I’m an IBEW electrician of 17 years. Industrial from 9 to 5, but I’ve done residential for decades, and have re-wired dozens of boats and vehicles. I’m on vacation until July 19th. I’m in Central PA. Let’s barter? I’ll make the trip and supply the materials and labor. You supply a meal and a couple beers, and we’ll call it even. Not a joke. My wife has been begging me to take her to the beach, so let’s just say you’re marina is on our way to Rehoboth beach.
Wow, that’s a very nice offer! I hope he sees this and takes you up on it! I think he’s a good guy and tries hard, sounds like a fun time even if work is involved! Very kind offer in my opinion, and I think it would be fun too! 😊
OMG I miss rehoboth beach so much!! When we were stationed in NJ, hubby and I stayed in the old Victorian style hotel on the boardwalk a couple times. We always went in the off season because we enjoy the quiet beach. That hotel had the best lobster mac and cheese on the planet
Bil, the manager at Fairwinds’s marina used to do boat wiring for his main gig. He’s got a lot of knowledge and might be able to get it figured out. Very good guy
I'm so old I remember my father getting crabs in the summer at the old fish market downtown for like 10 bucks a bushel and coffee for 15 cents for a large. Of course people made about 2 dollars an hour back then. Good luke Luke your hard work will be rewarded.
You should just mount a 12V circulator pump up by the tank with a pickup tube that can lay over the side for raw water or lay into the heat tank to recirculate the tank water. The current system you have no way to flush fresh water or run a "clean cycle" on the water heater. The tubes are probably packed with mud, corrosion and salt.
What kind water do you use for cleaning the crab pots? Anyhow, if it turns to steam, it will put your boiler full of scale. So that is the first thing to do, descale the boiler. And check for blockages. Secondly, the pump. As your new old boiler seems to be producing more heat, you will need a bigger pump. Bigger pump needs bigger suction line. That mentions the suction line, check for clogging/blockages. The pumping capacity needs to be oversized so that you can regulate the temperature with the flow through the boiler (via the inlet valve). Lastly, same for the boiler itself, can you regulate the fuel flow?
Luke, the problem with the heater is either the pump is not moving enough water so the burner and coil are making steam or the nozzle in the oil burner is too big and needs to be a smaller size. If you do downsize the nozzle, you may need to adjust air on the burner as well. 2 things: Make sure you're not making smoke and the burner lights consistently if you do install a smaller nozzle.
@@cooperbybee4308seems like it. If all that was changed was the pump then the flow rate may not be the same. But also he said the other fuel was watered down so maybe it was burning cooler bc it couldn’t burn properly but that’s less likely.
There has to be a limit switch (an aquastat) wired in series to turn the burner on and off at desired temperature, that’s all. Should be a simple, straight forward fix. Even if it’s a cold start-on demand hot water system there still has to be a limit on it.
100% you’re not getting enough water flow so since it has a little bit of water trickling through it heating it up way too fast the more water you put through it the cooler it’s gonna get
CJ is not scared: of Work, the Camera, or the Chips! ..... You gentlemen are great examples of what any great society is built on ..... Hard work, problem solving & drinking life through a fire hose! .... These are the best times of your life...Enjoy!
You are a solid dude. Buying EZ Ups and water for your customers while struggling with the boat and struggling to catch crabs shows you have solid character. I hope people appreciate that getting a look into a waterman's life is special. It seems to get harder every year for you guys. God Bless!
Their running out the mouths of rivers and creeks where the water is cooler and better oxygenated you need a small boat that and they're probably moving to the bottom of the main channels too. When it gets hot that's what they do
We threw back about 60% of our haul last week in Indian River Bay DE, prego female time of year but keeping the crop alive and still got a few dozen for home!😎
Man I feel ya. Seems like I have been having a lot of weeks like this as well lately. Look forward to next week's updates. Always impressed with how you expand your business to work better for you.
Hey Luke, you don’t have to pay me just feed me and I’ll rewire your whole boat for you. The only thing is I’m coming in from Charlotte, North Carolina. I am originally from Long Island. I went crabbing my whole life as a kid when school was out and after school in the fall. I love what you doing. Keep up the great work.
