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Some pictures of the "Pearl Necklace" .... Flying through the air. Working its guts out. 3 metres underwater. And that is me stitting on top of the wheelhouse. Not really a hobby sinking a vessel I know. Making it float again was a trick and a half !
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How did you (?) sink it?
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It sank all by itself on the mooring. Internal incident report basically said there was more water inside than outside causing the vessel to lose its buoyancy. Auto bilge pump could not keep up. Did not help that it had about 2 tonnes of 26mm aquasteel pearl line on the deck. Negative buoyancy was written on the insurance claim.
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Another West Australian Dhu fish committed the ultimate sacrifice and suicided onto my hook 3 miles out from the lighthouse in 17m of water. Crying shame really. Virgin olive oil, Scan pan at medium heat, breadcrumbs, lemon and lime made me feel better about this tragedy. And the Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc helped me get over it quicker.
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You look alot like that bloke in that glossy Gero mag in Saturdays West Australian a coupla weeks ago!
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Nope ...... must be a doppelgänger. Unless they used my image without my authority?
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Ok, general question. I play guitar badly (so badly that the purchase of a Martin or, indeed a Maton, is not justified. It would be an insult to quality) but I have fun. I am looking for an amp for an electric acoustic. 10W to 15W garage duties only (alternatively just to annoy the neighbours, an eight stack to go with a Gibson Les Paul I saw in a pawn shop. Only kidding.)
I have looked on-line, made a few calls and have visited a couple of music shops but, as is understandable, they tend to push the brands they stock. Any suggested amps to consider. Put price aside for the moment.
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Hey trainspotter I'm sure I saw 'pearl necklace' from the 'Radiance of the Seas' in October. When it was parked up at Geraldton.
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Judd,
Marshall G15R CD or current day equivalent -15 Watts RMS and sturdy build: Headphone/Line out/CD jacks. The Line out allows you to run the sound to an external speaker cabinet, should you wish. Reverb, 2XGain, 3XEqualization knobs. If money isn't an object, why not also buy some effects pedals - Chorus, Phase, Univibe, Wah and so forth, they sound cool with an acoustic.
Some cheaper amps sound quite tinny, don't make that mistake. Go to the Marshall straight up.
Thank you for the information, Logique. Following a bit of a search I have been able to locate the product you describe for under $180 including freight. Given my lack of expertise, that is in the price bracket which is more suitable rather than the $500+ the sales staff were offering to me - with mainly good intentions I will assume. However, I've only been plunking away for less than 12 months and I'll never be an SRV.
Still a bit more searching to do before I make my decision.
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Not an expert on prices, but $180 sounds about right. For a practice amp, you can't go wrong with the the G15R CD.
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Hows the playing coming along Judd,
you bought one of these yet?
http://zoom.co.jp/products/g5/features/
you bought one of these yet?
http://zoom.co.jp/products/g5/features/
No and probably never will.
I am finding it frustrating at times but enjoyable and a challenge. What I have learnt is:
(a) yes, the fingertips will get sore but just keep at it and play regularly. It will be fine;
(b) don't press on the strings as if you want to bury them into the fretboard; try and relax, it is supposed to be fun;
(c) get to grips with some of the major and minor chords and learn how to change through them smoothly.
(d) good posture is important, so don't slouch on the couch (actually thinking of buying something like a bar chair so that I am forced sit upright)
(e) learn a bit of music notation because sheet music does not come with guitar tabulation.
and, most importantly
(f) don't go into a guitar store with a credit/debit card else you will be eternally broke, hence my opening sentence.
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My hobby has turned into my full time profession - growing pearls and turning them into fine jewellery.
