West Island-Lobsterman with Shackles, Fairhaven, MA

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Robert D "Hoppy" Hobson, a popular Fairhaven lobsterman pulled up to the pier at Hoppys Landing (appropriately named after him) to replace a badly worn shackle. The shackle attaches to the anchor chain that keep his boat , the HOLLY JO , safely at anchor. This repair is just in time for more bad weather here along South Coast Massachusetts in preparation for yet another Nor'Easter. Heres the forecast:SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM EDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. THIS IS FOR NANTUCKET SOUND. EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND GUST TO AROUND 25 KNOTS BY MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO FURTHER INCREASE AS THE DAY PROGRESSES...POSSIBLY REACHING GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. http://www.westislandweather.com

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