Luke, my man, I grouper fished commercially out of Dunedin Fl. for 6 years. I love you and your channel content. If people don't subscribe to Luke, ya'll ain't no cranberry. You are amazing. Much love to you Lyndsey and all of the folks who have supported ya'll.❤😊❤
On your soft crabs.......get a 5-15 minute default is on switch. So switch is always on till you turn the switch and then it will stay off for 5-15 minutes (depending on how far you turn the dial) then automatically turns the system back on. No worries about forgetting that way.
Luke your water pump when you put wire crimps on every crimp tool I've found nick the shrink coating a little alows water to corod it get a small bottle of liquid electric tape lowes carries it paint that over crimps it works great stay cool
Arm chair capt hear. Why don’t you get one way scupper valves? My boat has a rubber flap. Let’s the water out when I’m moving and doesn’t let it. My bilge has been broken for years and I’m always dry. Or wet but no water in the bilge accumulating.
Finally! I've been looking for a Chesapeake Bay blue cull stick all summer, and no one who makes the popular ones seems to think 5 1/4" is a measurement anyone needs for some reason.
Think this was the first time I watched a hour long UA-cam video. I like your content man. I fish the middle bay to lower bay. Plan to visit you crab stand soon. Keep it up!!
Keep up the hard work man! Best I did for the heat in Texas was soaking a rag and putting it in my hat, maybe try that and have a small cooler with ice water and when you need to re dunk you know it will be cold. Stay safe and cool Luke!
Props to Dark Seas on the tshirts. I bought one and they make the best quality shirts that any UA-camr is selling IMHO. What a good team you guys make.
Pump sounded like it was either sucking air or starved for water. Might be worth checking for a leak on the inlet tubing, however I would think it is more likely that the pump suction tube is plugged, or the inlet on the hull is plugged. You’re a hard working people, much respect. Good luck with the fix. :)
Awesome,awesome video . A true day in the life of a business owner. Get a toolbox for the boat, and keep the tools on the boat. Have a set at home and at the boat . Time saved is always profitable .
Dude I feel you, I had a few weeks like this. I got a piece of equipment stuck and broke the winch, then flipped it over, hit a rock in dry grass and started a small fire, messed up my paperwork for the job site, then got rear ended in my work truck. Some how I still have a job (which I am very thankful for) and am trying to figure out how just not do any of that again.
I like your channel. Aircraft basically use a version of diesel fuel (although not completely compatible). Sumping (draining) a cup or two of water from the lowest part of the tanks on a regular basis is standard procedure. Water will always settle below the fuel because it's heavier. If there's water you'll see it in the drained fuel container. Put a sump valve at the lowest point and use it a few times a week. BTW, the water gets into the aircraft tanks by condensation forming inside the tanks or fuel trucks with water in its tanks.
I've only just come across you, and I find it hard to believe that you aren't a teenager. But your married and working your own boat. I certainly mean no disrespect to you, and I'm very impressed with how you educate as you go! I look forward to a lot more from you. I'm from MD originally but now live in NC.
There has to be a limit switch (an aquastat limit) to turn the burner (is burner a Beckett?) on and off in relation to temperature. If the water is getting too hot, the aquastat limit is not turning the burner off at desired temp. Easy peazy. Even if it’s a cold start/on-demand coil style hot water system there has to be a hot water temp limit and a relief valve on it, or they wouldn’t be able to sell it. It’d be a potential b+mb if it didn’t.
Funny... its 90 here in north florida... with a noticed that its going to feel like 107... wtf.... its feela like 85 right now. Overcast with a breeze... gotta love the weather channel. Its not the heat....
I remember going on a wildcat strike when company raised price of coffee from 10 cents to 15 cents. We stayed out for weekend , working 7 days a week we didn’t need much of excuse to miss work.
well from personal experience (I haven't comercial fished crabs in 20 years) if you have traps (pots) with mating crabs .. pull your traps up ... take the traps up and bring them home.. wash them set them back 2 weeks latter ... but thats herein south east Louisiana
Luke, you mentioned the heater used for cleaning the traps was getting too hot, steaming. I would suspect that there would be a thermostat on any kind of heating device. Look to see if you have a defective thermostat. If it is closed and not opening up on tempeture, it won't shut off on the desired tempeture. You may want to install a time of day on off device which can turn on and off your crab tank automatically instead of having to remember when to plug it in.
DNR introducing catfish that are now causing problems in the Chesapeake is one of many examples of government organizations being stupid and shortsighted. As an eastern shore native we now have fishing derbys in local rivers on the opposite side of the bay to try and cut down on the invasive Blue Catfish. I'm waiting to see how it turns out with their plan to introduce wolves into Colorado.
