It was a busy day, sort of like the last week or so. CG was aboard at 9:30 and looked at the work that is being done and has been finished -- liked in general what they saw. Had two men in the CG investigating division come aboard, they wanted to take Ad's and my picture. (They said they could add the numbers under our pictures later!) I gave them one of my best tours and they said my picture would be put in the "dead file" -- not so for AD!
Steel to rebuild the doors arriving tomorrow. One propeller off -Port one. Hope they get the second one tomorrow and all 4 will go to the propeller shop. Tank deck repairs pretty well done. Scullery well underway part of the bump on stbd side, but also deterioration in the passage and scullery. It will look nice when done. Sandblaster here tonight at 1630 to sandblast under ramp -- never done before. We shut the ramp up and they went at it. Also sandblasted the Beak as I call it. They will remove the top tomorrow and replace as necessary in the bow. Also sandblasted hinges on stbd side -- the metal has deteriorated along the bottom several hinges, very good on port side. Metal there will be replaced soon. Notch (dent) in port side at the knuckle insert has been put in, Sections of Ice deflector (port) have been cut out where there were holes. Paint specs in, paint ordered. High pressure wash, Sandblast sweep 25% to shinny metal where last dry docking supports were, air blast to remove all dust and dirt from blasting. one coat of epoxy, second coat haze gray primer. Third coat Black epoxy. We are told their is no need for anti-following in fresh water -- saves $9,000. Entire sides of ship to be painted, new numbers. Repairs to the hull will be sandblasted, primed first. Holes in bottom, one stbd shaft alley cut out and insert going in, port side escape trunk cement cut out. Work to start in emergency fire pump room tomorrow. All above has been fixed in overhead there. EVAC rep was here looked at our system -- needs a couple of parts.
Harry Zillion had a birthday yesterday! Capt. Bob
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