Category: Beautiful Industry

Stevie and Ringo Untie The Lines Aboard The Lady Jane

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Look for the Lady Jane video at 4PM today

Stevie and Ringo Untie The Lines Aboard The Lady Jane, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Block

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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 more (I totally pulled that number out of my ass) than the blocks we use on our hoists.

Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Block, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Beautiful Industry- Blynman Bridge

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Note to boaters-  If you think it’s gonna be close, don’t chance it and try to sneak under.  I got a feeling it’s just not gonna be worth it to slam into one of those huge I beams head on with your vessel.  It will be ugly not to mention costly to repair and you’ll look like a complete tool to all the people looking over the railings to check out the pretty boats passing through.

Beautiful Industry- Blynman Bridge, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Submersible Herring Pump Attachment

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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 the fish is refrigerated in cold water to keep it fresh and the best possible product it can be for packing.

Submersible Herring Pump Attachment, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Net Reel

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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 equipment.  I’m surprised they don’t burst all the time under that kind of pressure.

Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Net Reel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Isabel Natti Cape Ann Postcard At Alexandra’s Bread

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You may recall some of Isabel Natti’s work from the Acorn Press.

You can read all about her by clicking this text

Isabel Natti Cape Ann Postcard At Alexandra’s Bread, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Beautiful Industry- Blynman Canal Bridgehouse Controls

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

It’s unreal that this control panel is close to a hundred years old and still gets the job done.  I bet if it was replaced by some new equipment that the new equipment would break down every 5 years or so and have to be replaced.   They just don’t make stuff like they used to.

Blynman Canal Bridgehouse, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Net Reel

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

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 Water Trawlers are.

These bad boys are ginormous.

Beautiful Industry- Voyager Herring Boat Net Reel, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Part II of the Video Inside The Blynman Brindge Control House

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Part II of the Video Inside The Blynman Brindge Control House For Good Morning Gloucester

Gloucester Is For (Fish) Lovers Postcard At Alexandra’s Bread

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75 cents for a postcard.

Gloucester Is For (Fish) Lovers Postcard At Alexandra’s Bread, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

Inside The Blynman Bridge Control House Video

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Bridge Operator Steve Lake Shows Us Around The Blynman Bridge Control House

Mike Lindberg asked to see inside the Bridge Control House On Friday.

You ask.  We deliver!

Blynman Canal Bridgehouse Span Position Indicator

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Blynman Canal Bridgehouse, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

This is on the huge old control board at the Cut Bridge.  Video will be coming up in a couple hours.   I’ll be releasing the pictures from inside the Control House all week long.

Rockport Tool Co.

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cape-ann-tool

I don’t know very much about the Cape Ann Tool Co.,  so if anyone has a good online source of information or first-hand knowledge, please pass it along!

Thanks!  —Sharon

Blynman Canal Bridgehouse

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Mike Lindberg sent in a suggestion that he would like to see the inside of the Blynman Bridge Control House.

Blynman Canal Bridgehouse, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

That was a fantastic idea!  How many of us have driven past the Cut Bridge Control House all our lives but never been privy to the inside equipment and people that run it.
Check out how old and beautiful that control board is. Classic!
I had a “Wizard of Oz” moment after stepping inside for my interview and forthcoming video series with Steve Lake- “The Wizard” who was kind enough to let me in and show us around.

You asked- GMG Delivers Baby!

Look for the first part of the video series tomorrow morning.

Blynman Canal Bridgehouse Operator Steve Lake

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Mike Lindberg, you asked yesterday to get some footage inside the Blynman Canal Bridge Operator House.

You got it.   Look for the video series all next week with pictures!

Blynman Canal Bridgehouse Operator Steve Lake, originally uploaded by captjoe06.

GMG Q&A Frieda Grotjahn From Again And Again

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Frieda started Again and Again, a shop that makes designer handbags out of recycled sails.  You can visit her website here

How long have you lived in Gloucester?

I can not believe it almost 9 years.
What is your favorite season In Gloucester?
All the seasons are my favorite, or do you really would like to miss the green in the spring, going to the beach in the summer or and rowing in the harbor;putting a warm sweater on and enjoying the colors from the leaves in fall and the winter, ice cold but see the sky, it is perfectly blue.

Do you have any secret outdoor spots in Gloucester where you go to “get away”?

We are so lucky that we can live here, there are sooooo many spots..
What is your favorite pizza joint in Gloucester?
My house
What is your favorite sub shop in Gloucester?
The Last Stop

What place would you go for a romantic dinner in Gloucester?

Defenetly Duckworth
What is your favorite bar in Gloucester?
I do not have one

What is your favorite breakfast joint in Gloucester?

Morning Glory, to sit outside in the summer

What is your favorite local event in Gloucester?

Fiesta

In the summer do you prefer the beach or to be on a boat?

beach

Who is your favorite local artist?

Viginia Lee Burton

Which is your favorite local beach?

Niles Beach and Good Harbor

Who has the best chowder in town?

Lobstaland

Excluding GMG what is your second favorite local blog?

right now: Off the Charter

Do you prefer haddock chowder or clam chowder?

I like both

What were your thoughts on The Downtown Block Parties last year?

great

What is your favorite local band?

I do not have one

Thanks, Joey

Gloucester Doors -the Birdseye Building From Linda Morse

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Thanks To Linda Morse For This Pic.

Gloucester Doors -the Birdseye Building From Linda Morse, originally uploaded by captjoe06.