Houtman Abrolhos Islands: With 122 islands in all, the closest 50km off the coast from Geraldton, Western Australia, the Houtman Abrolhos Islands are clustered into three main groups: the Wallabi Group, Easter group and the Southern or Pelsaert Group which extend from north to south across 100km of ocean. The Pelsaert Group of islands and its surrounding coral reef system provides the ideal location for pearl production. Commonly referred to as “The Abrolhos”, the islands are named after Dutch Commander Frederik de Houtman, who came across several of the low-lying, coral-reef fringed islands in June 1619. The islands lie in the stream of the southward-flowing Leeuwin Current, which funnels warm, high-nutrient, tropical water from the Pacific Ocean down past Indonesia and along Western Australia's continental shelf. It carries a cargo of larvae, eggs and juveniles of many species of corals and other marine life far south of their usual range. The current maintains water temperatures throughout the winter at around 20 to 22 ºC, enabling oysters, corals and tropical species of fish and invertebrates to thrive in latitudes where they wouldn't normally survive. The Abrolhos was noted as a potential commercial crayfish (western rock lobster) site by the WA Government as early as 1904. Today, the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) is the State's most valuable commercial fishery. The waters around the Abrolhos are an important lobster-breeding habitat - it has been estimated that about 50 per cent of the WA lobster fishery's egg production comes from the Abrolhos. During the limited rock lobster fishing season, from 15th March to 30th June each year, around 150 licensed fishers, their families and deckhands take up temporary residence on 22 designated islands. Pearl farming is another Abrolhos Island industry. The highly prized black pearl is produced from hatchery-raised black lipped pearl oysters at aquaculture sites in the archipelago. Carefully monitored and controlled by the Department of Fisheries, these Pearl Farms are located in one of the most remote destinations on the Western Australia coast.
http://www.zeewykpearl.com.au/
The Zeewyk ~ Built in 1725 with a tonnage of 140 lasten (275.8 t) and dimensions of 145 feet long (41.0m) by 36 feet wide (10.2m). It carried 36 iron and bronze guns and 6 swivel guns. A new ship of the Zeeland Chamber of the VOC, her maiden voyage was from Vlissingen (Netherlands) to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) departing in November 1726. Upon departure 208 seamen and soldiers were aboard, as well as a cargo of general building supplies and 315,836 guilders in 10 chests. Jan Steyns from Middelburg was the skipper, in his first command, replacing Jan Bogaard who was too sick to sail.
The VOC required ships to utilise the Brouwer route to cross from the Cape to Batavia, enjoying the prevailing westerlies by travelling eastwards until turning North. Turning North too late from a miscalculation in the longitude risked being wrecked on the coast or reefs of Australia. However, wishing to call into Western Australia, skipper Jan Steyns ignored The Company's directorate and protests from his steersman and headed East North East.
The Disaster ~ In darkness at 7:30pm on the 9th of June 1727 the ship crashed heavily into Half Moon Reef on the western edge of Pelsart Group of the Houtman Abrolhos island group, which lie 60 km west of the Western Australian town of Geraldton. The impact dislodged the rudder and snapped off the mainmast, but the ship did not break up immediately. The lookout spotted breakers half an hour before the impact but wrote them off as moonlight reflecting off the sea.
Heavy sea conditions saw at least 10 men drown at the first attempt to launch a boat. After one week a long boat was launched. Later, most of the remaining crew was ferried on the long boat to what would be later known as Gun Island; a flat, rocky, 800 metre by 350 metre limestone island located 3 km from the reef. From Gun and surrounding islands, the critical commodity of fresh water was available, as well as vegetables, birds and seals that were combined with the ship's goods to sustain the survivors.
The Survival ~ While the Zeewyk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island, it was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated from its position locked into the reef. A rescue group of 11 of the fittest survivors and First Mate Pieter Langeweg set off for Batavia in the longboat on 10th July, but were never heard of again. In December 1727 two boys were found guilty of having committed sodomy together. They were sentenced to death and were left alone on lonesome coral slates (each boy on a separate island).
