Chapter 77 Small items needed for busy fishing boats
One o'clock in the afternoon.
The scorching sun is high.
There is no wind, and the forest is as hot as a steamer.
Zhao Dahai was shirtless and only wearing shorts. He took a brush and applied tung oil on the fishing boat. His head was covered with sweat, which flowed down his neck and dripped to the ground.
"The sea!"
"How many times has this happened?"
"The boat will be launched soon, right?"
Zhong Shizhu shouted and walked to the edge of Zhao Dahai. He looked at the fishing boat and thought that Zhao Dahai had repaired the fishing boat in such a short time. It was really amazing.
After Zhao Dahai finished painting a small area on the bow of the boat, he took a piece of cloth and wiped the tung oil on his hands vigorously. He took water and drank it in big gulps.
"This is the fourth time today."
"I'll paint it again tomorrow and then paint it. Once it's dry, I think it can be used in the water. However, I have to listen to my second grandfather's advice on this matter."
Zhao Dahai wiped the water from the corner of his mouth. In the past two or three days, he only did one thing: giving tung oil to the fishing boats. Tung oil is the oil from the seeds of the tung tree. It is used to paint anti-corrosion and waterproofing on the fishing boats. In order to achieve the best effect, Zhao Shi was right.
Five times, I can finish it tomorrow.
"Call me when the boat is about to launch."
"Come and help."
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"That's right!"
"You have to find time to see the diesel engine, right?"
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"The fish in the sea have been better recently than a while ago. Maybe we can catch up if the boat launches earlier."
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Zhao Dahai packed up his things and walked through the woods to the village while chatting with Zhong Shizhu. When he returned home, he opened the door to the yard and saw his grandma Zhong Cuihua in the yard, shaking out a newly woven fishing net. "Grandma!"
"What are you doing? Can this net catch sharks?"
Zhao Dahai is a little strange. This is different from ordinary fishing nets. It is made of nylon thread the size of a toothpick. It is very strong. Not to mention pulling it with your hands, it can't be cut with a knife and even a little effort. The trawl net on a trawler is only
You need such a thick wire and net, you can’t use this thing at home.
Zhong Cuihua smiled and said that this was used to make a net cage or something.
Only then did Zhao Dahai remember that going out to sea to fish requires more than just a fishing boat. There are many things, big and small, such as nets, cages, bamboo poles, and even stones or bricks. As soon as the fishing boat can be launched into the water, these things must be prepared. p>
Zhao Dahai thought about it for a while, took a piece of paper and pen, and made a list of things to prepare and buy. After dinner, he rode a motorcycle to the town, found a blacksmith's shop, and bent a steel bar with a diameter of about the thickness of his little finger.
There are five net hoops in total, two by 60 centimeters and three by 60 centimeters each. I also welded five cylindrical cage frames with a top diameter of 40 centimeters and a bottom diameter of 60 centimeters. I also bought a few more buckets and put them on the back of the motorcycle.
The seats were piled high, and that was not the end. I went to another shop to fix anchors and cables, and bought a large refrigerator for the fishing boat to add ice to keep the fish fresh. These items were too heavy and heavy.
It was too big to be pulled by a motorcycle, so I had to find a tricycle.
Zhao Dahai took out the list he had made and checked it carefully. After checking that nothing was missing, he rode a motorcycle and a tricycle back to the village. When he got home, he attracted many people at the door. He saw that they were all things used on fishing boats.
Knowing that this was about to go out to sea for fishing, a few people helped me, and all the things were unloaded in a while. The small ones were moved to the yard, and the large anchors and cables were placed in the open space at the door, and they were moved to the fishing boat when needed.<
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Zhao Dahai brought cigarettes to the house and gave them to everyone who came. After chatting for a while about going fishing at sea, he waited for everyone to leave before going back to the yard to sort out the things he bought and put them all neatly.
Night falls.
The fishing village is very quiet at night, with only a few dogs barking from time to time.
Zhao Dahai did not go out. While chatting with his grandma Zhong Cuihua, who was weaving fishing nets, he was busy with what he was doing. He bought the net hoops and cage frames he bought during the day, both of which required wearing fishing nets or covering them with fishing nets.
