Saturday

Across the fleet supplies are running low, fish are migrating away from the coastal waters, and the season’s most violent storm is on the horizon. But with only a few days left in the season, captains across the fleet are doing whatever it takes to find the fish. On the Big Eye, Captain Chomps is low on bait and food, and without enough fish on board to make a paycheck, he’s headed for another broker trip. With only enough bait for one more set, he has no choice but to try to get the smallest boat in the fleet through the storm. Desperate to land a huge trip, Frances Anne owner Rick Mears pushed former captain Slick aside and took command of the boat. But they still haven’t broken even, and they’re also running low on bait and supplies. Rick has just enough bait for two more sets – his last chance to prove he still has what it takes to bring in the fish. On the Bjorn II, Captain Greenlaw’s also fishing through the storm trying to break even. But she’s forced off deck when her finger is crushed by the hauling block. As her battered crew tries desperately to bring in the gear, the brutal conditions send a deckhand overboard. Captain Scotty on the Eagle Eye II fears the storm will scatter the fish and put him back at square one. But the experienced captain gambles and sets his gear, hoping the fish are still around. But the storm makes setting twice as tough, and twice as dangerous. With each roll of the boat, the line stretches to its breaking point, ready to snap at any moment and lash back at the crew like a bullwhip loaded with razor sharp hooks.

As the fall fishing season comes to a close, captains and crews across the fleet hope for big fish and big money on their final haulbacks. With crews giving everything they have left, muscling fish and shark alike, many are relieved to be only hours away from dry land. Linda and her crew aboard the Bjorn II steam into Barnegat Light nursing injuries. EMTs wait for the boat to land, ready to examine Linda’s sliced finger and take her away to the hospital. The dock is a welcome sight to deckhand Dave Hiltz, whose anxiety about fishing and being thrown overboard is too much to control now. At the end of the day, the crew relives the season’s ups and downs over a swordfish dinner at a local restaurant. Captain Chomps and his Big Eye crew will themselves through their last haulback, which turns up big fish. Afterwards, with no bait left, and no food or supplies left for the crew, Chomps is forced to take it into port in time for Thanksgiving. The holidays bring bad tidings, however, as Chomps knows he will lose Glen and Don from the crew. After their offload in South Carolina, Don makes a move to stay on board, and Chomps makes a move to get rid of him. Chomps walks away at the end, knowing he and his brother Woody will most likely have to fish by themselves. Scotty and the crew of the Eagle Eye II, after dodging a loose lobster trap, pull up their last, big haulback. As they ride into port, they are clearly the season’s top earners. As big fish after big fish get pulled from the hold in Massachusetts, the crew celebrates their big paydays after hard work. The Frances Anne and her crew pulls into port after Captain Rick’s biggest fishing day. The tension lasts, though, between Rick and ex-Captain Slick, with Slick’s concern about ever piloting the Frances Anne again after being demoted. His worries don’t last long, however, and after he and Rick meet for beers at a local bar, Rick assures him Slick’s the man for the job.

It’s fall on the North Atlantic, the time of year when the cold Labrador Current and the warm Gulf Stream meet and create some of the richest fishing grounds in the world. It’s also make-or-break for the US swordfishing fleet, and every season captains and crews risk it all just to make a paycheck and come out on top. Captain Scotty and the crew of the Eagle Eye II race to battle for the top spot, and Scotty wastes no time in loading up his boat and steaming to the Grand Banks. Hoping for a stellar first haulback, Scotty finds a place to fish and sets his 40 miles of mainline. The crew places bets as to how many fish they will come up with, but unfortunately, Scotty and his crew are disappointed when the day brings nothing but sharks, empty hooks, and a minimal amount of fish. Legendary Captain Linda brings out her finest in hopes to out-catch Scotty and the Eagle Eye II. This season, Linda has a cream of the crop crew and is at the helm of the legendary fishing vessel Hannah Boden. Satisfied with her new boat and crew, Linda steams east to the Grand Banks. Like Scotty, Linda hopes to start her fall swordfishing season with a banger haulback, but misfortune strikes again for Linda as her and her crew are stopped dead in their tracks due to a mechanical failure. Volatile Captain Slick is back with his young buck crew and an inept greenhorn. Before the boat even leaves the dock, Greenhorn Chris “Butters” Mitryk makes a bad first impression on the captain as he holds up the departure to Georges Bank. Luckily, Butters catches a break, and the Frances Anne pulls the bowlines and steams towards the fishing grounds. The captain and crew look to have a stellar first trip and return with a stuffed hold of fish just like they did last season. Last off the dock is the Big Eye. Captain Chomps’ habit of failing to pay his crew has left him crewless with the exception of his loyal stepbrother Woody.

