Salmon Fishing off Possession Point
Skipper: Scott Karren
Guests: Thomas Karren, Robert Karren, Dick Anderson
Weather: Partly cloudy
Seas: Calm
Engine Hours: 41.5 - 46.7
Destination: Possession Point, Mukilteo, Point No Point, Eglon
Tried salmon fishing for the second time. Although we caught no salmon, we spent another glorious day on the water in Quay Cat. The day started a bit overcast and threatening, but turned into a beautiful fall day. Days like this make me even happier that I bought a Motorcat30.
Tom and Rob each caught several small salmon (aka shakers.) We saw only one big fish jump out of the water and none of the multitude of other boats seemed to have any real action either. After a couple hours trolling off of Possession Point, we headed for Point-No-Point. Tom and Rob then went through a dozen leaders and hooks on dogfish. Kids had a great time and I will eventually catch a big salmon.
Several other boaters came up to compliment us on our boat. The MC30 is an attention getter. Gave away a brochure to an interested boater at the dock as we pulled Quay Cat out of the water. He talked with us for 30 minutes as we washed the salt off and rinsed the engines out. He said his aft-cabin cruiser burns 20 gallons an hour and was VERY impressed with our 3 GPH statistic. We calculated that is 250 gallons ($500) more than Quay Cat uses on a typical weekend. He was amazed that we cruise at 15 to 20 on a couple of Honda 50s and will call North Sound Cruising Center and schedule a time to cruise with us.
Maintenance Issues:
All the port gauges went dead for a while. Fuel, Tach, Speed and Trim all out. Will talk to Bay Marine.
Noticed a small scratch in the gelcoat on the port side halfway back about two feet above the waterline. Will patch.
Guests: Thomas Karren, Robert Karren, Dick Anderson
Weather: Partly cloudy
Seas: Calm
Engine Hours: 41.5 - 46.7
Destination: Possession Point, Mukilteo, Point No Point, Eglon
Tried salmon fishing for the second time. Although we caught no salmon, we spent another glorious day on the water in Quay Cat. The day started a bit overcast and threatening, but turned into a beautiful fall day. Days like this make me even happier that I bought a Motorcat30.
Tom and Rob each caught several small salmon (aka shakers.) We saw only one big fish jump out of the water and none of the multitude of other boats seemed to have any real action either. After a couple hours trolling off of Possession Point, we headed for Point-No-Point. Tom and Rob then went through a dozen leaders and hooks on dogfish. Kids had a great time and I will eventually catch a big salmon.
Several other boaters came up to compliment us on our boat. The MC30 is an attention getter. Gave away a brochure to an interested boater at the dock as we pulled Quay Cat out of the water. He talked with us for 30 minutes as we washed the salt off and rinsed the engines out. He said his aft-cabin cruiser burns 20 gallons an hour and was VERY impressed with our 3 GPH statistic. We calculated that is 250 gallons ($500) more than Quay Cat uses on a typical weekend. He was amazed that we cruise at 15 to 20 on a couple of Honda 50s and will call North Sound Cruising Center and schedule a time to cruise with us.
Maintenance Issues:
All the port gauges went dead for a while. Fuel, Tach, Speed and Trim all out. Will talk to Bay Marine.
Noticed a small scratch in the gelcoat on the port side halfway back about two feet above the waterline. Will patch.
posted by Scott Karren at 5:34 PM
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