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Fishing Boats

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What kinds of fishing boats trail big nets behind?

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fishing net consisting of three layers, one fine between two coarse layers

What is the lower part of a boat called?

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The bottom of a car

What could happen if you anchor a boat from the stern?

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There are vessels designed to to specifically anchor from the stern of the vessel. However if you mean a "fishing boat" as a small recreational or "pleasure" craft like a bass boat, it is almost NEVER recommended to anchor from the transom of a boat. This is especially true if you have any type of current or sea state (even lake or wind waves) as your stern is the lowest part of the boat to the waterline and swamping can happen fast. I have personally seen it at the mouth of the Columbia River bar located in Pacific Northwest. Not to mention you run the risk of fouling your props with the anchor rode.

How big is the average crew on a commercial fishing boat?

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Thats like asking how big is a building. A fishing boat can be a few feet long to hundreds of feet long.

What is the approximate weight of a 16 foot lund fishing boat?

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That would vary as there are many variables, most notably, what size outboard are you talking about. Also, is the boat fiberglass or aluminum? For a fiberglass bassboat, 16', with a 60 or 70 HP motor, you would be in the 2700 - 3100 lbs. range. This all depends on Mfgr. and year of the boat. As far as aluminum, it would be quite a bit lighter. How much, I'm not sure (even though my first bassboat was aluminum). How's that for a definite maybe? Sorry I couldn't have given a better answer.

How much does a crab fishing boat cost?

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Engines alone are 2 million dollars, so the total of the boat is about 5 million new. But the ones you see on Deadliest Catch are (as you can tell) a lot older, like 15-30 years old, so those must cost about

3 million now.

The pots that they pull the crabs up in cost about a thousand dollars each. The boat isn't the issue; the license is. It alone can draw as much as 7 million.

What is the name of a shallow boat for fishing?

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A drift boat. I have only seen these boats on rivers in Montana, but I'm sure they are used just about any where. The boat is launched at the starting point, one man controlling the craft with oars while the second man fishes. When they reach their stop point the craft is taken from the water, and loaded on the trailer, that had been left at this site previously. They then return to their start point and pick up their second outfit.

What is the fuel mix for a 1986 evinrude outboard 4 hp?

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The formula is ((gallons of gas x 128) / mix ratio) or ((4 x 128) / 40). The true answer is 12.8 ounces for you, but if you were to put 13 ounces of oil in because measuring tenths of an ounce is hard to do, it would be okay.

How fast does a fishing boat go?

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Due to kayaks using a twin blade and a more effective seating position a kayak will be quicker in a flat water race of equal distance .

The main reason for this is that the kayak allows for the paddler to be recovering from one stroke whilst taking another stroke on the other side, due to the use of both sides of the body the seated position also allows better conectivity and therefore better power transefer making it more effcient at going forwards.

As canoes are paddled using a single blade they can not do this and are therfore slower.

What is a major danger of anchoring a fishing boat from the stern?

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Capsizing due to water coming over the transom - the back of the boat. Wind pushes the boat away from the anchor. When the boat is anchored from the bow, this allows the boat to cut through the waves just as when you are underway. When anchored from the stern, waves hit the back of the boat and enter the boat.

Speed of a fishing boat?

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Asked by Morafro

That depends on the boat. Although a ship, the USS Ronald Reagan has an unclassified top speed of 35+ mph. The world record is held by Ken Warby of Australia in the Spirit of Australia, 8 October 1978, at 317.58 mph.

What paint should be used on fiberglass boat hulls?

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You can use any type of automotive paint you want. The key to a good fiberglass paint job is the preparation.

Sanding and filling the gelcoat is the hard part. If it isn't a new truck box, thorough cleaning to remove grease and dirt is essential. If it is new, you need to fully cure it as discussed below. When sanding the gelcoat, make sure not to sand through to the fiberglass (if you do, fill and resand.)

Select a primer designed for the paint you have selected.

Warning about dark colors: they will cause the fiberglass resin to cure and shrink. If you are going to use a dark color, you want to bake the box in direct sun for at least a week, rotating it to give all sides direct sunlight. A light coat of flat black paint (which you will sand off) may help with the curing. If you have access to a large oven, that's even better. Expect to have to adjust the fit of the parts to compensate for shrinkage.

A custom car shop that hangs and paints fiberglass bodies should know how to do the job right. Custom marine builders and repair shops should have plenty of experience painting fiberglass also.

What is the front of a sailing ship called?

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It was called a figurehead, and was not always a woman. It could be a man, or a representation of Neptune or other mythological figure, or a horse, lion or dragon, ie something that suited the name of the ship. For example, HMS Centurion might have the figure of a Roman soldier.
The figurehead is the carved wooden statue, usually of a woman, sometimes a mermaid, often bare-breasted.
The Figurehead - A carved figure perched on the front or bow of sailing vessels that helped establish a ship's identity.
The general term is 'figure-head'. The names of particular figure-heads depends on the name of the ship.

How do you find out your motors horse power?

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Put it on a rolling road, ask around your area for a place that does dyno runs

How fast do fishing boats go?

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It will vary on the engine of the boat. Including the cargo. How heavy the cargo is.

How do boats float?

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Asked by Amie Smitham

Exactly the same way that tiny ones do ... by displacing

an amount of water that weighs as much as they do.

How big is a commercial fishing boats engines?

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It depends of the size of the boat. A guy with a 15 foot skiff with an outboard could be a commercial fishing boat is he is engaged in commercial fishing. On the other end there are very large factory processing ships that would have very large powerful engines.