Dude, making a new accessory wire harness is a piece of cake. Map the boat of what and where you need power. Order up some spools of thwn if your going cheap, or some gptm to do it right. You can run everything to a power supplied fuse box.
On your water unit put a temperature sensor unit on it like they do to chicken scalder. That will let you keep it at the temperature you want to be keep at.
Hey Luke, I’m about an hour from you. I’ve worked on everything from small Jon boats to 50’ plus yachts. I think I can help you with your wiring issues.
Yheh buddy it's hot out there. I remember crabbing in these type of dog days heat. Bad for everyone involved. The crab customers, buyers, crabbers and even the crabs. Be careful in this heat brother. Make sure yall hydrate, hydrate and more hydration.
Luke, you are awesome! It’s obviously hard, hard work to be successful in the crabbing business, but keep it up!! We need these CB blue crabs! Wish I was closer to you, to give you my business!! I would in a heartbeat!!! Love the videos!
Just started watching you a short time ago and I have to say you are one solid guy. You are a jokester and I like that but you have a don't quit work attitude and you my friend are going to be someone who is going to make it really big one day. I worked a crab boat for a short while after I got out of the Navy, the Capt was kinda crabby so I quit.....
I bought two shirts and a hoodie. They are great quality and I love the design on them. People always ask me where I got them especially since I live in Arizona 😂
Luke! Forget the shipping of crabs. Too much work and risk. Use your time to expand into oyster sales at the Boat. Have them delivered to you or a designated helper on Saturday morning. You have the trailer/cooler space and a perfect boat/location to sell them out of.
Suggest getting an electric fuel pump & 1 qt spin on fuel filter with a water separator drain , and run copper tubing to suck gunk from the bottom of any fuel tank. Put other hose into a can or back into the tank. Water sinks to the bottom of fuel tank
I would put a check valve after that pump cuz what I think's happening is the water pressure is being pushed backwards due to the state the steamer game too hot and actually causing the water to build up steam Richmond water turns the same expands and it can go both directions That's why we put check valves on the water lines for like water heaters and stuff like that so that way it doesn't go backwards due to heat and pressure
Hey there Luke my friend you need to change the thermostat on your water heater you shine great content from one crab lover to another god bless oh congratulations on your marriage you got a looker 🤔💪😎
@@anthony3603 We were on a 110 ft. Trawler F/V Miss Allissa. Forty three tons on the whale deck, forty tons below deck hold. Those were good days in scallop trawling. We stuffed huge shipping expanding foam scrap to stop scallop loss through the scuppers and limber holes.😃Rule number one, keep the dry compartments dry, rule number two thou shalt not collide.Number three go home alive.
@Jeffrey-ed8sz awesome! I've caught a ton of blue fins off your schuking! I want to say thank you to you and all the boats in that scallop industry. You guys were always great to us and I can't thank you enough for giving us the guts and allowing us to be within inches of your vessel!
@@anthony3603 Anthony it was a pleasure to share the wealth of scalloping in the 80s. It is a tight bond between fisherman that we all make a dollar and see our families at night.
We went out 2 weeks ago on our boat and got a bushel. Went out the other day for 5 hours and got 25 crabs. We moved the trotline 5 different times to different depths. Its crazy
I tried crabbing on the World's smallest boat, check it out here!
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I’m an IBEW electrician of 17 years. Industrial from 9 to 5, but I’ve done residential for decades, and have re-wired dozens of boats and vehicles. I’m on vacation until July 19th. I’m in Central PA. Let’s barter? I’ll make the trip and supply the materials and labor. You supply a meal and a couple beers, and we’ll call it even. Not a joke. My wife has been begging me to take her to the beach, so let’s just say you’re marina is on our way to Rehoboth beach.
Wow, that’s a very nice offer! I hope he sees this and takes you up on it!
I think he’s a good guy and tries hard, sounds like a fun time even if work is involved! Very kind offer in my opinion, and I think it would be fun too! 😊
By wife, you mean Randy Bobandy? Is it a real offer or is that the liquor talking 😂
If you need help, I would gladly help for free. Whatever else you barter out of it is on you. I live in middle River so I’m close to Luke
OMG I miss rehoboth beach so much!! When we were stationed in NJ, hubby and I stayed in the old Victorian style hotel on the boardwalk a couple times. We always went in the off season because we enjoy the quiet beach. That hotel had the best lobster mac and cheese on the planet
Good Man
Bil, the manager at Fairwinds’s marina used to do boat wiring for his main gig. He’s got a lot of knowledge and might be able to get it figured out. Very good guy
I'm so old I remember my father getting crabs in the summer at the old fish market downtown for like 10 bucks a bushel and coffee for 15 cents for a large. Of course people made about 2 dollars an hour back then. Good luke Luke your hard work will be rewarded.
