The pace has started to pick up. The repairs in number 4 starboard outboard compartment are completed. The Z-bar, gussets, forward bulkhead repair and one longitudinal bulkhead repair were completed in number 4 port outboard compartment. Three more longitudinal bulkhead repairs remain.
Work was in progress in number 2 center compartment on the after transverse bulkhead where repairs were required in all sections. The bottom was trimmed away from the old ash chutes which will be welded to the new hull shell.
The big move occurred Friday afternoon where the first of the newly fabricated hull bottom plates was slipped into the drydock and under the vessel. This first plate measures 32 feet by 40 feet. It was guided by a set of temporary ramps. This is another first for the yard.
Sunday, the 2nd of May saw 4 1/2 frog strangling inches of rain. Th river has risen 9 feet since then with another 10 feet or so more to go. It is predicted to crest midday on Tuesday. It is not expected to affect the yard work.
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