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2010 Week 7 in Review
OTM Inc started the week with another famous all-day bunch. We had artists and hippies and software geeks and rafts of boat trash, all swigging screwdrivers and champagne, eating eggs and bacon and all the hashbrowns they could tolerate. It … Continue reading
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2009 Week 48 in Review
A lot more work on the Maris Pearl We spent a bunch of time this week cleaning and painting cleaning and painting on the Maris Pearl. Some work on the Skillful I also pulled the engine out of the little … Continue reading
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2009 Week 27 in Review
This week, we put the Arthur Foss all back together. All the parts are cleaned and many painted, the head is down, the piston is in, and the rod bearing is in, and I tightened everything down and painted the … Continue reading
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2009 Week 26 in Review
20Work continues on the Arthur Foss This week, I continued to work on the Arthur Foss‘s Washington, working with OTM’s mechanic Crystal. We started the week with two big challenges to work on 1) make a tool to drive out … Continue reading
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2009 Week 25 in Review
This June is a very busy month for Old Tacoma Marine Inc. Right after last week’s great Diesel Engine Theory class, I got back on an airplane for Illinois. Back to Quincy I got back in to Quincy and the … Continue reading
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2009 Week 24 in Review
OTM Inc spent most of this week working on the Arthur Foss‘s Washington, but first: Update on the Lightship #83 Following our successful preparation of a Preliminary Engineering Report two years ago, Northwest Seaport has asked OTM Inc to submit … Continue reading
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Last Chance for Diesel Engine Theory ’09
Hi Diesel Fans — we have one space left in our 2009 Diesel Engine Theory class and I know that one of you wants it. We’ll be taking apart and servicing cylinder 4 on the Arthur Foss here in Seattle, … Continue reading
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2008 Week 39 in Review
Back to business-as-usual This week, I’ve gotten back in the shop. I worked on cleaning up an engine control station that I picked up recently. It’s a neat find, perfect for a direct-reversing twin-screw boat. After I finish cleaning it … Continue reading
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2008 Week 16 in Review
An Update on the Maris Pearl I finally finished pipe fitting for the Maris Pearl‘s oil cooler and flushed all the lines in preparation for sea trials! On Wednesday, Jay, Dan, and I cruised the boat around Puget Sound to … Continue reading
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