AFMM News
Last updated 2011-11-09
AFMM Newsletter Fall 2011 Edition
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Click here to read the latest 713 restoration status letter
November 2011
Engine and Winch Videos
Our master diesel mechanic, Woody, has been at it again. He's given the Detroit 12V71's destined for the 713 a complete going thru and has them running and ready. Now to to top that we also have our Novo 1930's deck winch running with special thanks to Steve Mahoney for donating the winch, Randy Kestner for getting it running and once again to Woody for geting it cleaned up, painted and ready to go! Thank you all!
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October 2011
AFMM gets a Japanese Battle Flag
Thank you Ken and Tom Adair for the donation of this flag in honor of their father. See the Of interest page for the full story.
August 2011
AFMM gets a new Winch!
Thank's to Wintech International and Beaux LaCoste we have a new hand winch to replace the one stolen off our fantail a couple of months ago. The old one was bolted down, but the new one will be welded down. Thank you Wintech for coming to our aid!
August 2011
AFMM Gets a new Gas Welder!
Thank's again to Mark Stevens! This one is a beauty and we can use it for a backup generator as well!
April 2011
And the results are in!
Thank you all for voting! We have a new board of directors: The only change is Larry Bauman has replaced Clark Caffal who has resigned. The complete board of directors list is: Charles Kellogg, Dave McKay, Jerry Gilmartin, Gordon Smith, Jerry Ubigau, John Gillon, Larry Bauman, Mark Stevens and Rick Holmes. The new board will elect their officers at the regularly scheduled board meeting on April 16,2011 Please let us know if you would like to attend. We also raised over $3500 for the AFMM from monies returned with voting ballots! Thank you all for your support.
Those Engines are a Humming!
Our master diesel mechanic, Woody, has been at it again. He's given the Detroit 12V71's destined for the 713 a complete going thru and has them running and ready. Thanks Woody! Now, if we could only get those funds for dyrdocking.......
March 2011
The Sea Scouts give us a hand
The Sea Scouts came out enforce to give us a hand on the 713. The efforts were a part their Quartermaster certification and included coxcombing work and painting of the forecastle. Thank you Sea Scouts and Leader Pat Kelley for all the help and a job well done!
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Woody after falling into water while trying to keep a barge from banging up the 713. |
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January 2011
Election time again!
We will be mailing out ballots to elect AFMM board members beginning in mid February to eligible AFMM members. Anyone interested in helping us to shape our future by becoming a board member, please contact us by 2/15/2001. Election Policy
713 bottom repair status
We are still planning on getting the 713 moved over to Marine Service Specialties operated by Chris Jones and located on the South side of Hayden Island in Portland. The move has now been deferred until we obtain Coast Guard permission to move.
April 2010
20mm Gunmount installed on the Bow mount!
We finally get the 20mm gunmount that was generously donated by the crew at the USS Salem installed in the bow gun tub!. Here we have Jerry, Jerry ans John showinig off the 20mm installed on the new mount. Now if we could only get them to do some cleanup and painting on that mount....
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March 2010
The AFMM Announces our Lifejacket Memorial Program
The AFMM and the LCI-713 need your help. As most of our membership already knows, the #713 is in dire need of a new bottom. We have been successful with obtaining two grants from the state of Oregon for $20,000 each. We were also successful in raising matching funds for each grant bringing the total available to $40,000 each. Thanks to all of you who helped make this possible. We used the first $40,000 to buy enough steel to replace the entire bottom. The second $40,000 will allow us to get the #713 out of the water and hopefully complete some of the more critical bottom repairs. We will still need to raise many more dollars to complete the process. In addition to pursuing more grants, we have announced a new program where in exchange for a $250 donation we will permanently mount a life jacket with an inscribed plaque on the 713. For details of this new program please see the Membership/Donations page or Contact us. As always, "Every penny goes to the ship!"
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February 2010
The AFMM Gets 2 Kubota Generators Donated!
Thanks goes out to Mark Stevens our 'go to' guy to get stuff. Mark has picked up 2 Kubota 7KW generators that were has-beens from the Oregon National Guard. Our diesel mechanic, Woody, thinks they are serviceable and we'll use one of them to run the lights. This will save us fuel cost over running our larger generator. It was a challenge getting one aboard.
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War Submarine Skipper visits LCI 713 Project
Captain Don Ulmer, USN, (Retired) made a sentimental visit to the Amphibious Forces Memorial Museum LCI 713 restoration project. Capt. Ulmer’s older brother, D. Richard Ulmer served aboard LCI 725, built in Portland’s Commercial Iron works in 1943 and commissioned Christmas Eve of that year.
September 2009
The Portland Police SERT Team trains on the 713
The Portland Police Bureau's Special Emergency Reaction Team (SERT) conducted a team training exercise that utilized the LCI 713. Click here for a copy of their letter!
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Click Here for more Pictures and Oregon Sentinel writeup
