It's quite windy today.
A light southwest wind of around level six.
There are waves.
Old Fu was steering the boat, chatting casually with Wu An: "An, the weather is nice today."
Wu An frowned: "You call this good?"
Unexpectedly, the weather suddenly changed.
In such wind and waves, the fishing boat rocked quite a bit. The person could still sit and control the boat with difficulty, but the rocking was not very comfortable.
In the past, even small fishing boats might not have been able to go out to sea.
Thankfully, it's a 25-meter-long fishing boat that can brave the wind and waves to go out to sea. Although it rocks, it's actually quite stable.
If it's over thirty meters, over fifty meters, over one hundred meters...
Wu An dared not let his mind wander any further.
Let alone a 50-meter-long trawler, even a 30-meter-long trawler would cost at least three or four million yuan to build, depending on his needs.
If it's over fifty meters long, I'd probably have to throw all the money I have into it.
We can think about it for now.
However, there is still room for him to "make progress" before placing an order for the ship.
Old Fu smiled and said, "We're here to test the ship, to find faults and problems. If the sea is calm, what can we find out?"
"Should we listen to the shipyard, or decide on our own route?"
Wu An casually said, "Let's listen to the shipyard and just try casting a line."
"The weather isn't very good. If there are no problems, we'll head back."
What will the weather be like next?
Old Fu said in a muffled voice, "It's not good weather."
Wu An shrugged: "Fine."
"Regardless of the weather, let's get the boat back as soon as possible, and then we'll go out to sea to start fishing when the weather improves."
Old Fu nodded without saying anything.
That's what it means to live off the sea.
Unfortunately, the weather is not cooperating.
If you can go out to sea a few times a month, it must be thanks to the blessing of the Goddess Mazu.
Wu An watched Lao Futou operate the equipment, told Mei Wu to learn from him, and then went out to find Uncle Li, who was communicating with the shipyard technicians. He stood aside, not saying a word, but just listening silently.
There's nothing to interrupt about.
He doesn't understand, and there's no need for him to pretend to understand.
After a while, Uncle Li took out his notebook, tore off a page, and said, "It's a new ship, there aren't any major problems, just some minor ones."
"Just give this to the manager later."
"If all goes well, it can be delivered tomorrow."
Wu An quickly expressed his gratitude.
Uncle Li said with a smile, "Just a verbal thank you?"
"I'm going to leave the internet cafe later."
"When you catch some fresh sea fish, give me two to eat."
"The lobster you sent last time was so fresh, it was really delicious."
Wu An clapped his hands: "Uncle Li, that's a must."
"Oh, right."
"About the welding rod frame..."
Uncle Li said, "Once your boat arrives at the dock, I can immediately bring people to arrange it for you, and I guarantee that we can easily haul up several hundred kilograms of bluefin tuna."
Wu An chuckled and said, "Pull up Bluefin, Uncle Li, just wait and see how I thank you."
As they were chatting, Aqing called out, "Brother, let's log on."
Wu An quickly went over.
This boat is naturally a single-trawl fishing boat. There are actually many kinds of trawls, and they can be classified in various ways. Different types of trawls can be distinguished according to the operation method, the target fish, the structure of the net, and even the size of the mesh.
The one currently used on the ship is a base provided by the shipyard. Manager Wang explained that it is a winged single-bag type.
Wu An wasn't completely clueless. To put it simply, this trawl net was like a large net towed behind a fishing boat, close to the bottom of the boat, catching the fishing net, and then pulling it up after being towed for a while.
If you're lucky, you can have a great harvest.
Wu An went up to the deck and waited for the ship to slow down. A Qing pointed to the sea and shouted, "Brother, look, it's a sea turtle!"
Wu An went over to take a look.
He tried calling out to it, and the turtle actually came over. In his eyes, all turtles looked pretty much the same, but seeing that this turtle could communicate with him, he knew that the turtle he was seeing was Brother Turtle.
Upon seeing this, Manager Wang laughed and said, "Encountering a sea turtle at sea is a good omen."
Wu An responded and told Brother Turtle to stay away.
Brother Turtle refused to leave and even waved to him.
Wu An couldn't understand it.
At this moment, Old Fu had already reduced the boat's speed and shouted, "A'an, cast the net."
Wu An didn't dare to delay and got busy with A Qing and the others.
In addition to his regular work, he also boosted his luck value on the trawl net. Trawl netting is actually quite complicated. For example, the water divider can boost luck value on its own.
The water divider plate, also known as the trawl net plate, is a very important component. It can expand the net opening and stabilize the trawl net.
Each important component of the trawl net can be individually enhanced with luck points. Of course, the most important trawl net itself is enhanced the most, adding 20 luck points at once.
With the addition of components such as the water divider, it can boost luck by 100 points at once.
If you make a trip every two hours, you can easily consume over a thousand luck points a day, plus the fishing boat can also boost your luck points.
Two thousand luck points a day can be easily used up.
With so much luck involved, it's hard not to make money.
soon.
The trawl net was successfully lowered into the sea. Everyone stood on the deck, looking at each other in bewilderment. Ah Qing asked, "Brother, what's next?"
Wu An smiled and said, "Wait."
Aqing scratched her head: "That's it?"
That's true.
Next, the fishing boat will sail slowly, using its trawl net to catch all the seafood along its path.
Manager Wang accompanied Wu An to the central control room.
Old Fu said, "Ah An, the trawl net is working properly."
Wu An was taken aback: "How did you know?"
Old Fu smiled and said, "I feel there is resistance, and the boat's speed is very stable right now."
Wu An suddenly realized.
Manager Wang said, "This old gentleman looks very capable."
"Single trawling is quite troublesome now. It will be much simpler to do it with two trawlers once the other one is launched."
Old Fu nodded.
Wu An also secretly noted it down, even after the other trawler came online, he was afraid that it would really be changed to a double trawler.
At the beginning.
He originally wanted the two trawlers to operate independently, but now he thinks that's probably not feasible.
Why?
Because he can't create clones.
On one fishing boat, the trawlers on the other fishing boat can only buff the luck value once, and after that, it's up to fate.
Let's chat.
Time flies.
Two hours later, Old Fu asked if they should haul in the net, giving his reasons: firstly, he wasn't familiar with the sea conditions here, and if the terrain was complex, it would be better to haul in the net sooner to avoid it being torn apart.
Secondly, the wind and waves are high today, so it's best to get up early.
Most importantly, this is the first trial voyage, and the trawl net is new. If there is too much fish, the net may break.
Old Fu explained it in great detail, and he was also teaching Wu An and Mei Wu.
Wu An nodded; "Then let's get up."
at the same time.
The catch in the trawl net thrashed about as it rose higher into the net.
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