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Our long ago scheduled haul out date was Friday 3/10/06. So with only slight debate the kid and I left Long Beach around 7:00 AM Friday morning to make the run to Newport & the South Coast Shipyard. At first it wasnâ??t too bad, but that changed. There was only â??one Red flagâ?? flying when we left Shoreline Marina, but the â??weatherâ?? started getting rough. We normally only cruise about 8.5 knots, but the seas hit us on the stbd corner and pushed us around like a bully and at times we hit 12 knots sliding down the waves. It takes a big punch to get our 40,000+ pounds going that fast. Was I nuts? Yea, but the good ship pressed on without a care. When you are the only boat on the water, you start to question your sanity. The Lehmans were happy, nice and dry and warm, they could not care and did not skip a beat. I started thinking about the lack of multiple spare fuel filters onboard (one), but the vacuum gauges never moved and the filter bowls were clean with newly installed 2-micron filters. We spent more time watching each wave coming from behind than looking in front of us. The kid (heâ??s 20, EMT w/LBFD) was not fazed. He was enjoying himself on the helm and did a great job. He is an adventure junkie. Newport Jetty was a welcome sight, and slightly challenging. I donâ??t remember what time we made it to South Coast ship yard, the following pics show the good little ship feeling air on its bottom. I need to have a GOOD talk with my diver!
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8638
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8634
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8631
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8639
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8632
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8633
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8637
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8640
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/phot
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8638
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8634
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8631
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8639
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8632
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8633
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8637
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/photo/8640
http://www.allcoastsportfishing.com/photos/showphoto.php/phot