"Hey guys, I have a question about the share. For example, on the Cornelia Marie they were discussing the share of Jake and his brother. Each get 12.5 percent from what they said, and on the paper they had a break down. 515,000 lbs made 570,000. Minus 70 percent to boat?? I don't understand that. How many owners are there on the Cornelia Marie and how do they get paid. Are the expense like fuel, bait, and food included in that or is it taken out after the 70 percent? Then the crew shares are taken out. I just am confused how each, the owners all shares including Jake and brother, the skipper, and Crew make money. Some insight would be great. Also is it basically all the same for the boats on deadliest catch? Thank you in advance."

OK, here is the progression of money once it goes through the purser dock side: Bills (fuel, bait, licenses, docking fees, repairs, etc), then owner, Captain and crew. What the Captain makes is dependent on the contract made with the owner. What each deckhand makes is dependent on the contract with the Captain, usually. Deckhands usually make about 5%, engineers a percentage or two more. And Captains? I don't know honestly. I know the owner gets most of the pie though. So if you have a 5 man deck, that is 25% plus a few more for the engineer so 27% of all the net profits is taken with crew. Let's say Skipper gets 20%. That leaves more than 50% going to the owner.

If you have more than one owner, well it would depend on what they agreed upon. But in the case of the Cornelia Marie, it sounds like the boys get to split 25% of the 50% that the owners rake in on top of their deck wages. But I have wondered why they can't keep crew on there very long, besides the two of them fighting and the boat looking like she's in need of some major overhauls in the shipyard.

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It does depend on how much the boat holds but I seem to remember like an 6-8 hour average per tank. Each boat usually has at least 3 tanks so... usually a long night's worth.

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"I haven't seen one working so I don't know if the inner parts spin or not. With everything on a crab boat, it's got to withstand a beating. Intricate things don't have a chance. I've got a picture on my profile from a wheel house on a boat I was on. The window over has heat tape on it. That didn't work either.

I wish I could explain how it feels riding through rough seas. Have you done something similar? I think the biggest eye opener was when I realized I was feeling my heart, being denser than my lungs, being slammed against my ribs. So you can imagine the jarring small connections take. "

I just talked with my brother-in-law whose an engineer and has tons more boat experience than I do. He said it doesn't heat it just spins and is called a spinner. You were right! He said he's seen boats pull into the harbor with two feet of ice all along the front and just that one spot clear, like a tunnel. Can you imagine trying to dock a boat with just that to see through?? Wow....

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"But I want to crab. I'm Norwegian and its been my dream since I was really little."

Hi NorthwesternGirl,welcome aboard..you should get in touch with Sig and he may give a fellow Norwegian a chance on his boat. It looks like we are in agreement on favorite boats on the show,and captains too.

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"The end of the pot without the door is actually a wedge-shapped funnel made of netting, it is held suspended above the 'floor' of the pot by twine - same as lobster pots"

To add to this; the crab can get in through the funnel but they can't go back out that way. And, chanile, I bet you get as hooked on this show as the rest of us!!!

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