Chapter 78 Small items needed for busy fishing boats
One o'clock in the afternoon.
The sun is high.
There was no wind and it was as hot as a steamer in the forest.
Zhao Dahai was shirtless and wearing only 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 is about to be launched?"
Zhong Shizhu shouted and walked to the beach of Zhaohai On the boat, looking at the fishing boat, I thought that it was really amazing that Zhao Dahai had repaired the fishing boat in such a short time by himself.
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."
"It will be painted again tomorrow, and then painted. When it is dry, it is estimated that it can be used in the water. However, I have to listen to my second grandfather's words 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 fishing boats. In order to achieve the best effect, Zhao Shi said five times that it would be completed tomorrow.
“Call me when the boat is about to launch.”
“Come and help me.”
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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 recently It’s better than before. Maybe we can catch up if we launch the boat earlier.”
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Zhao Dahai packed up his things and walked through the woods towards the village while chatting with Zhong Shizhu. When he got home, he opened the door to the yard and saw his grandma Zhong Cuihua in the yard, holding a The newly woven fishing net is shaken out.
"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 little effort with a knife. Only the trawl nets on trawlers need to be so thick. The cable and network are not available at home.
Zhong Cuihua smiled and said that this was used to make nets and cages.
Zhao Dahai then remembered that going out to sea to fish requires more than just a fishing boat. There are many large and small things such as nets, cages, bamboo poles, and even stones or bricks. The fishing boat can be launched into the water soon. These things are all Gotta get ready.
Zhao Dahai thought for a while, took a piece of paper and pen, and listed the things he wanted to prepare and buy. After dinner, he rode a motorcycle to the town, found a blacksmith's shop, and picked up his little finger Thick steel bars were bent with a diameter of one meter, two with a diameter of 60 centimeters, and three with a total of five net hoops. We 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 There were only buckets, and the back seat of the motorcycle was piled full of them. Not finished yet, I went to another shop to order anchors and cables, and bought a large refrigerator for fishing boats to add ice to keep the fish fresh. These items were too heavy and 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 seeing that nothing was missing, he rode a motorcycle and a tricycle back to the village. When I got home, there were many people at the door. I saw all the things that were used on fishing boats. I knew that they were going to go fishing soon. A few people helped me, and all the things were unloaded in a while. The small ones were moved to the yard. Inside, the large anchor and cables were placed in the open space at the door and moved to the fishing boat when needed.
Zhao Dahai brought cigarettes to the house and gave them to everyone who came. He chatted for a while about going out to sea to fish. After everyone left, he went back to the yard to sort out the things he bought and put them all away. tidy.
Night falls.
The night in the fishing village is very quiet, with only a few dogs barking from time to time.
Zhao Dahai did not go out. While chatting with his grandmother 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 coverings. Get on the fishing net.
"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 down two bamboo poles and bring them back tomorrow. They will be used on the fishing boat." "And chop down a few small trees or branches as thick as an arm to make the handles of the net."
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“It’s definitely better if you have something to do. If not, you can just make do with it. Use it first and talk about it later.”
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"Yes!"
"Waiting for the sun to come out tomorrow, I will brush the tung oil first, and then I will do other things after brushing the tung oil."
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Inside Zhao Dahai's hand Holding an iron hoop for copying the net, push your feet out from the inner ring, pick up a piece of cut fishing net and slip it through the mesh. After putting it through, release your feet, take a thicker nylon thread, and go round and round. The hoops are tied tightly and firmly, and 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, so 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 net on the iron frame of the net cage. After it was covered, it was tightened and tied firmly. These two things looked like Don't be careless about inconspicuous things. As long as you need them 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 cut seven or eight branches of one meter and two meters long with one hand. The root was tied up with a rope, and I carried two ten-meter-long dianthus down the mountain with one hand holding it and the other holding it on my shoulder. When I got back to the door, 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 bucket of oil and brush, rode my motorcycle to the pier, and walked quickly into the woods.
Zhao Dahai mixed the tung oil and started brushing it for the fifth time. Just after he finished brushing, the 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 his hand and carried it inside tung oil bucket and brush.
Zhao Shi looked around the fishing boat twice, nodding while looking. 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 the paint? The paint on the bottom of the ship is different from the paint on the bottom of the ship. Did you buy them both?"
Zhao Shi turned to ask Zhao Dahai. Tung oil can be anti-corrosive and waterproof, so it is safer to apply another layer of paint. Especially the paint on the bottom of the boat 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. This paint Come and adjust!”
Zhao Dahai smiled. Zhao Shi is worried that he will just brush it regardless of the situation. It's not that it can't be done, but the effect will not be good.
"Once the paint is dry, you can go into the water."
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"However, we can't go out to sea to fish directly."
"Let's stay at the dock for some time and see. See if there is any problem with the hemp treatment 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 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.
Zhao Dahai listened carefully and compared it with what he had prepared. He found that a lot was missing. Going to sea really doesn't just require fishing boats and nets. There are many small items, some of which are inconspicuous and would be really hard to play without.
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