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Before the crabbing season starts I need to get the FV Southern Girl out of the water to check, clean, and paint her. This is such an important part of preseason prep! I have to add zincs to the bottom of the boat, if I forget to do this it will cost me thousands of dollars in repairs! It's never an easy task, sometimes you find huge repairs that need to be done, hopefully we won't find anything too major that needs fixing.
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[@ArcticCoonass]

Hey Luke, Retired crabber here, fished the waters of south Louisiana, and Lake Pontchartrain, for 45 years, and I just wanted to "Thank You" for allowing me to re-live my experiences through your videos, something I tremendously appreciate! People today don't understand or appreciate what it takes to be a successful crabber/fisherman, the hard work, sleepless nights, ingenuity, and outright hustle it takes to pull off an endeavor like this, nor could they do it, yet they're always the first to criticize. Oh well my friend, Thanks again for all you do, and keep the Great content coming, it's enjoyed & appreciated more than you know! God Bless you and your lovely wife, stay safe, and keep making that money!!!

[@fvsoutherngirl]

Thank you so much for watching! Appreciate it!

[@Sickfrog37]

Got any advice for a younger guy out of New Orleans looking to catch some crabs in lake ponchartrain? Gonna try it for the first time this year and Luke’s videos inspired me to

[@markthompson9914]

I feel the same now my time as a trawlerman is at an end 😢 East coast of England twin beamers ✌️

[@bennetpfuller3595]

Would you mind sharing a finance video? Like your monthly spendings and how much you make out of crabbing? I think that would be really interesting

[@ArcticCoonass]

@@fvsoutherngirl Thanks for responding! PS... Time to get busy, looking forward to meeting baby Luke, I know he's gonna be making an appearance soon, and you're gonna be needing a new first mate to pass along all that good learned knowledge! Kudos Brother!

[@jaydub1380]

So surreal seeing the Key Bridge. I was going through old footage from my past videos and noticed quite a few Key Bridge shots. Stay safe out there. Can't wait to get crabs from ya.

[@thoraldshib4393]

was going to say the same

[@zancrus9629]

Yeah when he showed the bridge I was going "Hey wait a minute".

[@95SLE]

The crew doesn't look like they will steal the copper out of the AC. Kind of a nice recommendation. 👍

[@thomasvillerestoration]

We think so too 😂

[@danielflickinger8423]

A little trick from Alaska. Polish your prop with a brass wire wheel and paint penetrol (its like a paint additive)on it , as many coats as you can so it dries before you go in the water. It keeps barnacles and things from growing on your prop. Good fishing and be safe!

[@JDZiemba1773]

Our harbor is a mud pit at low water...full of electrolysis.....we paint out props with FG resin...🇺🇸

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

We use Penetrol in car work too, sprayed or brushed onto difficult to access surface rust. It penetrates completely to healthy metal and fuses the oxides... Also use it in ALL oil based paints, with or without catalist. I also mix it with boiled linseed oil and rubbing oils for woodworking.

[@hillbillydan4721]

Young man,you most definitely got the hustle,determination, attitude, and à strong will to accomplish what you want to do !! You are an inspiration to your viewers, love the channel my friend !!!

[@fvsoutherngirl]

Thank you for watching!

[@timb4569]

I Love that quote, "brakes are for quitters". Thanks Luke.

[@tracestrong6245]

I laughed at that too but the from Denny's to Hooters was a good one as well.

[@100GTAGUY]

All brakes do is slow ya down, and we're racin' here!

[@laurenthomas2685]

Damn gunna be weird seeing videos with the bridge still up

[@user-pl8wq9um7h]

I dont know if you actually read all of your comments but i just wanted to say that i love what you do im from seward alaska and i have been a commercial fisherman my whole life. I feel your pain and i appreciate your victories even the small ones.thank you for devoting so much time showing us the struggle there is so much value in that.and finaly i love the term sacrificial anode as aposed to zinc god bless you and yours and keep up the good work skipper.

[@fvsoutherngirl]

Thank you for watching!

[@pokeygravityryder]

Crazy seeing the key bridge in the video. I also hate painting!

[@markcarpenter9019]

3rd Gen fisherman here and a good trick is adding cayenne pepper to bottom paint. It helps in preventing growth

[@williamwest5827]

I’ve used cayenne pepper on my outboard lower end that sits in salt water and it works terrific! Just mix it with latex paint and save lots of money and time not scrapping crud and barnacles. Good tip.