"Grandma."
"How many times have I told you? You must be busy with something. Weaving fishing nets is no problem. But you must pay attention to rest."
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"I have to cut two bamboo poles back tomorrow. They will be used on the fishing boat."
"Cut down a few small trees or branches as thick as an arm and use them as handles for the net."
"It's definitely better if you have something to do. If you don't have it, you can just make do with it. Use it first and talk about it later."
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"Yes!"
"I'll wait for the sun to come out tomorrow and brush the tung oil first. After I finish brushing the tung oil, I'll do other things."
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Zhao Dahai held a net-making hoop in his hand. He pushed his feet out from the inner ring. He picked up a piece of cut fishing net and slipped it through the mesh. After putting it through, he released his feet and took a thicker nylon thread.
Tightly tied round after round, a fish weighing 180 kilograms can be picked up without deformation. Such a one-meter-diameter net is only used in a short time. No one can guarantee that a big fish will be caught one day.
Be prepared.
Zhao Dahai picked up the remaining iron hoops and continued to work. After all the nets were ready, he began to put the fishing nets on the iron frame of the net cage. Once the nets were covered, they were tightened and tied firmly. These two seemingly inconspicuous things are not surprising.
You can be careless, as long as you use it every time you go fishing, it will take a few days to rot and rework, which will be more time-consuming.
Zhao Dahai got up early the next day, went up the mountain with a hatchet, and cut down a few dianthus trees. Then he went to the woods on his mountain and chopped down seven or eight branches of one meter and two meters long that he could hold with one hand.
I tied up the rope and carried two ten-meter-long dianthus down the mountain with one hand on my shoulders and another hand on my shoulder. When I got home, I was covered in sweat. I looked at the time and it was almost ten o'clock. The sun was rising high and the air was dry.
It had to be dry, so I could brush it with tung oil. Without taking a break, I immediately picked up the barrel of oil and brush, rode my motorcycle to the pier, and walked quickly towards the woods.
Zhao Dahai mixed the tung oil and started brushing it for the fifth time. Just after he finished brushing, his second grandfather Zhao Shi came over with a hookah in his hand.
"Second Grandpa!"
"This is the fifth time today. Is it necessary to do it a sixth time?"
Zhao Dahai put down the tung oil bucket and brush he was carrying.
Zhao Shi looked around the fishing boat twice, nodding as he looked. Zhao Dahai brushed the tung oil very carefully. Needless to say, the easily visible parts were also handled properly and very carefully in the corners that were not easily visible.
Even, this is really hard work.
"Have you bought any paint? The paint used on the bottom of the boat is different from the paint on the bottom of the boat. Have you bought both?"
Zhao Shi turned to ask Zhao Dahai. Tung oil can be anti-corrosion and waterproof, so it is safer to apply another layer of paint, especially the paint on the bottom of the ship must be painted, which is different from the paint in other places.
Zhao Dahai nodded. He bought all the paint and put it at home. You can just bring what you need.
Zhao Shi thought for a while and told Zhao Dahai that it would be enough to dry the tung oil for one day today and another day tomorrow. All the paint would be brought over the day after tomorrow, but he would have to wait until he came over before he could paint it.
"Okay!"
"How about around ten o'clock the day after tomorrow?"
"Second Grandpa."
"Don't worry. I won't mess around. You can adjust the paint!"
Zhao Dahai smiled. Zhao Shi was worried that he would just brush it regardless of whether it was possible or not, but the effect would not be good.
"Once the paint is dry, you can put it into the water."
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"However, we can't go directly to the sea to fish."
"Let's wait for some time at the pier to see if there are any problems with the hemp-making place."
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"We can start preparing the things we need on the fishing boat."
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"I heard you bought these anchors?"
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Zhao Shi ignored Zhao Dahai's words "I won't mess around" and dared to do this. The boss slapped him and told him one by one what should be prepared on the fishing boat.
While Zhao Dahai listened carefully, he compared it with what he had prepared and found that there was a lot missing. Going to sea really doesn't just require a fishing boat or a fishing net or something like that. There are a lot of small items, some of which are inconspicuous and really hard to play with without them.