Tag Archives: spare parts
2008 Week 23 in Review
Searching for an Atlas-Imperial We received an email from California last week about the possibility of finding an old heavy-duty for an old boat. Cary from Vallejo California recently bought a 1928 fishboat, “in pretty good original shape.” As a … Continue reading
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2008 Week 18 in Review
This week was sort of boring compared to last week’s whirlwind tour of Northwest Washington’s heavy-duties. An Update on the Maris Pearl On Tuesday afternoon, we moved the Maris Pearl to pick up the new cover for the aft end … Continue reading
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2008 Week 17 in review
We started Week 17 with a whirlwind tour of Northwest Washington heavy-duty diesels. San Juan Island has at least one engine from each of the major manufacturers that I work on: Washington Iron Works, Atlas-Imperial, Enterprise, and Fairbanks-Morse — and … Continue reading
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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2008 Week Twelve in Review
An Update on the Maris Pearl This week I cleaned up and organized the Maris Pearl’s tools and spare parts: Jay recently bought a new storage container and had me lead the move from the old container to the new. … Continue reading
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2008 Week Four In Review
Maris Pearl Work The retired tugboat Maris Pearl and its Enterprise diesel engine is a long-time customer of OTM Inc. This week, I resealed the oil tube in the No 1 cylinder on the starboard side. Water is still dripping … Continue reading
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