[@markcarpenter9019]

@@williamwest5827 that's a good idea 👍

[@HANZELVANDERLAAY]

If your having a heart attack....it can save your life....put on your lips...hope for the best

[@user-zb3gy2dt8h]

We buy muriatic acid from a pool supply house. It’s the main ingredient in hull off. It’s cheaper to buy by the gallon from a pool supplier

[@Brian-mp2mv]

We get ours from a local Farm & Home Supply named Atwoods... similar to Tractor Supply.

[@Bobert412]

Canada of all places have recently opened up a cormorant season around the Great Lakes. The US needs to follow.

[@robertscholz4486]

Just a note ... the nuts on the prop shaft holding on your propeller are on wrong. You have them reversed ... the small nut goes on the inside and snugs up the propeller, the larger nut goes on as the lock nut. Easy way to remember -- would you rather have 4 -5 threads locking the main nut or twenty threads locking the main nut? I know that you probably already put it back in for the season, but you may want to fix that if you take it back out!

[@JacobKalogridis]

Luke, try using “rustaid outdoor” for the brown tint on the hull, all you need to do is spray it on with a chemical hand sprayer. We use it down here in FL on our boats we run in the river. No scrubbing necessary and way less harsh on the fumes.

[@ratchetjaw4863]

Classic. Finally you use a Hammer and it's called a scraper. 😂😅

[@user-dy7ze2ey8q]

My grandfather was Head of Dept. Of Ships at Mare Island from 1948 to 1959, and he always installed zinics on his cars, which prevented rust! 😊

[@veritas6466]

It’s US Gypsum. Also right there is SCM chemical, the white paint pigment specialists. Ft. Howard, militarily important since the early 1800’s served as the footprint the British temporarily held during the war of 1812. Interestingly the US Special Forces created a typical Vietnamese Village (including underground NVA tunnels) to train our soldiers. Who knew.

[@jeffquintrell1963]

Sad seeing the bridge in the background. As always you make me smile!!! Thank you

[@Tonjiruman]

Hey Luke, great videos as always! The cormorant is not invasive. Their numbers were down in the 80-90s due to pesticides like DDT…same as the bald eagle situation. Working on the water during those times clamming I didn’t see many but their numbers are up now. Keep doing what you are doing!

[@TheRobbo03712]

Was looking for this

[@quarlow1215]

😂😂😂 I love your humorous look at things. And your "git'r done" attitude. You rock Luke.

[@paulstaab1705]

Luke, not only did u put in a strong day of work, but u explained in detail on how to maintain a crab boat, and were humorous also Denny's to Hooters comparison, awsome. Ur definitely one of the most detail oriented people on the internet. Keep it up brother Ur doing great!!

[@amcadams0606]

Spurs line cutters needs to help this man out. He’s the best advertisement for their line cutter that there is

[@patrickchavez3848]

"She went from looking like Denny's to looking like Hooters"!! That line had me shooting tea out my nose, very very uncomfortable thing to have happen!! But the laugh was worth it.😂😖😂

[@cherylmillard2067]

I'm in Washington State, my family has been in the pot making business for decades now since the mid 70's. After our father passed, my brother and his wife took over the business and kept up making shrimp and crab pots, but they use plastic coated wire, we don't have to zinc our pots because of that. I remember every fall my dad getting his wire order in so he could make them all winter.

[@strokiinyourmom]

You should talk to them about maybe sending Luke a couple to try or even discounted.

[@sverre054]

Pretty sure its because Dunggies can be in much deep water, and much rougher conditions compared to blue crab. Needs a thicker heavy duty pot, which makes sense to coat. Blue crab pots are much lighter weight, and in shallow calmer water.

[@cherylmillard2067]

@@sverre054 It all depends on the location. We used to wade for Dungeness crab on the Dosewallips flats during the extreme low tides, they're everywhere from 15 to 600 plus feet (we were in the Hood Canal) their geographic range is immense from California to the Aleutians in all conditions from rough water to calm inlets. The commercial crab pots for the ocean fisheries were huge heavy round 4' diameter pots with a stainless steel "chicken wire" like covering.

[@sverre054]

@@cherylmillard2067 I know, my family has a cabin on Ouget sound and on low tides we can go out and grab crab, but we also can go out and set our pots in 300'. What's your company name? I am actually looking for 2 new pots.

