Refitting work keeps yards from Seattle to Wrangell busy

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Rick Hansen at the Hansen Boat Company inEverett, Wash., told Pacific Fishing that the company is repowering the 143-foot trawler Arctic Fury.Hansen is doing what Hansen calls a "mid-life mechanical re-do" on the vessel.Arctic Fury is getting two new QSK19 750 hp at 1800 rpm Cummins mains and three new auxiliary engines. Two of the auxiliaries also are Cummins QSK19 engines putting out 530 kW, and the third is a Cummins QSB7 putting out 210 kW.In addition, the entire drive train is being replaced, with bigger shafts, shaft logs, new 72-inch propellers, and new Nautican triple rudder nozzles.The entire engine room is being rebuilt with a new electrical panel, exhaust system, and engine supply fans. Arctic Fury is also getting a new wooden deck, some of the windows are being replaced, and a new watermaker is being installed as well.