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  1. Last few updates the track has stayed pretty constant for the center to go in between Rockport and Port O’Connor. That’s good news here because Port A is jam packed with tourists and none of them seem to be leaving. We have a rental in our condo leaving tomorrow and another rental coming in tomorrow for a week. Just talked to the management company and the people are still planning on coming tomorrow. Fucking idiots.

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  2. 3 hours ago, 956 Worldwide said:

    There is no way to accurately say how big the shark was based on people looking out from the beach.  I am with you in that it was almost for sure a bull shark and probably not close to 12 feet long.  Bull sharks going after bait fish bite surfers and waders all the time. 
     

    But yeah, there are easily 12 foot long hammerheads and Tiger sharks lurking out there. 
     

    https://www.mysanantonio.com/lifestyle/travel-outdoors/article/Texas-man-catches-12-foot-tiger-shark-at-South-13153089.php

     

    https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/wild-chase-leads-texas-angler-catch-massive-hammerhead-shark.amp

     

     

    Yes, there are some very large sharks at Texas beaches. But I mean, there is a fucking video of this shark on this thread . It’s a 6 foot long bull shark. Good grief.

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  3. 50 minutes ago, Helobious said:

    I grew up close to there and have heard of people catching small tiger sharks and all that. But there’s people on the RGV subreddit saying this one was huge, like 10-15 feet and that it might’ve been a great white. I’m not sure if that’s true but they’re saying some are moving in along the Texas coast now because of the hurricane.

    You can’t possibly be this stupid.

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  4. 4 hours ago, MissingInAction said:

    I'll be in from the 14th to 18th.

    Look out bitches!

    Damn going to miss you again. Was supposed to fly to CR today for the rest of the summer but this storm coming made me push it back to the 11th. Catch you and Luna this fall.

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  5. Yup no real damage from the storm and it is already crowded as fuck. July will be even worse but thankfully I leave town for the summer July 1st.

     

    Sip Yard finally opens tomorrow. Should be a great new addition bringing much needed additional food options (and yet another bar).

    https://www.sipyardporta.com not much info there but I do know that there is space for 5 or more “restaurants” (food court style), 2 bars, and a stage for live music. It’s a 3 level place and the upper deck has a really good 360 view of the water/beach/town. As far as the food i believe 4 spaces are leased out already - pizza and wings, taco joint, Asian-fusion, and I think Coffee Waves is doing something. I’ve already had the pizza and wings and also a taco and both were really good.

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  6. 20 hours ago, huge said:

    Just got back from 3 days offshore. Took the boat out of Freeport and headed 175 miles south to the Perdido rig area.

    4/5 on blues
    6 yellowfin in the 40-65# range
    2 dorado
    10 red snapper including one the size of a manhole cover

    Good times were had by all.

    Now I’m waiting on the go pro footage but the boat is back out already (and they have already caught 5 blues in 2 days at Hoover).

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  7. On 6/8/2024 at 7:20 AM, troph said:

    I don’t think I can get a sea keeper agreed to but I would absolutely throw my $20k in for one.

    It wouldn’t make much sense unless the owner knows for a fact they are keeping the boat a long time. I’m not sure a Seakeeper would move the sales price much if at all. That said, they are amazing and I don’t know how I ever lived without one.

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  8. On 6/8/2024 at 7:18 AM, troph said:

    As you acknowledge July is close to the cheapest rates for Caribbean charters. Winter is more (prime season). We aren’t boating in the summer like that when the kids are out of school. That day is fast approaching so any discussion about this is over the winter months. And prices are coming down for charters but we’ve paid 8k for a 44 foot and 11k for a 52 foot. I’m getting 25% off calls right now. 
     

    there’s not great fly fishing in the BVIs.  Bone guides in Anegada are cheap if they are there.

    its not 100% cost here - trust, opportunity, and easy to take advantage of the situation are a key part. And this is the boat fanatics thread so when you gotta own it you gotta own it.

    alternatively I can probably have full use as much as I want but a month of use would be $60k a year easy. 
     

    @justhookit I wanna say 2005-2008? It’s in perfect condition.  I forget the model but it’s an open fly bridge, side master stateroom with its own head, V berth and a crew bunks sharing a head with the V berth.

    its the boat I’ve used several times and posted about a few years back.
     

    to be far the $150k net op cost is from memory i haven’t asked him recently and it’s the number I recall him telling me.

