Winter14 Miles

Last week, the production manager at Maritime walked me around a new Scania we received for a seiner we are building. He educated me about a few modified or new components on this particular engine but one component I had not heard of before was an oil centrifuge. He explained how it worked and gave me a little history on how the component has been modified to be applicable on these smaller engines. Overall it was a very informative education lesson.

w: 36

t: 279.5

Fabricated and mounted a bracket for a large bilge pump

Winter14 Miles

Last week we took in a European made boat (Viking) to do some maintenance on. It has two v12 1250 Mans in it, is 72 feet long, and can do about 40 knots! I am replacing about $1,800 worth of raw water and exhaust hose along with pulling shafts and some other odds and ends. I always like familiarizing (learning) myself (by working on) with different manufactures products. 

w: 43

t: 243.5

V12 Man

The Viking

Some people don't know how to mount zincs....

Found a burnt block heater plug while I was servicing a Pacific Mariner

Winter14 Miles

Last week I reinstalled the sailboat engine I took the transmission off of and rebuilt. Along with installation was aligning the engine to the shaft coupler. I got the faces within 0.003". I will have to recheck the alignment when the boat gets launched.  I learned a little bit about wiring and adjusting external voltage regulators but will hopefully learn more on that topic this week.

w: 37.5

t: 200.5

Checking alignment with a feeler gauge

Winter14 Miles

Last week I learned how to carry out the simple task of taking an oil sample and shipping it off. I also did some more custom fabrication and reassembled the marine gear I took apart the week before (everything besides adjusting preload on the input and output shafts) learning more and more along the way. 

w: 39

t: 163

Taking an oil sample on a Detroit 

Reassembling the crash box.

Modified and installed this trailer jack

Winter14 Miles

Last week was an educational highlight for me. I disassembled my first marine gear learning all about it along the way. This gear's identification tag was no longer on it so I had to do a fair amount of research to find disassembly instructions and part numbers for the components I needed. This week I will be reassembling the gear once parts come in. I also set up the LaConner Maritime boat show booth before the weekend arrived.

w: 43.5

t: 124

New Scania for a seiner in the build shop.

Winter14 Miles

Last week, I helped a fellow tech pull an engine out of a hole so tight we had to remove the oil fill cap to get enough clearance. The engine came out completely vertical. I have never dealt with oil shaft seal glands (propeller shaft) but last week I resealed one and was able to familierize with the ancient component. 

W: 37.5

T: 80.5

Winter14 Miles

Last week I was put on multiple jobs including pulling engines, fabrication, and diagnosing a fuel leak. I really appreciate the support I get from my coworkers and manager along with the freedom to do jobs the way I feel fit. I learned how to disassemble OMC Bravo 2 sterndrives, reseal and reassemble. I have been learning a lot over winter break working a Maritime and look forward to the rest of this quarter!

W: 43

T: 43