What to charge???

[ssiredfish]

Originally Posted by fishingwithblue

John Byrd at SSI Marina? I know him but don't know him. I was going to call Scott Revels to ride with me. I was thinking about calling Ashley Parmalee to tag along but I'm sure he is booked this time of year with tarpon trips.

Going rate seems to be $300 per day plus travel and lodging. The owner pays for gas if aboard.

I don't want to be foolish with my limited experience but I would like to gain experience.

John Byrd ran the "Sterling" from SSI Marina and has ran boats internationally as well, i.e., knows his shizz.....

Ashley is slammed, I dont know about Scott......

$300/day seems reasonable. I would want AT ALEAST $150/day after all expenses..... Thats a lot of responsibility.........

[tartuffe]

Take the job, your only regret would be passing up the opportunity. You have protected waters via the Intercoastal Waterway most of the way. My only advice would be to make sure you have good charts for the entire trip. Having spent a good deal of time running the Innerbanks I can tell you it can get very confusing trying to navigate only by channel markers with multiple inlets and islands.

I wouldn't plan on running at night either in figuring my travel time. There are some large barges that make the waterway look much more narrow than it really is at night.

Take a picture of every drawbridge, you will have quite a collection.

[phatdaddy]

150 a day profit, seems a little light to me, gotta remember, its a 24 hour day when you are the captain, lotta responsibility for $6.75 an hour. i have no knowledge of the coast , but can you run icw most of the way?

[tartuffe]

http://www.icwfacilitiesguide.com/

Good site, some information to help you chart a course.

[tartuffe]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

but can you run icw most of the way?

Yeah man, remember it was built/dredged to ship goods North and South during WWII to keep the U-boats from sinking our ships that were having to make the unprotected coastal run. Much of NC looks like a large drainage ditch cut through the swamp about 75 yards wide.

[fishingwithblue]

Originally Posted by phatdaddy

150 a day profit, seems a little light to me, gotta remember, its a 24 hour day when you are the captain, lotta responsibility for $6.75 an hour. i have no knowledge of the coast , but can you run icw most of the way?

I would charge 300 per day PLUS expenses PLUS lodging PLUS plane ticket back home to Savannah. You wouldn't believe what I pay for insurance for my charter business. It's as much as my wife's liability insurance and she is a dentist with her own practice.

My concern is not the journey but the docking. I have zero experience with 38' and engines. My experience is with 28 footers and smaller with outboards.

Trying not to be foolish......I would hate to hire a captain with good intentions and skill and then find out he has never backed down into a slip before.

But, there aint but one way to learn!!!

[Blue_Runner]

Back down into the slip VERY slowly and VERY carefully.

Seriously, the way some of those guys spin the boat and gun it in reverse is freakin unbelievable.

[Kracker Jack]

My brother has a 100 ton license and has run twin screw carolina boats (Paul Mann) all his life.Let me know if you go ocean side, stop in rudee inlet. Hell I will jump on with ya and fly back to Va Beach from NY. Or if ya stop in I'll pick you up so yall can get some dinner. I have a good friend who owns a house on Rudee inlet and has a open dock if intrested ( they just pulled there old ragged trawler out of there)? just an idea

[phatdaddy]

go rent "Captain Ron"

all you need to know

[fishingwithblue]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

My brother has a 100 ton license and has run twin screw carolina boats (Paul Mann) all his life.Let me know if you go ocean side, stop in rudee inlet. Hell I will jump on with ya and fly back to Va Beach from NY. Or if ya stop in I'll pick you up so yall can get some dinner. I have a good friend who owns a house on Rudee inlet and has a open dock if intrested ( they just pulled there old ragged trawler out of there)? just an idea

That is damn generous of you, wow. Thanks! I declined the job, this time. I have a lot of hours in a lot of different boats but I have never delivered before. I would like to get at least one trip under my belt with an experienced capt before I run off to NY, NY..............I know I'm being a pu$$y!

It would of been one sweet trip, can't stop thinking about it. I do believe I will have more opportunities and in the mean time I'm gonna search for another capt to go with me and show me the ropes.