M/V Big Eagle

While sailing to Alaska to begin its season of summer charters, the 174-foot yacht's giant starboard main propulsion engine (a Detroit 16V92 at 1000hp) began to show signs of serious damage. With an entire season of charters now cancelled and the fall season on the line, the decision was made to remove the failing engines and re-power with two Cummins QSK38 engines rated at 1400hp each.

A grueling six-week timeline was agreed on and with teamwork, long hours and three days at sea, the vessel arrived in Los Cabos, Mexico one day ahead of schedule. The Tri-County crew was still leaving the vessel while the owners walked on.

This post was pulled from our old website, dating back to 2011.