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FORTUNA Driftnet Trawler (Engine Fix)

Ready for some fishin?

This 62k 16m boat is great for some simple fishin about! Using the driftnet method rather than the more common trawling methods (Dredging or pulling a massive net), this method is all about circling around the fish and slowly closing in! The average yield I been pulling thus far has been around 50-70 fish per run!

---------HOW TO START---------

- Head down to the engine room
- Flip the fuel line under the engine to open
- Turn on the magnetos
- Hold the start button and she shall puuuurrr to life!

---------WHAT TO DO---------

This ship has a few features like:
- Odometer
- Chronometer
- Fish sonar (by. Zizo https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3244366053&searchtext= )

Using these tools, you can find fish! Would recommend a navigation addon so that you can plot your course on the ingame map since this ship does NOT come with a map screen (cause thats boring!)

---------HOW TO FISH---------

Remember this ship is pulling a driftnet! You do not need to full steam (bout 14 knots does good) and just trim out a turn to do circles over a fish school. This net also cannot reach deeper fish!

After dragging the net past some schools and catching some fish, it is time to bring up the net! This won't be one just pull in but rather a net by net walk down till you reach the end.

- Start pulling in the first buoy (once out of the water it will auto retract its net) and make sure it is connected to the fore A frame (big yellow arch with the net spool under). This way you can place the net on top of the ducts!

- To empty the net there is a switch on the side of the buoy, flick that and watch your money fall into the boat! Make sure to flick it to OFF once done!

- Now time to connect the next buoy to the stern A frame. It should already be reeled in due to the first buoy being out of the water. Once it is connected, switch the first buoy to a static anchor.

*Note while you are moving along the net, make sure you always have 2 ropes connected so that when you move one the net doesn't fall away and pull you along with it!

- Now connect the 2nd buoy to the fore A frame and repeat the process till you are done! Total of 5 times!