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Post by jmarkb on Apr 11, 2024 19:43:31 GMT -5
I fished with a buddy on his Cape Horn last Saturday. Five guys on board, all of us had a PLB. It surprised me that everyone was "carrying", but it shows people are using their head about safety. The boat has an EPIRB also.
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Post by richm on Apr 12, 2024 6:28:57 GMT -5
I fished with a buddy on his Cape Horn last Saturday. Five guys on board, all of us had a PLB. It surprised me that everyone was "carrying", but it shows people are using their head about safety. The boat has an EPIRB also. They are a lot more available and affordable than in days past. Glad more folks are carrying. Now for the important stuff - did you catch anything worthwhile?
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Post by jmarkb on Apr 12, 2024 7:28:04 GMT -5
I fished with a buddy on his Cape Horn last Saturday. Five guys on board, all of us had a PLB. It surprised me that everyone was "carrying", but it shows people are using their head about safety. The boat has an EPIRB also. They are a lot more available and affordable than in days past. Glad more folks are carrying. Now for the important stuff - did you catch anything worthwhile? Yup, 5 legal size red grouper, a dozen or so bee liners, and a couple of amlaco jacks. And of course a bunch of the very endangered and hard to find ARS. At least 30 of them, up to 33". Having a descending device on board makes it real easy to release fish without hurting them. We were prospecting for new spots and found some good ones. most of them about 50 miles out.
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Post by richm on Apr 12, 2024 7:44:37 GMT -5
They are a lot more available and affordable than in days past. Glad more folks are carrying. Now for the important stuff - did you catch anything worthwhile? Yup, 5 legal size red grouper, a dozen or so bee liners, and a couple of amlaco jacks. And of course a bunch of the very endangered and hard to find ARS. At least 30 of them, up to 33". Having a descending device on board makes it real easy to release fish without hurting them. We were prospecting for new spots and found some good ones. most of them about 50 miles out. I fish the east coast and am limited to about 15 miles due to the long ride back in. The tin boat will run comfortably 14-15 mph most days, flat calm will run at about 20 mph. Slow boat to china but typically run less than 10-gallons to fish 12 hours and run 60-80 miles. Has spot lock troller...
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Post by mapper on May 8, 2024 19:38:05 GMT -5
I'm heading in that direction..saving more lunch money now. But I did hook up the vhf to the chart plotter, saw it was getting position and time, and got a MMSI number now. I haven't finished putting info in radio and doing test call yet, I'll do that tomorrow.
PLB is next.. Flares taken care of.. I might do the battery flare/flag next time.. Towing is through insurance..now I don't know how sign and glide compares to towboat us or seatow.. But it's something..
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Post by richm on May 10, 2024 14:11:40 GMT -5
I'm heading in that direction..saving more lunch money now. But I did hook up the vhf to the chart plotter, saw it was getting position and time, and got a MMSI number now. I haven't finished putting info in radio and doing test call yet, I'll do that tomorrow. PLB is next.. Flares taken care of.. I might do the battery flare/flag next time.. Towing is through insurance. now I don't know how sign and glide compares to towboat us or seatow. But it's something.. Very nice! Be nice to do a hail call and transmit location all in one. My towing is thru insurance as well - Allstate. Still gotta call for a tow thenput it on your CC and get reimbursed. Think my insurance is about $1,200 or $2,000. Sea Tow runs $300/hr to get you - or about $250/yr for basic membership. You'll feel better having the PLB.
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Post by JS84 on May 10, 2024 14:51:17 GMT -5
Mine gets more use on land then water honestly. I pack it in my hunting backpack and also anytime I travel. I'm not about to be stuck cliffside in Costa Rica because the idiot tour guide rolled the land rover. Gives piece of mind globally for me.
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Post by mapper on May 10, 2024 15:04:30 GMT -5
I'm with the green lizard insurance, so truck, any trailer it tows, camper, boat is covered on land. The marine part is boat only, and through sign and glide. Single engine is limited to 75 miles. I don't have coverage on the barge as not much exposure and couldn't see getting it.
As far as towboat, seatow, etc.. I see seatow a whole lot more often like by a ratio of 4 than the others.
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Post by richm on May 10, 2024 18:09:45 GMT -5
Seatow has like 4 providers at ponce. They pull folks off the sandbars….
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