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Winter Whalin' in Paradise
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| elaelap |
posted 01-09-2011 02:16 AM ET (US)  
Early last year I published a bunch of photos of Boston Whaler conversions on the paradisaical isle of Kaua'i which garnered some interest here: http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/019237.html My wife and I fled work, worries, and foul northern California weather several days ago and returned to Kaua'i to visit our Island family members and old friends. Yesterday I was fortunate to again hook up with Whaler expert, boat builder, big wave surfer emeritus, and pro fisherman Bert/power2boat, who was my guide to Kaua'i's BW community on my last visit here. The weather was pretty gnarly during my last trip and I wasn't able to get out on the water then, but yesterday looked okay and Bert kindly offered to take me out in his very sweet Outrage 22. I'll post a couple of photos and a brief video below to show how it went. Here's Bert's boat in Nawiliwili Harbor on the south end of the island (note the two Suzuki DF70s -- Bert has put around 500 hard core hours on the pair since repowering his boat this past summer): CW member Bert/power2boat: We headed out of the harbor under overcast skies with good sea conditions -- modest swells and light breezes. The converted Outrage 22 handled beautifully, and the open cabin was a pleasure, providing good protection from spray, shade when desired, and its cabintop rail providing a great hold whether standing on the deck or on the box containing the boat's twin fuel tanks. Bert warned me that January is about the worst fishing month of the year off the coast of Kaua'i, but it wasn't long before one of the big reels started singing, my adrenalin started pumping, and I was on the other side of a line leading to a nice juvenile yellowfin tuna. Nice, that is, until I got the fish about halfway to the boat and a shark decided he'd share the ahi with me. Bert said that it was annoying but what could you do, that "it's just the tax collector taking his share." While we were still laughing and cursing about the shark and all that lost delicious ahi meat, the sun broke through the overcast, the wind picked up a little, we got into a school of aku (skipjack tuna), and between us swiftly put three nice ones in the box. Here's a brief video of Bert at play in the fields of the Lord: A super day. Mahalo Bert, and I'll see you in a couple of days to check out your newly imported 22 Guardian ex-Long Beach California fire/rescue boat. Tight lines, and think spring, Whalers! Tony |
| Menemsha69 |
posted 01-09-2011 07:13 AM ET (US)
Great stuff Tony! That Outrage looks like the perfect rig for offshore fishing-exactly what I'd want if I ever get back to the(Gulf)coast! I'm jealous seeing y'all in shorts, we're hunkering down, waiting for 3 -6 inches of snow and ice here in ATL that's supposed to kick off tonight! I know that's a springtime snow shower for the CW'ers up north, but in the South, it'll paralyze the place for days. Thanks for posting!-k |
| davej14 |
posted 01-09-2011 10:12 AM ET (US)
It's going to be a long winter in Upstate NY especially watching these warm weather videos. It is literally "water torture" for us Northeast boaters. At least we can live vicariously through your travels for a few months. The Outrage 22 floats impressively high in the stern especially with those two Suzukis and an adult in the back corner to the windward side. It must be the weight of the forward cabin helping out. Thanks for the pics and videos. |
| boatdryver |
posted 01-09-2011 10:45 AM ET (US)
Great thread, Tony!! Very nice sharp video, too. what camera were you using? JimL |
| erik selis |
posted 01-09-2011 11:05 AM ET (US)
Nice pictures Tony! What did you do with the left-over-half of the Tuna? Erik |
| elaelap |
posted 01-09-2011 12:12 PM ET (US)
Ate it four or five hours after it was caught, Erik, some of it as sashimi and most of it barbecued at my brother-in-law's place in Anahola, along with poi, sun-dried macadamia nuts, butternut squash and potatoes roasted in the coals, washed down by local ale. Best part of all -- my brother-in-law and his girlfriend did most of the cooking; all I had to do was crack open the two-husk macadamias and drink beer ;-) I'll post some more photos on this thread after I see Bert's "new" Guardian. I suspect he'll have some other Kaua'i Whalers to show me as well. Tony |
| DeeVee |
posted 01-09-2011 12:50 PM ET (US)
Tony, I am looking out the window at a rain-snow mix. Bare feet and shorts while fishing, you gotta love it! Have a good time and keep the pictures and videos coming. Doug Vazquez |
| lizard |
posted 01-09-2011 12:51 PM ET (US)
Tony- those two husk macadamias are a job to open, how did you do it? |
| WT |
posted 01-09-2011 01:52 PM ET (US)
Very nice. I wish I was over there eating some fresh poke everyday. Warren |
| SJUAE |
posted 01-09-2011 01:55 PM ET (US)
