We hardly ever go south.ĭW: How often does the boat go into the yard?ĪH: Once a year it goes on the beach, it’s not really a yard.ĭW: Do all crew stay with the boat during a yard period?ĭW: How long does it take to get to Dutch Harbor by boat?ĪH: It’s seven days from Seattle to Dutch Harbor by boat. Going Fishing DW: Does the vessel ever stay in Dutch Harbor year round or do you always take her south?ĪH: We move it to Homer.
#Jonathan time bandit full size#
Living Aboard DW: Can you describe the crew quarters?ĪH: 12- by 12-foot rooms with two beds in each, full size beds.ĪH: As good as any home dishwasher, trash compactor, microwave, fridge, stove.etc.ĭW: What would be a typical meal on board?ĪH: Steak, spaghetti, turkey…high carb meals.ĭW: Does the boat have sat-phone and/or email access?ĪH: Sat phone, no email anymore. First we’d do a drag and get it out of the wheel, but sometimes I have to dive on it and cut it from the boat. We don’t because if we run pots over, we can get them back instead of losing them.ĭW: What happens if fishing gear gets tangled in the running gear? Would you ever get in the water to remedy a situation like that?ĪH: Yes, and I have. Usually you would wait for fishermen and if it is not life threatening, you need to get a tow boat.ĭW: Do crab boats have spurs or line cutters on the running gear? If no, why not?ĪH: Some do, we don’t. The MechanicsĭW: What happens if an engine has a major breakdown or a shaft gets bent or a prop gets damaged during the season?ĭW: If there is ever a mechanical failure where you end up red over red, is there an equivalent of Tow-Boat US or Sea Tow for you guys, or are you at the mercy of fellow fishermen in that kind of situation?ĪH: We’ve never been red over red because we have a main to go back on. Making Miracles Happen.ĭW: Do the officer of the deck (deck-boss) and the engineer hold any specific licenses or have any specialized training other than years of experience?ĪH: Jonathan and I are both licensed captains with years of experience, but no engineer’s license.ĭW: Is it typical for the deck boss and engineer to be the same person?ĭW: What are the most important pieces of equipment on board?ĪH: Engines, cranes, hydraulics and ground tackle. It was built as a crab boat and a tender and has no stabilizers.ĭW: What about her makes her special to you?ĪH: Time Bandit is one of the most seaworthy boats out there, and it was built with our father who is no longer with us.ĭW: Under what conditions does she ride best and why?ĪH: Tank down and a load of pots on it, then we are drawing eight feet.
#Jonathan time bandit series#
For generators it has B series Cummings 125KW which run all the hydraulics including a 10-ton crane and the pot launcher. Typically she cruises at 8.5 knots and nine knots is top cruise. Time Bandit has a 20,000 gallon fuel capacity. The layout is a house aft Power-Scow with Cummings engines for mains. The most under-developed characters in the Deadliest Catch television series are the boats themselves, so let’s start by learning a little more about the F/V Time Bandit.ĪH: The Time Bandit was built by my father, myself and my two brothers at a shipyard in Charleston, Oregon in 1991. They know boats and they know what it is like to work at sea. About the Boat DW: Dockwalk readers may not be Bering Sea fishermen, but they are boat people. Andy Hillstrand is a man of few words short and to the point, he was gracious enough to sit down and sate the curiosity of and several captains who submitted questions of their own. True to his fisherman/cowboy identity, Capt. Here is the expanded interview with one of the vessel's captains, Andy Hillstrand. network Discovery Channel about a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea. This included a peek into the reality behind the reality television series "Deadliest Catch" that runs on the U.S. In the February issue of Dockwalk, we featured an article about life at sea in the commercial world.
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