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This really is a great thread. It also gives me hope in that there is at least one person in the world that still has some money 
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Originally posted by Prospective
This really is a great thread. It also gives me hope in that there is at least one person in the world that still has some money
Me too. And it's a good feeling to have a steady pay check right now. Not to mention working for such great people.
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The black stuff is the first stages of caulking. The new decks are patterned and then assembled at a shop. Then they are glue to the decks as complete units. No screws are used.
Articulating arm and custom mounting box for new flat screen in master.
Articulating arm and custom mounting box for new flat screen in master.
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Thanks x 2. And I will.
New main eng. water pumps.
Pumps and new turbo getting painted.
Articulated TV mount in the master mounted with the TV on it.
We had to get our tender tow line and bridles surveyed for the new insurance company. The main line and bridle at the tender are floating Spectra type line with a working strength of around 50,000lb. The bridle coming off the big boat is black 1" braid for shock absorption.
New main eng. water pumps.
Pumps and new turbo getting painted.
Articulated TV mount in the master mounted with the TV on it.
We had to get our tender tow line and bridles surveyed for the new insurance company. The main line and bridle at the tender are floating Spectra type line with a working strength of around 50,000lb. The bridle coming off the big boat is black 1" braid for shock absorption.
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Moving day. Or, "Up the river without a diesel, or two".
Hooking up the aft tow boat.
The 180 deg. bend at "Little Florida".
Almost there.
Made it.
Heading for "The Barn".
The gentleman in the fore ground is running the lift by wireless remote control.
Before:
And after:
This is how we get the aircon to work when we are out of the water.
It's a "cooling tower". It pumps fresh water through the chillers in loo of the raw water that would be used as the heat exchange medium when the boat is in the water. The water is pumped through the chiller coils where is picks up the heat then it's pumped to the tower where it spills down plastic plates that have air being blown over them by a large fan at the top of the tower. This cools the water via evaporation before it's pumped back into the boat and through the chiller coils to start the cycle all over again. The water in the tower reservoir that is lost through evaporation is automatically replaced as needed via a garden house attached to a float controlled valve.
Hooking up the aft tow boat.
The 180 deg. bend at "Little Florida".
Almost there.
Made it.
Heading for "The Barn".
The gentleman in the fore ground is running the lift by wireless remote control.
Before:
And after:
This is how we get the aircon to work when we are out of the water.
It's a "cooling tower". It pumps fresh water through the chillers in loo of the raw water that would be used as the heat exchange medium when the boat is in the water. The water is pumped through the chiller coils where is picks up the heat then it's pumped to the tower where it spills down plastic plates that have air being blown over them by a large fan at the top of the tower. This cools the water via evaporation before it's pumped back into the boat and through the chiller coils to start the cycle all over again. The water in the tower reservoir that is lost through evaporation is automatically replaced as needed via a garden house attached to a float controlled valve.
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New anchor snubber. 5/8 Megabraid with chafe guards and 12" eyes with a hook for 1/2 chain.
Test fitting the anchor mock up one more time. Just to be really, really sure the new anchor will fit.
Turns out the scoops for the the stand pipe that fed the gensets as well as the watermakers and A/C raw water pumps had no aft slots in them. So we added a few holes to releave the pressure.
One of the two black/gray water pump out pumps that was rebuilt. Along with the new cross over valves and labels.
These pump are located under the master cabin floor. Talk about a stupid location. Just what an owner or guest wants to here at 3 am., the sound of black or gray water tank being pumped over board. Not only that but until we replumbed them, you had to go into the master cabin closet and under the floor there as well as at the foot of the bed to throw valves and turn switches on to pump out. No more. I can do it all from the hall outside the master by turning on one breaker. And we have isolated the pumps and hoses well enough that they are all but silent now.
Welding on the plates for the new hull zincs. Even though all the welding was being done on the outside we still had to have the marine chemist come and certify the bilge areas as clear of any explosive or combustible gases before we could start. That cost $500 and the chemist was here less than an hour. While it takes a lot of training and education to become a certified marine chemist, I would highly recommend it as a career choice to any like minded young person looking to make some good money in a not to crowded field.
Working on cleaning out, repacking and greasing up the rudders. And yes I used GFO packing.
Rudder packing gland.
Picture of bearing race rudder ride on after it was cleaned out and before it got greased.
Props getting Sea Hawk's version of "Propspeed".
Cutting hole for a new thrhull.
Beginning of the bottom paint job after priming.
It only took 6 weeks, one botched service call by Sears and three new units to get one working pop up stove vent system. I will not be recommending Kitchen Aid products to anyone anytime soon.
