Archive for February, 2009

My Dad’s Fishing Boat

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
by Charlie Reese

The first time I went on a fishing boat I was about 25 years old. I had always been scared of water previously and, to be honest, if I hadn’t been a bit drunk and in sort of a reckless mood that day, I wouldn’t have even agree to go out. The friend who took me out was just the opposite of me.

He had practically been raised on fishing boats. He had been sea fishing, lake fishing, river fly fishing ” he had done pretty much any kind of fishing you could think of. He had even done it professionally for a couple of years, but had left that life behind because he missed his girlfriend too much.

The sort of expedition we were going on was pretty tame in comparison to some of the stuff he had done. This was not one of those big deep sea fishing boats that I used to watch going out to sea when our family would take trips out to the ocean side. This was just a little aluminum fishing boat ” basically a small, flat bottomed boat with a little outboard motor on it. It was stable for its size, but its size wasn’t very big.

As soon as we left sure, I started to regret it. As I said, I’d never been on fishing boats before, and rocking back and forth, already a little tipsy, was doing nothing to assuage my anxious stomach. All my other friends made fun of me because I was hanging on for dear life as we went along at the overwhelming speed of 5 knots.

As soon as he moored it in the middle of the water, however, I calmed down a little bit. I didn’t realize that, with fishing boats, the goal was to find a good spot and then sit there. I would have been down with that. I just wasn’t into the traveling to and from part. As soon as we were sitting there, rocking gently with the waves, I actually started to enjoy it. It was really mellowing me out nicely, and the look of the sea and the sky had me drifting off into a blissful state. I did not actually catch anything, but one of my friends did. He got a big bass that was actually large enough to feed all of us together. We took it in, cleaned it and cooked it up, and served it simple with some boiled potatoes. Somehow, the fact that we had caught it made it taste better.

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Custom Boat Seats For All Occasions

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
by Frank Gehry

Custom about boat »">Boat Seats could be for you if you are refurbishing a boat that you already own, but also if you just bought a new one and want to be more comfortable on it. There are many ways to commission purpose-made boat seats, and this guide is about getting it right.

Just as there are many different kinds of water going vessels, from pontoons to fishing boats so sailing yachts and ferries, boat seats can have multiple purposes and constructions too. The most important points are the type of boat, the area where the seats need to fit in, and who will be using the seats.

When planning for customized boat seats, the best bet is to prepare a detailed list of the specifications that you want your seats to have, and then to discuss the list with several manufacturers.

The way that they reply to your spec list will show you whether they are expert and reputable, and approaching more than one builder will also allow you to compare prices and decide which manufacturer will give you the best value for your money.

Space and sizing is the most important factor – you need to make sure that the manufacturer is building the boat seats to the precise measurements of the space where they will be fitted, and if possible that he commits in advance to modifying the seats if they don’t fit on installation.

You should also draw up specifications on the fabric, the style and the color as well as for any special modifications. As you will be getting these boat seats custom-made, all these details will be up to you.

Concerning special modifications and extras, you should mention whether you want the boat seats to include storage space, any seat belts for holding down the passengers, or whether they should be padded.

The padding itself can be variable. Seats and cushions can be manufactured with medium, firm or extra firm padding foam, so you may even want to use a variety on your boat according to the location and specific use of the seats, especially if you normally have passengers on board.

Make sure that the chosen materials match the boat and the boat seat’s function. For a vintage boat, you want corresponding material. If the seats will be outside and will take a lto fo humidity, they need to be water- and salt-proof.

Likewise, for modern steel- or fiberglass-based seats, you need to ensure that any steel bolts or staples used in the construction are stainless steel to prevent rust and unsightly rusting streaks, and also that no hard parts are left unpadded, which would make for very Uncomfortable Seats.

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Fishing From the Fort Desoto Piers

Monday, February 23rd, 2009
by David Spates

There are lots of things that you can do at Fort Desoto Park, which is located in Saint Petersburg Florida, but the primary thing I will be talking about is the fishing that can be done there.

There are several boat ramps throughout the park, so if you want to launch a boat and do some snook fishing by some mangroves you can do that easily. There are also many little islands around the park that are lurking with many species of saltwater fish to be caught.

For those of you that do not have access to a boat there is still great fishing that can be done at the park. Two of my favorite spots to fish are the Fort Desoto fishing piers, which are open all year, both day and night, and you can walk away with a cooler full of fish on a good day.

The Gulf Pier is my favorite pier to fish during the day, and I think a lot of people can agree with me because it is always packed with fishermen from the start to the end of the pier. If you are there during the day you will be able to purchase live bait and fishing tackle from the bait and tackle shop that is there.

When you first walk onto the Gulf Fishing Pier there is a sign showing you all of the commonly caught saltwater fish you can catch off of the pier. Some of these will include mackeral, small sharks, rays, grouper, pinfish, sheepshead, bonnetheads, and of course snapper fish.

The other fishing pier that is in the park is called the Bay Fishing Pier, which is slightly smaller than the Gulf Pier. This is where all the tour boats will drop off and load tourist to take them on various types of boat trips that the park offers. None the less it is also an excellent place to catch some fish.

I will usually start fishing at the Gulf Pier if it is during the day and then head over to the Bay Pier at night, as I have had more luck fishing there at night time. You can expect to catch the dame type of fish as you would at the Gulf Pier. The Bay Pier also has a bait shop that is open during the daytime.

Both piers are well lit up at night so you can see what you are doing. The lights also aid in attracting fish, especially by the Bay Pier at night time. The piers are less than a mile apart, and are located at the most south part of Fort Desoto Park.

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What were problems with the gas(es) and u-boats in world war one?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009
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What is a good builder of cigarette boats?

Thursday, February 12th, 2009
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