The Finishing Touch
07/02/2014
It has been a pleasure to work on the USCG Cutter BISCAYNE BAY, the second of the USCG’s six (6) Great Lakes stationed 140-foot Bay Class ice breaking tugs to be drydocked at Great Lakes Shipyard. We are spending this week putting the finishing touches on the routine maintenance project that included:
- Hull Plating and Ultrasonic Testing
- Appendages and Leak Test
- Shaft Seal Assembly and Overhaul
- Rudder Assembly, Remove, Inspect and Reinstall
- Anchor Windlass, Level 2 Inspect and Repair
- Vertical Capstan, Level 2 Inspect and Repair
- Propulsion Shafting, Remove, Inspect, and Reinstall
- And Other Various Cleaning, Inspections, and Repairs
Photo Gallery
Below are photos from the final week of work on BISCAYNE BAY.
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- A fresh coat of paint
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- A fresh coat of paint
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- The freshly painted stern
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- The freshly painted bow
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- The freshly painted bow
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- Time to paint the deck of the stern
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- Welding the hull
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- Grinding the hull
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- The overhauled capstan
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- The overhauled capstan
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- The overhauled windless
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- The overhauled dripless shaft seal, a product of Wärtsilä
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- The overhauled dripless shaft seal, a product of Wärtsilä
