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Tag Archives: Herring Boat
Night Time Zen. Unloading a Bad Net, Part I
The Maine Herring Boat Sunlight which Hails out of Gloucester Docking at night. They came in about 8:30pm to unload a Bad Net.
Posted in Beautiful Industry, gloucester, Video, Working Boats
Tagged Cape Ann, gloucester, Gloucester Ma, Herring, Herring Boat, Maine, maine fishing boat, Sunlight
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Night Time Voyager
The Herring Boat Voyager Loads it’s Nets and Heads out to Sea. 08.15.2010 08:45pm
Posted in Beautiful Industry, gloucester
Tagged Cape Ann, Gloucester Ma, Herring, Herring Boat, Lobster Bait
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Plan B Seine Boat
Plan B Seine Boat, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Gloucester At Dawn- Deck Of The Diane Marie Herring Boat 4:45AM 8/14/09
No one around while the city sleeps. Gloucester At Dawn- Deck Of The Diane Marie Herring Boat 4:45AM 8/14/09, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Posted in Beautiful Industry, Gloucester Dawn Pictures
Tagged Diane Marie, Gloucester at Dawn, Herring Boat
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Gloucester At Dawn- The Plan B 4:40AM 8/5/09
This is a pretty tough shot to get with such low light and from the distance it was taken. I’, pretty happy with it. To see it full size click the picture and select “all sizes” Gloucester At Dawn- The … Continue reading
Posted in Beautiful Industry, Gloucester Dawn Pictures
Tagged Gloucester at Dawn, Herring Boat, Herring Seiner, Plan B, Working Boat
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Power Block Work Video
Posted in Beautiful Industry, Fishermen Profiles, gloucester, Video
Tagged Fishing Industry, Herring Boat, Plan B, Power Block, Video
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Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Block
Just like the net reels on the Mid Water Trawlers, the blocks they use on these boats are ginormous compared to anything we use on the shore side docks. This block is probably rated for 20 times the weight or … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Industry, Block, gloucester, Herring Boat, Mid Water Trawler, Voyager
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Submersible Herring Pump Attachment
This attachment goes on the end of a large in diameter hose. It gets lowered into the water over the side of the boat to suck the herring out of the net and into the hold of the boat where … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Industry, gloucester, Herring Boat, Mid Water Trawler, Voyager
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Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Net Reel
See all those pipes that feed into the side of the net reel? They are hydraulics which power the net reel to turn and stop. It’s amazing to me how much pressure they must be under to move such heavy … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Industry, gloucester, Herring Boat, Mid Water Trawler, Net Reel, Voyager
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Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Net Reel
Taking this picture in the early morning before there is anyone around doesn’t allow me to get a human in the frame to give you the idea of the scale of just how big the net reels on the Mid … Continue reading
Beautiful Industry Herring Boat Sunlight Net Reel
Beautiful Industry Herring Boat Sunlight Net Reel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Beautiful Industry- Herring Boat Sunlight Winches
Beautiful Industry- Herring Boat Sunlight Winches, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Tagged Gloucester at Dawn, Herring Boat, Sunlight, Winches, Working Boat
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Herring Boat Providian Net Reel
There is a whole lot of steel up high on this boat. To me it would seem top heavy, but honestly I’m no boat designer and I’m sure it’s safe as the boat has been around a while. Herring Boat … Continue reading
Beautiful Industry- Herring Boat Sunlight Winches
See where the wire passes through the white rectangular piece at the top of the winch? That white rectangular piece glides back and forth on that black bar as the wire gets loaded onto the spool so that it gets … Continue reading
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Tagged Gloucester at Dawn, Herring Boat, Sunlight, Winches, Working Boat
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Beautiful Industry- Herring Boat Sunlight Winches
These massive winches are what pull the nets aboard and set them out. Beautiful Industry- Herring Boat Sunlight Winches, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Tagged Gloucester at Dawn, Herring Boat, Sunlight, Winches, Working Boat
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Beautiful Industry Stern Of The Sunlight 4:40AM 11/21/08
Beautiful Industry Stern Of The Sunlight 4:40AM 11/21/08, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Glamour UK Photoshoot
Here is another pic from The Glamour UK photoshoot from the past summer which ended up in the pages of the recent edition of the magazine. British Glamour Photoshoot, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Posted in Art, Beautiful Industry, gloucester
Tagged Beautiuful Industry, Cape Seafoods, Cintia Dicker, David Burton, Glamour UK, Herring Boat
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Another Page From Glamour UK’s Gloucester Spread
This is the current issue of Glamour UK. The one that has the photo shoot with Victoria Secret Model Cintia Dicker that was shot down our dock and at various other Gloucester locations. Here is a picture taken with Cintia … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiuful Industry, Cape Seafoods, Cintia Dicker, David Burton, Glamour UK, Herring Boat
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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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Tagged Fishing Gear, gloucester, Herring Boat, Western Venture, Working Boats
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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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Tagged Fishing Industry Innovations, gloucester, Herring Boat, Mid Water Trawler, Swan Net, Western Venture
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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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Tagged Fishing Industry Innovations, gloucester, Herring Boat, Mid Water Trawler, Swan Net, Western Venture
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