[@HalfCatWerepire]

Same cormorant problem on the west coast, between them and the bay seals it's tough to find a salmon

[@adamhadziefendic4436]

I work in a boat yard in aus for your props it is great to have a product like propspeed helps with the growth on your prop and shaft

[@brob17va]

Its awesome all the random youtubers interacting with each other, love Flair videos and that Jerky is legit

[@darrenpautzke3795]

Great job. I appreciate the humor and seriousness of the work.

[@vettepicking]

Why not add a line cutter on the prop strut to cut line?

[@andrewfyakim525]

We get the brown-stain in coastal NC. It is easily removable with any acid-based cleaner like Whink, or most toilet bowl cleaners. Apply it, and it melts away the brown stain almost instantly. At the same time it removes any wax; best I recall, you don't wax your hulls anyway! ☺EDIT; If I had commented at the end of the video instead of the middle, I would have seen you already have an acid-based hull cleaner that works...

[@geraldmuccioli8374]

That fraid strap picking that boat up - OMG:)

[@elsuperpollo2273]

Between your channel, diy repair and other sail boating channels I've learned so much. I'm currently building a 25 and 34 foot custom perahu style canoe so I can boat on a river here in central alabama. Definitely getting the six pack license with sail boat rating, so eventually I can have fun on the water.

[@ericsalidbar1693]

This is why you are the owner and others are workers. You have what it takes to do the hard stuff. Most lazy ppl think it's so easy to be the owner of a business it's so easy. Buy they only see what goes on 9/5 and not the 24/7 work and money it takes to keep a business going even when there's no work. Keep it up dude and take pride in what you do I can definitely tell you do.

[@Seafariireland]

Been there, done that but on a 65 footer for over 30 years and mostly on intertidal boat walls! My rusty joints need a lot of grease these days! SkipRay, Kerry, Ireland.

[@freeenergyonshore2828]

It's nice to see that you on are also using the weekend to replace the zinc anodes and paint the boat. Greetings from the North Sea coast - Europe

[@kevind767]

FYI, the prop nuts are installed backwards. Big nut needs to be installed last. Fun post. Thanks.

[@thomasheaney2087]

In the RV world that floor wax will shine at first but then yellow, it’s tough to remove. It’s a flipper’s wax.

[@nameunavailable456]

It is in the boat world, too.

[@robertbongard1325]

I love your smart common sense, self deprecating humour.

[@chuckchalfant]

I’m watching this 3 weeks after the Key Bridge collapse! It was good to see it up in this video! What a horrible disaster for the Baltimore Chesapeake region to have happen. Fair seas Captain!

[@hung_low]

The marina (Mucluski's) you pulled the boat out is where my father keeps his boat. It is on the trailer currently in the lot, but pretty soon we will be docking it in a slip. I can't wait!!!

[@somdhomestead9031]

After your roofing job still be careful of loose nails around. No matter how careful the workers are there will still be a few on the ground, Driveway etc and will find a way into your tires. Expereince.

[@thomasvillerestoration]

We love our giant magnet roller to clean up the nails, but it is a possibility!

[@brettbarnhart2905]

"The crew doesn't look like they'll steal the copper out of my air conditioner " 😂 Classic, just wait, they're coming.

[@thomasvillerestoration]

We resent that! 😂

[@Suddenly_Quinn]

From a trucker; mop and glow is also great tire shine

[@WoodisGood82]

I use pots from Millers Is in Rhode Island. The crabbing here is off the hook and the short pots work great here.

[@elgato894]

YOU ARE ON TOP OF YOUR GAME,I AM NEW HERE,WILL LOOK AT ALL YOUR VIDS. I AM LEARNING LOTS.THANK YOU LUKE.

[@ianbartelmez4720]

Marine Travel Lift, proudly made in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin. I've hauled several to marinas on all coasts.

[@offduty170]

Can’t even tell you how much I look forward to your videos - and with gems like brakes are for quitters and if it’s free it’s for me - how can you go wrong ??? I always say cheap is good free is better !!! Love your show bro / looking forward to crabbing season - more videos for. You and more crabs to buy from you - can’t wait to see the dry dock boat at the crab stand - love your show !!!