    Yeah I remember your posts about this boat. That’s the same layout as mine and I really like the side master (old boat had the master forward which sucked). 150k would probably be in the ballpark on fixed expenses as an average but it’s tough to say without a lot more info. And that figure can fluctuate pretty wildly year to year but I know you are easily in a position to handle it. That boat probably has CAT 3412 engines which are reliable and relatively easy to work on. Depending on how many hours are on the engines a boat that age is likely due for an overhaul very soon if it hasn’t already been done. Same with the generator(s) but that’s much less expensive.

    Anyway, no way I would ever give that deal on my boat to someone paying 10% and then letting them use it for 36 days every year. You are getting a good deal.

  9. 1 hour ago, troph said:

    Any reason why I shouldn’t pay $65,000 for a 10% share of a 55 foot Hatteras in pristine condition based in Islamorada? Comes with straight up 10% use - I would get 36 days, and 10% of net operating costs and 10% of any net revenue (haha).  I think annual op ex is about $150k he said so another $15k per year?  Probably a sunk cost of $75k for a motor overhaul in 10 years or less.

    I can see using it for two 2 week periods easy. Probably work some. Take the kids some. Could make real sense.

    Primary owner is a really good friend. He’s about to bring on his first partner 20% and I’m likely to help him do the paper work.

    only problem I see is getting to the boat from the airport without having to use the bathroom on the way. My wife is not to happy about the idea of us spending time in Florida on the reg. Happy pride month!

    probably won’t pull the trigger this year but I might next.

    to be honest the appealing part is Marina life, island life, access to the Bahamas, and access to skinny water which has nothing to do with this boat. We’d go fishing on it don’t get me wrong. But I’d probably fish for tarpon and bones just as much.

    it needs aftermarket stabilizers not sure partners would go for it.

    I’m still on the sailing path but I’m years out from having both the resources and time to justify seven figures on a boat that’s a days travel away.
     

    And honestly, I don’t want to be the one that has responsibility for the logistics.

    More later got a few things to do right now. But by “aftermarket stabilizers” do you mean a Sea Keeper? I’ve got a Sea Keeper 9 on my boat so that should be the right size. It’s about 200k installed.  And what year is the boat?

  10. 2 hours ago, TPCJ007 said:

    Back to the tipping question. We've got a deep sea charter this weekend that will have a captain and deckhand. Do we tip 20% to the captain AND 20% to the deckhand?

    15-20% total. It’s generally best just to give the captain the entire amount and let him decide what he wants to give the deckhand.

    Also I’ve tipped more than that and less than that depending on how hard they worked. I tipped 5% on a charter in Cabo that really pissed me off by killing a marlin for no reason. Looking back on it I shouldn’t have tipped them anything.

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  11. 2 hours ago, TPCJ007 said:

    We've got a fishing charter booked for Saturday morning out of Fisherman's Wharf. Is there a good place for grab and go breakfast tacos between Rockport and Port A?

    Aransas Pass HEB (if it’s open). Otherwise at that time of morning your only choice is probably a convenience store.

    1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

    Just bookedthree nights at the Sandcastle for our anniversary. 
    Haven’t been there for almost 10 years, so the town has probably changed some?

    You aren’t going to recognize it.

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  12. 4 hours ago, 4HE said:

    Tipping etiquette for the concierge and house staff for a house in Tulemar. Concierge has been good, house staff have been excellent. 
     

    I like to tip very well, but just don’t have a concept of what that should be. Percentage of house rental?

    Knowing the price of Tulemar I’d say 20% or less of the price of the house rental for everyone. Divide that up between house staff and concierge however you feel fit but a lot depends on how much they’ve done for you. 10% would still be a really good tip; they don’t expect anything at all really.

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  13. 3 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:


    some of the best breakfast tacos to be found in the cc area ….

    Feliz Amanecer On Violet. Right next to Whataburger 

    4551 Violet Rd, Corpus Christi, TX 78410
     

     

    Have to run an errand out to Calallen today. Cotten’s BBQ any good? Or any other recs?

  14. 18 hours ago, DalTxHornFan said:

    I'm with a group of couples that have rented a large beachfront house in Playa Langosta in February.  Anybody have any knowledge of that area?  Have not seen it mentioned on this thread.  Thanks.

    Pretty sure that’s really just the southern part of Tamarindo. Lots of tourists. Good food and drink spots. It’s very dry in that area and hot, not as much wildlife as the central and southern parts of the country. Some really nice beaches within a 30 minute drive that are considered the best beaches in all of CR. The main Tamarindo beach is just ok, I didn’t venture all the way down to what they call the Langosta beach so not sure how it is.

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