I mean if you think about it we still get crabs for the same price. Literally can also
You should just mount a 12V circulator pump up by the tank with a pickup tube that can lay over the side for raw water or lay into the heat tank to recirculate the tank water. The current system you have no way to flush fresh water or run a "clean cycle" on the water heater. The tubes are probably packed with mud, corrosion and salt.
To rewire your boat put together a design first of what you have with a thought to future additions/use. Makes your life a lot easier.
What kind water do you use for cleaning the crab pots? Anyhow, if it turns to steam, it will put your boiler full of scale. So that is the first thing to do, descale the boiler. And check for blockages. Secondly, the pump. As your new old boiler seems to be producing more heat, you will need a bigger pump. Bigger pump needs bigger suction line. That mentions the suction line, check for clogging/blockages. The pumping capacity needs to be oversized so that you can regulate the temperature with the flow through the boiler (via the inlet valve).
Lastly, same for the boiler itself, can you regulate the fuel flow?
Keep the faith brother. Hard work and perseverance always pays off
Luke, the problem with the heater is either the pump is not moving enough water so the burner and coil are making steam or the nozzle in the oil burner is too big and needs to be a smaller size. If you do downsize the nozzle, you may need to adjust air on the burner as well. 2 things: Make sure you're not making smoke and the burner lights consistently if you do install a smaller nozzle.
100% water flow issues
@@cooperbybee4308seems like it. If all that was changed was the pump then the flow rate may not be the same. But also he said the other fuel was watered down so maybe it was burning cooler bc it couldn’t burn properly but that’s less likely.
There has to be a limit switch (an aquastat) wired in series to turn the burner on and off at desired temperature, that’s all. Should be a simple, straight forward fix.
Even if it’s a cold start-on demand hot water system there still has to be a limit on it.
100% you’re not getting enough water flow so since it has a little bit of water trickling through it heating it up way too fast the more water you put through it the cooler it’s gonna get
You are so good to your customers comfort. They don’t forget that. Your a good person
CJ is not scared: of Work, the Camera, or the Chips! ..... You gentlemen are great examples of what any great society is built on ..... Hard work, problem solving & drinking life through a fire hose! .... These are the best times of your life...Enjoy!
20:00 This is where "I don't know if it's fixed, but it is different" seems fitting.
You and your wife are sure some smart hard working people.
You are a solid dude. Buying EZ Ups and water for your customers while struggling with the boat and struggling to catch crabs shows you have solid character. I hope people appreciate that getting a look into a waterman's life is special. It seems to get harder every year for you guys. God Bless!
This was the whole gamut of emotions. The highs and lows, and still a Luke smile.
Crabbing is a dying breed Luke and we love ya for it keep going big king
Sad Chesapeake bay was dead by comparison before he was even born.
Whales used to be SO BIG that they were considered navigational hazards
Your customer service is top notch! Wishing I lived closer so I could grab a bag of crabs.
Fun fact, coffee is no longer included in the CPI inflation data. I wonder why? Maybe because coffee prices are up 700%
1984
But we have more coffee than Ever before 💀
Just avoid Starbucks coffee. They'll want your first born child!
TRUMP 2024
Over here on the eastern shore it ain’t much better. Brutal heat right now yet again
You have to love the box wrench just barely missing the positive and negative on the battery repair
When you need to light a smoke, you need to light a smoke!
JK! Don't ever smoke.
Their running out the mouths of rivers and creeks where the water is cooler and better oxygenated you need a small boat that and they're probably moving to the bottom of the main channels too. When it gets hot that's what they do
Go deep, go deep! :)
but 100% look for oxygen reach areas. be that cooler or oxygenated / aerated areas.
We threw back about 60% of our haul last week in Indian River Bay DE, prego female time of year but keeping the crop alive and still got a few dozen for home!😎
Luke, Make sure the pump is not powered in reverse. If the impeller is spinning backward, you won't move much water.