[@SaltyDawg1805]

You should make a shirt with a barnacle on it and a bottle of on & off in the background with the barnacle saying "Why is the water spicey?!" Haha

[@DarkSevariant]

12:22 Cutlass bearing 💅

[@bigtsperspective5831]

I don’t even own a canoe…. I don’t even like to swim, but I do like to watch your videos. Hey ya know what ever floats your boat kid 😎💪

[@m00seknucklejohnson45]

😂 that claw hammer has more character than most people I know!

[@nameunavailable456]

I like the water dripping OUT of the rudder shaft while he's changing zincs. Classic!

[@penney304]

Hey Luke, nice work on the boat. One thing i found many years ago to clean my boat was a spray cleaner called 'Mighty Boss.' i sprayed it my boat the black stains just started coming right off, very little effort... I really like that old marina. Kinda reminds me of old marina in Panama City, its now gone. It's sad to see those old marinas torn down and turned into condos. I hope it doesn't happen where you are. I know what you do is hard but imbrace it, enjoy what you have and your surroundings.

[@shaneoakley8757]

Lol!!! He finally got a hammer and called it a scraper. So funny

[@johnfischer4472]

Gotta say I've made my career at a small boat yard up in the great lakes. I enjoy watching all your videos and can really relate to tons of it. We all call half our wrenches and pliers "hammers". Also love cringing when you do things totally off the books when painting and other boat finishing jobs! Have any questions on how to do anything related to boat refinishing please reach out and I would be happy to answer anything.

[@fvsoutherngirl]

Thank you!

[@ianrobinson4501]

My son-in-law has a large fishing trawler here in Austraila people just don’t know the expenses involved in keeping the trawler sea worthy it’s good to see a Chanel like yours that can explain the amount of maintenance required

[@pk88900]

We got a cormorant season in Ontario a few years ago. It’s great! Hopefully you can get one too

[@Rob-gt4ng]

on/off is great, but being acid it makes your gel more porous. thats why the slime comes back so fast... also for next year paint if you have 2 buckets that dont match color, mix them together to make one color and do the whole thing :)

[@Picasofly]

No lie about the cormorants. They're the best fisherman in the world. Some neighbors stocked the pond behind our house. The cormorants show up and now there's no fish in it.

[@benthelender]

Was surprised to see beefcake jerky make an appearance, I absolutely love flair!

[@kenfrazier616]

so enjoyable to listen to you ramble

[@MastaT_150]

You ever watch the documentary of the old Chinese men who raise and fish with cormorants. It’s nuts, there’s even cormorant match makers. 😂

[@fvsoutherngirl]

Yes 😂

[@rstephe]

Nice that you had some old footage of the Key bridge pre collision. Any guesses how much the new tolls will be?

[@arzzamgameranglerz]

The red paint is call redlit what we use in the navy, which suppose to make the hull rust reaction eats the metal slowly. And the paint job does looks crap when only one man doing it, trust me it much pain in the back doing hull paint job by yourself.good job luke do what you ganna do😊😊

[@cjandauntieyaya1446]

This was film earlier as you mentioned going over the Key Bridge. Proof that you and your community depended upon it. I'm hoping someone will come up with a Ferry or other alternative for you all real soon or things are going to get real hard once the season starts.

[@robertashton5198]

Dang…ya gotta love watching Luke.

[@dusty2206]

Luke, I have never commercial fished, nor want or need to do it, I live 20 miles from lake superior. But your videos make a guy want to Gump it up. Love you're videos! U made me interested in this stuff!

[@dusty2206]

My OCD would make me wire wheel all that before I put anodes on it.

[@chrismartin6544]

When I was in the Army some guys used mop n glow on their boots after they spit shine them it would protect the shine so you didn’t have to reshine them so often.

[@timquinn3397]

Can’t wait for the key bridge updates.

[@littlegoats1925]

I love seeing a young bloke with strong work ethics, also loved the shout out to flair. 🇦🇺

[@george31380]

Love the quick to the point and reasons explaining your process, and the goofy sarcasm.

[@chrisgallagher3703]

How's she running Luke ? Here's to a great season Capt !!

[@quentindavis6]

Hey man, I’m at Crabber in Louisiana. Wanted to let you know when we pick our boat up and clean it to make that white and get that scum off of it. We use the toilet bowl cleaner called the works and then we wax it and it helps keep that scum line off. Maybe try that next time and it might help I’ll get the name of the wax and send it to you.

