Royal Polaris Sportfishing - Current Conditions

Wednesday May 14, 2008

Written by Royal Polaris Office

Thursday, 15 May 2008 12:22

Wednesday May 14, 2008

Hi folks - WOW it is really hard to keep up the all that is happening on the
Royal Polaris. Here is a quick glance:

1. Big D is prepping bridge for all varnish work
2. Eddie and Aaron - morning work had Aaron plumbing new fuel lines for
machinery. Eddie was grinding on aluminum in the side access hatch, applied
Aluma prep and then painted with Strontuim (this is to protect aluminum) the
afternoon had both guys back in exhaust trunks doing same thing Eddie was
doing up forward. Nasty work - on your belly in tight quarters
3. Billy was working on fuel lines, plumbing water to sea strainers and
building brackets for Raycor fuel filters
4. Tom Dale, Greg Hibbs and Woody Peebles continue to put in 10 hour
days with electrical and mechanical of re-power
5. Laborers (2 of them) grinding on aluminum hatches so welders can
weld them in place
6. Welders remove 3'x3' piece of aluminum on hull and replace and fit
new piece. Once fitted, they wait for Coast Guard to ok the welding on
Thursday. The old aluminum piece of hull was absolutely beautiful.
7. Danny continues to work on all the stateroom drawers, speakers, bunk
lamps etc.
8. Steve Russow doing Formica work
9. Painters plus rest of crew masking and covering to spray primer.
Spraying of primer completed 2:30am Thursday morning.

I do not enjoy this time of year.

Frank

Wednesday May 14, 2008 Hi folks – WOW it is really hard to keep up the all that is happening on the Royal Polaris. Here is a quick glance: Big D is prepping bridge for all varnish work Eddie and Aaron – morning work had Aaron plumbing new fuel lines for machinery. Eddie was grinding on aluminum in the side access hatch, applied Aluma prep and then painted with Strontuim (this is to protect aluminum) the afternoon had both guys back in exhaust trunks doing same thing Eddie was doing up forward. Nasty work – on your belly in tight quarters Billy was working on fuel lines, plumbing water to sea strainers and building brackets for Raycor fuel filters Tom Dale, Greg Hibbs and Woody Peebles continue to put in 10 hour days with electrical and mechanical of re-power Laborers (2 of them) grinding on aluminum hatches so welders can weld them in place Welders remove 3’x3’ piece of aluminum on hull and replace and fit new piece. Once fitted, they wait for Coast Guard to ok the welding on Thursday. The old aluminum piece of hull was absolutely beautiful. Danny continues to work on all the stateroom drawers, speakers, bunk lamps etc… Steve Russow doing Formica work Painters plus rest of crew masking and covering to spray primer. Spraying of primer completed 2:30am Thursday morning. I do not enjoy this time of year… Frank

Tuesday May 13, 2008 C

Written by Royal Polaris Office

Wednesday, 14 May 2008 11:22

Tuesday May 13, 2008

Chaos does not even start to describe all that is happening aboard the Royal
Polaris.

1. Jesus, Roy, Cole, Anthony, Big D, plus 4 painters sanding marine
bondo filler from hull 7:30am to 6:00pm
2. 2 men grinding on holes where engines were removed
3. last 2 mains in boat
4. 2 electricians, Billy, Aaron, Raphael, Tom Dale and another helper
all working in engine room. Getting engines in the boat is only the tip of
the iceberg. Now all 5 engines need to be wired and hooked to main panel,
provide fuel lines, water line and exhausts
5. Coast Guard bottom inspection completed in 3 hours and American
Bureau of shipping inspection completed
6. Eddie cleaning out water tank to prepare for re placement of 2'x4"
piece of aluminum
7. Steve Russow our carpenter preparing and installing new dash in
bridge for high tech instruments for all 5 engines
8. Rick Beck from Honor Marine installed new Furuno 1100 Fathometer.
Sonar hoist dropped out of boat for service
9. Danny, a friend of Frank's is working on:

a. Speakers in staterooms
b. Reading lamps
c. Drawer slides - installing new ones so the drawers slide properly
d. Fixing all staterooms doors so they fit tighter eliminating the
'chattering'

10. Steve and Frank are 'chasing' parts as needed by all on boat

Tuesday May 13, 2008 Chaos does not even start to describe all that is happening aboard the Royal Polaris. Jesus, Roy, Cole, Anthony, Big D, plus 4 painters sanding marine bondo filler from hull 7:30am to 6:00pm 2 men grinding on holes where engines were removed last 2 mains in boat 2 electricians, Billy, Aaron, Raphael, Tom Dale and another helper all working in engine room. Getting engines in the boat is only the tip of the iceberg. Now all 5 engines need to be wired and hooked to main panel, provide fuel lines, water line and exhausts Coast Guard bottom inspection completed in 3 hours and American Bureau of shipping inspection completed Eddie cleaning out water tank to prepare for re placement of 2’x4” piece of aluminum Steve Russow our carpenter preparing and installing new dash in bridge for high tech instruments for all 5 engines Rick Beck from Honor Marine installed new Furuno 1100 Fathometer. Sonar hoist dropped out of boat for service Danny, a friend of Frank’s is working on: Speakers in staterooms Reading lamps Drawer slides – installing new ones so the drawers slide properly Fixing all staterooms doors so they fit tighter eliminating the ‘chattering’ 10. Steve and Frank are ‘chasing’ parts as needed by all on boat

Hi folks; Sunday kept

Written by Royal Polaris Office

Tuesday, 13 May 2008 11:46

Hi folks;

Sunday kept 5 crew members busy the entire day continuing to clean the
engine room and make it sparkle. Believe me, it was not easy and between
Saturday and Sunday, it took 90 man hours to complete.

