Chapter 80 Gondola! Test the waters!
Evening.
Zhao Dahai is sitting on the threshold of the yard, holding a hatchet, and is whittling a wooden stick about one meter long and about the size of a child's arm. There are already five whittled sticks on the ground next to him, some are longer and some are smaller. A little shorter. I cut it back from the Tianshan Mountain a few days ago to make a net handle. I peeled off the skin and dried it. It is almost dry. Today I am going to install it on the net hoop. Before installing it, I need to flatten the knots on the wooden sticks and then smooth them with sandpaper. This is Things that are used every day on fishing boats are hard to handle if they are not handy.
Zhao Dahai has been very busy these days. The fishing boat has been painted and the anchors and cables have been installed. He will soon be able to launch himself into the sea and go fishing.
Zhao Dahai was immersed in his work. Time passed quickly. The sky was getting dark and he could not see clearly. He stood up and turned on the lights in the yard. When he wanted to continue working, he saw Zhao Shi coming over.
Zhao Shi looked at the polished wooden handle of the net, picked it up and stroked it a few times. Zhao Dahai did the job carefully no matter how big or small it was.
Zhong Cuihua saw Zhao Shi coming, put down the entire fishing net and walked out of the main room.
"The sea."
"The boat can be launched. What are you going to do?"
"Look for people in the village or a crane?"
Zhao Shi lit the hookah.
"Looking for someone in the village? Save some money."
Zhong Cuihua looked at Zhao Shi and then at Zhao Dahai.
“Second Grandpa.”
“I have thought about this matter.”
"Find a crane."
Zhao Dahai has been thinking about this matter for the past two days. The fishing boat was repaired after being parked in the forest. Now it has to be taken to the sea, which is about two hundred to three hundred meters away. At the beginning, I had the same idea as my grandma Zhong Cuihua, asking for help from the village to save money. However, in the end I decided to find someone to help. Crane.
“Second Grandpa.”
“It takes a lot to find someone. Moving such a long distance, it’s always a problem to accidentally bump into something. It’s true that you don’t have to pay, but you have to. If you owe me a favor, plus a meal or a drink, it’s not much different. It’s better to spend money to find a crane.”
Zhao Dahai shook his head. The traditional method is simply to put rolling logs on the ground. , relying on manpower to pull it out into the water. However, although my boat is not big, a little more than ten meters long and less than three meters wide, it is made of wood and is not light at all. It requires a lot of people. When you find someone to do work, you have to entertain them. If you go back and forth, you can't say how much money you will save, but you will have to worry about a lot more. Decades ago, there was no crane or anything else, so there was no other way but manpower. Now there is a crane, which saves effort, trouble and safety.
"Okay!"
"This matter is settled!"
"Tomorrow you go to the town to find Zhou Fucheng. He has cranes and skilled manpower. It will take only half a day. We can handle this matter well.”
Zhao Shi smoked a few water pipes, and Zhao Dahai’s words made sense. Looking for help in the village is to prepare food, drinks and greetings. Calculating, it may not be short of money. Zhou Fucheng then found a crane to do it neatly and steadily.
Zhao Shi sat for a while and left.
8pm.
Zhao Dahai and Zhong Cuihua had dinner in the hall.
"The sea." "The crane is convenient. But it costs a lot of money, right?"
Zhong Cuihua took a bite of rice. The crane is definitely convenient, but It costs money and it costs more than finding someone else.
Zhao Dahai put a piece of soft pork belly into Zhong Cuihua's bowl. He prepared 20,000 yuan to repair the ship and bought ship scrapping materials. There was a lot left. The money for weaving fishing nets plus the two days of picking up things he had picked up a few days ago. Luo made more than 2,000 yuan again. He had enough money to have some money left over, so he didn’t need to worry.
When Zhong Cuihua thought that this was really what happened, she finished her meal with peace of mind and went out with a flashlight to the back of the house.
