MS Mt Washington web cam.
Mt Washington cruise ship. Do you think they will set up a web cam so we can watch the engines come out and the new ones go in? I hope so. And they should announce when they come out so we can all watch the end of an era.
Kinda like when the last space shuttle goes up....:( |
Webcam is an idea -- I would love to know te day that they plan to hoist her onto the cradle. I would be great to watch that!!
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A Way to Make Some Money
She is still at the dock in the Weirs this afternoon.
I hope they let people know when she will be pulled as well. That is something I always wanted to watch. Maybe they could use the Doris E and Sophie C for cruises with waterside views of the operation. Sounds like a good way to make some money to me. R2B |
"the Mount is scheduled to go into drydock on November 1st or 2nd"
Quote from Bizer in this thread. The Mount in Drydock update: The Mount will not be drydocked this year. The engine replacement will be done while the ship is in the water. |
HMS Mt Washington in dry dock...
On Wednesday, Nov 10th, I was at the site and an employee told me that the Mount was not coming out of the water this year. The engine refit will happen with the Mount afloat. According to this gentleman, at least two holes will be cut, one through the side, and the other down through the decking to allow the present engines to be extracted. No work will actually begin until the new engines are physically on site.
Sounds like a big project to do during the coldest season of the year. This same gentleman said that a big concern is heating tand venting the work area safely with respect to the cleaning that has to be done which involves years of old, oily residue (pronounced flammable). Good Luck to the Mount crew !! |
The webcam project
It will be interesting to watch. I enjoy being an 'armchair' supervisor. I hope the Mt Washington folks allow the webcam guy to move the webcam to an appropriate spot to see the engine removal/installation.
The present engines are not the original engines. The original diesel engines were scuttled during the WWII. I wonder if the crew is using the same 'hatch' to install the new engines. |
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During the war many items were donated or "lent" to the government for purposes related to the general good. Things like vessels of all types, binoculars and dogs come to mind. |
The Mounts First Engines Were Steam
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