Note: This section will be
updated at least once a year typically
in December after the busy summer season. It will showcase all new products and/or
capabilities of Steve's Marine Service.
5/11
- Even though the economy hasn't fully
recovered, business is starting to pick up
at least a little. We decided to make
another investment so we purchased a
"pulsed" MIG aluminum welder. This
welder is unique since it uses the newest
pulsed current technology. More and
more gangways are made from aluminum these days
and with the pulsed MIG we can use a higher
tensile strength welding wire and achieve better
penetration in the aluminum tubing.
Our goal is to provide the highest quality
product at an attractive price.
We tested the new "silent" piling
holder over the winter of 2010/11. We used
it to moor the crane barge for the winter
and we are pleased to report that it worked
wonderfully! Below you will see a couple of
pictures of it. Please note this is just a
prototype and wasn't painted. The new
piling holder simply uses a vehicle tire
that is placed over the piling. What makes
this unique is the absence of the normal
clunk, clunk sound and jarring motion that
you normally find with a piling holder that
uses plastic or rubber
rollers. We select a vehicle tire that
is about an inch larger than the diameter of
the piling and
surround it by a metal frame. When
waves hit the dock, the sidewall of the tire
takes up the "shock" without any noise or
jarring! This is still in the testing
phase but it sure looks promising. The
bottom right photo shows a normal piling
holder with four UHMW rollers.
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2011 is already here and is in full swing. Please
don't hesitate to call on us if you are new to the river
community and/or just have questions. We are here
to help.
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Steve's Marine Service
21123 S. Hwy 99e Oregon City, OR 97045
Phone: 503-929-5588
Fax: 503-266-3937
Email: smsdocks@live.com |
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