Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum

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New silicone watertight seals for 20 mm springs.
05/31/2026

New silicone watertight seals for 20 mm springs.

22 May 26. Another great day. 1. Fantail looking great. 2. Rick in after steering. 3. Jerry designing brackets on...
05/30/2026

22 May 26. Another great day. 1. Fantail looking great. 2. Rick in after steering. 3. Jerry designing brackets on stern of after steering for tool boxes, per original blueprints. 4. Mark examining the template for cutting and bending the brackets-left and right.

25 April. Can you believe the weather? 1. Pain prep on the weather deck. 2. Peek a boo, I see you. 3. A thin deck...
05/06/2026

25 April. Can you believe the weather? 1. Pain prep on the weather deck. 2. Peek a boo, I see you. 3. A thin deck takes a lot of painting. 4. Running rust in the NW is a continual problem. 5. Taking a breather. 6. Deck work 7. A 4.0 paint job 8-11 Steve performing Journeyman Carpenter skills on Formica tops for the Mess deck tables. 12. Crew chow time.

18 April and a beautiful day. 1-3. Prepping well deck for paint. 4. Fairlead check on stern. 5. Dave working on histor...
05/01/2026

18 April and a beautiful day. 1-3. Prepping well deck for paint. 4. Fairlead check on stern. 5. Dave working on history 6. Steve working on mess deck tables. 7. Dave prepparing for chow call in galley.

4 April Handy Billy fire pump work. 1. Steve & John checking Ramp room port side for original location. Riser for wat...
04/08/2026

4 April Handy Billy fire pump work. 1. Steve & John checking Ramp room port side for original location. Riser for water is still there. 2. mounting base. 3. grinding to bare steel to weld. 4. Welding. 5. Cleanup is part of the job. 6. painting 7. Restored pump arrives. 8. Final assembly 9. In place, next to the hatch for the Bosun locker. Pipe to left is the original water siphon. This is a 60 gallon pump and could be used to fight fires or transfer fuel from tank to tank. Gasoline for the fire pumps is stored on a quick jettison stand on the fantail.

28 March A beautiful Spring day. Paint maintenance-chipping through non skid. 2. spalling 3. Wire brushing 4. Corr...
03/29/2026

28 March A beautiful Spring day. Paint maintenance-chipping through non skid. 2. spalling 3. Wire brushing 4. Corroseal to convert rust to oxide coating. 5. mess deck tables being measured by Steve while John and Jerry watch, for top Formica type coating. 6. chow 7. galley provided by Dave & Mary 8. Guests arriving in the ramp room. tour by Dave. 9. galley tour 10. history in the mess decks.

Machida Gospel Assembly visitors last week. An easy gangway coming in. Later, the tide can make it steeper when going ...
03/27/2026

Machida Gospel Assembly visitors last week. An easy gangway coming in. Later, the tide can make it steeper when going ashore. 1-5. Arrival 6,7. Berthing for troops 4 high 8,9 Officers Wardroom mess-real plates versus metal trays for crew and C rations for troops. 10-12 20 mm anti aircraft display in messing and clipping room. 13, 14 at the Helm, awaiting orders from the Officer of the Deck. The handle is the actual steering device. 15, 16 20 mm gun tub topside where the actual anti aircraft battles took place. Note the 1/2" steel plate for protection. 17. Tour group photo from the gun deck.

28 Feb 26 visitors. 1. In Sick bay. 2. YES, that is a night light. 3. And that is how you do a double HI FIVE. 4. ...
03/03/2026

28 Feb 26 visitors. 1. In Sick bay. 2. YES, that is a night light. 3. And that is how you do a double HI FIVE. 4. Where's my food? 5. Mess table 6. Covering samples. 7. Sample selected. 8. old color detected. 9. Officers' head faucet handles. 10. Restored.

14 Feb 26 1. Steve birthday. 2. Dave doing the honors. 3. The Glowacki's visit with Dave. 4. Chad on the mess table...
02/17/2026

14 Feb 26 1. Steve birthday. 2. Dave doing the honors. 3. The Glowacki's visit with Dave. 4. Chad on the mess table project. 5. Steve doing more of the same. 6. Sample covering. These tables take a beating. 7. Steve, Cory & Chad by well deck fire hose rack. 8. Chad & Cory with fire hoses. 9. New fire hose. 10. Steve & Dave-chow time. 11. Cory-chow.

1. 7 Feb 2026 Steve working on mess deck fold up tables. A new, tougher cover is being researched. 2. Dave working o...
02/17/2026

1. 7 Feb 2026 Steve working on mess deck fold up tables. A new, tougher cover is being researched. 2. Dave working on the other side. 3. Another Northwest rainy day. 4. Donated Medical Corps book for on board Medical Corpsman. 5. Troop 4 tank drying out after patching leak from rubbing logs. 6. Access to Engine room with chain falls to move heavy equipment safely. 7. An icy Well deck.

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Portland, OR
97217

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