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Western Venture backing into Rose Marina on Rogers Street
Was very impressed how the captain was able to back this ship into the Marina, I have a hard enough time backing into a space on Main Street. Here is some information on this huge ship, by the late Peter … Continue reading
Western Venture, Gloucester At Dawn,
Western Venture, Gloucester At Dawn,, originally uploaded by captjoe06. For more pictures and videos aboard this incredible boat click this text
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Western Venture Herring Management System Video
Click The Picture To View The Video This Video Show How Large Amounts Of Herring That Gets Pumped Aboard The Western Venture Find Their Way Into The Different Sections Of The Massive Boats Fish Holds.
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Western Venture Herring Management System
The Herring gets pumped aboard and then travels down these shutes and diverted into whichever hold they want it to go with the removable slats. Western Venture Herring Management System, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Beautiful Industry- Western Venture Shackles and Pins
Here are the shackles and pins that connect the Western Venture’s groundlines to its net. YOu think this equipment has done some work? Western Venture Net Loading, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Watch The Western Venture Load It’s Huge Net
The Western Venture’s Net Is Ginormous. Watch It Get Loaded On The Net Reel
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Western Venture Net Loading
Here you can see the green groundlines ready to be attached to the brown net. Western Venture Net Loading, originally uploaded by captjoe06. These pins and shackles will connect the two-
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Western Venture Net Loading
Video coming……. Western Venture Net Loading, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Western Venture Net Loading
Here’s a picture left from the other day when the Western Venture was loading it’s net from the Swan Net Boom Truck. What is interesting about it is how high it sits out of the water so that the opening … Continue reading
Western Venture Net Loading Onto Net Reel
As the net reel reels the net on, the crew guide it back and forth so it will be loaded evenly onto the spool. A net this large you wouldn’t want all bunched up in the middle. Western Venture Net … Continue reading
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Western Venture Net Loading
Here you see the men guiding the net off of the boom truck. They are making sure it is spread properly so once it gets loaded onto the net reel on the boat, it will set off from the boat … Continue reading
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Western Venture Net Loading
Using a portable boom truck equipped with a power block, the huge herring nets are loaded onto the midwater trawler the Western venture at The State Fish Pier in Gloucester. Western Venture Net Loading, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
View Of the Aft Stern On The Western Venture
View Of the Aft Stern On The Western Venture, originally uploaded by captjoe06. Here is the view from the wheelhouse looking directly toward the stern of the Western Venture. Note the enormous winches that will haul the nets in from … Continue reading
High Tech Controls Aboard The Western Venture
High Tech Controls Aboard The Western Venture, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Down The Engine Room Of The Western Venture
Compared to the much smaller engine rooms of our lobster boats, the room to walk around the individual engines aboard the Western Venture seems downright cavernous. Spotless all the way around. You could eat off any of these engines the … Continue reading
Western Venture -Herring Assassin
Western Venture Herring Assassin, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Galley and Living Quarters Aboard The Western Venture Herring Boat
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Western Venture Wheelhouse Video
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Western Venture Herring Boat
The video taken in the above post was taken here in the wheelhouse of The Western Venture. Western Venture Herring Boat, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Offloading Nets on The Western Venture Herring Boat
Offloading Nets on The Western Venture Herring Boat, originally uploaded by captjoe06. This Power Block is attached to this truck on a boom. The power block is hydraulically powered to rotate and pull the net up and over the rail … Continue reading
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View From The Western Venture Wheelhouse
Here is a view from the wheelhouse of the Western Venture looking down at the herring net being offloaded from the boat. You can see the net travel up through the boat’s power block, over to the power block on … Continue reading
Western Venture Herring Boat
Western Venture Herring Boat, originally uploaded by captjoe06. Peter Mullins and I took a stroll around his Western Venture Herring Boat where I got to take some pictures and video of it’s wheelhouse, the living quarters, and enormous engine room. … Continue reading
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