Sinking 10 miles offshore | A scary fishing catch n cook
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- Nothing like the feeling of sinking in a boat offshore but at least I know my Deep Drop Chicken Rigs work! Support the channel and get some:
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In this fishing catch and cook episode on the South Florida Fishing Channel we go deep dropping at the islamorada humps and catch some great fish, but the weather quickly shifts and we decide to head back to land.
The wind and waves pick up, but nothing I haven't been in before. We hit a wave and hear the transom crack. The fiberglass at the top bolts of the engine is almost completely ripped off and the bottom bolts are cracked through and water starts to pour into the bilge.
At this point we are officially sinking 10 miles offshore with land not in sight. The only thing I see is Molasses reef tower, tiny off in the distance. On top of that boat sinking issue, the sun is almost down and it's going to be dark. Not a good time to sink...
This is a scary fishing catch n cook. But at least it's a fishing catch and cook. If the boat would have sank there would be no catch and cook.
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If you were in this same situation where you feel your boat is sinking offshore and there is no one around what would you do?
Huge thanks to the coast guard for getting to my position so fast. It felt so much better knowing coast guard was in the sky looking for our boat if we would have sank offshore.
Now I need to find someone to fix my transom and hopefully I will never have boat sinking in my youtube video title again. It is scary when you realize your boat is taking on water and sinking, but it important to stay focused and do what you have to so you can live to fish another day.
Hope you enjoyed this offshore fishing catch and cook video. I will try my best to figure out more catch n cook videos for ya'll and i'll see you on the next fishing catch n cook episode!
PS: I promise there will be no more boat sinking...
PPS: I can't promise there won't be no more boat sinking videos
This sure has been a rough year for me! Not sure when my boat will be functional again, but I'm digging deep into my creative brain to put out some super fun videos for ya'll including catching sharks from a paddleboard, blowing stuff up with the airgun and building some cool things. Thanks everyone for being part of the channel and if you know a mobile fiberglass guy down here shoot me an email! heiko@southfloridafishingchannel.com
It is a good idea to get a epirb, though expensive they save lives and so if you dont have one get some. Might need to reinforce the hull once repaired inside the bilge with some steel beams or something.
Definitely time for an Armstrong bracket
Brother, we're with you all the way! You handled that very professionally. Even getting the coast guard there.
Smoke some oysters over a fire, put them on saltine crackers with hot sauce! Trust me, you won't regret it!
Born Again Boating is down your way. They do some glass work I believe
I can relate. Glad "yawl" made it back safe.
While the boats being repaired, you could always try some pier fishing.
Glad you guys made it back. I had a similar experience but mine was just straight up my error. I hit the 17 mile mark in our old 1978 Bonito bow rider. Myself, two buddies, so accustomed to it that never in a million years did it dawn on any of us how dangerous things can get and how quickly. well, this particular 15 mile trip ended with a swamp motor, no boat, and my friends and I holding on to one another. We managed to get life jackets on, but one friends was about 5 times too small. No idea what the hell we would do, My mother had already called the Coast guard when a squall line had come thru which was why we were headed in. We lost our radio on the squall snd she freaked because she couldn't get us. So we floated from 7pm until about daybreak the next morning. It was far and above the scariest thing Ive ever been through. I am guilty as hell to this day for putting my friends in such dangerous situation. I own a Mako 171 with a Merc 90 behind it, today. I don't much leave the harbor these days. It changes a man I suppose, or at least it changed this one. Best of luck and be safe out there.
Chas.
Glad you lived to tell the tale!
Hats off to the guy who heard your distress call and came right to you, the coast guard arrived in 5 min, man you guys were very lucky to have their support .
Wow thank God for the coast guard !!! Literally saving lives daily !!! Thank goodness for the friendliness of fellow boaters !!
Seeing the Coast Guard immediately respond to the area was a beautiful thing
“I’m going to feel a lot better about paying taxes this year” 😂
Glad y’all got back safe man
told this man when he repowered to have the transom glassed in to the top.... told ya!
Yeah, that was a very small area for that heavy motor to be attached.