You sit around at the dock long enough and there is no telling what you'll find up your exhaust pipe. Yes that is a coconut in the port engine exhaust outlet. There were also beer cans and other types of misc. flotsam and jetsam in both exhaust tubes.
Test fitting the anchor mock up one more time. Just to be really, really sure the new anchor will fit.
Turns out the scoops for the the stand pipe that fed the gensets as well as the watermakers and A/C raw water pumps had no aft slots in them. So we added a few holes to releave the pressure.
One of the two black/gray water pump out pumps that was rebuilt. Along with the new cross over valves and labels.
These pump are located under the master cabin floor. Talk about a stupid location. Just what an owner or guest wants to here at 3 am., the sound of black or gray water tank being pumped over board. Not only that but until we replumbed them, you had to go into the master cabin closet and under the floor there as well as at the foot of the bed to throw valves and turn switches on to pump out. No more. I can do it all from the hall outside the master by turning on one breaker. And we have isolated the pumps and hoses well enough that they are all but silent now.
Welding on the plates for the new hull zincs. Even though all the welding was being done on the outside we still had to have the marine chemist come and certify the bilge areas as clear of any explosive or combustible gases before we could start. That cost $500 and the chemist was here less than an hour. While it takes a lot of training and education to become a certified marine chemist, I would highly recommend it as a career choice to any like minded young person looking to make some good money in a not to crowded field.
Working on cleaning out, repacking and greasing up the rudders. And yes I used GFO packing.
Rudder packing gland.
Picture of bearing race rudder ride on after it was cleaned out and before it got greased.
Props getting Sea Hawk's version of "Propspeed".
Cutting hole for a new thrhull.
Beginning of the bottom paint job after priming.
It only took 6 weeks, one botched service call by Sears and three new units to get one working pop up stove vent system. I will not be recommending Kitchen Aid products to anyone anytime soon.
You sit around at the dock long enough and there is no telling what you'll find up your exhaust pipe. Yes that is a coconut in the port engine exhaust outlet. There were also beer cans and other types of misc. flotsam and jetsam in both exhaust tubes.
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Amazing pictures, thank you very much for sharing. 
Eric
Eric
Bill I run the same Syrens (Fire4You/GeoSatSolutions) WiFi unit. It works as advertised. I install the HP-AP's they make and I can tell you if you happen to use their system to their high power Access Point you will do 10 miles. I have tested every other unit and nothing comes close for ease of use and performance.
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Thanks Bill. I have used Syrens systems before but never install one myself. So I was thinking of asking you for some technical advice on it. Since I knew you used one. I would be happy to pay you for your time. Email me when you get a chance. capt(dot)bill11(at)verizon(dot)net
1st Bill I would be glad to give you advice and direction for free. That is what this board is about. I do quite well in the commercial world. You do have a great asset there with Alan S. He is also a friend of mine. Looking at the size of that boat you may want to use the unit with the external "bullet" amplifier however if you can mount the NEMA Syrens unit within 10 - 25 feet of the hardtop/arch WiFi antenna then it is ok to use what I saw in the picture. I only have 3' of cable from my antenna on the hardtop to the Syrens High Power unit. Then I ran CAT5 to my switch in the boat. I also fed the main Syrens box with it's own 12 volt supply with the breaker on one of my 12 volt DC panels. I do not like POE (Power over Ethernet) because of the potential in a marine environment for EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) and the chance for poor performance from the CAT5 not being able to carry the needed current to the electronics in the box. The problem with my configuration is the repeater 200mw card can desensitize the main unit so I have a 50 ohm load on the re-broadcast port (where the rubber ducky is attached to the box. I will e-mail you later tonight and would be glad to give you additional instructions on how to maximize the performance of the Syrens path between it and the shore based AP's and distribute it within the ship both wired and wireless. It isn't that hard to do in a ship the size of the one you are working on. Will you be installing any BGAN or Fleet Broadband using KVH or similar satellite data or voice services? If so you will also need a switch. You might also want to think about recommending an Ericsson W35 or W25 for the cellular based internet alternative path as well. In addition it gives you regular Telco tip/ring to install a telephone system on board and get a voice line in addition to the data from AT&T.
Talk to you real soon.
Bill
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Sounds great. Thanks Bill.
"When do you think it will be completed?"
We hope to be done in 3-4 weeks.
"When do you think it will be completed?"
We hope to be done in 3-4 weeks.
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Hey Bill. Did you happen to send that Email?
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Here is a video of the start of our tow home down the New River. I'll post a couple more as I load them.
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