M/S Mount Washington going to drydock

LIforrelaxin · 10-30-2009, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by StephenB

I'm confused. The engines are being changed while the Mount is on the water....that is the hole is being cut completely above the water line and into the superstructure?

Nothing to be confused about. This is completely possible. There was talk of other upgrades as well. My guess is the pros and Cons where all taken into account and leaving the boat in the water was the best decission. They may need to make access cuts to facilitate other aspects of the renivations. Overall pulling the boat out of the water is an undertaking, and is not neccessarily the best thing overall for the boat. The boat is designed to be in the water, an its strengh is engineered that way.

fatlazyless · 10-30-2009, 12:12 PM

Anybody make it to last Saturday night's Mount Washington halloween costume party cruise? It cost $49/person for a three hour cruise from 6-9pm, and included dinner and two different bands, or something on different levels of the ship. If memory is correct, last Saturday night was something like a rainy stormy night.

I was thinking about going but at $49., it was too rich for me. Anybody here onboard for that adult halloween party?

Ya know the current diesel engines are so smooth and so quiet and the Mount is so calm when moving, it will be impossible for new engines to be better. There's just no room for improvement there.

Instead of replacing the engines, why not install two masts with six square-rigged sails and turn the Mount into a sailboat with a diesel engine for no-wind conditions. They could probably find some old masts and sails off a 175 year old, junkyard US Navy frigate on craigslist down in the Portsmouth area for next to nothing......don't ya know!

Weirs guy · 10-30-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin

Nothing to be confused about. This is completely possible. There was talk of other upgrades as well. My guess is the pros and Cons where all taken into account and leaving the boat in the water was the best decission. They may need to make access cuts to facilitate other aspects of the renivations. Overall pulling the boat out of the water is an undertaking, and is not neccessarily the best thing overall for the boat. The boat is designed to be in the water, an its strengh is engineered that way.

in another post from years ago i was told by one of the mount crew that they can completely rebuild either engines, in one night, at dock in the weirs. this should be a walk in the park for them!

a webcam would be nice though.

SIKSUKR · 10-30-2009, 02:36 PM

Total guess on my part but I would think that cutting a hole in the side would compromise the structure less while it's supported in the water than in dry dock.

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SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Total guess on my part but I would think that cutting a hole in the side would compromise the structure less while it's supported in the water than in dry dock. __________________ SIKSUKR

10-30-2009, 12:12 PM	#2
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,852 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,036 Times in 755 Posts	Anybody make it to last Saturday night's Mount Washington halloween costume party cruise? It cost $49/person for a three hour cruise from 6-9pm, and included dinner and two different bands, or something on different levels of the ship. If memory is correct, last Saturday night was something like a rainy stormy night. I was thinking about going but at $49., it was too rich for me. Anybody here onboard for that adult halloween party? Ya know the current diesel engines are so smooth and so quiet and the Mount is so calm when moving, it will be impossible for new engines to be better. There's just no room for improvement there. Instead of replacing the engines, why not install two masts with six square-rigged sails and turn the Mount into a sailboat with a diesel engine for no-wind conditions. They could probably find some old masts and sails off a 175 year old, junkyard US Navy frigate on craigslist down in the Portsmouth area for next to nothing......don't ya know!