Maintenance scheduled for the early fall of 2006 and the winter of 2007 included both corrective and preventative maintenance.  Work being done on the 10 fish tanks includes:

• replacing the rubber coated electrical wire with wire encased in conduit;
• changing the electrical supply cord so that it is separate from the fish tank;
• lowering the oxygen line connection so it is below the fish tank hatches where it enters the fish tank;
• and disassembling the 10” discharge valve. Clean the valve of shipyard dirt and grime, grease the packing, paint and reassemble.
• Also fabricated one set of casters to fit on all the tanks for off-vessel tank transport.

Maintenance aboard the Baird also includes winterizing the vessel, changing oils and filters on all engines, and determining what supplies will be needed to keep the vessel operational during this coming season. Getting to know the vessel is an important part of learning how to maintain it, and this includes tracing out all systems and correcting labels on all machinery, electrical wiring, circuit breakers, plumbing, and valves that are incorrectly labeled or hooked up.  Lastly, we are trying to get warranty work done on some equipment that does not work correctly.