Reed and Joel bury the hatchet to face a new tornado season, but armor offers little protection when the roof blows off the new Dominator. Sean mixes up his crew and unleashes tension in the path of a West Texas twister.This is in the Tx panhandle.Team Dominator is the only team to drive all the way to Mississippi for tornadoes.

Reed, Joel and Chris are the first to arrive on the scene in Yazoo City, Mississippi, where a tornado has cut a path of destruction through the town. They temporarily give up the chase to aid the injured and search for survivors under the debris, risking their own lives to rescue those trapped.

As the storm chasers pursue the tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 2010, dissent grows amongst Sean's crew as TIV2 continues to miss intercepts, and Byron Turk quits the team. Reed brings in his girlfriend, television meteorologist Ginger Zee, temporarily booting Chris out of his seat in the Dominator.

After surviving a heart attack 15 years ago, newly retired 55-year-old boating enthusiast Colin Stewart is embarking on a bold life adventure. He's planning to spend half the year cruising Britain's waterways on a high spec narrow boat named 'Tickin Along.'

A couple builds a nautical themed floating home in a marina with stunning sea and mountain views. This adventurous couple Glenn and Margaret love the water and enjoy kayaking. They want their float home to join a community of 20 floating homes on Vancouver’s North shore. After tracking down a designer with a flair for all things nautical they decide on a wish list for their home, which includes; port hole windows, arched doorways, a high barrel ceiling like the hull of a ship and a outdoor deck to enjoy the views. First a massive floating foundation is made using polystyrene blocks encased a concrete frame. Next the wooden frames go up and all the nautical curvy features installed. The biggest challenge is creating the high arch ceiling. Timbers called glulam beams are used which are extra strong and easy to curve. As launch day approaches everyone is excited; but the tow across Vancouver’s harbour to its mooring site does not run smooth. Windy weather makes for a precarious journey and there are near on collisions as the home is docked. Finally the home reaches its destination and Glenn and Margaret takes us round their spectacular maritime themed home.

A Dutch couple builds a dream floating apartment as their ‘starter home’. They want to moor it in the Netherlands’ capital, Amsterdam – the city of canals and a mecca for people who like to live on the water. For this young couple Roy and Rianne, a floating apartment is ideal as a cheap first time pad. They decide to use an old ship as the frame for their new home and find a boat builder to carry out the conversion. After meeting with him they decide they want an ultra modern layout with open plan living and seven new rooms. They also want the design to reflect the shape of the ship. Customized furniture and storage space follow the curves of the hull and the ship’s wheelhouse converts to a grand apartment entrance. The biggest challenge is to make the apartment warm enough to withstand the canal’s winter freezing temperatures. A 10cm thick layer of insulation coats the entire hull! The date is set to tow the stunning apartment to Amsterdam – but a bad weather forecast forces the couple to launch the home early. The interior is not complete and the painters hitch a ride and continue decorating on route under pressure to finish before they dock. Finally the floating apartment enters the canals of Amsterdam and docks at Roy and Rianne’s mooring site with stunning views of the capital and the surrounding waters.

A house owner is determined to make her dream come true and build a stunning floating home using the latest in contemporary design. Susan Dunn has always enjoyed a sporting life on the water in Seattle Washington but now she wants to live on it – and in style! Susan employs a local architect who is renowned for designing ultra modern floating homes. After meeting with him she decides she wants a home with crisp clean exterior walls creating a façade of simple beauty. Inside a graceful floating stairway will lead up to an open plan living space. Bi folding doors will open out onto a west facing deck with a glass roof and teak slat blinds. This ingenious design allows Susan to enjoy her views in privacy but also to merge the deck into the living space for entertaining on a modern and grand scale. At the back is an east facing deck that catches the morning sun for Susan to enjoy her breakfast alfresco. A build yard in Seattle is tasked to construct this massive stunning design and every detail proves to be a challenge. Once complete the contemporary floating home is towed to it’s mooring. On route the floating ‘work of art’ attracts a lot of attention but finally it makes it to it’s new home with a float home community on Seattle’s Lake Union.