I kind of noticed the engine seems really big for that transom, thats the first thing that came to my mind when I saw the boat out of the water
You have a cool family, no cussing and good family time, thanks
Glad to see y'll had your PFD's on knowing you could be in the water in just seconds.
It's a good man that comes home and filets his fish after all that. You guys stay safe
Larry the lobster is his name
I laughed so much when heiko said the deed has been done, then lobster moved the lid and he slammed it shut...... the expression on his face was priceless lol 😆
Joyce, Joyce, Joyce! How very generous of you, WOW! Those Lobsters looked amazing! Good on you.
I remember fishing out of Point Pleasant, NJ one year 28 miles out to the “Monster Ledge” for shark fishing on a 26’ Robalo! What we didn’t know while chumming, the bilge pump stopped working! I was in the cabin taking a nap and woke up stepping in water! I was like….. WTF! I went out on deck and told my buddy who’s the captains said there’s water inside the boat! I look at the transom and the water was flush to the deck and said….. “We’re taking on water!” I looked down in the water and a shark possibly a Great White or a huge Mako swim by and said…. “This is it! We’re going down!” Lucky the engines started and we were able to get in riding heavy and not able to plane out! That was a moment I’ll NEVER FORGET! You’re talking about scared!
Oh yeah I remember that storm video! It was pure anxiety for me and so was this lol I'm just glad everyone is alright. Way to go Coast Guard! So amazing
The back of that boat needs more than just fiberglass. You need to get that thing to a pro that can rebuild the whole back end of it with stainless steel and an Armstrong grade transom.
Metal brackets on fiberglass just move the stress points.
@@gorchcleave5393 metal has to be incorporated into new structural fiberglass.
Aluminum and stainless will work with fiberglass. I make reinforcements for my uncles boat and his friends deep sea. You drill the stainless and or aluminum and lace the fiber in and out leaving tails. Then build the form around it. Stress point only moves when you don't brace bottom to top. You can build a square tube frame inside and then drill to the glass. Much more process but it works very well. You can do with wood frame then glass it over and lay fiber but has to be done right because bubbling in between will create a flex point that eventually will crack and fail. Did a lot of fiberglass repair and custom work for supporting lots of weight. Its all in the approach and how much you have to work with.
Fiberglass is plenty strong. It just depends on how thick it is, what kind of core structure, the condition of the core, and the design.
Edit: my current boat project is a full hull extension on a 1965 Bertram 25. It will end up looking like a bracket, but be for width, full flotation. The transom part will have a total of 16 layers of 17 oz. biaxial epoxy fiberglass and 2.25" thick Coosa board.
I prefer all fiberglass with no aluminum bracket, but to each his own.
I can't believe your first action wasn't to put on jackets. And rode in without them on. That's #1 for me and my passengers.
So glad you guys are safe. My only disappointment was that being new to boating, I was discouraged that I never saw life vests get put on. My apologies if you did.
U should throw a Armstrong bracket on that thing and fill in the transom. Did that on my seacraft and it’s so nice not having that water in the back of the boat anymore
I was just about to say the same thing
Yep, Armstrong or Stainless Marine all day long.
😮Neil Armstrong works on boats now?😅
Hey heiko wow what a day ,I couldn’t believe the small clamp washers holding on engine to transom they need. To be bigger to spread the engine load over a bigger area of transom 👍🏻🇬🇧
If that engine would've fallen off, Alfred Montaner would have a field day lol
You bet Bro!
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Bro, bro, bro, bro
@@freedomisntfree5573 LMAO!
I was thinking the same thing, haha King of Haulover would be out there with some Cubans scooping that engine.
Thank God you are all safe. I know it's been mentioned, but putting on a Life Vest the moment your issue was discovered, or while you were calling for assistance, was the first thing everyone should have done. Again, we all ALL glad everyone is safe.
I'm glad you and family are all ok. Best of luck getting your boat fixed. I always enjoy your videos!
So happy that you are all safe! Take your time and get the repair done right. Remember that you often get what you pay for. So don't skimp on the repair cost. Fiberglass work is not hard as long as you pay attention to each step and your resin mix proportion.