Man I feel ya. Seems like I have been having a lot of weeks like this as well lately. Look forward to next week's updates. Always impressed with how you expand your business to work better for you.
Hey Luke, you don’t have to pay me just feed me and I’ll rewire your whole boat for you. The only thing is I’m coming in from Charlotte, North Carolina. I am originally from Long Island. I went crabbing my whole life as a kid when school was out and after school in the fall. I love what you doing. Keep up the great work.
Luke, my man, I grouper fished commercially out of Dunedin Fl. for 6 years. I love you and your channel content. If people don't subscribe to Luke, ya'll ain't no cranberry. You are amazing. Much love to you Lyndsey and all of the folks who have supported ya'll.❤😊❤
I use to fish out of the salt rock
@@Chucko941 I hit the Manifold 230 curve for literally thousands of tons of blacks, reds and Carbaritas there. F/V Done Gone with Billy
@@Jeffrey-ed8sz I fished in Doug Johnson's boat called the hatiey gal and the salt shaker they were 32 sabalos
Love the chip comparisons! Keep on keeping on, boys!
Awesome video. Love your joy & enthusiasm. God bless you all.
Bro stay safe. Was so dehydrated hands started cramping up and kidneys were sore. Bless you bro. Is definitely no joke out there
Idea. Use a heat exchanger from your diesel. And a mixer off a car heater for temp.
On your soft crabs.......get a 5-15 minute default is on switch. So switch is always on till you turn the switch and then it will stay off for 5-15 minutes (depending on how far you turn the dial) then automatically turns the system back on. No worries about forgetting that way.
Luke your water pump when you put wire crimps on every crimp tool I've found nick the shrink coating a little alows water to corod it get a small bottle of liquid electric tape lowes carries it paint that over crimps it works great stay cool
Arm chair capt hear. Why don’t you get one way scupper valves? My boat has a rubber flap. Let’s the water out when I’m moving and doesn’t let it. My bilge has been broken for years and I’m always dry. Or wet but no water in the bilge accumulating.
My man had the wire crimps in his hand. Still proceeds to use the channel locks to crimp the wire connectors. I love this guy. That's a real crabber!
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Finally! I've been looking for a Chesapeake Bay blue cull stick all summer, and no one who makes the popular ones seems to think 5 1/4" is a measurement anyone needs for some reason.
Man dude the hustle is real.
Good morning! Thanks for another fine video.
Think this was the first time I watched a hour long UA-cam video. I like your content man. I fish the middle bay to lower bay. Plan to visit you crab stand soon. Keep it up!!
Keep up the hard work man! Best I did for the heat in Texas was soaking a rag and putting it in my hat, maybe try that and have a small cooler with ice water and when you need to re dunk you know it will be cold. Stay safe and cool Luke!
Thanks! Please stay cool 😎🥵
Props to Dark Seas on the tshirts. I bought one and they make the best quality shirts that any UA-camr is selling IMHO. What a good team you guys make.
I love to buy shirts from YuTubers. Are they soft? It’s just a thing for me. Thanks!
@@Wants2knowitall Not really soft, more of a thicker, well built cotton.
Pump sounded like it was either sucking air or starved for water. Might be worth checking for a leak on the inlet tubing, however I would think it is more likely that the pump suction tube is plugged, or the inlet on the hull is plugged. You’re a hard working people, much respect. Good luck with the fix. :)
I love crabs! It is great that fishing is such a big part of Maryland (and Virginia) culture. That entire region there is epic! Nature = beautiful
There’s a bigass catfish under that dock munching those crabs lol
100%
Awesome,awesome video . A true day in the life of a business owner. Get a toolbox for the boat, and keep the tools on the boat. Have a set at home and at the boat . Time saved is always profitable .
If Luke did that;"he wouldn't be no crabber.😊
You just roll with the punches! Good for you!!! Can't wait to see what comes next for you! Enjoyed this video! ❤
Dude I feel you, I had a few weeks like this. I got a piece of equipment stuck and broke the winch, then flipped it over, hit a rock in dry grass and started a small fire, messed up my paperwork for the job site, then got rear ended in my work truck. Some how I still have a job (which I am very thankful for) and am trying to figure out how just not do any of that again.
Have you considered adding a used RV awning to the crab stand. Itd be alot easier than putting up tents.
