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2009 Week 50 in Review
More work on the Maris Pearl I overhauled the engine room bilge pump system for the Maris Pearl. The old system had little pumps to move oily bilge water to the slop tanks, and the oil and paint chips would … 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 40 in review
A reader question about Enterprises Reader Saúl emailed me for some Enterprise information: Would you know where I can find an image of the logo placed by Enterprise Engines & Foundry on the armor parts they created during WWII? I … Continue reading
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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 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 Eleven in Review
An update from the Maris Pearl This week we pushed to get the Maris Pearl running again to move it back to Shilshole Marina. Once it was good to go, we took the time to change the oil in the … Continue reading
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2008 Week Nine in Review
An Update from the Sobre las Olas This week started with a great call from the guys from the Sobre las Olas. Owners Sean and Jeff and engineer John were all very excited to tell me about how they ran … 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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