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Some details about our local boats; bunks, galley, fish hold, etc.

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Electra (Reviewed 9/13/14)

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Statistics:

Electra's huge bow area
Electra’s huge bow area

Size: 75’ x 22’

Capacity: 35 people

Electra Bunkroom
Electra Bunkroom

Bunks: 35 (in open berthing) – approximately 70” long and rather narrow.

Galley: Seats about 20 (12 indoors and 8 outdoors on a sun deck).

Heads: 2 (one with a shower). Heads are forward and accessed by walking up the rail outside the house near the bow.

Electra Galley
Electra Galley

Landing: Helgren’s Sportfishing

Address: 315 Harbor Drive South, Oceanside, CA

Contact: (760) 722-2133

Parking: Free. Large public lot across the street.

Some details and additional information:

Hand wells around the bait tank are easy to get to, and a good size to be able to easily grab a bait. They do tend to splash over in rougher conditions, so you don’t want to be standing beside then when the boat rolls.

Electra outdoor seating
Electra outdoor seating

There are two stairways from the back deck into the bunkroom. The center bunks are open, two side by side, with a low board between them. Outside bunks are the same size.

The heads are large. One of them is equipped with a shower. There’s plenty of room to change, but the shower is exposed to the entire room. Bring a plastic bag to store your clothes while you shower.

Fish are stored in gunny sacks, and tagged and dropped in the hold between bites.

 

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Oceanside 95 (Reviewed 9/7/14)

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Nine person stateroom in the bow
Nine person stateroom in the bow

Statistics:

Boat’s Size: 95′ x 25′

Capacity (Coast Guard Approved): 80 people

Bunks: 35 (in 3 to 9 person air conditioned staterooms) – Most bunks are approximately 73″ long, and are generously wide.

Staterooms:  Doors that close, some hooks on the walls, but no extra storage shelves or drawers, and no sinks.

Oceanside 95 Galley
Oceanside 95 Galley, seating for 20

Galley: Seats about 20

Heads: 2 restrooms (one with a shower). Access is from interior of galley.

Landing: Helgren’s Sportfishing

Oceanside 95 "Head"
Oceanside 95 Shower in the restroom.

Address: 315 Harbor Drive South, Oceanside, CA

Contact: (760) 722-2133

Parking: Free. Large public lot across the street.

 Some details and additional information:

All the bunks on the Oceanside 95 are in staterooms, anything from 9 bunks in the bow stateroom, to a couple of smaller ones with 3 bunks. Most of them had 6 bunks.   Most of bunks are around 73″ long, and generously wide.  The bunks are covered with a soft tweed fabric, which is nicer than the vinyl covering on a hot day, and also don’t leave you with that feeling you’re going to slide off onto the floor in rough seas!

The air conditioning works really good… so much so I needed a blanket, and wished I’d had a sweatshirt. I think most of the guys were pretty comfortable.

Stairs from the center of the galley split and one set go to the aft staterooms, another to the forward ones. There are two spacious heads off the galley, one with a large shower area.  The shower is seperated from the toilet by a short wall, and there is plenty of counter space away from the shower to set your dry clothes, so you don’t have to worry about your clothes getting wet.  The next person into the head also does not have to come in to find a wet seat!

The galley seats 20 at a time comfortably. There’s a long bench across the back of the house (outside) with a padded seat and tables in front of them where another 8 or so people can sit. It’s usually in the shade, so it’s a nice place to get off your feet for a while on a sunny day.

Hand wells around the bait tank are easy to get to, and a good size to be able to easily grab a bait. They’re relatively dry and only spilled over in deep swells.

Fish are stored in gunny sacks, and tagged and dropped in the hold between bites.