Awesome video bro have fun and be safe
Thanks God you guys are safe and make it back. Scary moment.
Respect for still finishing the catch and cook video despite the setbacks! Subscribed!!!🙏😬🎣🛥️
Honestly your problem is Key Largo boats. I had a 2004 key largo 2300. Mine developed cracks in the transom in a similar way to yours while offshore. I also had a huge crack that formed in the bottom. They are definitely not built very well.
I wanna give a shout out to Brian lamb , for running to a mayday call/Shadowing them back. I dont know the guy but definitely a boater that deserves to be shouted out, And glad u guys got back safe with motor still on board 🤙
who ever fitted that motor should be made swim home. that is some rubbish work ,so glad you guys got back safe and big thanks to everyone involved for staying cool under pressure. that could have turned really bad really fast
Congratulations on the new boat, glad you’re safe
Good job captain you kept your cool and called it in you thought smart and fast tying the motor . great job it could have gone way worse if you didnt make the right calls. Respect
Never a dull moment on the South Florida Fishing Channel. Glad you made it back OK. Thought I was going to have to find a new fishing channel, but I know I would never find one so entertaining.
So sorry to hear about your boat, thank God you guys are ok and safe.
Lucky you,alot of helps out there, you're not alone, take care bro,see you next video bye-bye 🙏🙏
As a born and bred Floridian from Anna Maria Island, who ate his first oyster at the age of 6 yrs old, I'm a little surprised this is your first time, regardless, good on y'all for diving in!
Bless you all for your efforts doing what you do. So happy you are okay. Love you guys from northeastern Oklahoma.
That look on your face as you explain to the camera what happened while you're limping back in says it all. Glad you made it back. So great to see all of the boats and Coast Guard respond to your call for help.
I laughed so hard when that lobster lifted that lid!!! Y'all are cool. Very entertaining. Glad y'all made it in safe. I have been in some sketchy situations myself. Not fun!!
Coast Guard FTW!! Glad you guys are safe.
Gotta Love our Coast Guard! Would’ve miss you man! Glad your back home safe.
I am glad that you are all safe! God Bless the Coast Guard, Tow Boat US, and all boaters that respond to a MayDay call!
Glad everything worked out and you made it in. Great looking rebound from the transom disaster.
Florida man cannot shuck an oyster. I feel better about my seafood skills now thanks Heiko!
Wow man, be safe!!
Gawdamn been awhile since I’ve seen yo vids. Them good o bo2 days
Time To Rebuild Back of boat Good You May It Back
Glad yall made it back safe!!!! Can only imagine that feeling.
Get a hoist, remove the engine, do a temp patch on the transom, put an electric or small tiller engine on your boat and put it back in the water to get it to a repair shop.
Yes, seal the cracks and slowly idle to a neighborhood ramp. Have it hauled to one of many boat repair companies that will get rid of that open transom. And put on your damn PFDs next time this happens. It was really stressful watching those waves build up behind you and water coming in. Glad you, the boat and catch all survived.
Glad you guys made it back safe brotha, material things can be fixed or replaced. Time for a closed transom and a nice aluminum bracket. I suggest when you redo your transom they do it with coosa board and not wood. Keep up the good work on the channel and hope you get the boat fixed soon.
So sorry about your boat, but glad y'all got back safe. Good to know other were looking out!
Man the oyster shucking is killing me 😂
Got to say Heiko, seemed like yall kept calm and did everything you could to get you as close in as you could. Tying the ropes may have saved you guys and the boat Man!! Glad you guys made it back home safe! Huge shout out to the fisherman that shot out to yall, TowBoat US, and the U.S Coast Guard all for the rapid response!! Keep that chin up brother, dig in that brain of yours and i know you’ll figure out what to do. Put a platform back there and definitely fill in that transom, maybe a live well or a good size fishbox. Keep up the videos Sir, love watching them!
The blair witch cinematography when your explaining what happened to the transom is awesome!!!
Addicted to you channel brother
So glad you guys made out ok!!! Hope you get her fixed fast!! And you still can’t beat a good old Rapala Filet knife!! Good luck!!!
