Extended time at sea.....

2008-08-23 22:08:53

#1

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7121|NT, like Mick Dundee

Anybody here done any extended time at sea? I might be going out on a commercial fishing trawler for a month very soon and was wondering if anybody here could give any advice/stories on extended periods aboard a ship at sea....

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2008-08-23 22:11:05

#2

dtacs: say that 2 my face fucker not online; +126|6291|Australia

do you get sea sickness?

make sure there are women on board or otherwise you'll be catching more than fish

2008-08-23 22:25:59

#3

Nappy: Apprentice; +151|6685|NSW, Australia

lol nope, i get sick if i go slow on the water. ferries etc

i must be in something that goes fast, like my boat

2008-08-23 23:36:31

#4

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|7231|Noizyland

Longest I've stayed on a boat is a week. I was the smallest and there was a shortage of beds so I had to sleep in the luggage compartment. My tip would be don't get stuck with the luggage compartment.

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2008-08-24 01:49:48

#5

Reciprocity: Member; +721|7037|the dank(super) side of Oregon

Nope, never more than a few hours, maybe a day.

It's something I'd like to experience though. Once you get your sea legs you never lose them. like riding a bike.

2008-08-24 01:53:04

#6

Metal-Eater-GR: I can haz titanium paancakez?; +490|6728

Well its fucking boring. Make sure you bring ipods, laptops, whatever.

2008-08-24 01:59:32

#7

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7023|NYC / Hamburg

The longest I've been on a boat is 2 months. I did however return to a harbor every couple of days. Fresh food ftw.

Metal-Eater-GR wrote:
Well its fucking boring. Make sure you bring ipods, laptops, whatever.

quiet the opposite really. If you work on the boat you won't have much time to do anything personal.

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2008-08-24 02:03:00

#8

Metal-Eater-GR: I can haz titanium paancakez?; +490|6728

max wrote:
The longest I've been on a boat is 2 months. I did however return to a harbor every couple of days. Fresh food ftw.

Metal-Eater-GR wrote:
Well its fucking boring. Make sure you bring ipods, laptops, whatever.
quiet the opposite really. If you work on the boat you won't have much time to do anything personal.

Well i aint talking about fishing trips. I love fishing.

2008-08-24 02:05:58

#9

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7023|NYC / Hamburg

Metal-Eater-GR wrote:
max wrote:
The longest I've been on a boat is 2 months. I did however return to a harbor every couple of days. Fresh food ftw.

Metal-Eater-GR wrote:
Well its fucking boring. Make sure you bring ipods, laptops, whatever.
quiet the opposite really. If you work on the boat you won't have much time to do anything personal.
Well i aint talking about fishing trips. I love fishing.

Flecco wrote:
going out on a commercial fishing trawler for a month

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2008-08-24 03:25:34

#10

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6994|Long Island, New York

Was on a cruise (Explorer of the Seas) from Royal Caribbean in 2007.

Takes a day or so to get your sea legs, and when you first step onto land again, you feel like it's moving. It's crazy.

2008-08-24 03:31:02

#11

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7222|UK

Yeah spent a month on a tall ship. Was fun.

Trawlers are pretty dangerous environments, in fact the most dangerous job in the UK is a north sea trawling job.

Rule 1

Do what your captain fucking says immediately. Literally.

Rules 2

Always wear your safety equipment above deck.

Rule 3

Don't bitch about your shifts, everyone gets the same shifts at some point.

Last edited by Vilham (2008-08-24 03:32:21)

2008-08-24 03:42:25

#12

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7023|NYC / Hamburg

Vilham wrote:
Rule 1

Do what your captain fucking says immediately. Literally.

QFE

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2008-08-24 03:45:15

#13

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|7077|London, England

Wow, I had no idea we had so many commercial fishing vessel experts here on bf2s.

2008-08-24 03:48:24

#14

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7023|NYC / Hamburg

I <3 the sea

EDIT: I do hold licenses to drive pretty much all boats out there. I have spend pretty much all my free time since I was 8 on a boat. Sure, I've never worked on a fishing boat, but the rules are the same on all boats.

