Got back from a wonderful New Years trip to Cudjoe. Boat ran great, no complaints whatsoever, except for the one bow cleat/lifting ring which is not flush. The boat will be on davits eventually and I was not happy with the flush lifting rings available. Its the only place on the boat where one can smash their toe, and within the first hour, all three of us kicked it at least once. Go figure.
I figured I'd share a couple more pictures. I still owe a couple of you detailed shots and I promise they will come eventually. Bear with me, I've been concentrating on making sure everything works and have just plain forgotten to take pics.
First day was rough, all three of us were soaking wet after the run out (no one ever said the 20 was a dry boat). I have a couple lobster spots in the Key Largo area, but as evidenced by the green water, visibility was horrible.
After the first day, the weather was gorgeous. We caught kings, macks and snapper the entire time. Couldn't find any wahoo and the sailfish were finicky.
Preparing for battle
Watching a sail steal our bait
Me releasing one of the many kings
Pleasure cruise
Pretty decent economy. This is with 3 guys, full tackle, ice, big livewell full and probably 40-50 gallons of fuel. Cruising in after fishing all day. 33 mph at 4.6 mpg.
Last but not least, the "disco" lights, as my friends like to call them. I took a pretty harsh ribbing for having red/purple lights on the boat, but they actually look pretty good. The "red" deck LEDs turned out to be purple, while the red livewell LED is actually red. Not sure how it happened, but it did and it has grown on me so I think I'm going to keep them. I have a switch to toggle between the white deck LEDs and the "red" deck LEDs. Have LEDs in both livewells and inside the console as well.
