Longtime lobsterman, and all around good guy Keith Desmond after a day lobstering aboard The Janel Leigh.
Keith Desmond-Still Smiling, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Keith Desmond-Still Smiling
Day: May 19, 2008
A Rare Morning Home
A very rare morning, waking up with the family.
A Rare Morning Home, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Hydraulic Pump Controls Aboard The Sunlight
These control the flow of herring aboard The Sunlight Herring Boat.
Hydraulic Pump Controls Aboard The Sunlight, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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Pump Hose Attatchment
This is the piece of equipment that attaches to the huge hoses that suck the herring from the holds of the herring boats. They add water to the fish and it creates a vacuum which sucks the herring out using the Transvac and pumps the herring into tanker trucks ashore.
This is a Transvac-
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Massive Nets and Gear Aboard The Sunlight
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.
Unbelievable. Upcoming pics and video over the course of the next few days.
To get an idea of how big this boat is, check out my large truck in the bottom right of this picture. It is dwarfed by The Western Venture.
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Where the Locals Go Coupon Spotlight- Last Stop Variety
East Gloucester Treasure- Last Stop Variety, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
Todays Where The Locals Go Coupon Spotlight is for Last Stop Variety in East Gloucester. Last Stop Variety offers two coupons.
One is for a cup of coffee when you buy a muffin or cookie. The other coupon is for a free cookie with the purchase of a sandwich.
Here is a pic of the book for sale right by the register at Last Stop Variety-
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Steaming Lobsters and Butter on The Stove
The proper way to cook lobster. Steam them, do not boil them in fresh water.
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Broccoli, Bacon, Onion, Cheese Salad
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Deck of The Deep Sea Fishing Wejack
Plenty of wide open deck space for fishing on the Wejack.
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Joe Arsenault- Owner/Skipper of The Wejack
The Wejack fishes out of the dock at the Gloucester House Restaurant.
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Day Three- The Bean and Her Sleeping Bee
Jeeze Ellie, that’s one dead sleepy bee. Three straight days now.
Day Three- The Bean and Her Sleeping Bee, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
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The Providian -Herring Assassin
The Providian Herring Assasin, originally uploaded by captjoe06.
That’s a whole lot of steel.
Good Morning Gloucester 