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2010 Week 9 in Review
Work continues on the Arthur Foss This week, we finished resealing the Arthur Foss‘s number four cylinder head, with lots of help from The Anchor Program. Every year the Arthur‘s engine gets better and easier to work on. The last … Continue reading
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2009 Week 16 in Review
This week, I replaced the batteries on the Maris Pearl. They are really heavy, and so OTM Inc had its first insurance claim this year. I chipped two of my teeth while we were pushing the heavy cart up the … Continue reading
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2009 Week 9 in Review
OTM Inc did a lot of work with the Northwest Seaport this week – both hammering and teaching. But first: Control head for the Maris Pearl! I did a little bit of getting ready for working on the Maris Pearl … Continue reading
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2009 Week 4 in Review
Work continues on the Catalyst This week at OTM Inc, we finished fitting the rod bearings on the Catalyst and cleaned out the crankpit really well. Then, we installed pistons. On most engines, you put the pistons in through the … Continue reading
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2008 Week 28 in review
I’m still working on the air compressor for the fireboat, mostly searching for parts and slowly making new parts. I did find a company that still supplies parts for Worthington air compressors, who may have the parts we need. The … Continue reading
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2008 Week Seven in Review
This has been a busy week for Old Tacoma Marine Inc. In addition to our usual winter maintenance load, the museum program schedule is picking up and we’re getting a lot of interest in old diesels following our increased web … Continue reading
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2008 Week Six in Review
In Defense of Shipyard Workers This week OTM checked on the Maris Pearl several times to be sure that the shipyard work is being completed to the owner’s expectations. She’s in Lake Union Dry Dock, which is typically a little … Continue reading
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2008 Week Two in Review
Engineer for a Day Program for High Schoolers Early this week, OTM Inc received a call requesting another Engineer for a Day session for Ballard High School. We put one on in February of last year, which was both successful … Continue reading
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