Quintrex?
- shansgonefishin
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Re: Quintrex?
Funnily enough, Lobster season starts tomorrow. The season runs to the end of Feb, limits are 3 a day or 6 per boat - per day (minimum of 2 catchers on board). Knocking off work a little earlier than usual tomorrow afternoon and heading out to our favourite haunt!
Yes Mojomizer, Lobster Pinapple combo on a few slabs of thickly cut fresh crusty buttered french bread ...and of course a coldie..... doesn't get much better mate!
Spoiled one: that is one hell of a boat you have there! She looks built like a tank. I think my son is going to give his future bride all sorts of hell, just turned three and can tell a Wahoo from a Tuna! But ditto to you and your family, what a life!
The tides are very slight, nothing like those in you neck of the woods!
Yes Mojomizer, Lobster Pinapple combo on a few slabs of thickly cut fresh crusty buttered french bread ...and of course a coldie..... doesn't get much better mate!
Spoiled one: that is one hell of a boat you have there! She looks built like a tank. I think my son is going to give his future bride all sorts of hell, just turned three and can tell a Wahoo from a Tuna! But ditto to you and your family, what a life!
The tides are very slight, nothing like those in you neck of the woods!
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Hey Fella's,
Caught a nice Wahoo yesterday morning before taking a swim for a few Lobster off of Grand Cayman's "East End." I made a bit of a video of the Quinny, the catch and the general day (complete with some good old Aussie Rock from the "Hoodoo Guru's from back in the 80's!).
It was a special day for our pal Rich (on the rod) as his dad had passed unexpectedly this year, and it just so happened that it was his dad's birthday yesterday - we reckon that hoo cheered him quite a bit - and then he followed it up by catching his first ever Lobster... go the gods!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX3y5kQLk4k
Rich and his catch...
Merry Xmas and tight lines to you all
Shan
Caught a nice Wahoo yesterday morning before taking a swim for a few Lobster off of Grand Cayman's "East End." I made a bit of a video of the Quinny, the catch and the general day (complete with some good old Aussie Rock from the "Hoodoo Guru's from back in the 80's!).
It was a special day for our pal Rich (on the rod) as his dad had passed unexpectedly this year, and it just so happened that it was his dad's birthday yesterday - we reckon that hoo cheered him quite a bit - and then he followed it up by catching his first ever Lobster... go the gods!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vX3y5kQLk4k
Rich and his catch...
Merry Xmas and tight lines to you all
Shan
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Shan, thanks for the video
What a day for Rich , 2 firsts and on his Dads Birthday , You and Rich are lucky and Blessed to have each other as Friends as it makes life a whole lot easier.
Merry Christmas to y'all
What a day for Rich , 2 firsts and on his Dads Birthday , You and Rich are lucky and Blessed to have each other as Friends as it makes life a whole lot easier.
Merry Christmas to y'all
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Very cool! Wahoo is one of my favorite fish to eat. Great day.
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- shansgonefishin
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welder wrote:Shan, thanks for the video
What a day for Rich , 2 firsts and on his Dads Birthday , You and Rich are lucky and Blessed to have each other as Friends as it makes life a whole lot easier.
Merry Christmas to y'all
Cheers Welder, after seeing the video and sending Rich a link to this forum, this was his emailed reply (I'm sure he won't mind)...
"I probably shouldn't tell you I have tears rolling down my face but... Well there you go!
Thanks mate! much appreciated from Pop's too!"
The guy rocks, surely this is what lifes all about!?
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Re: Quintrex?
Hi Fella's,
Mate and I snuck out of work for an afternoon fish in the Quinny at Cayman's 12 Mile Bank - drift fishing for Yellowfin Tuna. I had a good hit on a whole Squid and the fish came up to the boat reasonably easy though heavy as all hell, suddenly the line was flying up and all of a sudden the head of very fresh 300lb Blue Marlin was looking at us from about 20ft away!
That 20ft turned into about 300ft a minute later!
If ya like a bit of Tom Petty and have a few minutes to blow you can check it out (It's in HD) here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYf78OZcVvk
Cheers
Shan
Mate and I snuck out of work for an afternoon fish in the Quinny at Cayman's 12 Mile Bank - drift fishing for Yellowfin Tuna. I had a good hit on a whole Squid and the fish came up to the boat reasonably easy though heavy as all hell, suddenly the line was flying up and all of a sudden the head of very fresh 300lb Blue Marlin was looking at us from about 20ft away!
That 20ft turned into about 300ft a minute later!
If ya like a bit of Tom Petty and have a few minutes to blow you can check it out (It's in HD) here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYf78OZcVvk
Cheers
Shan
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Re: Quintrex?
I'm seeing a cloth engine cowling cover on this boat allot.....hows that zuki run with no fresh air flow?
Good?
Or, am I missing a Caymens secret?
Good?
Or, am I missing a Caymens secret?
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Re: Quintrex?
Wolf,
Funny you should ask....
I often have people tell me I shouldn't be using the engine with it on...... but it's been almost 2 years now and I have not had a single overheating / performance related issue whilst running with it on the engine.
I guess the proof is in the pudding!
You can hold the fabric to your lips and blow right on through, there is some resistance but it's minimal. I have toyed with the idea of cutting out the air intake area of the cover - but to be honest it's a hard sell if it ain't affecting anything.
It seems the Suzi's decals/paint have a tendency to fade as they age, touch wood my cowling (for a 2003 model) is still in pretty good nick.
Shan
Funny you should ask....
I often have people tell me I shouldn't be using the engine with it on...... but it's been almost 2 years now and I have not had a single overheating / performance related issue whilst running with it on the engine.
I guess the proof is in the pudding!
You can hold the fabric to your lips and blow right on through, there is some resistance but it's minimal. I have toyed with the idea of cutting out the air intake area of the cover - but to be honest it's a hard sell if it ain't affecting anything.
It seems the Suzi's decals/paint have a tendency to fade as they age, touch wood my cowling (for a 2003 model) is still in pretty good nick.
Shan
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Hmmmmmm......I guess you could call that a Outboard Air Filtration Unit. An "OAFU", huh?
Well. No matter either way. I'm not running around with my big blue Honda cover on any time soon. I thought ya had a major "FUBAR" going on there.
Time to Fk with Chaps now......
"Hey Chaps, ya better watch them decals on yer 'Zuki. Sitting out on that dock all the time."
Well. No matter either way. I'm not running around with my big blue Honda cover on any time soon. I thought ya had a major "FUBAR" going on there.
Time to Fk with Chaps now......
"Hey Chaps, ya better watch them decals on yer 'Zuki. Sitting out on that dock all the time."
Re: Quintrex?
Here's a pic of my 18'.