I like your channel. Aircraft basically use a version of diesel fuel (although not completely compatible). Sumping (draining) a cup or two of water from the lowest part of the tanks on a regular basis is standard procedure. Water will always settle below the fuel because it's heavier. If there's water you'll see it in the drained fuel container. Put a sump valve at the lowest point and use it a few times a week. BTW, the water gets into the aircraft tanks by condensation forming inside the tanks or fuel trucks with water in its tanks.
Keep moving Luke! It will all work itself out.
I've only just come across you, and I find it hard to believe that you aren't a teenager. But your married and working your own boat. I certainly mean no disrespect to you, and I'm very impressed with how you educate as you go! I look forward to a lot more from you. I'm from MD originally but now live in NC.
NEW LUKE UPLOAD
you can also get the misting fans and nozzles for the crab awnings at the stand.
Try running 4 gallons of white vinegar through that heater for 1 hour
Amen
With all the trials come tribulations..love your hard work ethics that makes great content. Good work you deserve the success young man🙏🏽 NZ
Got your crabs from Jimmy’s for my 89 year old dad he was ecstatic.
Can’t wait for my first bag of chips.!!! Hello from Boston your content is amazing 🖤
Also the screw that came out looks like the screw that holds the rubber washer inside the gate valve.
This needs to get pushed tot he top so he sees it. Precisely what I think the issue is as well.
Perfect time to slow down and get to know your business
Hope you had a great 4th of July Luke. You’re a very positive young man. Stay that way. 🇺🇸
Future Luke buying his own chips while getting semi-crappy coffee at 7-11... 😂
There has to be a limit switch (an aquastat limit) to turn the burner (is burner a Beckett?) on and off in relation to temperature. If the water is getting too hot, the aquastat limit is not turning the burner off at desired temp. Easy peazy.
Even if it’s a cold start/on-demand coil style hot water system there has to be a hot water temp limit and a relief valve on it, or they wouldn’t be able to sell it. It’d be a potential b+mb if it didn’t.
Funny... its 90 here in north florida... with a noticed that its going to feel like 107... wtf.... its feela like 85 right now. Overcast with a breeze... gotta love the weather channel. Its not the heat....
Italy is having a blue crab infestation. Maybe its time to start importing crabs.
I've seen that. They even are killing them because they have so many. They just need some good seasoning and start steaming them.
Selling the waste crabs as bait is a great idea It can be a struggle to get them and they are always the best bait for black drum.
I remember going on a wildcat strike when company raised price of coffee from 10 cents to 15 cents.
We stayed out for weekend , working 7 days a week we didn’t need much of excuse to miss work.
Love ur videos! And love the since of humor! Hope the crabbing picks up, stay safe and good luck from Southeast TX.
Straight lemon juice can’t save you from glove funk! Stay hydrated. Summer is sizzling!
Next time its that hot put a tent over the cooler too, the sun absorbing into the top loses you a lot of cooling ability/money
My big respect for your work!
well from personal experience (I haven't comercial fished crabs in 20 years) if you have traps (pots) with mating crabs .. pull your traps up ... take the traps up and bring them home.. wash them set them back 2 weeks latter ... but thats herein south east Louisiana
That pump may be air bound / blocked, take the discharge side off and make sure you have a good flow
Air bound/ blocked? Don’t you mean “airlocked”? Lol
My hubby said try turning the flame down❤
You're dribbling water into your float, which does not provide the crabs enough oxygen. Use sprayers and put a cover over it.
The water should have plenty oxygen though since it’s pumped in from the marina
@@davidoutside Too many crabs to supply enough oxygen from marina water.
@@Ewellladso explain how his crabs have been alive that long? They died from overheating in the sun.
Luke has only been doing it the same damn way for ten years without a problem!! So all you arm chair grabbers stick it where the sun don't shine!!
@@chuckfowler8875 I am from Smith Island. I was crabbing for a living before Luke was born.
Luke, you mentioned the heater used for cleaning the traps was getting too hot, steaming. I would suspect that there would be a thermostat on any kind of heating device. Look to see if you have a defective thermostat. If it is closed and not opening up on tempeture, it won't shut off on the desired tempeture. You may want to install a time of day on off device which can turn on and off your crab tank automatically instead of having to remember when to plug it in.
DNR introducing catfish that are now causing problems in the Chesapeake is one of many examples of government organizations being stupid and shortsighted. As an eastern shore native we now have fishing derbys in local rivers on the opposite side of the bay to try and cut down on the invasive Blue Catfish. I'm waiting to see how it turns out with their plan to introduce wolves into Colorado.
