Beautiful Industry- The Steamer Heads Out 5:53AM 6/8/14

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Hey, Almost Like Destiny Baby!

Mark Ring With His Bruins Stanley Cup Prediction

Solving The Problems Of The World

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Alyssa and Lauren and Some Dude Cast Off The Bottle At Good Harbor Beach Message In A Bottle Part IV

Mark Ring found the bottle floating 200 yards directly in front of Hammond Castle two days after the girls released it from Good Harbor Beach.  When I asked him how he knew it was special, he simply replied- “It’s experience Joe.  It’s experience”

Alyssa and Lauren just happened to have taken pictures with the bottle before it was released!IMG_9148

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Click the map below for an interactive map which tells you the exact distance and more

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Message In A Bottle Part III- Mark Contacts The People Who Cast Off The Message In A Bottle

Part IV- Pictures from the Girls who cast off the bottle tomorrow at 11

Part I Here

Part II Here

Video- Message In A Bottle Found At Sea By Mark and Matt Ring Part II

We break open the bottle to find out what it says inside

Look for Part III tomorrow where Mark contacts the people who cast off the bottle
view Part I here-
Message In A Bottle Found Yesterday At Sea Part I

Message In A Bottle Found Yesterday At Sea Part I

Mark and Matt Ring Aboard The Stanley Thomas Found A Message In a Bottle Yesterday While Out Lobstering.  Two Part Video Series and More Pictures With The Details Coming Over The Next Two Days- Stay Tuned!!!!!!!

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Matt and Mark Aboard The Stanley Thomas

I was going to post a video that I had taken during this time but Mark’s salty language made the video footage unusable.

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Greasin The Bearing Aboard The Stanley Thomas Video

Mark Ring Climbs Down In The Bilge To Grease The Shaft Bearing

Just Like a Cat!

Greasin’ the Bearing

click the picture to view full size

see that rubber disk mat that Matt Ring is fixing back into place on the deck of The Stanley Thomas?

That rubber disk mat covers the hatch which Mark just climbed down into to grease the shaft bearing.  The shaft is what connects the transmission to the propeller.  The easier the shaft turns the smoother the boat runs.  Simple right?  The sucky part is climbing down into the bilge with only about 3 feet of clearance to get to said bearing where the grease fitting resides.  You can see Mark with the paper towel wiping off the sludge from down in the bilge- Good Times.

Video coming tomorrow.

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Major League Soccer Ref CJ Morgante In Town To Officiate The Revolution Match Goes Lobstering On The Stanley Thomas This Morning

Live blogged on

http://www.goodmorninggloucester.com

The last time CJ came to Boston to officiate a Revolution match was the third week of August in 2008 in which he went lobstering on four different of our lobster boats in 5 days-

You can read about CJ’s adventures as an Major League Soccer Ref Lobstering While In Town back in 2008 here

The Mighty Stanley Thomas Heads Out To Set Some Lobster Gear

It’s That Time Of Year!

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Heading Out-Mark and Matt Ring Aboard The Stanley Thomas

Matt Ring Ready To Go Lobstering Aboard The Stanley Thomas

Beautiful Industry- Controls Aboard The Stanley Thomas

You don’t suppose these controls have seen their fair share of use do you?

Traps Stacked Up and Ready To Set On The Stanley Thomas

The Mighty Stanley Thomas.  She’s got pretty lines don’t ya think?

Preparing For Lobster Season Aboard The Stanley Thomas

Mark and Matt Ring give the viewers a lesson on how to set up a trawl of lobster pots to set.

Mark And Matt Ring Lobstering In The Cold

Beautiful Industry- Seaweed Balls

Toby Burnham says they could be little alien cocoons, LOL!