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mowerman
New member
Username: mowerman
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 08:35 pm: | 
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a friend of mine recently bought a 80' tug, the "rainbow" is her name. she has a 5-cyl. f-m engine. can anyone hook me up witha sevice manual or any other info on the engine. parts of it were dismantled when we got her, so we need to get her back together and running. any help is appriciated.
thanks mike- |
andrew
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Username: andrew
Post Number: 993
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 11:54 am: |
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Mike,
I have a lot of the FM marine diesel manuals, but I would need to know what "model" engine your friend has. It should be on the nameplate on the engine. Post it below or send me an email.
Post a picture of the boat & engine if you can too... what year is it?
Regards,
Andrew |
mowerman
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Username: mowerman
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 07:02 pm: |
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andrew, the engine's model is 33D14 and the year is 1937. this engine is a monster! from what i have been told the previous owner passed away and the family sold the boat. he had begun to dismantel the engine to repair a smoking problem,(engine, not the guy). my father who has worked on these in the past, said the aux. fuel pump plunger in the injection pump had alot of play and that could have been the cause. he found one in P.A. for $700. by the way the tug is located in Bayonne, N.J. along with me not far away in Jersey City.
thanks mike- |
andrew
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Username: andrew
Post Number: 994
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 29, 2004 - 07:22 pm: |
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Mike,
Okay, I will take a look to see if I have a manual for that model.
I used to work for a tug company in Camden, New Jersey that had two boats with 10 cylinder FM 38D-8-1/8 engines from the early 1950's. The boats and engines are still running. Commonly refered to as "submarine engines" because there were many used on diesel subs. A lot of tugboat engineers in the 1950's and 60's were ex-submarine guys. |
andrew
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Username: andrew
Post Number: 995
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 01:38 pm: |
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Mike,
I checked and it seems that I don't have a manual for that model number. I have other FM manuals in storage that I will try to get to, but I can't promise that I will get there soon.
Regards,
Andrew |
timslibby
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Username: timslibby
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2004 - 09:19 pm: |
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I KNOW THE RAINBOW AND I KNEW TRED.I ALSO REMEMBER THERE BEING A FULL SET OF MANUALS ON THE BOAT.AND IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE THEM IT WOULD BE SEAN M. I MAY HAVE A 37 SERIES MANUAL WICH IS THE SAME ENGINE. MINE IS FOR A 12" BORE BUT MOST OF THE PARTS ARE ALIKE.
TIM |
mowerman
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Username: mowerman
Post Number: 3
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 08:08 pm: |
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andrew- thanks for looking.
tim- tred left a manual on the boat and a ton of other stuff. i am looking for any other books or whatever could be had about the engine. by the way were are you from, also do you know of capt. mike kartanowicz of jersey city, capt. mike is my father. is the sean m, that you mentioned sean molbry?? i know that pirate and don't want anything to do with him.
mike- |
mowerman
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Username: mowerman
Post Number: 4
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Friday, December 31, 2004 - 08:14 pm: |
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here is a link to an older picture of her, she is white(house) and black(hull) now.
http://www.tugboat-pic.com/Rainbow.jpg |
george_iv
Senior Member
Username: george_iv
Post Number: 124
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, January 06, 2005 - 11:59 pm: |
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Hello mowerman,
I have a F-M Manual for C-O models, but I think this predates yours. I also have a Manual for stationary 32 series; maybe some of it would apply? Sorry it has taken me this long to look and respond. I guess this is some of the short comings of my visual filing system. If you are interested, I'd be happy to make copies for you.
Another tug guy...
George Coates |
timslibby
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Username: timslibby
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 02:41 pm: |
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wondering how things are going with the rainbow |
mowerman
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Username: mowerman
Post Number: 5
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, May 15, 2005 - 07:24 pm: |
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well she is up and running and is going on her "madien" vovage on 5/28/05 to the totenville area for a parade or something like that. if any one will be in the area keep an eye out for her. i all most forgot her new name is "PATRIOTIC". |
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Sid Smith
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| | Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 01:35 am: |
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Was this a former Canadian Coast Gurd Light Tender? I was a Chief Engineer on tugs...we had a F/M 10 cyl in two of our boats. |
robert
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Username: robert
Post Number: 121
Registered: 07-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 03, 2006 - 12:27 pm: |
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Was one of your tugs the Kingsway/Lapointe? |
