The misadventures of Captain Theo Blowhard, SS Seadoo....
My dad is retired, and still enjoys the XP, and has decided to take it offshore and try his luck at fishing. He is not a very eloquent guy, and types one finger at a time (and in all caps, sorry), but this is what he wrote after his first fishing trip...Enjoy.
THE GREAT SEADOO MAIDEN FISHING VOYAGE. GOT MY BAIT FISHING POLE IS TIED OFF ON THE PORT SIDE,IS THAT RIGHT OR LEFT? THE ORDER COMES DOWN LET GO THE FORE AND AFT LINES,THAT'S EASY,FRONT AND BACK. ENGINE IS STARTED,THAT GREAT CAPT. THEO BLOWHARD IS AT THE HELM, ALL AHEAD 1/4.AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE BOAT RAMP AREA AND IN TO THE MAIN CHANNEL,SOME FISH ARE WORKING ,AND THE DOLPHIN ARE POPPING UP HERE AND THERE.
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TOWARD THE GULF THE SWELLS ARE PICKING UP SOME.THE 60 MILE BUOY SAID 3 FT. AND LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. AFTER WHAT SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME WE REACH THE END OF THE JETTY AND TURN PORT,LEFT I THINK. WE ARE NOW IN THE OPEN GULF,STEADY AS SHE GOES FOR 1/4 OF A MILE "BRING HER INTO THE WIND" SHOUTS CAPT. BLOWHARD AND HE CUTS THE ENGINE.
THIS IS THE LIFE,LINE IN THE WATER SLOWLY RISING UP AND DOWN,WAVES ARE SHOULDER HIGH,SLOWLY DRIFTING ,THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH CREW,IS IT SCURVY,SOME KIND OF PLAGUE? ONE LOOK AT THE GREAT CAPT.THEO BLOWHARD AND IT'S CONFIRMED. CAPT.BLOWHARD IS STARTING TO TURN GREEN AROUND THE GILLS.
WE FIRE UP THE ENGINE AND HEAD TOWARD CALMER WATER,BUT NOT BEFORE THE GREAT CAPT. TRIES TO BARF ABOUT 6-8 TIMES.
THE STORY ENDS WELL AS WE PULL BACK TO THE DOCK.
He said he fished for a total of 15 minutes before being overcome...
It probably took him an hour to type this up.
Kinda funny, especially when you think that he was raised on a 60' fishing boat off the coast of Long Beach, CA. but cannot take the 3' rise and fall of a 96 XP.
My dad is retired, and still enjoys the XP, and has decided to take it offshore and try his luck at fishing. He is not a very eloquent guy, and types one finger at a time (and in all caps, sorry), but this is what he wrote after his first fishing trip...Enjoy.
THE GREAT SEADOO MAIDEN FISHING VOYAGE. GOT MY BAIT FISHING POLE IS TIED OFF ON THE PORT SIDE,IS THAT RIGHT OR LEFT? THE ORDER COMES DOWN LET GO THE FORE AND AFT LINES,THAT'S EASY,FRONT AND BACK. ENGINE IS STARTED,THAT GREAT CAPT. THEO BLOWHARD IS AT THE HELM, ALL AHEAD 1/4.AS WE MOVE OUT OF THE BOAT RAMP AREA AND IN TO THE MAIN CHANNEL,SOME FISH ARE WORKING ,AND THE DOLPHIN ARE POPPING UP HERE AND THERE.
AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TOWARD THE GULF THE SWELLS ARE PICKING UP SOME.THE 60 MILE BUOY SAID 3 FT. AND LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. AFTER WHAT SEEMS LIKE A LIFETIME WE REACH THE END OF THE JETTY AND TURN PORT,LEFT I THINK. WE ARE NOW IN THE OPEN GULF,STEADY AS SHE GOES FOR 1/4 OF A MILE "BRING HER INTO THE WIND" SHOUTS CAPT. BLOWHARD AND HE CUTS THE ENGINE.
THIS IS THE LIFE,LINE IN THE WATER SLOWLY RISING UP AND DOWN,WAVES ARE SHOULDER HIGH,SLOWLY DRIFTING ,THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH CREW,IS IT SCURVY,SOME KIND OF PLAGUE? ONE LOOK AT THE GREAT CAPT.THEO BLOWHARD AND IT'S CONFIRMED. CAPT.BLOWHARD IS STARTING TO TURN GREEN AROUND THE GILLS.
WE FIRE UP THE ENGINE AND HEAD TOWARD CALMER WATER,BUT NOT BEFORE THE GREAT CAPT. TRIES TO BARF ABOUT 6-8 TIMES.
THE STORY ENDS WELL AS WE PULL BACK TO THE DOCK.
He said he fished for a total of 15 minutes before being overcome...
It probably took him an hour to type this up.
Kinda funny, especially when you think that he was raised on a 60' fishing boat off the coast of Long Beach, CA. but cannot take the 3' rise and fall of a 96 XP.
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