Posts by Don Paul

  • Polespear advice

    What Dan said. I would buy it before I consumed a day of my life to build it.
    Pole spearing is primal.... you get to get close and look at the eyes., and confirm... yes I am a hunter and I am from a race of hunters.



    Cheers, Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Cold rainy day at the boat house. If your doing glue work on Hapalon or PVC boats remember this: Rain or high dew point is the enemy of successful bonding, wait another day. That said I put in some time sanding my speedtube or LBT (lower buoyancy tube joint area on the starboard MBT (Main buoyancy tube) with a flexible 180 grit block then wiping off all the dust with MEK solvent with gloved hands. Then it was back outside for hydrodynamic evaluation of my model hull.;)
    Rest of today will be spent redesigning the trailer bunks to fit the new hull shape.


    Cheers, Don

  • wahoo

    [quote='Dude george','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=100395#post100395'] . I would not recommend big shafts for wahoo due to the softness of their flesh, you are not worried about penetrative power with wahoo or it making spaghetti of your shaft.



    I only ever use 3/8s and sliptips on the Baja hoo, with 600#s of rubber pull as Big ass Blue and Black marlin stalk the area i dive.


    ''BUT in shark infested waters MAYBE something to be said of a large shaft stunning the fish or doing more damage to allow quick recovery.''


    Yes I believe this is true, They attract less sharks when you brake their back and don't get to head down to the grey dogs. I have never had to dive deep for hoo in the South Pacific or Baja, so if you realy hurt them you can take command over your trophy with out letting them become shark bait. The only one I had the tail chomped on was a fifty foot deep fish I shot on a pinnacle that was hanging with a bull shark.
    The bull was on the same spot the next day but got too cocky, the meat went to a near fish camp in trade for the jaws.

    Cheers, Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Quote from Stick em

    I say save the $200 that was for glue, buy beer, and stay home!


    Yeah but a chick like that is going to want more then beer,;)


    My chick (wife) called and said shes taking me out Sat for Sushi and drinks for my birthday, I told her ''I can buy 2 cans of glue for my boat for what your going to waste on tuna and Sake''.....she just doesn't get it.


    Cheers,Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    Quote from Dan

    2 years went by fast.


    I don't understand, looks like tubes under tubes?


    Here is Zodiac Millpro image and text, I also gain the added buoyancy of each tube.



    Trimaran FC Hull


    ''Zodiac Milpro trimaran FC hull features two lateral stabilizers (removable on FC range) under the boat. These lateral stabilizers (or speed tubes) increase hydrodynamic lift and reduce drag. This specific hull shape allows professionals to transport large loads and still manage to make the boat plane. It also gives the pilot unsurpassed manoeuvrability in different and often dangerous conditions''.


    The last image shows a removable speedtube, mine will be permanently bonded to the hull .


    Cheers, Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    I also acquired Zodiac FC 470 hull # 306 that was cut into 3 pieces. The crew of CRRC 306 may be happy to know their sweat and piss soaked boat will be recycled into usable bits that will see Mother Ocean again. I can't wait for the day when I can take a long piss in my wetsuit and have it washed away by foaming green water over the bow as I steer Thunper back to home port.^^


    Cheers, Don

  • The Adventures of Thumper

    I know it has been a long time since my last post about my project, but sometimes life, family or health issues adjusts ones best laid plans. The truth is very little forward progress has been made on the black boat, but now my sons first car (jeep) has been procured and made road worthy and safe the past year. I was all set to begin after Xmass day but managed to almost cut off my thumb while moving thumper from the boat yard. Being the cheap ass Connecticut Yankee that hates med bills I stitched up my own hand and cut the pain with Glenlivet for a few weeks, feeling is now starting to return and the hole in my thumb is healed over, but just really sensitive to touch. I figure a wee bit of boat work will be good physical therapy for me flecked up hand. Last Saturday I stripped thumper down to a bare hull and flipped her over for a hull redesign.


    The US Navy parted with a new old stock speedtube kit and it found it's way to my temporary boat house, progress will be slow as I can only work weekends. The military Fc 470 speed tube kit is designed for a Zodiac not a Avon CRRC but I have confidence that I can pull it off.
    Just a few images tonight to get it started, I'll explain the function and reasoning behind my modification in later posts,....here we go.


    Cheers. Don

  • wich gun ??

    Quote from loganjoyce

    hi all
    jus wondering iv got two guns one is the under sea phantom rail gun 1000 and the other is the delta 1000 just wondering wich one is better
    all posts are appreiciated
    chz logan


    I know the undersea is a well built truck of a gun, just make sure you wash the mech before storing.
    I'm not familiar with the other gun called a delta.


    Cheers, Don

  • wahoo

    Quote from Dude george

    The quality of fish there! If there were no sharks I wonder what the dock would have looked like?


    What I like is one can see the guys are being selective and not trigger happy on any hoo that swims.
    When I have been aboard really fishy trips offshore I tell my guys ''Let your conscience be your guide''....
    and local and state regs.


    Cheers, Don

  • Miami 2/27/16

    Quote from Dan

    I love diving those cold winter days in a good wetsuit. I may miss the whole winter though as I just moved the shop and there will be too much to do over the next few months.


    Aye,,,but it will be a great spring^^


    Cheers, Don