LIT UP - Trials and Tribulations

[Jagsare1]

Playnhooky, please do.

Lured Away, never definitively determined the true cause. The only info I have is from a quick peek into the engine room before the situation went south. There was a small fire still burning on or near the stbd turbo and oil was everywhere. My guess is that an oil line let loose and sprayed oil on the turbo and that burned. Halon put 99.9% of the fire out. When we opened the hatch, it was a quick spurt of fire extinguisher to douse the rest. Truth is, really don't know, just speculation.

As far as the new Cape Horn...well, I am an inboard guy. 14 previous boats, 2 were stern drives and then I got into fishing and 12 were inboards. I love inboards...hate outboards. Hate the cost of 2 stroke oil, the mixing of the oil, the noise, the lack of reliability, the clutter of the transom, the reduction is sea kindliness(vs an inboard), etc, etc. Well now, OB's are 4 stroke and quiet, fast, very reliable, still clutter the transom but have to work around that. OB's have come an awful long ways. The last 2 trips we were home at my dock in the daylight...that hasn't happened in years. We leave in the dark and come home in the dark. I am traveling 2-3 times faster using half the fuel. Losing the amenities aren't too bad for me because I was on the bridge all day. The CC is more versatile, fishes well(just different than the convertible). I am really liking the boat. I know in February heading out in 35 degree weather is not going to be pleasant but I am working on getting a 3 sided enclosure to combat that.

I am most impressed with this Cape Horn. I have fished on a few center consoles and feel this boat is equal to the best in ride and is well built. The price was right, significantly less than the Contender/Yellowfin/etc etc boats and although those boats are fancier, I do not believe they are better. So, I really like it so far. The speed is welcome. It was so nice to run 30 knots and feel we were slowing because of the weather instead of doing 17.5 knots on the inboard.

[gottaflylee]

Enjoyed the video and loved the picture of the lighting and front comming. Teh picture of the lit up marlin was killer also. Sorry for the loss of the boat but the good news is the you and the crew survied the fire to fish another day...

[Captain Fred Archer]

I'm truly sorry for what happened to that great lady, but happy that everyone made it off in time.

I thought your video was wonderful. To me, at least, it captured the spirit, cohesiveness and friendship of your crew like few others that I have seen. And your appreciation for the sea and the sights and experiences that happen there were a real treat to look at. You obviously know and care about the entire "thing" out there and it shows.

Good luck with the new ride and thank you very much for that terrific piece of camera work and editing.

Kudos, man. BIG kudos!

[Jagsare1]

gottaflylee, I probably would not have fished again if 1 of us had not come home that day. The drill we followed to get off the boat was something we had "planned" for over and over hoping we would never have to do it.

Capt. Fred, thank you so much sir. I do love the whole offshore experience. Something new happens every time. This past weekend, a pigeon landed on the boat 50 miles offshore. Strangest thing. Thank you again.