I feel for all farmers during heat like this. My buddy lost 25 chickens to the heat a day ago.
Dude, making a new accessory wire harness is a piece of cake. Map the boat of what and where you need power. Order up some spools of thwn if your going cheap, or some gptm to do it right. You can run everything to a power supplied fuse box.
On your water unit put a temperature sensor unit on it like they do to chicken scalder. That will let you keep it at the temperature you want to be keep at.
Hey Luke, I’m about an hour from you. I’ve worked on everything from small Jon boats to 50’ plus yachts. I think I can help you with your wiring issues.
Yheh buddy it's hot out there. I remember crabbing in these type of dog days heat. Bad for everyone involved. The crab customers, buyers, crabbers and even the crabs. Be careful in this heat brother. Make sure yall hydrate, hydrate and more hydration.
"That's some Jeffery Dahmer stuff."Love your content man. Always gives me a good laugh.
Luke, you are awesome! It’s obviously hard, hard work to be successful in the crabbing business, but keep it up!! We need these CB blue crabs! Wish I was closer to you, to give you my business!! I would in a heartbeat!!! Love the videos!
You can buy them from him he ships them now
Ripple chips hold up better when you use a dip. Can’t wait to taste them.
Nature has a funny way of telling us when not to do something. #learn2code
Just started watching you a short time ago and I have to say you are one solid guy. You are a jokester and I like that but you have a don't quit work attitude and you my friend are going to be someone who is going to make it really big one day. I worked a crab boat for a short while after I got out of the Navy, the Capt was kinda crabby so I quit.....
I bought two shirts and a hoodie. They are great quality and I love the design on them. People always ask me where I got them especially since I live in Arizona 😂
The lack of water flow could be a clogged heat exchanger. Try flushing it on a recirculation using salt away added.
An. Vinegar
Luke! Forget the shipping of crabs. Too much work and risk. Use your time to expand into oyster sales at the Boat. Have them delivered to you or a designated helper on Saturday morning. You have the trailer/cooler space and a perfect boat/location to sell them out of.
You rock, keep up these videos they’re great.
Maybe a belt driven water pump would hold up to the hot water better? Good luck buddy!
Suggest getting an electric fuel pump & 1 qt spin on fuel filter with a water separator drain , and run copper tubing to suck gunk from the bottom of any fuel tank. Put other hose into a can or back into the tank. Water sinks to the bottom of fuel tank
I would put a check valve after that pump cuz what I think's happening is the water pressure is being pushed backwards due to the state the steamer game too hot and actually causing the water to build up steam Richmond water turns the same expands and it can go both directions That's why we put check valves on the water lines for like water heaters and stuff like that so that way it doesn't go backwards due to heat and pressure
ruffled chips... always!
Correct answer… I hate flat chips
look forward to your uploads from Dublin Ireland
i truly enjoy your videos young man!!
Herr's Old Bay Cheese Curls are the bomb!!!
Hey there Luke my friend you need to change the thermostat on your water heater you shine great content from one crab lover to another god bless oh congratulations on your marriage you got a looker 🤔💪😎
Stuff sponges in your scuppers! They will drastically reduce the water coming in but still let water drain..
Good advice, had to do it scalloped in the 80s of Cape Canaveral.
@Jeffrey-ed8sz I do it on a 38 Stapleton. The scuppers are in the floor.
@@anthony3603 We were on a 110 ft. Trawler F/V Miss Allissa. Forty three tons on the whale deck, forty tons below deck hold. Those were good days in scallop trawling. We stuffed huge shipping expanding foam scrap to stop scallop loss through the scuppers and limber holes.😃Rule number one, keep the dry compartments dry, rule number two thou shalt not collide.Number three go home alive.
@Jeffrey-ed8sz awesome! I've caught a ton of blue fins off your schuking! I want to say thank you to you and all the boats in that scallop industry. You guys were always great to us and I can't thank you enough for giving us the guts and allowing us to be within inches of your vessel!
@@anthony3603 Anthony it was a pleasure to share the wealth of scalloping in the 80s. It is a tight bond between fisherman that we all make a dollar and see our families at night.
We went out 2 weeks ago on our boat and got a bushel. Went out the other day for 5 hours and got 25 crabs. We moved the trotline 5 different times to different depths. Its crazy