AMAZING GRAPE

[CAPT KUJO]

I know... its not the BLACK ROCKET , but it comes off the beach so well. My winter project finished! 1977 Harvey Dory, refited with original ba;sa wood laminated in system 3 epoxy resin, 2005 90hp Mercury Optimax, Lowrance X-26 20gb hard drive , Icom IC-M502. flat water 41mph!
The color??? The choise of Admiral Lyn. It's called AMAZING GRAPE and so is the boat. Off the beach at Pacific City, already has had limits of bottom fish and scallops. Waiting for the "super nice day" for a Tuna run off the beach!






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[Pete]

I love it! It's so ... uh, subtle! :grin:

[Nalu]

Sweet boat Kim! Just right for diving the area off the beach in PC!

[CAPT KUJO]

Sweet boat Kim! Just right for diving the area off the beach in PC!

Been diving every week end vis last week end 20 to 30 feet +

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[HOGGEMIN]

Sweet ride there Captain.............and its in my favorite color too.............

[Bendman]

Nice dory ! I have always liked the looks of those things. BTW how’s your back doing?

[CAPT KUJO]

Nice dory ! I have always liked the looks of those things. BTW how’s your back doing?

Back at 110% 25 year old back on a 50 year old body! But I don't want to chance it quite yet.

[wak'm&stak'm]

We fished a Cape Kwanda dory for 10 years. I have always liked the Harveys lines....and how they can push the boat and 4 passengers with a 50 hp.

I am sure power is not a problem with your boat....awesome.

Nice job!

[Bluefinn]

Nice looking Dory Kim .Brings back memories.Hey Kim what's up with the Black Rocket looking boat at the Marine shop located at South Beach?I swear I saw a machine gun Turrett on that thing.

[greenbuttskunk]

hey kim. She looks almost as purdy as Lyn. I remember seeing that pile in your garage last 4th. Wow! Great job. I'll get to making up something cool for the name. Drop me a note with some measurements!
Talk to ya soon bro.
Brad

[greenbuttskunk]

kim, check your email. I left you a little sumpin'.

[dlgobeavs]

Hello-

My family has a cabin in Tierra Del Mar. I have always wanted a dory... grew up watching them in the haydays when there were dorys lined up along Cape Kiwanda.

Question for you.

I've never been out through the surf... with a dory like yours how big is "too big" for the surf... to make it out? Also, I take it you are diving to get the scallops???

Dave

[Mikeymoto]

Grape Ape!
Sweet machine.
Glad your back in ship shape.
Mike

[Onokai]

Good to hear you are back in/on the water. Mark

[CAPT KUJO]

Hello-

My family has a cabin in Tierra Del Mar. I have always wanted a dory... grew up watching them in the haydays when there were dorys lined up along Cape Kiwanda.

Question for you.

I've never been out through the surf... with a dory like yours how big is "too big" for the surf... to make it out? Also, I take it you are diving to get the scallops???

Dave

Dave,

It doesn't take much to be "too big" in a dory. I'm much more comfortable in big surf in my F-470 zodiac only because I can turn and run from a big one and turn and look for another slot. Dory boats are much less manuverable and once you commit you're going to take what ever set you picked. I'm getting a little more comfortable with "Amazing Grape" but it doesn't handle surf anything like the BLACK ROCKET. and yes diving for the Pacific Rock scallops.

CAPT KUJO

[CAPT KUJO]

Nice looking Dory Kim .Brings back memories.Hey Kim what's up with the Black Rocket looking boat at the Marine shop located at South Beach?I swear I saw a machine gun Turrett on that thing.

That boat in Newport is NOT the Black Rocket, it is the Mexican Rocket, and yes that is a fully auto 40mm cannon/.50calBMG turrett. Being delivered to the Mexican Naval Special Forces as sonn as we recieve the proper license from the U.S. State Dept for Export. I'll tell more in a separate post

[OceanBlue]

Leave it to you... even when you're "down" you're not out... Always got something up your sleeve, huh KJ?


I hope the Admiral isn't letting you overdo it! We want you back out on the TUNA! grounds with us.

BTW, Admiral Lyn, Love the choice of color. My favorite!

[retaliate]

Pretty boat!!! Glad you recovered enough to fish, but scuba
diving with 100# of gear on your back, this soon after back surgery might be overdoing it a bit. I know those Rock Scallops are tasty, I used to get them myself with Crazyfish
at Three Arch Rocks, but ya got to take it eaiser as ya get older, I'm fighting the getting old thing myself, but I have to admit two days of pounding my semi "v" boat out & back to Tuna town is all I can take. It sucks getting old!!!
Gald your doing well, hope to see the Black Rocket launch again soon.

[dlgobeavs]

Dave,

It doesn't take much to be "too big" in a dory. I'm much more comfortable in big surf in my F-470 zodiac only because I can turn and run from a big one and turn and look for another slot. Dory boats are much less manuverable and once you commit you're going to take what ever set you picked. I'm getting a little more comfortable with "Amazing Grape" but it doesn't handle surf anything like the BLACK ROCKET. and yes diving for the Pacific Rock scallops.

CAPT KUJO

How far out do you run from Kiwanda to get into good bottom fishing?

Dave

[CAPT KUJO]

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Hello-

How far out do you run from Kiwanda to get into good bottom fishing?

Dave

Dave,

I shoot (spearfish) limits everyday at the Rock, but fishing is great within 1/2 to 2 miles from the beach.

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