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http://www.royalpolaris.comHi Everyone!
All is progressing at a steady rate; despite the rain.
1. For the last three days Rafael and Aaron have been working on fuel
plumbing. One more day and night might finish the job.
2. Billy working on water plumbing to the engines. Both Auxiliaries
and two mains are done. Starboard main should be done by end of today.
3. Tom Date and Greg Hibbs are finishing alignment and bolting down
engines. Should be done by end of today. (It was a three day job.)
4. Roy and Eddie taking down remaining insulation in overhead of
engine room. Lagger starts on new insulation, in engine room, Wednesday.
$10,000 job
5. Aaron also helping Tom Ebner with exhausts. Fiberglassing elbows,
running 12??? hose, etc. After completing the starboard engine today, all
engines will have exhausts.
6. Painters painting topside (if it does not rain.) Also applying
fiberglass bondo to deck.
7. Big ???D??? finished all varnish work in galley and went home.
8. Cole sanding Teak on tackle bench and cleaning engine room. Also
gathering all carpeting for cleaning.
9. Roy fiberglassing new box built by Danny for holding bags of salt
in water tank compartment.
10. Frank and Steve chasing parts, working on boat, lining up outside
work and approving bills for Scotty and Andrea to pay.
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Hi folks; Tuesday was a very hectic day with the entire crew starting at 7:30am and finishing around 7:00pm. The welders had to return because the American Bureau of shipping found 3 pinholes in the welding of the center engine hatch. Those areas had to be grooved and re-welded. One auxiliary engine is completely ready to go for splashdown today (Wednesday). Big D completed the bridge varnishing. Anthony and D spent part of the day varnishing the galley. Eddie and one electrician pulled wires to instruments in bridge.......