The original 56-inch props were re-pitched and the shafts were pulled and machined.”Ĭummins Northwest designated former crabber and Time Bandit engineer Mike Fourtner, Marine Regional Sales rep, as liaison on the job.
“The old engines had gears with different ratios but we got new Twin Disc with 4.5:1 reduction. Roger Thomas oversaw the engine replacement, “I’ve done quite a few repowers,” he said modestly. Helm: Casey McManus at the Cornelia Marie control positionNot wanting to cut the liners and insulation in the holds and with much of the accommodation area torn apart, they removed the old and installed the new engines through a hole cut in the front of the house. The main engines coming out were in-line six-cylinder as were the new main engines replacing them, so the modification of the bed was not too bad. “And only a week after the deal on the boat closed.” “The new engines arrived about three weeks after the boat got here,” Roger Thomas commented. “For much of the time that we were working on the boat we had plywood over the steel framings for the floor,” Kari Toivola said. The concrete floor and the steel under it were taken up. The main accommodation area, including the mess and galley, was gutted. The boat arrived in Seattle on the 17th of March and went straight to the shipyard.
The partners had a commitment for a Bristol Bay tendering charter for the Cornelia Marie to start in mid-June, leaving no time for niceties. In some businesses a person might wait for the papers to be signed before ordering components, but fishing works on tight schedules. So we went with the new version of the same engine.” We put mechanical Cummins KTA19s in the Deception ten years ago and they have given good service. “We made an offer for the Cornelia Marie in March and immediately began ordering equipment,” recalled Roger Thomas, “By the time the deal had closed in April, we had already ordered a pair of electronic-controlled 750hp Cummins QSK19-M diesels to replace the main engines. For crabs, which are carried live in circulating seawater, she packs up to 142t (315,000lb). But she packed significantly less that the Cornelia Marie.įor salmon tendering, the Cornelia Marie can pack 285t (630,000lb) in its RSW tanks. They have fished her successfully for nearly 30 years now and she has served them well. With support from some older fishermen, they completed much of her conversion to a crabber before bringing the boat, now named Deception, around to Seattle for final preparation.
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It was in the midst of a downturn in the oil patch and they got the 38m (125 foot) boat for significantly under the cost of building her in 1981. In 1986, when they were both still in their twenties, they borrowed money to add to their fishing earnings and purchased an off-shore-supply vessel in Louisiana. “We knew that, if we bought shares in her, she would require new engines and new decking under the accommodation area,” Roger Thomas explained.īuying a large older boat that has been worked hard is not for the faint of heart, but Roger Thomas and Kari Toivola are accustomed to risk. She also tenders on the herring seine fishery. The holds circulate seawater when crabbing and then become RSW when tendering salmon. Much of the boat checked out well but, from the engine room, they could see that 70% of the steel deck under the accommodation block was badly deteriorated and would need to be replaced. The two flew to Dutch Harbor in January 2015 to inspect the vessel.įrom the dock, her classic aft cabin style and her 39m (128 foot) by 8.50m (28 foot) ultra-marine blue hull carried the same impressive look that she had when custom built at Horton Boats in Bayou LaBatre in Alabama in 1989. After checking with another owner, Josh Harris, he got back to Roger Thomas and Kari Toivola with an offer of a 50% stake in the famous boat.
Casey has skippered the Cornelia Marie and is a shareholder in the boat. When Roger Thomas and his business partner Kari Toivola began searching for a Bering Sea crab investment, Roger called Casey McManus (pictured below).
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The Bering Sea crabber has gained a wide public following both for the family saga of ownership and for her role in a popular television series that portrays the challenges of one of the world’s toughest fisheries.
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