Thursday and Friday, the 11th and 12th, not much got accomplished. There were several towboats that came in for some serious repairs and there were only two burners (welders) on Thursday and only one on Friday. Lepi, when they left Thursday, had only the bottom of number 3 compartment outboard to blast and clean out. That will finish the full width of number 3 compartment. They work 4-10+ hour days. To add to the confusion, the river was rising. NOAA predicted it would crest on Tuesday afternoon above the flood stage of 50 feet. It did not quite get there, rising to only 47.66 feet locally.
Monday, we had five burners on the job. Lepi had only 16 bags of walnut aggregate aboard. Their usual porcedure was to truck it down to the dock, slide it into the drydock and then carry it aboard. However, with the high water, there is no truck acces to the dock. So after blasting the bottom and rough cleanout, they left to return on Moday, the 22nd. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, three burners worked under number 4 compartment, and two started repairs to the deteriorated sections of the forward bulkhead of the number six compartment. As of tonight, 8 of the 10 deteriorated sections on the lower edge have been repaired with insert plate. There are six small transition pieces which form part of the lower frame of the longitudinal bulkheads in number 6 compartment that are wasted. They are being fabricated in the fab shop and have yet to appear. These are the only repairs needed to be accomplished before replating can start.There is then the dressing of the frames to remove weld remnants and rivet debris. After that is a coat of primer, then initial fit up. The yard anticipates that replating will start Monday. We will see.
I ran the laser measurements again tonight. There is no discernible hog, sag or rack.
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