Author: FishingNosara

Boat Maintenance

Our plucky panga the Transporter makes hundreds of trips per week from Playa Garza to the boats moored in the bay. This off-season we set our newest boatman Daniel on the task of rehabilitating the fiberglass around the upper rail of the boat.

You can see that there are major areas needing attention (the front prow and the rear corners) and lots of small spots around the seats and splashwell.

The inital trim reveals a strong barrier of fiberglass in the front.

 

Captain David wasted no time getting the 23-foot switchblade stripped down, repainted, and ready for action. Get ready for another amazing season from the Adventurer

 

The Harvester ran 178 trips in the 2022 season, and the interior needed cosmetic attention to prepare for the upcoming year.

The crew took care of the prep-work and disassembly, then Craig arrived to spray the gelcoat.

The got a good run of weather and managed to complete four coats a day in back-to-back sessions.

This is the exact result we want, and will finish up nicely once given several passes of fine-grit sandpaper (440g, 600g, then 1000g)

 

While we got the gelcoat cooking, might as well hit these panels with a fresh coat:

Also the cabin door and fighting chair for the Discoverer are being stripped and re-finished:

Even the luggage rack for our hard-working Land Cruiser got fresh primer and paint to ensure many more years of excellent service.

 

House Maintenance

Casa Serena’s front facing windows got new blinds to replace the old curtains.

The big renovation this off-season is our two-bedroom house Casa Jardin. A major improvement was to install a fresh entryway.

The original doorway was  bifold monstrosity that latched at the bottom and was a nightmare to open and close, especially to a first-time occupant.

The new doorway is a standard swinging door with side panels to allow maximum sunlight into the kitchen.

The house also got a fresh coat of paint, inside and out:

Continuing in the tradition of Casa Bianca and Casa Capitan, we have these one-of-a-kind carved doors for the new installation.

Casa Neptune also suffered from an overcomplicated entryway. The old sliding glass doors have been replaced with a standard door while still maintaining the natural light flow into the living room.

Casa Capitan got a fresh coat of her signature bright yellow paint.

Also the guys installed new aluminum flashing between the house and the patio roof, which had been leaky.

Casa Captain is looking good and ready to go for the 2023 season:

October 4, 2022

Master Captain William took the Wanderer out on October 4 and lit up the scoreboard with an awesome Blue Marlin release.

After the safe release, Paul Norris’ group also brought home the bacon with some excellent Yellowfin Tunas.

 

Here is what Paul had to say after the trip: “Great day fishing! 1st Marlin, 1st Sailfish, then we caught 4 yellowfin tuna and 4 Dorado (mahi mahi).

“I can’t thank Daradee Olson enough for being a trooper and falling in love with my passion for fishing. She killed it!”

October 1, 2022

Dan Johnson from Hatteras, NC finished up his 23rd full day of fishing with FishingNosara since the end of the pandemic (Oct. 1, 2021).

He was joined by friends Captain David Barrantes (of the Adventurer), Toni Bustos, Danny Jiron, and Bryan Gomez.

They had a great catch of Red Groupers and Congrio.

Also, they had a Blue Marlin crash the left teaser three times but it wouldn’t take the pitch bait. About 15 minutes later a Blue Marlin attacked the right long teaser and after a few jumps rushed the boat and bit the hook in half.

September 29, 2022

Dan Johnson from Hatteras NC took friends Antonio Carrillo Carrillo, David Barrantes, and Diddier Gutierrez for a full day fishing on the
Wanderer.

They caught 21 Red Groupers, two Congrios, one Dorado, and 20 Pochotes.

The whole crew and other guests enjoyed the catch prepared at Marlin Bill‘s Restaurant