Part Of My Work History
Completed and launched in 1983. 2 V-12 71 engines, 2 6-71 hydraulic engines and 2 6 cyl Allis Chalmers Generators. All of the power rests in the rear of the vessel in a pair of pods. 19-miles...
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Frank Oropeza, owner of Transpo Electronics came out and spent 5 days with me as I lectured what was important to rebuilding marine alternators. The guys listened and responded. Then I met the owner engineer of a battery manufacturing plant in Fairfield California, and he convinced me to abandon all hope and not just do battery engineering on the side. So the testing became in earnest, and so did my custom alternator rebuilding. I would get up at 6, work until 5, have dinner then rebuild alternators for four hours. When I moved to Southern California, it was pure batteries and rebuilding. Dang, it's hard to believe that this vessel was completed 31 years ago. I try and make up for my physical disability with enthusiasm. Sometimes it works.
