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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 44 in Review
Work on the Catalyst parts This week, I worked some more on the Catalyst‘s parts in my shop. To replace the bent valve, I called up Safety Seal in Texas, since they’ve made valves for the Catalyst before. They happened … Continue reading
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2009 Week 17 in Review
OTM Inc in Illinois I spent most of this week in the middle of an Illinois corn field, but it sure felt like the bilge. The worksite is called “the bottoms,” a huge area about ten feet below the Mississippi … 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 2 in Review
Work continues on the Catalyst This week on the Catalyst, we finished up the main bearings. Last week I talked about fitting in bearings and strain testing them and how it takes a long time, but they’re finally done. Whew. … Continue reading
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2008 Week 53 in review
Important winter warning Now that winter is here, Old Tacoma Marine Inc reminds you to winterize your engine room! Use anti-freeze in your cooling system, turn on a heater in the engine room, and make sure to run the engines … Continue reading
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2008 Week 52 in review
Work continues on the Catalyst This week, I finally finished up filing and sanding and polishing the Catalyst‘s crankshaft journals. I also continued fitting the main bearings in using plastigauges. The project is coming along nicely. Ever expanding the web … Continue reading
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2008 Week 48 in review
Work continues on the Catalyst This week at Old Tacoma Marine Inc, I spent most of my time on the Catalyst, continuing this year’s big winter maintenance project. I did a lot of cleaning this week, mostly on the cylinder … Continue reading
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2008 Week 46 in Review
We took the rest of the main bearings out of the Catalyst this week. Bill and I rolled them out two at a time to look at them, clean them really well, measure them, and take pictures: Then we’d roll … Continue reading
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