Gloucester At Dawn- The Janel Leigh Propeller Cage and Keel

Posted on September 30, 2009 by

Do you see the cage around the Janel Leigh’s propeller?  That is put on many lobster boats so that the propeller doesn’t suck in the lobster pot lines that might get wound around and either snap the shaft which drives the propeller or or bring the boat to a halt.

Gloucester At Dawn- The Janel Leigh Propeller Cage and Keel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.


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One Response to Gloucester At Dawn- The Janel Leigh Propeller Cage and Keel

  1. lobsterlady2 says:
    September 30, 2009 at 9:43 pm

    Now that’s something I never knew. Thanks Joey for posting this.

    Reply

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