Our paint crew arrived early only to find that the Strontium had not cured
because of the cool weather and would have to wait until Monday morning
before sanding.

Monday May 12, 2008

Today was somewhat chaotic. The engine room crew got both auxiliary engines
and generators into the boat. Electricians are starting to put conduit in
place. Gearbox was hooked up to center main engine by 5:30 pm Monday.

Painters along with crew sanded all Strontium areas and a total of 8 men
applied filler to hull the entire day.

Big D started masking for varnish work in the bridge. In between other jobs
he will sand and varnish bridge with 3 coats.

Aaron and Eddie had the nastiest job of all the day squeezing between
exhausts lying on their bellies scraping and cleaning metal. I will
guarantee you that by the time they got home it would take at least on hour
in the shower to get clean. The best thing about these two was they could
still smile and kid around after a very tough day.

Enjoy the photos

Frank

Hi folks; Sunday kept 5 crew members busy the entire day continuing to clean the engine room and make it sparkle. Believe me, it was not easy and between Saturday and Sunday, it took 90 man hours to complete. Our paint crew arrived early only to find that the Strontium had not cured because of the cool weather and would have to wait until Monday morning before sanding. Monday May 12, 2008 Today was somewhat chaotic. The engine room crew got both auxiliary engines and generators into the boat. Electricians are starting to put conduit in place. Gearbox was hooked up to center main engine by 5:30 pm Monday. Painters along with crew sanded all Strontium areas and a total of 8 men applied filler to hull the entire day. Big D started masking for varnish work in the bridge. In between other jobs he will sand and varnish bridge with 3 coats. Aaron and Eddie had the nastiest job of all the day squeezing between exhausts lying on their bellies scraping and cleaning metal. I will guarantee you that by the time they got home it would take at least on hour in the shower to get clean. The best thing about these two was they could still smile and kid around after a very tough day. Enjoy the photos Frank

Photos (051208)

Written by Royal Polaris

Monday, 12 May 2008 12:17

Photos from 12 May 2008

"BeNt RoDs FoR LiFe"

Saturday Report

Written by Royal Polaris Office

Sunday, 11 May 2008 10:24

Hi Folks,
Saturday was a very busy day. We gave Roy and Billy the weekend off
but the rest of the crew, plus 5 other guys that have worked with us
in the past, were hard at work.
Tom Dale (mechanic,) Greg Hibbs (electrician,) and a helper were busy
hooking up two of the gear boxes to the outboard mains and will go in
the boat. The center gear box and center engine is already in the
boat and will be hooked up also. Gear boxes where painted white to
match the new engines.
Big D and four other men completed sanding on hull, then sandblasted
where necessary, cleaned bare aluminum with Alodyne and Aluma-prep and
then applied two coats of Strontium. That crew did not finish until
midnight.
Jesus, Anthony, Cole, Eddie and Aaron spent the entire day cleaning in
the engine room. First scraping and scrubbing with solvent and then
cleaning with big O. The same five guys will repeat the whole
procedure on Sunday so that everything will be spotless.
So far, this crew in the engine room has used:
15 gallons of solvent
140 pounds of rags
Lots of gloves and stainless steel scrubbers.
It is a nasty job.
We are slightly ahead of schedule.
Monday the auxiliary engines will go into the boat.

Fridays work

Written by Royal Polaris Office

Saturday, 10 May 2008 13:15

Well as the pictures show, Friday was a busy day. In addition to 8 men
working in the engine room there were a total of 6 men sanding and grinding
on the hull.

For those of you wondering about the truck with all of our machinery on it,
it was headed for Ensenada and those engines will be in a Purse Seiner and
operating in one week.

Meanwhile, just to educate those who would like to know, the steps in
painting the hull of the Royal Polaris they are as follows:

1. Chip all bubbled paint

2. Sand entire hull with 80 grit and 120 grit discs

3. Sand blast all bare aluminum spots

4. Wash all bare aluminum spots with a two step chemical process of
Alodyne and Aluma-prep

5. Paint bare aluminum with special strontium

6. Apply Bondo (fiberglass filler) where bare aluminum was plus all
divots

7. Sand all fiberglass filler

8. Wash hull

9. Spray all bondo areas with Primer paint

10. Sand entire hull with 220 sandpaper by hand

11. Apply 2 coats Polyurethane gloss - now we are done with the hull

We will update you again tomorrow on Saturday's events.

Frank

Day 2 photos (050908)

Written by Royal Polaris

Friday, 09 May 2008 13:32

Photos from day 2 of maintenance.