Chris Pilling showed up with three phase electric motor driven gear box with sprockets formerly used on a elevator. It has turned out to be a great solution for launching and recovering our tender from the davits. It’s also been a great opportunity to learn about variable frequency drives, relays, contactors, motor breaks, and radio crane controls. And many thanks to Steven and John Michelotti who modified the hoist sprockets, and Brandon Phillips for helping mount it on the transom.
Deck Crane Rebuild – Part 1
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Pilothouse Fitout – Part 3 – Electrical and more
Chris Pilling is back. We did a gift exchange and he wired in the pilothouse amongst other projects.
Replacing Trailer Bearings
Do-it-Yourself, it’s easy!
Pilothouse Cabinets – Part 1
Many thanks to Brian Holmes for coming back and starting the cabinet buildout in the pilothouse. COVID is no excuse for sitting on the couch. Your shop and the pilothouse make great isolation rooms.
Amazon Smile support for The Sea Chest Foundation
Kreg Pocket Hole Jig from Amazon
Propeller Drive Train
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Cutlass Bearing Removal and Painting the Shaft Log and Other Bits
Mark your calendars. We will move to the Tulsa Port of Catoosa on Aug 12th and launch with fanfare on Aug 21st. Plan on attending.
Engine Room – Paint/Pumps/Coolant/Fuel/Mounts
We continue checking off on a long list of items in the Engine room. Thanks to Mark, Lucus, and Nick.
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Main Hatch Drive Mechanism – Mark II
Freakin Engineers! Why is it they never want the Zen jobs like painting in the bilge? Fortunately a boat project like this has a jobs on the list that appeal to the exacting taste of a Mechanical Engineer working Research and Development for Polaris. So I’ll be painting the engine room bilge, but Seeker now has a much improved main hatch opening system thanks to the skills of John Adams from St Paul Minnesota. And a very secure batten down system thanks in part to Mike at TulsaChain.com. –Doug
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