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Restoration
Engine room :: Wheelhouse :: On deck :: Hull :: Other
:: Volunteering
The first major accomplishment in the engine room was start up. When the Harvey owners bought the boat, they were told by FDNY that only some of the five engines ran. Chief Engineer Tim Ivory started on the number two engine first. After rebuilding the water pump and ensuring oil was flowing, Ivory put air pressure to it and she fired right up. Then it was on to number three, which fired up right away. Because of a governor malfunction, the number five engine couldn't maintain oil pressure. Swapping out the governor corrected the problem. The fuel rack on engine number one had seized, but a few swift whacks with a hammer freed it up.
Once all the engines were running, Ivory took time to dry out the electric system to avoid the short circuits and minor explosions that can result from moisture in DC equipment. Heat produced by short circuiting the generators at low speed and applying some small field voltage did the trick.
In August of 1999, owner Chase Welles asked Ivory, "When can we go for a ride?"
Ivory's reply was, "Do we have running lights?"
The rest is history.
| Project | Status | Notes |
| CO2 | 2002 | |
| Repair #3 muffler | Done 2002 | Safety item |
| Repair piping on bow fuel tanks | Done 2002 | USCG item |
| Repair shore power connections | 2002 | |
| Replace brushes, Aux Motors | 2002 | |
| Replace brushes, Excitation | 2002 | |
| Replace brushes, Meters | 2002 | |
| Replace packing gland on #3 pump | 2002 | |
| Replace shaft on #1 & #3 pumps | 2002 | |
| Replace shaft on #4 & #5 pumps | 2002 | |
| Steering motor wiring | 2002 | |
| Warning, Bridge to engine room | 2002 | |
| Day tank fuel cutoff from weather deck | 2003 | |
| Rewire lighting | 10% done | Wire in hand |
| Rebuild backup 2-71 engine | 25% done | |
| Repair pump telegraph | 25% done | |
| Repair portholes | 5% done | |
| Replace brushes, Propulsion | 75% done | Brushes in stock |
| Cure oil spitting problem | Done 2001 | |
| Dewater & control oil | Done 2001 | |
| Fire masks | Done 2001 | Training pending |
| Rebuild #1 engine | Done 2001 | |
| Repair governors on #1 & #5 | Done 2001 | |
| Repair ventilation fans | Done 2001 | |
| Replace brushes, Generators | Done 2001 | |
| Spinner for fuel purification | Done 2001 | |
| Warning, engine room to world | Done 2001 | |
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