Crabbing off President Point
Skipper: Scott Karren
Guests: Susan Karren, Thomas Karren, Robert Karren, Jeff Bender, Donna Bender, Kyle Bender
Weather: Sunny
Seas: Calm
Engine Hours: 19.5 - 21.5
Destination: President Point
Picked up the crab traps. We had not bought a boat hook yet. The crab pot buoys were VERY hard to grab. after thinking about it for a few minutes, I sat down by the motor well and grabbed at the trap as we coasted by. This took us several tries. On the next trap we tried the starboard side of the Motorcat and that worked better. On the third trap Sue turned too sharp and the buoy went down the tunnel between the hulls. I just leaned over and easily picked it up off the swim platform on the stern. That is the way to get the traps in from now on!
The wide, flat foredeck on the Motorcat 30 is great for working with crab traps. We had plenty of room for 3 people and all of the equipment. Much more enjoyable then crabbing from the dinghy. We handed the line up to the foredeck and coiled it around buckets as we hauled them up. This way the lines are all neatly coiled and ready for storage when the trap is brought aboard. Further, none of the mess gets anywhere near the cockpit or cabin. Once back ashore, we simply hosed off to clean off the seaweed and salt.
The first trap had about a dozen crabs. We tossed back the females and small crabs, keeping about 6 of the biggest ones, averaging about 7 inches and 3.5 pounds each. The next trap had both dungeness and red rock crabs. We tossed back all but three dungeness. The third trap came up with only starfish. Yuck. The door to the trap was not secured well, so we had not a single crab. We dumped them back went on for the last trap which had two more keepers.
Donna and Jeff had never been crabbing before. They got a real kick out of seeing the crabs, trying to grab them and toss them in the buckets without getting pinched. Baby Kyle was not impressed. He hated his life jacket and preferred to sit in the cabin with either Jeff or Donna.
Cruised to Point No Point and then home again to cook the crabs. Half we cooked plain and ate with butter and half we cooked Singapore style as chili crab.
What a great place to live. Having a boat like the Motorcat 3o really lets us take advantage of our local environment.
Tried launching at low tide. No luck. The MC3o sits high on the trailer above the wheels and needs lot of ramp and water to launch. Getting much better at handling the trailer and launching and retrieving Quay Cat. We can launch her in about 15 minutes now. Picked her up this last time without even getting my shoes wet.
Maintenance:
Need to sand and paint spots on the trailer. Have some small spots of rust where we modified it.
Tie loops for boat hook onto crabbing buoys
Buy boat hook
Guests: Susan Karren, Thomas Karren, Robert Karren, Jeff Bender, Donna Bender, Kyle Bender
Weather: Sunny
Seas: Calm
Engine Hours: 19.5 - 21.5
Destination: President Point
Picked up the crab traps. We had not bought a boat hook yet. The crab pot buoys were VERY hard to grab. after thinking about it for a few minutes, I sat down by the motor well and grabbed at the trap as we coasted by. This took us several tries. On the next trap we tried the starboard side of the Motorcat and that worked better. On the third trap Sue turned too sharp and the buoy went down the tunnel between the hulls. I just leaned over and easily picked it up off the swim platform on the stern. That is the way to get the traps in from now on!
The wide, flat foredeck on the Motorcat 30 is great for working with crab traps. We had plenty of room for 3 people and all of the equipment. Much more enjoyable then crabbing from the dinghy. We handed the line up to the foredeck and coiled it around buckets as we hauled them up. This way the lines are all neatly coiled and ready for storage when the trap is brought aboard. Further, none of the mess gets anywhere near the cockpit or cabin. Once back ashore, we simply hosed off to clean off the seaweed and salt.
The first trap had about a dozen crabs. We tossed back the females and small crabs, keeping about 6 of the biggest ones, averaging about 7 inches and 3.5 pounds each. The next trap had both dungeness and red rock crabs. We tossed back all but three dungeness. The third trap came up with only starfish. Yuck. The door to the trap was not secured well, so we had not a single crab. We dumped them back went on for the last trap which had two more keepers.
Donna and Jeff had never been crabbing before. They got a real kick out of seeing the crabs, trying to grab them and toss them in the buckets without getting pinched. Baby Kyle was not impressed. He hated his life jacket and preferred to sit in the cabin with either Jeff or Donna.
Cruised to Point No Point and then home again to cook the crabs. Half we cooked plain and ate with butter and half we cooked Singapore style as chili crab.
What a great place to live. Having a boat like the Motorcat 3o really lets us take advantage of our local environment.
Tried launching at low tide. No luck. The MC3o sits high on the trailer above the wheels and needs lot of ramp and water to launch. Getting much better at handling the trailer and launching and retrieving Quay Cat. We can launch her in about 15 minutes now. Picked her up this last time without even getting my shoes wet.
Maintenance:
Need to sand and paint spots on the trailer. Have some small spots of rust where we modified it.
Tie loops for boat hook onto crabbing buoys
Buy boat hook
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