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« on: September 20, 2008, 08:18:10 PM »
I would just like for all the boat museums to know that you should be blessed to have a volunteer crew like Torsk. I have worked aboard Torsk for about ten years now, and with few exceptions, we have had the same people show up year after year with little or no praise, certainly no pay, and make unbelievable improvements in the appearance, operational condition, and preservation of this old gal. Torsk has a local hard working crew of about 16 people who show up week after week and do the routine preservation, preventative maintenance, and system and space restoration. Then, we have a remote crew that travels from all over the country to help us out two or more times a year. They make huge progress in compartment restoration, equipment and system restoration, and routine maintenance. Their help is invaluable. Torsk has gone from a floating tube in which the lights in most places didn't work to a boat that looks and is beginning to work like a submarine preparing to get under way for patrol. We still have a long way to go, but, with a crew as awesome as Torsk's, she'll be the best of the museum fleet in no time. Sorry, Paul, but you are about to be surpassed! Sorry guys, but there is no boat with a crew that can compare to that of Torsk.
We look forward to the arrival of our remote crewmembers in two weeks.