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I went by and checked out Panorama about an hour ago.  Lots of lights and the whale tail cut down.  I see some previous posts with pics from others but here is a video..

2 hours ago, LAS!!1414 said:

Ruby Princess has departed DD in Portland.

I saw the Ruby from the plane and was going to go over to Vigor to check Ruby out.  Too late, I see Ruby is already moving and near Longview WA now.

38 minutes ago, chengkp75 said:

Historically, the azimuthing system (the only system with clutches and planetary gears) have not been an area of failure.  And, the technology for these azimuthing systems is far more established than the azipod itself, being used a decade before azipods were invented in azimuthing thrusters and z-drives.

 

And, the ABB group is a huge conglomerate that covers many industries, so poor quality control in one area does not translate into poor quality in another, as each industry is a separate corporate entity, many times, as in the Marine division, having purchased other companies to integrate those companies' products into their own line.

It is hard to say w/o being there and being hands-on.  But I can say on smaller scale systems when the propeller, impeller, or other device connected to the motor has impacted solid mass it unfortunately reverberated through the ancillary connections wiping out the gears and clutches.  I thought I could fix it but ended up scrapping it in the end because for me it was beyond my skills and scope to get everything solidly connected to function under stress/load even though at idle it would function ok.

On quality I respectively disagree - it's a corporate culture - Six Sigma Quality, Malcom Baldridge Corporation awards, ect.  ABB has serious issues, change the corporate culture, win a Baldridge type award and I will be a believer too.

12 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

Yes, they do.  Even if the prop is made by someone else, the cruise line would engage ABB to make repairs, and the reps from the prop manufacturer would be subcontracted to ABB.

 

Thanks for the further insight.

I have had really bad experiences with ABB equipment and their poor quality.  The Electrify America ABB chargers have horrendous quality issues to say the least.  Lucky if 1 out of 4 chargers are working at any site and then that 1 charger will only produce 20% or less of the power it's suppose to.  With complex clutches and complex planetary gears in the Azipod's I'm not sure I would rule an issue here out.

On 7/17/2023 at 12:14 PM, STEVE-O said:

Anyone here with kiddos going to be on Radiance during those dates?

Very appropriate to have the Ducks while cruising the Oregon coast (stopping in Astoria) on Radiance Sep 19 - Oct 7.  We live in Duck country.

We will be on the cruise and two of our "older kiddos" are Duck alumns, but not coming along on this cruise with us... Figure if we forgot anything for the cruise the duck alums can just meet us in Astoria 🙂

Second picture.. if you zoom over the top center of the blue pickups roof, that is radiance in the background getting refurbished

I was there last night.. Appears it is more than mechanical work being done.. about 800 people are working on it (confirmed sources report).

However it's hard to get a good view w/o being in the water next to Radiance..

Pictures are the same - shot from the gate of the shipyard - the second one is zoomed up to show the ship

It's in dry dock now.. I was thinking about stopping by and taking some pictures.. From what I heard it sounded more like mechanical type refurbishment, propeller work, etc.

If I get some pics I will upload tonight..