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• Here's a new idea, helping out the lobsterman.
  • These moorings are an idea hatched at University of Maine...
    • It looks like the load
      • I see that on the website. The ones I saw I believe were threaded with a washer, nut and cotter pin.
        • That sounds better. Still I think
          • But then you'd have to raise the weight
            • I had another look. The rod is drilled for 1/2" bolts with castlenuts and cotter pin.
              • That sounds better. Overall, I think they
    • Neat, but friction-fit lock pins are a bad idea
  • neat
  • Never had a problem with the local fishermen.
    • I wouldn't exactly call it animosity
      • Jerry Jerry ?
        • yes, I can sometimes be redundant. redundant. Did I say redundant?
      • I've heard that about Stonington Jerry. They don't go out of their way for cruisers, that's for sure.
        • Billings Marine has slips and floating docks.
          • There's also a town dock, isn't there?
    • It's a broad generalization Al, with some historic fact.
      • Tourist season.
  • I saw those too, but I don't see the advantage...
    • Yeah -- all we need is pots among the moorings! Another hazard.
      • There are already pots in among the moorings ...
        • true enough, but
          • Which is better? Draggin' or cuttin'?
            • Guy tried that here...
              • that story doesn't surprise me at all
              • Sounds like both those guys need theraphy to me.
                • I agree.
        • And narrow channels
  • Well I know I've "moored" my boat to a lobster pot, so why not the reverse?
    • 2009, the price of lobster dropped to less than 2/3rds of the year before. $'s aren't the only measure of the harvest.
      • Graph shows both dollars and pounds.