Last edited by max (2008-08-24 04:00:53)

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2008-08-24 03:51:39

#15

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7222|UK

Mek-Stizzle wrote:
Wow, I had no idea we had so many commercial fishing vessel experts here on bf2s.

It doesn't matter if you commercially fish or not, the rules of the sea are the same no matter what vessel you are on. I have my day skipper qualification so I atleast know the basics unlike a lot of retards that rent out boats but don't know how to sail properly.

2008-08-24 04:04:33

#16

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7121|NT, like Mick Dundee

Vilham wrote:
Jibba jabbah rules jibba jabba...

I'm not expecting this trip to be that dangerous and the ship isn't that big. Afaik it's around the size of the one at the start of the Bourne Identity. Seas around the NT are usually pretty calm this time of year. A bit of wind but no ultra-shitty weather.

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2008-08-24 04:18:59

#17

Vilham: Say wat!?; +580|7222|UK

That is completely irrelevant, you do what your captain says straight away and you always wear your safety equipment on deck.

Im guessing your probably gunna be the cocky kid that fucks about. Just the kind of person you don't want on a boat.

Last edited by Vilham (2008-08-24 04:19:39)

2008-08-24 04:19:59

#18

Ecilop Murof: I HOP OUT DA BEEEED..; +167|6235|loves Stimey <3 |

I want to go 2 weeks onto a boat trip near the netherlands but never actually been

2008-08-24 06:14:37

#19

wah1188: You orrible caaaaaaan't; +321|6916|UK

Flecco wrote:
Vilham wrote:
Jibba jabbah rules jibba jabba...
I'm not expecting this trip to be that dangerous and the ship isn't that big. Afaik it's around the size of the one at the start of the Bourne Identity. Seas around the NT are usually pretty calm this time of year. A bit of wind but no ultra-shitty weather.

You ever watch trawlermen it's awesome?

2008-08-24 06:21:11

#20

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6926

Hey, I've watched 'Deadlist Catch' on Discovery for a few series which qualifies me as an expert.

Here are some generic tips:

If you're tired watch out because the crab pots are dangerous when they fall on you!

If you're tired watch out because some really big waves come sometimes that knock you over!

If you're tired watch out because sometimes the hydraulic crane-arm breaks and swings around and kills you!

Have fun fellow sailor

Last edited by Uzique (2008-08-24 06:21:20)

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2008-08-24 06:23:06

#21

dtacs: say that 2 my face fucker not online; +126|6291|Australia

max wrote:
I <3 the sea

its't switzerlol a landlocked country

2008-08-24 07:10:37

#22

kptk92: u; +972|6864|tc_london

Don't die Flecz

2008-08-24 19:46:56

#23

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|7121|NT, like Mick Dundee

Vilham wrote:
That is completely irrelevant, you do what your captain says straight away and you always wear your safety equipment on deck.

Im guessing your probably gunna be the cocky kid that fucks about. Just the kind of person you don't want on a boat.

Mmm. Taking everything you say on board, just saying y'know, the seas we have here around the NT aren't nearly as tempramental or vicious as the seas north of Great Britain.

Given that my current sea time has been limited to dingy's and small, outboard motor powered boats, I'll be anything but cocky. I'm a bit nervous about the whole deal. Eager, but nervous.

Last edited by Flecco (2008-08-24 19:51:36)

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2008-08-24 21:44:46

#24

VspyVspy: Sniper; +183|7129|A sunburnt country

I spent 9 years in the RAN Flecco, 6 of them were spent at sea (Including exercising off the NT coast).

First and foremost, don't drop the fucking soap!!!!!! /JK

Keep your mouth shut, find out whose who onboard and do as you're told, sleep at every opportunity you get and have fun.

Take sea sick tablets with you just in case, the weather at sea can change rapidly and a small fishing trawler will be thrown around like a cork.

Good luck m8, you should have a ball.

2008-08-24 22:06:27

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AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6609|what

Pray to Poseidon.

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