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Calculations for I.F. Mariner

May 14, 2013

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Naval Architect and Marine Engineer, Jonathan Moore, is working on the I.F. Mariner design project for Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.  I visited him in his office at Tim Nolan Marine Design.  He is determining the best size and placement of the large fish hold bulkhead in order to meet stability guidelines.  You may recall a previous blog post about I.F. Mariner where a 3,000 lb. cement block was moved to various locations on the I.F. Mariner to run stability tests.  Now Jonathan is referring to line drawings of the vessel to make further calculations in combination with his Auto-CAD software.  He will project how far the vessel enters the water’s surface when the fish hold is up to it’s hold capacity.

As well, last week the original engine was removed from the I.F. Mariner via crane and the new engine prepared for installation.  A runway was rigged up in order to smoothly remove and install the engines in and out of the engine room.  Next the shipwrights will seal up the engine room.

Jonathan Moore, in his office at Tim Nolan Marine Design, making calculations for I.F. Marine project at the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.

Navel Architect and Marine Engineer, Jonathan Moore, in his office at Tim Nolan Marine Design, referring to the line drawing of the I.F. Marine project at the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.

Naval Architect and Marine Engineer, Jonathan Moore, uses AutoCAD to make calculations for I.F. Mariner project at the Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.

Jonathan Moore uses AutoCAD to make calculations for I.F. Mariner project.

I.F. Mariner's original engine was removed via crane and the new engine ready for installation at Port Townsend Shipwrights Co-op.

I.F. Mariner’s original engine (left) was removed via crane and the new engine (right) is ready for installation.

A runway was rigged up to get the old engine out and the new engine into the engine room on the I.F. Mariner.

A runway was rigged up to get the old engine out and the new engine into the engine room.

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