[@everettblonde7650]

You should invest in a transfer tank for the bed of your pickup so it’s easier to fuel up your boat

[@CLEMSON_COBRA]

This guy gives me hope in tomorrow.

[@mcmillan1963]

As always, thanks for the chuckles with your Lukeisms

[@mypie3301]

cut ON/OFFwith a little dawn dish soap it makes it cling to the hull and stay wet longer.

[@EJDonuts2469]

Was amazed to see that you actually have a hammer (screwdriver).

[@outabeat]

I was replacing zincs on my boat like 3 times a year. Come to find out that it was normal for that part of the marina. The docks were 40+ years old and were sagging into the water with their old electrical wiring and whatever else you find on a dock. The water was an electrolysis jungle.

[@LastWizardKing]

I felt you when you said that china wire sucks my dad has crab traps from 20 years ago that are still in good shape meanwhile some from 2 years ago are trash already. Also here in louisiana never saw anodes in the crab traps that must cost a pretty penny with thousands of traps

[@patrickchavez3848]

That trick works 60% of the time, every time!

[@dennisbrown3717]

Get some iron remover from home depot, $10 bucks a gallon. I use it when I detail boats. It works great.

[@hangryAsianBoy]

Key bridge still there!!!

[@glec9507]

I think that there is a pro to the cheaper wire deteriorating quicker, when anyone inevitably looses their trap they continue to trap and kill in a vicious cycle of self baiting. But I understand that it can run your operating costs up.

[@Jon_C-19K]

Love how EVERY tool is a hammer......until you find a "SCRAPER"!😅😅😅😅

[@208miuwu]

Your a hard working man. God Bless.

[@pdm1289]

Thanks for taking us along.

[@-MoistPalone-]

I learn new things every single time I watch a video of yours. It's my favorite part and I appreciate it.

[@Reefcreeper9804]

Use “the works” toilet bowl cleaner gotta be the blue stuff spray it on w a chemical sprayer (don’t be down wind)let it soak little scrub, spray it off. Whiter then new. If it looks a little blue the sun will bleach it right out in a day tops

[@jerrym.9663]

I am in the boat yard right now..I feel your pain.

[@WilliamSquires-fc4kp]

Hey Luke. Love your videos. I wanted to comment on this one as when I was a VA. Commercial fisherman I've crabbing outta either my Carman 40ft'er or my C-Hawk 21ft'er they both got dirty as all get out to in the lower bay and my home river( potomac). I used to use on/off too until I got schooled on reading the ingredients. Go to any hardware store a grab a gallon of just plain muratic acid. It's the magic that's in on/off and half the price. Your pay for the name of on/off. Thanks

[@brandonadams6743]

I saw something about fishermen using a Trinidad scorpion pepper based paint for their hull paint to prevent growth

[@claudelupas777]

May the people Rest in Peace on the Key Bridge. Prayers to the families and all the people affected by this tragedy. Still crazy seeing it up in the video

[@jtchevy07]

Hey Luke. Next time go to Napa and get some stuff called Bully Dog.. it's an acid type cleaner. Almost acts like toilet bowl cleaner but better. Put it in a sprayer and spray it on, scrub and rinse. I promise you won't be disappointed. Also any small carburetor that needs cleaned,,,,, put some of that in a bowl and drop the carb into it. You'll watch it fizz and bubble for a few minutes. Leave it submerged for about 30. Pull it out and rinse. Should be cleaned. Reason I say not to leave it longer than 30 is it'll eat the aluminum in prolonged plunges

[@Brian-mp2mv]

I use Pine-Sol as my small engine and ATV Carb Cleaner... its great for that!

[@marciiisworld]

The Southern Girl looks so good out of the water 😍

[@conelia9504]

Nice work Luke, I hate doing the bottom too. Wishing you a fantastic season!

[@89firebird]

The crew does it look like they're going to steal the copper out of my air conditioner that's some funny stuff right there

[@shadetreemechanicracing22]

Dude, you make me laugh, and that's what I need right now.

[@DuraDigi]

I saw you doing interview on some TV show after the bridge collapsed and went to your page and love it. I'm in the Northwest so that's a lot different culture out there and I enjoy following you.

[@bigjm3143]

Good job ! But I will still out crab you !😊 hopefully, the wye River will be good this year .