Final Update!

Thursday, July 5, 2007

We had to give up on this boat. The leaks need constant daily monitoring which is impossible to do from 120 miles away. We suffered another sinking which put water into the new transmission. This was the straw that broke the camel's back. That and the fact that dock age couldn't be found anywhere closer to us for a reasonable price led to us cutting our losses and giving the boat away to Buddy Kight, the captain on the High Roller in Horseshoe Beach. Buddy lives there and can monitor the Jamie Kaye better than we can. Buddy has told us he will keep us supplied with shrimp for as long as we want. So, it's farewell to the Jamie Kaye for us.

Cleared The Decks

Friday, June 15, 2007

We removed the nets in order to lighten the boat's weight for the trip south to Tarpon Springs for haul out.

The Keel Cooler Works!

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Further inspection revealed the problem with the keel cooler was a pipe below the engine room floor that developed a leak. Most of the connecting pipe had corroded away. We replaced the pipe and the water pump on the engine and now it runs just fine. The temporary cooling system has been removed and the decks are cleared of all that PVC piping.

New Transmission

Sunday, May 13, 2007

Details, Details, Details

Monday, Apr 30, 2007

The Generator.




The Main Engine.

The Deck Hose Pump. One valve goes to the sea cock to draw water from the ocean and the other valve goes to a pipe with a strainer in the bilge to pump out should we start to take on water.


The Temporary Cooling Box.
This is the box that has the truck radiator inside that we'll be using because the keel cooler is inoperable. The deck hose will fill this box with seawater and function the same as the keel cooler for the trip south to Tarpon Springs for haul out.




The Fish Hold.


Looking down into the fish hold showing where the temporary cooling pipes come out.

Old Transmission

Sunday, Apr 15, 2007

Here is what the old transmission looked like.

It had suffered immensely due to sinking at least 3 times.

The Jaime Kaye

Posted on Wednesday, Mar 7, 2007


These are the first pictures of the boat.

A view from the bow.


And a view from the stern.