Zhao Dahai smiled and continued to eat. Zhong Cuihua went to water the vegetable field, especially the fruit trees planted a few days ago, thinking that they were planted for her great-grandson, baby. Very.
After finishing the meal, Zhao Dahai put away the dishes and chopsticks and continued to install the net. The fishing boat was launched into the water immediately. There was not much time left. He quickly prepared the things he needed. When he thought about this, he was extremely excited. The movements of his hands It couldn't help but be a few minutes faster.
Zhao Dahai went out on his motorcycle early the next morning and rushed to the Hongqi Shipbuilding Stone in the town to find Zhou Fucheng. He had a ready-made crane and manpower. He was idle and an acquaintance, and the deal was settled for 1,600 yuan. , made an appointment to go to Langtou Village at three o'clock in the afternoon, discussed the matter and rushed back to the village immediately. Without stopping, they immediately loaded up the tires, foam floats and tools bought in the morning and went to the fishing boat in the forest to continue working.
Zhao Dahai climbed onto the fishing boat. Four tires, two on the left and one on the right, were hung on the side of the boat. A suitable opening was carefully cut out of the largest tire and wrapped around the bow. Large iron nails were nailed directly to the bottom of the bow. Another big tire was hung below, and the foam floats were strung together one after another with a nylon rope as thick as a finger, and wrapped around one-third of the way from the bow to both sides of the ship. These are all for anti-collision. If a fishing boat is parked on a pier on a pair of rocks or in some other situation, it will inevitably collide with other fishing boats, rocks or concrete pillars of the pier. It would not be possible without tires and foam floats.
After Zhao Dahai finished wrapping the boat and hung the tires and floats on the bow, he straightened up and didn’t have time to rest for a while. He saw a truck driving to the dock, and a crane drove over. Four people were walking beside him. Personally, looking at the two in the middle from a distance, they are Zhao Shi and Zhou Fucheng.
Zhao Dahai jumped off the boat, strode towards it, said hello, and started working immediately. The fishing boat was just hoisted into the sea to test the water. It was not the first time to go to sea. There was no formal ceremony. Zhou Fucheng's people With experience, one drove the crane, and the other two used thick hemp ropes to tie the bow and stern of the boat and pull it to control the direction. In less than an hour, the fishing boat was lifted out of the forest and lowered into the sea.
“Yo!”
“This ship in the sea is testing the waters!”
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"This speed is really fast!"
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The fishing boat made a lot of noise, and there were many people at the small dock, which immediately attracted attention. Zhong Shizhu, Lei Da and other familiar people who were busy on the fishing boat preparing to go fishing in the early morning came over.
Zhao Dahai waited for the crane to move aside. The anchor rope on the bow of the ship was pulled up to the beach. The anchor stepped hard into the sand and pulled the fishing boat. The fishing boat placed in the sea slowly floated outwards with the wind. He pulled it back with both hands and waited for Zhao Shi, Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou to get on the boat before he got on.
Zhong Shizhu and Lei Dayou walked around the fishing boat several times and were very envious. Zhao Dahai's boat is really good. His skills are perfect and the deck is solid. The paint on the deck outside the boat cannot be seen, and every board inside the boat is covered with paint. It has been polished and applied with tung oil several times. There are some small waves on the sea, but the boat does not sway even when walking around. This kind of boat is very stable when going out to sea and will be very comfortable when fishing.
Zhao Shi sat on the side of the boat, smoked a hookah for half an hour, and began to carefully inspect the fishing boat, especially the areas where hemp was used. Zhao Dahai did a good job, and it is unlikely that there will be any problems, but he drove with caution. When it comes to annual ships and going out to sea, you can never be too careful.
"The sea."
"The ship cannot go out to sea immediately. Let's wait and see for a few days."
Zhao Shi checked it several times and found that there was no problem.
Zhao Dahai nodded and agreed. He wanted to let the fishing boat soak in the water for a few more days to see if there were any problems.
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