Thank God you guy's 🙏 made it back!! I hate those types of transoms. I hope you can get it fixed soon!! So Happy Kaitlyn ❤️ ate that oyster!! YAHOOOOOOOOOO
I thought that looks like that Alex Winkler dude I follow day trading. Such a small world! Great content. Regards, David.
So glad you all made it back safely, and what a wonderful gift to cheer you up
Super lucky. Very close to coming off. Way to go seeing it in time. Fixing a transom aint nothing compared to your lives.
Time for a lot of work on the boat, maybe an upgrade to a new one. Every fiberglass boat I have ever owned has had glass, gel coat and or wood rot issues. Lessons learned, My newest boat is all aluminum, it is built without wood, glass or gelcoat.
Good job on the “Life Savers and Good Samaritans for being there so quickly for you.
Semper Paratus! USCG Veteran 1981-1986. Cape Newagen and Cape Corwin Maalaea Harbor Maui Hawaii 🤙🏼
Hats off to the coast guard and Tow boat US...Both greatly appreciated.
That’s a terrifying experience. I was anxious watching the fishing based on the title. Was waiting for the stuff to hit the fan! Glad all are safe and good luck with finding the fiberglass repair.
Dude you def need a new transom, motors got to come off, transom needs to be completely replaced, big job for your backyard. Put the boat back in the water (you'll be fine) Tow it to a reputable shop and have it fixed right. Good idea to put a bracket on. Your prob looking at 3-5k. Also have the stringers checked before you do anything. Good luck !!
I'm happy that you guys were rescued
The boat may have turned out to be a blessing looking at the improvements you made !
This video was hysterical ! BTW,it's Shucking 🤣👍
And drain the oyster of water and add lemon and a drop of cocktail sauce ! You'll be hooked!
Heiko, I gotta ask, as soon as you heard that crack, why didn’t your life jackets go on immediately? Maybe even before that when you said the waves were starting to break over the bow? I didn’t see anybody wearing one.
I’m a long time subscriber, I love all your videos and have seen *every one from start to finish*. I’ve bought gear from you and I even have your logo on my truck. But I’m going to stop watching your videos if you don’t put that damn life jacket on. I say this with total love buddy.
Glad you made it back safe guys! Guessing by the color around the cracks inside the bilge your transom is wood core. It got wet, rotted and delaminated. Good luck with the rebuild! Coosa core and a bracket will last a long time if done correctly.
WOW! You guys were lucky!
When it gets rough i try not to go over 10 knots because you cant tell how much force is going to apply to the transom coming off of a wave, glad you made it in safe brother
Hey H, man i know that feeling! I had a boat that had a similar transom and when the wind was blowing and my boat would turn waves came in the back end! I dont like open transoms. I had someone strip it down and add marin plywood and close the transom while attaching the new transom to the old structure. Then I made an alumimum plate that covers the entire back and front of the transom so the inside portion is grabin more with more to grab all the way up to gunnels or the top of the boat. Then I used a bracket and then the engine. Your will boat will rung as if its i longer and it will give you speed. I didnt like that because of the exention it made the back heavy but it was Awesome! Good luck boss!
Heiko, what a fantastic video! So much excitement, intrigue, fear, and deliciousness!! WTG, bro.
WOW!! CRAZY STORY!! God was with you all.. I so enjoy your content.. make sure those repairs are 100% & I'm sure you will.
See ya back out there soon.. better than ever! ❤ from Connecticut
Wow man that's crazy. Thank God you are all safe. Thank God for the coast Guard!!!
Ngl, that transom looks a wee bit thin for an engine that big. Glad you guys made it back.
Glad yous guys got home safe
Thank god you guys made it safe, that's all that matter 🙏🙏🙏
You guys cracking me up. Lol!,🤣
Man Heiko I’m glad to see y’all made it back safe and you didn’t loose the boat also
Engine bracket with extra flotation is great idea for your boat.
Glad you all are safe, Cap!
Hey, tilt your engine all the way up to get the weight inboard, the bottom bolts should hold. Then put the boat back in the water and tow it to a ramp
That was so funny watching you shuck that oyster
Just super chill. Real Florida Man.
