A quick and dirty post on the 1912 tug formerly known as Grouper. New name will be forthcoming. The following four fotos show the removal of the DRXC Hercules diesel, which runs the generator and would, among other things, run the compressor to fill the air tanks. Note the electrical board to the left. This foto looks forward on the starboard side.
Tough work . . . looking aft.
The owner Marc is looking for a parts engine.
This engine is headed for a shop.
Electrical board . . .
Quadrant
More updates to follow.
Completely unrelated but some fotos of a vessel that newly acquired a whole new legacy: CVN-70 appeared on tugster here in December 2010.
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May 17, 2011 at 8:37 am
Fjorder
hey will- that last photo labeled ‘quadrant’ i am not familiar with that term; is that a windlass?
May 17, 2011 at 9:09 am
tugster
on the rowing gig, the analogous device is called a yoke . . . it gives purchase on the rudder. here are some pics: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=safari&rls=en&q=steering+rudder+quadrant&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1752&bih=957
May 17, 2011 at 4:15 pm
paulb
I don’t know if I could face pulling the main engines out of that ancient space without a couple of cans of liquid assistance, yet I see no beer cans anywhere. That’s a dedicated bunch.
May 17, 2011 at 5:45 pm
tugster
uh . . you mean penetrating oil or WD40?
May 17, 2011 at 4:22 pm
bonnie
I shot a short video of the Pegasus’s rudder quadrant in action back when you could still see it. I think you were along that day!
http://frogma.blogspot.com/2008/12/rudder-post.html
May 17, 2011 at 4:24 pm
bonnie
Actually one of the funnier comments I ever got was on that post – it was something like “Hey! Girls aren’t supposed to see things like that!”
I can’t remember who said it but it was a friend who left it and it cracked me up.
May 18, 2011 at 9:08 am
Fjorder
oops! got confused, thought that photo was of the bow.