Houtman Abrolhos Islands: With 122 islands in all, the closest 50km off the coast from Geraldton, Western Australia, the Houtman Abrolhos Islands are clustered into three main groups: the Wallabi Group, Easter group and the Southern or Pelsaert Group which extend from north to south across 100km of ocean. The Pelsaert Group of islands and its surrounding coral reef system provides the ideal location for pearl production. Commonly referred to as “The Abrolhos”, the islands are named after Dutch Commander Frederik de Houtman, who came across several of the low-lying, coral-reef fringed islands in June 1619. The islands lie in the stream of the southward-flowing Leeuwin Current, which funnels warm, high-nutrient, tropical water from the Pacific Ocean down past Indonesia and along Western Australia's continental shelf. It carries a cargo of larvae, eggs and juveniles of many species of corals and other marine life far south of their usual range. The current maintains water temperatures throughout the winter at around 20 to 22 ºC, enabling oysters, corals and tropical species of fish and invertebrates to thrive in latitudes where they wouldn't normally survive. The Abrolhos was noted as a potential commercial crayfish (western rock lobster) site by the WA Government as early as 1904. Today, the western rock lobster (Panulirus cygnus) is the State's most valuable commercial fishery. The waters around the Abrolhos are an important lobster-breeding habitat - it has been estimated that about 50 per cent of the WA lobster fishery's egg production comes from the Abrolhos. During the limited rock lobster fishing season, from 15th March to 30th June each year, around 150 licensed fishers, their families and deckhands take up temporary residence on 22 designated islands. Pearl farming is another Abrolhos Island industry. The highly prized black pearl is produced from hatchery-raised black lipped pearl oysters at aquaculture sites in the archipelago. Carefully monitored and controlled by the Department of Fisheries, these Pearl Farms are located in one of the most remote destinations on the Western Australia coast.
http://www.zeewykpearl.com.au/
The Zeewyk ~ Built in 1725 with a tonnage of 140 lasten (275.8 t) and dimensions of 145 feet long (41.0m) by 36 feet wide (10.2m). It carried 36 iron and bronze guns and 6 swivel guns. A new ship of the Zeeland Chamber of the VOC, her maiden voyage was from Vlissingen (Netherlands) to Batavia (now Jakarta, Indonesia) departing in November 1726. Upon departure 208 seamen and soldiers were aboard, as well as a cargo of general building supplies and 315,836 guilders in 10 chests. Jan Steyns from Middelburg was the skipper, in his first command, replacing Jan Bogaard who was too sick to sail.
The VOC required ships to utilise the Brouwer route to cross from the Cape to Batavia, enjoying the prevailing westerlies by travelling eastwards until turning North. Turning North too late from a miscalculation in the longitude risked being wrecked on the coast or reefs of Australia. However, wishing to call into Western Australia, skipper Jan Steyns ignored The Company's directorate and protests from his steersman and headed East North East.
The Disaster ~ In darkness at 7:30pm on the 9th of June 1727 the ship crashed heavily into Half Moon Reef on the western edge of Pelsart Group of the Houtman Abrolhos island group, which lie 60 km west of the Western Australian town of Geraldton. The impact dislodged the rudder and snapped off the mainmast, but the ship did not break up immediately. The lookout spotted breakers half an hour before the impact but wrote them off as moonlight reflecting off the sea.
Heavy sea conditions saw at least 10 men drown at the first attempt to launch a boat. After one week a long boat was launched. Later, most of the remaining crew was ferried on the long boat to what would be later known as Gun Island; a flat, rocky, 800 metre by 350 metre limestone island located 3 km from the reef. From Gun and surrounding islands, the critical commodity of fresh water was available, as well as vegetables, birds and seals that were combined with the ship's goods to sustain the survivors.
The Survival ~ While the Zeewyk did not break up immediately and goods, including the treasure chests, were transferred to Gun Island, it was obvious to the crew that the ship could never be floated from its position locked into the reef. A rescue group of 11 of the fittest survivors and First Mate Pieter Langeweg set off for Batavia in the longboat on 10th July, but were never heard of again. In December 1727 two boys were found guilty of having committed sodomy together. They were sentenced to death and were left alone on lonesome coral slates (each boy on a separate island).
