Production Department Update: Guest Boats II

Posted ar Feabhra 15, 2013 i Táirgeadh Roinn, WaterFire Providence | 2 Comments
Production Department Update: Guest Boats II

Off-season modifications to WaterFire’s guest boats wrap up this week with wiring and lighting modifications. WaterFire’s fleet of guest boats are powered by electric motors so maintenance of the electrical system is of utmost importance. Six golf cart batteries provide power to the motor and lights on each boat. In addition to navigation lights each boat is also outfitted with a set of lights for safety while passengers are embarking and disembarking.

This year all of the guest boats have been fitted for LED navigation lights and new water-tight toggle switches. New electrical panels have been installed under the captain’s seat. All of the electric motors have had their shafts shortened and their motor mounts customized to ensure proper positioning of the propeller in the water at all times.

Coming up next week: Prometheus will be in the shop and the production team will working on the electrical system for our Merchandise tent.

  • Customizations to our electric motors mounting system will ensure that all of the motors will always be set to the correct running depth and angle.
  • PK is making new mounting brackets that will hold the electrical switches for the guest boats navigation and safety lights.
  • Garry Johnson and Levy Rollins clean up after making the finishing touches to the beautiful paint jobs on our guest boat fleet.
  • A fully painted guest showing one of customized electric motors.
  • Mike and Elvis are carefully drilling a new hole in the shaft of one of our electric motors. Since the shaft has been shortened new holes must be made to re-attached the throttle control handle.
  • Mike Allen and Elvis Custudio make modifications to one of our electric motors.

 

 

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2 Comments

  1. ihor
    February 22, 2013

    the guest boats look so nice, i am not sure i want to drive one? i do not want to be the first one to put a dent or scratch in one!

    a special ‘thank you!’ to the production department for all your work!!!

    I-) ihor

    Freagra
    • Tim Blankenship
      February 22, 2013

      Thanks Ihor, and don’t worry even you are the first person to scratch one of the boats you certainly won’t be the last.

      Freagra

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