tuglyfe33;85472]Is that picture on the Columbia River?[/QUOTE]
Naw…that would have been Puget Sound in the fall when the silvers and kings would run. Can’t tell is that is a silver or little king there in the net? The net is cotton web before monofilliment was allowed in the US but the corks are moulded foam I believe.The boat’s name was the LUELLA and it was a converted 1930’s Lake Union 43’ Dreamboat with a Chrysler Crown for power.
I can literally talk about this all day given the chance…isn’t it amazing how the mind can retain these things.
I think it’s a silver. The white around the mouth makes me think this is so. I miss the excitement of fishing, and the sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.
My dad still fishes for Dungy during the winter. We keep talking about me making salmon trips in the summer, but this two for one schedule out here in Hawaii makes it tough. Someday I’d like to go even time so I could have a better chance to drag some hooks up and down the coast of Oregon again. Prices started out pretty high this summer…
The boat is a Makala. Two brothers out of Fort Bragg built 14 boats based on a Monk design during the 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s. They got started because they wanted to go fishing after high school, so they built a boat. Did everything themselves, from felling the trees to fabricating stays and anchor rollers.
[QUOTE=Tuglyfe33;85507]I think it’s a silver. The white around the mouth makes me think this is so. I miss the excitement of fishing, and the sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. [/QUOTE]
You know that even without ever having been a fisherman myself, it is really amazing how fish and fishing become part of one’s soul! There is something truly fundamental in the craft…
[QUOTE=c.captain;85516]You know that even without ever having been a fisherman myself, it is really amazing how fish and fishing become part of one’s soul! There is something truly fundamental in the craft…[/QUOTE]
That is a fact.
I was raised ranching, farming, shrimping, oystering and gill netting. I learned early on that the cowboy way wasn’t my way! I thought that after I retired that I would be a fishing guide. It seems the human cargo thing weighs in here too.
I never tire of hunting and fishing in the same salt water swamp and surf where I was born and raised.
I was raised ranching, farming, shrimping, oystering and gill netting. I learned early on that the cowboy way wasn’t my way! I thought that after I retired that I would be a fishing guide. It seems the human cargo thing weighs in here too.
I never tire of hunting and fishing in the same salt water swamp and surf where I was born and raised.[/QUOTE]
My retirement dream is to own a replica of John Wayne’s yacht the WILD GOOSE and take real men (No effing wives!) out fishing in the wilds of Alaska and BC
and just like on the WILD GOOSE, after a day of fishing and drinking will be a night of drinking and talking about fishing, telling seastories and other lies until the wee hours until we all stagger off to our bunks and let the mate drive the vessel to a new spot where we do it all again. Can you picture the likes of the Duke, Ward Bond and John Ford tippin em back, smoking like old stoves and laughing their asses off the whole time!
I don’t give a shit if I make a profit…just so long as my expenses get covered and I have a great old vessel to like on during the winter! The problem is finding a lady who doesn’t mind her man smelling like diesel and bilge all the time!
[QUOTE=c.captain;85522]My retirement dream is to own a replica of John Wayne’s yacht the WILD GOOSE and take real men (No effing wives!) out fishing in the wilds of Alaska and BC
and just like on the WILD GOOSE, after a day of fishing and drinking will be a night of drinking and talking about fishing, telling seastories and other lies until the wee hours until we all stagger off to our bunks and let the mate drive the vessel to a new spot where we do it all again. Can you picture the likes of the Duke, Ward Bond and John Ford tippin em back, smoking like old stoves and laughing their asses off the whole time!
I don’t give a shit if I make a profit…just so long as my expenses get covered and I have a great old vessel to like on during the winter! The problem is finding a lady who doesn’t mind her man smelling like diesel and bilge all the time![/QUOTE]
Hey, the Wild Goose is still alive and enrolled as a USCG documented vessel. The owner is listed as HORNBLOWER FLEET LLC, PIER 3 THE EMBARCADERO, SAN FRANCISCO.
Saw John Wayne on the Wild Goose in Ensenada in '72. I was working on another converted mine sweeper at the time.
[QUOTE=water;85535]Hey, the Wild Goose is still alive and enrolled as a USCG documented vessel. The owner is listed as HORNBLOWER FLEET LLC, PIER 3 THE EMBARCADERO, SAN FRANCISCO.
Saw John Wayne on the Wild Goose in Ensenada in '72. I was working on another converted mine sweeper at the time.[/QUOTE]
Another genuine YMS would be nice but I would want to be a bit bigger and steel hull of course. Comfort and maintenance being the two big factors but I would want the vessel to have the look of a WILD GOOSE so I am always on the lookout for the perfect hull.
[QUOTE=Tuglyfe33;85507]I think it’s a silver. The white around the mouth makes me think this is so. I miss the excitement of fishing, and the sense of accomplishment at the end of the day.
My dad still fishes for Dungy during the winter. We keep talking about me making salmon trips in the summer, but this two for one schedule out here in Hawaii makes it tough. Someday I’d like to go even time so I could have a better chance to drag some hooks up and down the coast of Oregon again. Prices started out pretty high this summer…
The boat is a Makala. Two brothers out of Fort Bragg built 14 boats based on a Monk design during the 50’s, 60’s and early 70’s. They got started because they wanted to go fishing after high school, so they built a boat. Did everything themselves, from felling the trees to fabricating stays and anchor rollers.[/QUOTE]
U.S.A. Registered. A well cared for 1948 square stern with top of the line equipment. Oregon 200 Crab Pot permit and Oregon Salmon permit. A turn-key package that’s ready to go for the crab season!
Location: Oregon
45'3" x 12'3" x 6'5"
Year Built: 1948
Licences: Oregon crab, salmon, tuna
Engine Model: GM 6-71 diesel
HP: Approx 200 @ 800 rpm
Fuel Consumption: 3.5 gallons per hour
Hours: 6,000
Reduction Gear: MG 509
Prop: Bronze - 5 Blade
Shaft: 2" stainless steel
Cruising Speed: 9 knots
# Of Fuel Tanks: 3 - Steel
Total Capacity: 650 gallons
Keel Cooled: 6 in line
Aux. Engine Hrs: 5,000
Genset: Portable
Hydraulic Pumps: Gresen 12 V clutch
Freezer Type: Coil refrigeration
Sleeps: 3
Stove: 1
Fridge
Galley Sink
Water Tanks: 3 - 300 gallons
Decks: Fir 1 -1/2"
Hull: Oak 3 x 2"
Ribs: Oak
Fastenings: Stainless
Caulking: Oak
Poles: Stainless steel
Mast: Fir
Holds-Type: Aluminum
Holds-Capacity: 15 Tons
Anchor: Forejord steel anchor
Anchor Windlass: Aluminum
Gurdies
Crab block
Boom davit
Aluminum crab live tank approx 5,500 lb capacity
Gear: 3 - spool trolling gurdies, life raft, 4 survival suits
GPS: Koden
VHF: 2 Horizon
SSB: 2
Computer: Laptop PC chart programs
Radar: Furuno
Sounder: Koden CVS 801 colour
Plotter: FX 324 Magellan GPS
Autopilot: ComNav
Spot Light: 1,000 watt
Compass: 8" Flathead
Batteries: 2 Banks 8D
Inverter: 1750 watt 12 VDC Novac
Steering Stations: 2 Kobelt
Controls: Manual two station
[QUOTE=c.captain;85516]You know that even without ever having been a fisherman myself, it is really amazing how fish and fishing become part of one’s soul! There is something truly fundamental in the craft…[/QUOTE]
Might be time for me to dust off the jacket and watch this movie again:
