So you want to run a mudboat

Offshore
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It really isn’t all that exciting. I’ve put together a ten minute time lapse video with my gopro that I have posted http://newenglandwaterman.com/2013/09/06/a-couple-days-here-in-the-life/ here on my blog. Let me know what ya’ll think. I just can’t wait for Oregonblitz to tell me I’m doing it wrong…

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VERY NICE!! I’ve been looking into doing some time lapses. What kind of camera did you use?

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[QUOTE=Capnklump;119697]VERY NICE!! I’ve been looking into doing some time lapses. What kind of camera did you use?[/QUOTE]

Thanks, I used a gopro three black edition. Great camera. The built in wifi allows you to control it with a remote, or your ipad or iphone with an app. Makes starting and stopping it easy from inside of the wheelhouse!

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Gonna have to check that out. They probably got it on Amazon.

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Thanks for making the video! There’s nothing closer to the real thing then a video. Much appreciated Brother.

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Quite a difference from the last time I was in Fourchon. What I remember was one dock that would hold 2 crewboats and 2 workboats. There was an old gutted submersible bay rig nearby that the boats would lay up. It was a long walk down a coleche road to an old trailer house beer joint.

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Great vid, makes me wish my Dp License needs to hurry up and get here. Been at the house for two months and getting a little bored… OK I maybe I do miss the shuffle just a little bit.

Plus there are just too many people here on land.

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Very nice job! I’ll refer friends to that link when I get the, “What exactly do you ‘do’ down there?” question.

Thanks!

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Pretty cool! You guys sure drive backwards alot though! Hopefully ill be seeing this first hand before to much longer.

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Very nice job! I’ll refer friends to that link when I get the, “What exactly do you ‘do’ down there?” question.

Thanks!

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Haha, I noticed the backward thing too! It sure is a different line of work down there. The maneuverability of those mud boats is amazing.

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Shame you filmed Fourchon on light traffic days! If it was only that wide open all the time…

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Interesting that the last comment was from a person known as G.Chouest. I wonder if that was truly him? If it is, that goes to show anonymity goes a long way on this site. Be careful what you say if your identity is known to the masses.

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We drive backwards to take miles off the odometer

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We drive backwards to take miles off the odometer[/QUOTE]

Understood Cameron, but it didn’t work on the Ferrari!

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Cool video

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I just ordered my Gopro 3 Black on Amazon. Out of curiosity I was wondering what you had your exposure settting for the time lapse? 20 seconds?? Also, do you favor any certain type of a mount?

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[QUOTE=Capnklump;120291]I just ordered my Gopro 3 Black on Amazon. Out of curiosity I was wondering what you had your exposure settting for the time lapse? 20 seconds?? Also, do you favor any certain type of a mount?[/QUOTE]

Depending on what we are doing I either use 5 or 10 seconds, with a play back rate of .05 seconds a frame. The suction cup mount is by far the most versatile for this kind of thing.

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Cool GoPro video. I’m sure there aren’t many videos out on the interwebz from the wheelhouse perspective.

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[QUOTE=SomalianRoadCorporation;120399]Cool GoPro video. I’m sure there aren’t many videos out on the interwebz from the wheelhouse perspective.[/QUOTE]

There is another guy from a chouest boat that has a few on youtube, they are pretty good as well