You should definitely get a motor bracket good for diving also easy access on and off the boat
Motor brackets are vary problematic
@@chrishammer9891 never had I problem with my Armstrong and have had it on there for 3 years
Never had a problem that you knew of over time and force of the motor they bottom of the bracket always starts digging in. Theres a reason why conch boats stopped making there 33ft and you see so many regulators on the market. Its law if physics in leverage
A motor bracket would put more pressure on the transom. Remember Sir Isaac Newton? "Give me a lever long enough and I can lift the world."
I think you broke her back. Sorry to see this.
Heiko...if you have plywood encased in the transom it is FUBAR! That is major surgery to replace. If you do get it done you might want to consider an outdrive box / swim platform combo. I have see them on FMP boats in the past. You might just be better off getting a new hull for your pretty new outboard and tower to bolt onto. I have been where you were before and the words "PUCKER FACTOR" really start to have meaning! I truly wish you luck my friend. If you get a real fishing Jones head up.to Jax and I will take you out up here! Be well, stay healthy and good luck.
Great vid! that snapper and lobster looks good! Hopefully ur transom will get fixed soon!!! 👍👍👍
I'm really sorry that you went through that but glad you guys are safe. That's a lot of stress! Couple of things that could be learning moments for everyone;
1) you did not have a mayday situation. You had a Pan Pan situation. The difference is that mayday means assistance IS required (i.e., the bilge pump is not able to keep up and we know we cannot get to shore before we sink). Pan Pan means that you have a serious issue and may soon be in need of assistance but you may be able to recover the situation yourself. It's likely that the Coasties were able to determine the difference in your situation and reacted accordingly but using the correct language can help to make sure the right resources are devoted to assist (and correctly prioritized if they happen to be working other situations).
2) If the guys that mounted that new outboard sunk that aluminum bolt plate that deep into your transom and didn't warn you that your transom was rotten - big shame on them. It's possible that it sank into the transom during that failure event but the caulking looks like it was set that way before. Either way, I have a feeling you will be better equipped to evaluate the condition of a transom in the future. This was avoidable if a quick proper and skilled evaluation was made from the outside of the transom.
Again, REALLY glad it worked out well for you...and while it's not a small repair, it's definitely a reasonable repair. Good luck and can't wait to see you back on the water.
So glad you are safe.
Glad you’re all safe
Glad yall save fish hard
lol what the hell, what a great way to celebrate the making of a new transom... happy for you.
Scary stuff, but glad you and family made it back safely.
Keep going. The fresh water videos were good. There is tons of stuff for you to keep doing and we will all watch
You should wear live vests, check the weather and know the limitations of your boat 🛥️ also have an epirb on board. Glad you guys made it safely 👍🏼👍🏼🙏🏼
I am surprised, that when they installed your brand new Evinrude, they didn't inspect the transom? Glad you made it back safely, and afloat!!!!!!!
At $10 lb for Maine lobsters plus everything else. That gift had to be $275+, plus shipping. Holy shit that one hell of a fan you have there Heiko.
At Florida prices, I’m thinking $500!
Sorry about the boat, glad you returned safely with your fam. Not sure who sent those Maine lobsters but those beauty’s weren’t cheap. Try those Maine oysters with some good cocktail sauce if you are brave enough to try again. I’m heading to KL 1/1/21 from NH for my first Keys winter.
Dude that must’ve been scary but great to know you and your family is ok love the recipe 👍🇧🇸
Awsome brother. Glad you all are safe. I bet you could boil up those heads and carcasses and make a good fish chowder.
The is is the second time we have watched this video, still scary as hell . ❤
Some day I’ll make it down that far south. I don’t ever make it past satellite beach. But that was epic when the lobster opened the lid when you were cooking it. Deff my all time favorite fishing show to watch. Keep up the good content and stay safe.
Damn, glad you guys got back safe and sound. You definitely had God watching your backs on that trip!
Your gift from Maine was awesome, get corn and potatoes do a New England fish bake.
I'm from FL but have lived in Maine since 97.