We do need help to keep the LCI restoration and museum going. We not only need work party people, but administrators, fund raisers, scroungers, and many other skills. If you would like to donate your time please contact us.
Saturdays are always work party days on the 713. We meet at Pauls resturant in Vancouver (corner of Mcloughlin and Broadway) at 8:30am then head on down to the ship. Please feel free to join us.
A listing of other projects on the LCI
Some of the numerous other projects that have been completed in the last year are:
- Installed of a working Voice Tube and Push-Button call box system
- Connected a working Sound Powered Telephone system
- Strengthened mounting for the access ladder into Troop #2
- Obtained, painted, stenciled and installed fire-fighting foam cans into After Steering Cmpt.
- Connected all of the Darken-Ship Door Switches to kill the lights when the outside doors are opened.
- Installed thermal insulation in Troop #2 and Crews Mess overhead areas
- Reworked and refurbished eight 20mm magazines (Rick Holmes, Harold Elliot, Jerry G, Jay Lance)
- Obtained and assembled 3 out of the 5 required Oerlikon 20mm cannons (Harold Elliot, Walt James, John Rehder, Chuck Kellogg)
- Designed, purchased, fabricated and installed 20mm gun mount step rings inside gun tubs (Chief Gilbo and John Rehder)
- Installed missing bitts and chocks on the main deck and 01 levels (obtained from the hulk "Annie Lee" in St. Helens, OR which was an old square-conn LCI) done by John, Gilbo, Walt, and Jay
- New deckplates and walking flat frames in the Engine room installed by John
- Rebuilt the bridge signal searchlite by Rick Holmes and Jerry
- Main deck and 01 Level outside "Porchlights" & steel framework installed by Walt, John, Gilbo and Jerry
- Watchstanders desk in engineroom was installed by Walt.
- Unloaded junk from fantail onto barge (Dave McKay, Dave Jr., Chad, Cory, Rick Holmes, Jeff White, Jerry Ubigau, Tom Barnett, and Walt)
- Cindy Mumau touch up painted all over interior of the ship.
- Refurbished and repainted After Steering Compartment and Steering Equipment by Jerry Ubigau, John Gillon and Rick Holmes.
- Veterans day paint party outside skin of ship done by John Gillon, Tom Barnett, Jerry Ubigau, Matt Mumau, Jackie Gillon, Steve McClure, and Rick Holmes.
- Steve McClure painted outside of ship and transom (Gunderson guard)
- Installed Troop #1 Head (6 hole trough) in ramp room. From SS Amazon (ex-LSM) now a Crane Barge, and manufactured new wooden seat planks for 6 holer.
- Installed diesel powered stove fuel oil day tank in Galley-Walt (also obtained from SS Amazon)
- Installed Ammo Magazine Sprinkler Flooding valve (from hulk Annie Lee) and installed/restored a working shipwide firemain system: Walt, John, Gilbo
- Installed 3 phase120/240vac 125 amp Waukesha Diesel generator (donated by Chuck Kellogg and his son) into the Engineroom: Walt James with help from Dave Pennington
- Obtained/mounted 3 phase power panel enabling use of the generator: Walt and Dave Pennington
- Connected generator to panel and panel to ships lighting circuits done by Jerry G.