Mark and Holly Junak have wanted to live on a floating home all their life. When a mooring became free in Chichester Marina, UK, they decided to take the plunge and build a floating home from scratch. They hire award winning architect Richard Coutts to come up with a sleek modern single storey design with a roof terrace and floor to ceiling windows. It's down to float home builder Jeremy Ireland-Wheeler to build it. He is a veteran of over 40 float home builds.  The floating concrete base that the house will sit on is made in The Netherlands. The Dutch team must pour tons of concrete around a reinforced steel mesh to form a huge hollow box, weighing in at 40 tons! It is then loaded onto a special truck and driven to the ferry port in the nick of time, where it takes the short sea crossing to the UK. Once in Chichester Marina, the team must lower it using a heavy duty crane, into the water in a tense operation. Not knowing whether it will float evenly, they release the cables and it sits perfectly in the water. Now builder Jeremy constructs a 26 ton house at his workshop 45 miles away. Using insulated pre-cut wooden panels, he must assemble the pieces like a giant jigsaw puzzle! He builds special hatches to allow weights to be added to balance the house when it's on the water. As he cannot exceed a certain height, he builds the roof deck into a cleverly designed recess, allowing for the perfect party deck. Up against the clock, he finishes the house with stylish cedar panels to protect it. Then it's wrapped in 2500 sq feet of plastic, like a giant Christmas present! It’s now ready to be lifted onto a truck for its journey to the marina. The problem is, it barely fits out of the workshop door! After a mighty struggle, they get it out and it causes traffic mayhem on the narrow streets leading to the highway. On arrival at the marina, it is lowered onto the waiting floating base but one end overhangs too far. After some heart stopping adjustments they finally get it in place. Mark and Holly can now move in and 3 weeks later we see their minimalist, ultra modern, floating home, overlooking the lily-pads and the swans. The perfect relaxing retreat. 

This week at Gallery 63, a signed Evel Knievel cape and photos jumps on to the auction block; an antique Heberlein violin looks to make sweet music at auction; and a vintage phone booth dials the Gallery 63 crew into some old school fun.

This week at Gallery 63, country music superstar Clay Walker, visits to auction off a selection of his personal items to raise money and awareness for his organization Band Against MS. Also, a seller brings in a vintage game caller that he claims can attract a variety of wild animals, including crows!

This week at Gallery 63, a turn-of-the-century haberdashery is delivered for auction; a Massage-A-Belt exercise machine shakes up the crew and hopefully brings some bids; and Paul hopes a vintage Gulf Oil drum – drums up bids at auction!

This week at Gallery 63, a rare Pannonia motorcycle hopes to rev up the Gallery 63 crowd. An old school 1930s classroom printer is auctioned off. And a Michael Jackson “Thriller” sales award makes it to the block in hopes of thrilling the crowd.

This week at Gallery 63, Paul goes on a pick and comes back with a vintage shoeshine stand; an authentic bomb squad suit is put on the block; and a seller brings in a pair of WWI binoculars that were part of World War I era “Eyes for the Navy” program.

This week a seller comes in with a meteorite from outer space, Jon, the newest employee, picks up items from a cluttered house, and a weapons collector brings in a 100-year-old vampire killing kit.

Big Dog moves to its new home, but old tensions still flare between Derek and Justin. The Viking rig overcomes killer snakes and killer hangovers to reach oil. Josh and his young crew take over on the Longhorn and oilman Mike LaMonica isn’t happy about it.

Big Dog’s Driller Justin is losing patience with Derek, the rig’s worm. Josh and the young Longhorn crew drill into poison gas. Oilman Mike LaMonica rushes to the Viking rig when Wayne’s crew faces a crisis that could cost them the well.

On the Longhorn rig, young Driller Josh’s unsafe performance puts both his crew and his job in jeopardy. Tensions between Big Dog's Driller Justin and his worm, Derek, finally come to a head. Wayne’s Viking rig makes an unexpected find and oilman Mike LaMonica might have discovered a new reservoir of Black Gold.

Marcus, Linden and Dale desperately need new ground before intense heat shuts down their operation, while the Poseidon Crew's hope for a 1000-ounce nugget is slipping through their fingers, as Shane and Russell take the biggest gamble of their season.

In Victoria, heavy rains threaten to shut down the Poseidon Crew, while in tropical Queensland, Jacqui and Andrew struggle through 40-degree Celsius heat as the Goldtimers negotiate a lucrative deal to sell their mining rights.

The Ferals hit a run of nuggets that could transform their final two weeks of their season as the Gold Retrievers are rocked by a medical emergency while Marcus, Linden and Dale use high tech salt coils to salvage a disastrous season.