Category: Working Boats

The Lady Elaine taking off out of Pigeon Cove Harbor Photo Thomas Philbrook

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Thomas Philbrook Writes-

Yo Joey!!  Thought you might like to post this. The Lady Elaine taking off out of Pigeon Cove Harbor one gorgeous morning last month. In this frame – she’s actually both boats. Keep up the great work "Buddha-of-the-docks"!

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National Fisherman Archives Now Open- from Adam Bolonsky

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

National Fisherman, the commercial fishing industry magazine, recently opened up its historical archives of east and west coast commercial boats. 

Here’s two. One shows the first of the Novi lobster boats built in Plymouth, Ma. at the tiny boatshop on Union Street. Novi boats have long been a commonplace on the Gloucester waterfront.

The seconds shows an impressive wreck on the shores of what I think is Ten Pound Island, at the entrance to the inner harbor.

The Coast Guard kept an air station at Ten Pound.

Sadly, the island’s a mess: thickets of poison ivy, crumbled walls and staghorn sumac that do a very good job of keeping vandals away from the lighthouse and foghorn.

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Gloucester MA Video- 1944 Commercial Fishing On The Cerlew- Video From Ed Rioux

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Ed Rioux wanted us to Share this video with our readers-

Ed writes-

i am now  81 dont think i know you –  may know  family members  from the old days

my dad fished  out o gloucester late 30s 40s  50s  italian fleet  seiners  draggers would like very much to talk to you  about  this– we are releasing  a  dvd ( a 8mm movie  converted to a dvd- taken in 1944  of the dragger  Curlew  fishing at the banks) probably sadly  we  wont see fishing like this again –  history for sure

Video- The Crew Of The Degelyse Sets Out To Catch Liberated Buddhist Lobsters

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

To Make clear the following is only satire and I’ll take responsibility for people not from around the waterfront misunderstanding
I was wrong to assume that because I predominantly write our hyperlocal blog for our Cape Ann residents that people would understand how preposterous the notion that you could have time to move all the lobster gear even if they knew where the lobsters were released and to set it and for those lobsters which were probably miles away from that location would ever get caught.

I was obviously wrong and people did not understand with the outlandishness of it all that it was a joke.

It’s on me.

What I am happy for is that the releasing of the lobster story which would have been a simple story largely forgotten by now has gotten huge legs and all the positives of Buddhism are highlighted. For that I am grateful.

For those of you who would like to learn more about Chokhor Duchen click to find out.

You know the craziest part? So many people think I’m hatin on Buddhism, but I download a Buddhhism podcast from this guy that Lindsay Crouse recommended that I listen to- Lama Marut.
Check him out, the guy makes a lot of sense.
http://www.lamamarut.org/
also sign up for the upcoming Summer Retreat, here are our interviews talking about the upcoming 2011 Summer Retreat-

For More Info-
For more info-

http://www.thesummerretreat.com/

Receiving the coordinates of where the lobsters were released by Buddhist monks, the boys went out yesterday and hauled the lobster traps they set all over that ocean bottom and caught exactly 534 lobsters, the precise number the monks released.

The story from Reuters here

We used the Kayalu saltwater safe RAM camera mount to secure the Kodak Zx3 Saltwater proof camera to the aft window of the wheelhouse to record this.

It’s A Tough Job But Somebody’s Gotta Feed The World

The Crew of The Degelyse Would like To Personally Thank The Buddhist Monks Who Released Lobsters They Purchased In Gloucester Back To The Ocean

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Audio We Talk About The Liberated Lobsters On The Bob and Sheri Radio Show In Charlotte-
Click the link below to hear the audio interview
Joey C Interviewed by Bob and Cheri In Charlotte

I was wrong to assume that because I predominantly write our hyperlocal blog for our Cape Ann residents that people would understand how preposterous the notion that you could have time to move all the lobster gear even if they knew where the lobsters were released and to set it and for those lobsters which were probably miles away from that location would ever get caught.

I was obviously wrong and people did not understand with the outlandishness of it all that it was a joke.

It’s on me.

What I am happy for is that the releasing of the lobster story which would have been a simple story largely forgotten by now has gotten huge legs and all the positives of Buddhism are highlighted. For that I am grateful.

For those of you who would like to learn more about Chokhor Duchen click to find out.

You know the craziest part? So many people think I’m hatin on Buddhism, but I download a Buddhhism podcast from this guy that Lindsay Crouse recommended that I listen to- Lama Marut.
Check him out, the guy makes a lot of sense.
http://www.lamamarut.org/
also sign up for the upcoming Summer Retreat, here are our interviews talking about the upcoming 2011 Summer Retreat-

For More Info-
For more info-

http://www.thesummerretreat.com/

Receiving the coordinates of where the lobsters were released the boys went out yesterday and hauled the lobster traps they set all over that ocean bottom and caught exactly 534 lobsters, the precise number the monks released.

Thank you and come again next year Mr Buddhist monks, we would like to invite you back again and again to purchase our lobsters and “restock the pond”

From Reuters-

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GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Instead of plunging headfirst to their death in a pot of boiling water, 534 live lobsters escaped the dinner plate and belly flopped to freedom into the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean.

A group of Tibetan Buddhists flanked the sides of a whale-watching boat at dusk on Wednesday, sprayed the lobsters with blessed water, clipped the bands binding their dangerous claws and gently released them one by one into the deep water below.

