So on Social media this morning they showed a big nice boat sinking in the port, went down rather fast. Didn’t look like a shrimp boat but it was big newer style white anyone else catch that?
Big boat sank
Started by playaperro · Sep 21, 2020 · 15 replies
Oops I guess RP life already reported this!
So I think I saw a couple cranes at the port we’re going to fish out that shrimp boat, that must of been cool to see.
Do you have pictures or a link to any news stories (or the other post on this forum)?
nickw252 said:
Do you have pictures or a link to any news stories (or the other post on this forum)?
If you go to the thread Looks like shutdown will continue for a while and go to post 1270 RP Life posted pics and story page #64, good luck.
With the lack of fuel subsidies at this time for the fisherman, they may want to just keep the cranes at the port.
Kelney said:
With the lack of fuel subsidies at this time for the fisherman, they may want to just keep the cranes at the port.
Yeah but most owners own more than 1 shrimper write up say's it held between 20/25 tons of diesel, anyone care to figure out how much it cost to fill the diesel tank.
playaperro said:
Yeah but most owners own more than 1 shrimper write up say's it held between 20/25 tons of diesel, anyone care to figure out how much it cost to fill the diesel tank.
28.5 gallons of diesel in a ton
20 tons = 570 gallons
As of 9/21, diesel in Mexico averaged $3.45 per gallon.
So... figure $1966 USD for a shrimper fill-up.
(Used to do similar calc for my boat gas)
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Then you have this:
https://www.convertunits.com/from/gallon+[U.S.]+of+diesel+oil/to/ton#:~:text=How%20many%20gallon%20%5BU.S.%5D%20of,The%20answer%20is%2028.555828555829
So all depends what is is. (Ton)
By the straight 7.15 weight per gallon, that's 40,000 lbs of additional boat weight, which is huge. Couldn't find the actual weight of a shrimper, but that's likely 40 to 50,000 lbs as well, not including catch. 40 tons, plus trawling, is hell of a lot of weight for a single diesel motor to push around out there.
I dunno. Guess I'll have to go ride a shrimp boat and find out!
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https://www.convertunits.com/from/gallon+[U.S.]+of+diesel+oil/to/ton#:~:text=How%20many%20gallon%20%5BU.S.%5D%20of,The%20answer%20is%2028.555828555829
So all depends what is is. (Ton)
By the straight 7.15 weight per gallon, that's 40,000 lbs of additional boat weight, which is huge. Couldn't find the actual weight of a shrimper, but that's likely 40 to 50,000 lbs as well, not including catch. 40 tons, plus trawling, is hell of a lot of weight for a single diesel motor to push around out there.
I dunno. Guess I'll have to go ride a shrimp boat and find out!
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Stuart said:
Then you have this:
https://www.convertunits.com/from/gallon+[U.S.]+of+diesel+oil/to/ton#:~:text=How%20many%20gallon%20%5BU.S.%5D%20of,The%20answer%20is%2028.555828555829
So all depends what is is. (Ton)
By the straight 7.15 weight per gallon, that's 40,000 lbs of additional boat weight, which is huge. Couldn't find the actual weight of a shrimper, but that's likely 40 to 50,000 lbs as well, not including catch. 40 tons, plus trawling, is hell of a lot of weight for a single diesel motor to push around out there.
I dunno. Guess I'll have to go ride a shrimp boat and find out!
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Fill out a resume and get the real deal first hand. Lol. Deadliest catch without the crabs.
CheddarBob said:
Fill out a resume and get the real deal first hand. Lol. Deadliest catch without the crabs.
I was actually thinking I'd like to get some backing and produce a documentary about life on shrimp boat in the Cortez and discuss the issues they are facing. First hand.
Stuart said:
I was actually thinking I'd like to get some backing and produce a documentary about life on shrimp boat in the Cortez and discuss the issues they are facing. First hand.
Do it while you can. 2020 has been one helluva year and it’s still on the books.
That could be an interesting story.
I knew a local guy who worked on a shrimp boat 20 years ago, he did it for one season.
He had some crazy stories about it, lot's of drug use and hard drinking involved.
Being out on the water for 3 weeks at a time he said was hard and would never do it again.
He said he made good $$, because the shrimp season that year was good for very for them.
I knew a local guy who worked on a shrimp boat 20 years ago, he did it for one season.
He had some crazy stories about it, lot's of drug use and hard drinking involved.
Being out on the water for 3 weeks at a time he said was hard and would never do it again.
He said he made good $$, because the shrimp season that year was good for very for them.
Stuart said:
I was actually thinking I'd like to get some backing and produce a documentary about life on shrimp boat in the Cortez and discuss the issues they are facing. First hand.
Have wondered for many years what it must be like out there in (sometimes) bitter cold, damp nights on those boats in the dead of winter . . .
Stuart said:
I was actually thinking I'd like to get some backing and produce a documentary about life on shrimp boat in the Cortez and discuss the issues they are facing. First hand.
Just don’t take the cooks job amigo that comes with French benefits and if you don’t cooperate they will toss you over the bridge.