Clearing away the items for storage off site continues.  Everyone was on the Main Deck to help out. J. Kenneth Grant came out to supervise.

Patrick Shubel and Andrew Schade maintain safety while quickly handling the pieces for storage.  Many pieces that were on display won't be put out as part of the new exhibits.

This port hole cover for example, although interesting is not original to the ship and will be stored.

Scott and Zane Anderson are working to hoist up one of the rack gears from the Tank Deck with John Engstrom on the crane.

The rack gears are used to grip the round gears used to open the Bow Doors.  These gears are important to operating the doors, but are cumbersome and do not tell the complete story of the doors and will be stored.

Within the green trunk is a Radio Power Generator.  Used in the field by radiomen for a specific model of radio used in 1941.

The above control panel is used to operate the blower motors for the fresh air ventilation fans.

This is a rudder control panel (steering motor panel) Our Chief Engineer, John Hatton says it's the very part that failed us on the second day of our last cruise. We were able to repair the old controller on the ship this time but its a critical spare part that we need.