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by engineerfogg
Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: Welcome New Members
Topic: Greetings from Maine
Replies: 13
Views: 7752

Re: Greetings from Maine

Aluminumdreamer, nice to see a fellow Mainer on the forum. I live just outside Bar Harbor, in a small village called Salsbury Cove. I just checked out some of the rocket launchers you have been working on- nice looking stuff. I have never tried my hands at welding anodized, I heard it can be a littl...
by engineerfogg
Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:03 am
Forum: Welcome New Members
Topic: Greetings from Maine
Replies: 13
Views: 7752

Re: Greetings from Maine

Thanks for the reply PJ. My real job is chief engineer for the F/V Bristol Leader. 167' x 34' longliner using mustad autoline system. We set and haul about 72,000 hooks daily fishing for pacififc cod. The boat is powered by 2 x 3508B-series caterpillars, 1000hp each and has 4 x 3406B caterpillar gen...
by engineerfogg
Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:25 pm
Forum: Welcome New Members
Topic: Greetings from Maine
Replies: 13
Views: 7752

Re: Greetings from Maine

A few more...
by engineerfogg
Mon Oct 29, 2012 10:00 pm
Forum: Welcome New Members
Topic: Greetings from Maine
Replies: 13
Views: 7752

Re: Greetings from Maine

Hello Welder, Thanks for the welcome. I assure you this is not a glass hull, aluminum alloy all the way. You can tell by looking at the image of the internal hull structure, still wish I took more pictures. The strange thing is you can see a lip all the way around the like it was popped from a mold,...
by engineerfogg
Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:04 pm
Forum: Welcome New Members
Topic: Greetings from Maine
Replies: 13
Views: 7752

Greetings from Maine

Hello All, I am new here to this forum and wanted to share an interesting hull that I have found. It measures approx 21' x 8', aluminum alloy with a white powdercoat finish. I was offered the hull for basically free, the guy wanted the trailer and boat came with it. I am wondering if anybody has see...