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2009 Week 21 in Review
This week, OTM Inc is still in Illinois, fitting bearings. Still scraping bearings Last week, three of us started scraping the re-babbitted bearings into the Fairbanks-Morse diesels in Illinois. We got everything set up and started barring the engine over … Continue reading
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2009 Week 12 in Review
This week, OTM stopped by the old ferry Skansonia to photograph its Fairbanks-Morse diesels. Maintenance guy John was happy to show us the engine room and let us poke around two great old mains: Steven at the Evergreen Fleet has … Continue reading
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2009 Week 11 in Review
Work continues on the Maris Pearl We started this week at Old Tacoma Marine Inc by finishing up the service on the Maris Pearl‘s generators. Jay’s got more work lined up for me next week, though. Field trip to the … Continue reading
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2009 Week 7 in Review
Work continues on the Catalyst This week at OTM Inc, we double-checked the Catalyst‘s main caps, just to make sure they weren’t too tight. The main caps are the top half of the main bearing, and on Washington Iron Works … Continue reading
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2008 Week 41 in review
An update on the Duwamish The air compressor rebuild on the Duwamish is finally nearing completion. This week, I made two valves, and I hope to finish up the work next week. An update on the Shenandoah The Harbor History … Continue reading
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2008 Week 31 in Review
Sobre las Olas on display I finished up most of the work on the Sobre las Olas just in time for the “Old-Fashioned Day in the Park” in Marina del rey. It’s a free annual event at Chace Park , … Continue reading
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2008 Week 30 in Review
Work on the Sobre las Olas I spent all this week in Los Angeles, working on the Sobre las Olas (her name means “over the waves”), a beautiful fantail yacht: All the pieces I shipped to California arrived, but I … Continue reading
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