sparty18

I went by and checked out Panorama about an hour ago. Lots of lights and the whale tail cut down. I see some previous posts with pics from others but here is a video..

I saw the Ruby from the plane and was going to go over to Vigor to check Ruby out. Too late, I see Ruby is already moving and near Longview WA now.

It is hard to say w/o being there and being hands-on. But I can say on smaller scale systems when the propeller, impeller, or other device connected to the motor has impacted solid mass it unfortunately reverberated through the ancillary connections wiping out the gears and clutches. I thought I could fix it but ended up scrapping it in the end because for me it was beyond my skills and scope to get everything solidly connected to function under stress/load even though at idle it would function ok. On quality I respectively disagree - it's a corporate culture - Six Sigma Quality, Malcom Baldridge Corporation awards, ect. ABB has serious issues, change the corporate culture, win a Baldridge type award and I will be a believer too.

I have had really bad experiences with ABB equipment and their poor quality. The Electrify America ABB chargers have horrendous quality issues to say the least. Lucky if 1 out of 4 chargers are working at any site and then that 1 charger will only produce 20% or less of the power it's suppose to. With complex clutches and complex planetary gears in the Azipod's I'm not sure I would rule an issue here out.

Very appropriate to have the Ducks while cruising the Oregon coast (stopping in Astoria) on Radiance Sep 19 - Oct 7. We live in Duck country. We will be on the cruise and two of our "older kiddos" are Duck alumns, but not coming along on this cruise with us... Figure if we forgot anything for the cruise the duck alums can just meet us in Astoria 🙂