F/V Time Bandit leaves the town within a couple hours after the offload is complete. How long the boat stays around “town” before offload will depend upon how quickly the processor gets around to starting the offload. It takes 12-14 hours to unload a full two weeks’ worth of captured King Crab. ![]() When you guys pull into port to off-load, how long do you stay and what do you do in that time? While the Bulbous Bow is not actually used to break ice, it helps the front of the boat to ride above the ice, which helps lessen chances of the ice damaging the hull. It is full of air, and floats, which helps the front of the boat stay up out of the waves reducing drag, giving a smoother ride and improving fuel efficiency. The ‘Bulbous Bow’ was added to the front of Time Bandit in 2008. Was the bump on the nose of the Time Bandit recently attached? I seem to remember it not being on in earlier seasons. Our Captains do not care for them, as a really strong/powerful wave can knock it out of the window and into the guy sitting in the captain’s chair That is called a ‘SPEICH’ it is a spinning window that keeps the glass free of rain, snow or sea water by rotating fast (using centrifugal force to keep clean). I was wondering what the circles you see on some boat windows are? When asked, pretty much all I am allowed to say is “they’re fishing”. How’s the crabbing boys? I hope all is well! How’s their season going?Īnything that I (Sheryl) know about the boats, the crews and the catch has to be kept quiet until after the shows have aired. F/V Time Bandit has 5000 gallons of fresh water on board, and does not have a desalination system. They are very expensive to maintain, and they break a lot. Some boats have a desalination system, which removes salt from the water. How do they get fresh water on the boat for cooking and showering? Do they have to bring it with them or do they filter sea water? OK, here are the questions (in bold) and answers in no particular order: To see all of the questions already asked, and to keep up with future questions and answers, be sure to hop over to the Johnathan Hillstrand Facebook Page and give ’em a like! ![]() With a whole lot of help from his assistant Sheryl, the page has answered hundreds of fan questions over the last few years, and I’ve gathered together a number of my favorites here. Little did I realize that many of the questions I had (and many that I didn’t realize I wanted to know the answer to) have been answered each and every Friday on the Facebook page of F/V Time Bandit captain Johnathan Hillstrand! Andy, by the way, in addition to being a commercial fisherman, is also a four-time world qualifier for the National Barrel Horse Association and four-time Alaska State Champion barrel racer.I’ve been a huge fan of Discovery’s ground-breaking (sea-breaking?) reality series Deadliest Catch for a decade now, and after all those years I still had a number of questions about the show and Bering Sea crab fishing. ![]() Andy Hillstrand/the time bandit "I wouldn't trade my life for nobody else's life, I've pretty much got the best of both worlds I think."Īndy, and wife Sabrina, own hobby horse acres in Chandler and they specialize in natural horsemanship. You kind of miss it but I always know I'm going back so I get to have fun doing this, I just mellow out."Īndy turns 44 this year, and says he may retire to the farm when he reaches 50, then you might catch him riding horseback. For now he's content with his deadly job and his farm that takes him far away from it.Ĭapt. Andy Hillstrand, says, "It's just what's in your blood. Still, each year, on his birthday, September 25th, Andy answers the call from sea.Ĭapt. As captain of the Time Bandit, Andy can earn an income of over six figures in a few months, while deck hands average over $30,000 in just 90 days at sea., 20 hour work days onboard ship make life on the farm that much more special.
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