FV Diligence - Lobster Boat
FV Diligence
F/V Diligence is a lobster boat base off a 45ish foot Calvin Beal.
It comes with seven (7) pots and seven (7) buoys. I run this boat with
14 pots, attaching two per buoy, however for the simplicity of fishing,
the boat only comes with 7. Feel free to add another row if you want to
fish pairs.
Top Speed: 23 Knots
Cost: $73380
Hold: 700
Length: 57 Ft
Width: 21 Ft
Freeboard: 4 Ft
Draft: 7 Ft
Setting:
1. Lower Tailgate.
2. Attach a buoy to connecter above the hauler.
3. Grab rope that is pre-stored on the trap and attach to the center rope connecter.
4. Push trap off the stern while still holding the rope.
5. Once trap lands on the sea bed, attach rope to buoy.
6. Disconnect buoy and throw overboard.
*Note* I wouldn't set deeper than 20 meters, 30 max, but that is pushing it.
Hauling:
1. Approach Buoy slowly on the starboard side.
2. Once in reach, grab buoy by hand via electrical connecter.
3. Attach buoy to electrical connecter above hauler.
4. Disconnect rope from buoy and attach to winch above hauler.
5. Once the trap is at the rail, attach the rope from the second winch to the bottom of the trap and use them both to get the trap over the rail. (This part takes practice and finagling)
6. Once you empty the trap, push it to the stern where it was before and continue this process.
Feel free to change up the colors, and the name of the boat to make it more of your own.
You may notice that the instructions have been copied from the description of the FV Element. This process is exactly the same as the last boat.
*NOTE* There is an issue with this boat while underway, there is a slight pull to port. It's not very noticeable but I've tried for weeks not to iron it out. If you plan on steaming for a long distance, I recommend using the heading hold.
Boat handles decent in rough water, just take it slow.
Credit:
I've used various microcontrollers from other creators (Skeeter, Kahrstorm (electronics), eTrain, and FJwarner to name a few).
The traps are inspired by a build from Amiehls.
