Commander # 200 "Grace"

[ebb]

Indeed, yer coamer cover, very bristol!

[commanderpete]

I guess docking wasn't so bad. No other boats around to terrorize.

I do have a plan to make things easier

[commanderpete]

Where is Cowboy Willie when you need him?

Rounding out my photographs of planes is the F-14. Went to a little retirement ceremony for the Tomcat yesterday.  Long Island's aerospace industry has really declined over the years. During WWII, nearly half of all fighter planes were built here. Just history now.

[ebb]

C'pete,  When I was a kid Grumman Hellcats did practice dog-fighting over Babylon.  They were my favorite plane, next to the Flying Boat which I never saw.
Don't know if Grumman built all the Navy's VF-31  Felix the Cat fighters, but that Panther or whatever looks too spiffy for a playground.

I was a Krazy Kat / Ignatz fan (had no idea what was going on with the brick) from that same time period.  Only Felix went to War.  Great Cats, them - and they gave way to a mouse and a duck.

[CapnK]

They're retiring the Tomcats? Wow. I must be getting really old. Guess them new high-falutin Hornets are gonna take over now...

(All the 'Cats have been great planes, but for sheer lovely lines in an older gal, the "Ariel of the Air" has got to be the Chance-Vought F4U... )

As a further aside, this comely lass was in our marina for a couple of days... the "Compass Rose". I wonder if Ebb's crows nest will look anything like these...

[commanderpete]

Tough plane that Grumman Hellcat. Nineteen to one kill ratio.

In 1964, Grumman Aircraft acquired a controlling interest in Pearson Yachts. The beancounters promptly forced out the stubborn Swede.


Looks like good times on the Compass Rose. Here's Captains Ken and Madeline.

[commanderpete]

Other boats usually get out of my way.

[commanderpete]

I got out of his way

[commanderpete]

Hello Mr. Fish

[tha3rdman]

That striper jump into the cockpit? Humm I'd say Dinner.

[commanderpete]

Yep. Invited the fish over for supper. Yummy.

Here we are in trolling mode. Can be a bit of a fire drill when I do end up hooking something.

[tha3rdman]

Might I ask what your using at the end of that line, seems unless theres a light wind nothing I have will stay under water.

[commanderpete]

That is a problem. Try letting out about 150' of line.

Umbrella rigs work well, but they're awkward. Fish seem to like the gummy shad type lures. Always biting the tails off them. Lately I've been using a 4-5 oz. crippled herring.

I really don't expect to catch anything. The only time I'll slow down is if the birds are really working and the fish are jumping out of the water and taunting me. This I can't abide.

[c_amos]

Faith is a fishing boat.  At least that is what my First Mate says.

 
  We use live bait at anchor, but have had good luck with clark spoons when going out the inlet (spanish mackerel) and were able to pick up a nice striper on the Chesapeake when we brought Ariel Spirit down.  We got spooled on that trip too, don't know what it was.... but it was THIS big.
 
  I agree that 150' of line helps them stay down, light winds help too.  pointing up as soon as you get a bite is very helpful, as is the ability to heave too quickly.

[tha3rdman]

Funny about "Faith", 97's First mate here too, persoanlly I hate fishing, damn rotten buggers never bite what I have out.