Entry Date: 26.10.2010, at 13:29:06 hrs (local)
Annapolis - Annapolis
The execution of an engine
| PRID: | 10032 |
|---|---|
| LegID: | 239 |
| LegNo: | 18 |
| Latitude: | N038°58.13' |
| Longitude: | W076°28.54' |
| Day#: | 155 |
| Log (Day): | 1 nm |
| Log (Leg): | 1 nm |
| Log (Total): | 8840 nm |
However we feel miserable. Was there anything Mr. Peugeot is guilty for? Actually not. He always was performing his duty and he never let us down in a critical situation. Is this our way to say “Thank You”?
Actually Mr. Peugeot is only sick, quite sick. There is oil in the water, gas is bubbling out of the cooling system, there are traces of water in the cylinder and there are massive traces of corrosion, most of all in the cooling system. We have to expect that Mr. Peugeot one day will die on its own illness. We are afraid that this might happen in the most critical situation for SuAn and her crew. This is something we are not willing to risk.
We also considered an overhaul of Mr. Peugeot but decided against it since the cost will be close to the cost of a new engine and spare parts are very hard to find. And even if we did the overhaul successfully we still have an old engine which still might be sick.
Lutz starts the execution process with the removing of all mechanical and electrical connections between SuAn and Mr. Peugeot. Later, Nick and Lutz applying a chain hoist to pull the engine from the engine compartment to the salon. Next, a forklift is used to lift the engine through the companionway out of the ship and sets it on the loading platform of a pickup track. The pickup will take Mr. Peugeot to a school where the students finish the execution by disassembling the engine and learning about the internal components in diesel engines.
The following images documenting the executions process of Mr. Peugeot.
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