Video coming from our boys, the crew of the mighty Degelyse-

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More pics and lots of video to come

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Harbor Walk Meeting Today Aug 2 4:30 at St. Peter’s Park

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Melissa Cox writes-

Today Aug 2nd at 4:30 there is a meeting on the Harbor Walk at Cape Ann Brewing. This meeting is for anyone interested in more information about the Harbor Walk. We encourage lobstermen to attend because this will directly effect your working waterfront. We need your input. If you are unable to attend please ask someone to attend for you or send me questions and I’ll ask them on your behalf. Include your name with your questions and/or concerns. melissacox4council@gmail.com Thank you, Melissa Cox

Lobstering Out of Gloucester MA On the Trapper John Sped Up Times 8

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Backman Steve Redfern Baits Bags and Stacks Lobster Pots On The Stern Of The Lobster Boat Trapper John

Filmed with the Kodak zx3 and mounted using the Kayalu Ram Mount

Trapper John Setting 100 Lobster Pots At Double Speed

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

Chris Orsillo Uses The Kayalu Ram Saltwater Camera Mount To Film at 720p 60fps

The mount has worked flawlessly so far and I can’t wait to make a ton more videos mounting the camera in creative places now that I don’t have to worry about the mount I use rusting up in salt water conditions.

I pair it with the refurbished $79 saltwaterproof Kodak Playsport Zx3 which can actually take video under water for the perfect solution for the dock and on our lobster boats. The Kodak Playsport also takes 720p 60 frames per second video which allows me to edit slow motion or speed up the video . That feature isn’t even an option on many $1,500 DSLR’s. Adam Bolonsky turned me on to that camera after I found out he shot our footage from Saturday’s Greasy Pole with it.
Here is some of the footage he captured with it-

Here’s a link to buy it. I bought the refurbished one for $79 here-
Kodak Playsport ZX3 Refurbished

Our Lobsterman Dave Jewell Aboard The Lady J Snarls A Huge Ancient Anchor In A Lobster Trawl

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

He had to tie it off to the side of the boat because it was too heavy to get aboard with his lobster trap hauler and davit.

So he brought it to the State Fish Pier where he hooked it up to the industrial sized boom and lifted it enough to get aboard the deck.

Bidding starts at $500.  Who wants it?

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Marty Goes Lobstering With Jim Waddell

Posted on by Marty Luster

Since settling here in 2010, I’ve wanted to learn the ins and outs of lobstering. To get me started, Jim Waddell of Rockport took me aboard Dolphin II out of Pigeon Cove as he tended his pots in Sandy Bay. It was a marvelous morning; I learned a lot and ate very well.

My thanks to Jim for his warm hospitality.

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Hard Bottom Makes Last Stop In Gloucester

Posted on by Joey Ciaramitaro

George hardy sold out.  Traps, buoys, permit and all to a nice fellow from Marblehead.

Weird seeing Marblehead across her stern but life goes on and at least she will continue lobstering.

This shot was taken just minutes before her final moments in the port of Gloucester after dozens of years in our fair port.

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Here is a a story we documented about George Hardy and the Hard Bottom a couple of years ago in these pages which unfolded over the course of a week.-
July 23, 2008

Broken Davit On The Hard Bottom

So George Hardy set out to go lobstering yesterday afternoon and within hauling of the first couple of trawls he busted his davit.

A davit is the boom that hangs out over the boat with a pulley that the line goes through to pull the traps up onto the boat. It hangs out away from the boat so the traps dont gouge the boat on their way up over the rail.

The reason his davit broke was because when he went to haul his traps up from the ocean floor there were four other lobstermen’s trawls set over his. so when he went to lift his trawl up, the entanglement of four other lobstermen’s gear was being lifted at the same time. Apparently it was too much strain for his old wooden davit and it snapped.

This time of year the lobsters are in close to shore so all of the lobster gear is concentrated in a much smaller geographic area. It creates much tension among lobstermen fighting for prime lobster bottom.

The result for George was a davit that snapped in half. Not good.

George Hardy’s Second Broken Davit In Three Days

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Joey C

Here’s half of the broken davit on George Hardy’s boat The Hard Bottom.

George’s davit snapped from the strain of trying to get his lobster gear up from the bottom of the ocean floor while being entangled with the traps of four other fishermen. This is the second davit that has snapped in three days.

When the first one snapped he went and replaced it with a piece of pine (shown below). So he saved himself a few bucks by using the cheap scrap pine, but cost himself two days fishing due to the mechanical failure of the soft knotty pine used as a davit.

Adding to George’s frustrations on this particular day was the fact that his backman overslept so he had to go fishing alone.

 Here’s a picture from two days ago of broken Davit #1

George Hardy Dismantling Broken Davit #2

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Joey C

Hear George’s choice words as he disassembles the second broken davit aboard his boat in three days in the upcoming video at 9:00AM.

I’m hoping the next one he replaces the broken with is made out of something stronger than untreated pine.

George Hardy And Davit #3 Video

Posted on July 28, 2008 by Joey C
Posted on July 28, 2008 by Joey C

Hey George, you have no idea how happy I am that you decided to make the new davit out of steel instead of knotty pine. It was painful watching the frustration as you disassembled that second one. Video coming soon! Looks like the third time is a charm.

If anyone has been following the George Hardy Broken Davit debacle, there is hope. Watch the video.

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