I was out yesterday for a quick spin I'm jealous not for the weather as it's still 80F here and I burnt my back, just it was flat calm and the Mrs would only allow me to go into sheltered water so she could tan. The water temp is down to 78F so there should be some fish about after summer. Rgards |
| 20dauntless |
posted 01-09-2011 02:27 PM ET (US)
I visited Kauai last May and had a great time, although I only spotted two Whalers there. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l267/20dauntless/DSC_9307.jpg During my trip I would have loved to have my own Whaler. We backpacked along the Napali Coast on the Kalalau Trail (stunningly beautiful), but it would have been a lot easier to access the remote beaches from a small Whaler! |
| elaelap |
posted 01-09-2011 02:45 PM ET (US)
The camera is a Nikon P7000, Jim, which just barely fits in a large pocket. I finally replaced my little hundred dollar Sony, which served me well for three or four years. I guess I was sold by the HD video capabilities of the Nikon, and the fact that it still has a viewfinder, unlike most small digital cameras. Liz, here's a shot of the macadamia nuts, before and after. My brother-in-law has two mac trees on his property, and he knocks the green nuts off the limbs with a long bamboo stick and then lets 'em dry out in the sun. He has a ratcheted iron gizmo which is used to crack the tough inner nut (the dry outer husk cracks open when ripe, somewhat like a roasted pistachio, and can be pulled apart with one's fingers). And here's my brother-in-law Mickey with my wife on the veranda of his Anahola Valley home. Mick is a luthier who makes guitars, ukeleles and the occasional violin out of local koa wood. He and his wife built that house themselves 30 years ago. The acreage is actually family land -- I better find out if Hawaii is a community property state ;-) How about them Seahawks?! Tony |
| DeeVee |
posted 01-09-2011 11:26 PM ET (US)
Tony, Concerning the Seahawks: Most of the people I know here in the Pacfic Northwest are somewhat stunned. We'll take the victory though. Doug Vazquez |
| gnr |
posted 01-10-2011 11:40 AM ET (US)
I had to break out the ice at the launch with my trailer then plow through a couple hundred yards of ice to get to open water. |
| K Albus |
posted 01-10-2011 11:53 AM ET (US)
Greg, that sounds like a walk in the park compared to the two days of ice-breaking undertaken by these guys: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpKRjuE9AB0 |
| gnr |
posted 01-10-2011 12:37 PM ET (US)
LOL! You got that right. I would have traded the outboard for the auger I think. |
| JMARTIN |
posted 01-10-2011 07:57 PM ET (US)
You're killing me Tony. It's snowing again here. I guess I should have become a liberal attorney instead of a conservative capitalist. What do your local hosts say is the origin of the Nawiliwili name for the harbor? The origin of the name Nawiliwili is disputed. One claim is that it comes from Wiliwili trees, which once grew in the area. A more imaginative claim is that it comes from the profile, in the nearby Haupu Ridge, of Queen Victoria. According to tradition, the queen is shaking an admonishing forefinger at her unpredictable nephew, Kaiser Wilhelm, and saying "Now Wili Wili!" John |
| elaelap |
posted 01-11-2011 12:52 PM ET (US)
Here are some photos of an absolutely wild, beautiful Island-style conversion of a classic Montauk. Sorry that there's no shot of the boat without the tarp covering some of the cab, and also no view of the covered deck forward of the cab; the warm rain was coming down yesterday and it was real nice of Bert's pal David, the boat's owner, to uncover it as far as he did. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/ BertKauaiBWconversions012.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/ BertKauaiBWconversions010.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/ BertKauaiBWconversions005.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b309/elaelap/ BertKauaiBWconversions009.jpg Oh yeah!! Tony |
| pcrussell50 |
posted 01-11-2011 02:22 PM ET (US)
Must be cold out in the islands. The cat on the left in the second linked photo is wearing a ski hat. -Peter |
| boatdryver |
posted 01-11-2011 07:57 PM ET (US)
I heard that the word "Nawiliwili" is derived from an original Hawaiian word back in the time of the voyages of Captain Cook. It seems that one of Capt Cook's lieutenants, having been sent to negotiate with one of the local Hawaiian Chiefs, demonstrated a rather obvious lack of fortitude. Later, the Chief, in discussing this man's character flaw, explained to his tribal council that the poor Englishman obviously was missing a key part of his male reproductive anatomy. Hence the original true Hawaiian word "Nowiliwili." JimL |
| Fishmore |
posted 01-11-2011 10:50 PM ET (US)
Tony, I would like to see how that 17 looks in the water. A lot of love went in to that conversion. |
| WT |
posted 01-12-2011 12:33 AM ET (US)
I want twins on my 170 Montauk! |
| pcrussell50 |
posted 01-12-2011 03:02 AM ET (US)
I guess with all the weight added to the front, the weight of the twins sort of balances things out? He must have a very understanding insurance company, too, I surmise. -Peter |
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