ATTENTION

GLSPS, LSMMA, WUAA, SPM

MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

Of The

S.S. Meteor!

GLSPS, (Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society),

WUAA, (Wisconsin Underwater Archeology Association),

LSMMA, (Lake Superior Maritime Museum Association),

And

(SPM), Superior Public Museums

We will be Sponsoring the "Tenth" Annual S.S. Meteor Preservation Project. Saturday and Sunday April 26 and 27, 2014

This is a very worthy cause and if we don't continue to preserve this one-of-a-kind Whaleback ship, it could be lost forever!

Please join us in preserving one of the only "Whaleback Ships" remaining in the world!

Please Click on Above Pictures to Enlarge

2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013 Volunteers

Requirements / Recommendations:

1. You must be 16 years of age or older. (Unless other arrangements are made)

2. Have your own Medical Insurance.

3. This is a project that requires the ability to do both light and heavy physical work.

4. Please bring any of your own safety equipment such as respirators, masks, knee guards, gloves, coveralls, shoes, boots, hats and warm cloths. Optional: Hard hat.

5. A liability release form from SPM will need to signed and handed into the staff.

6. Note: Tools such as paint scrapers, brushes, wiping rags, cleaners, and some respirator masks (Limited Quantity) will be provided. (Bring your own if you prefer).

Please click on the link button to print, read, agree, sign and bring with you to hand into the SPM Staff.

S.S. Meteor Liability Release and Waiver Form

S. S. Meteor Project 2014 Tasks that Need to Be Performed

• Work Weekend Tasks-Every Year:
  

1. Cargo Hold
2. Vacuum staff office
3. Clean exhibit case glass inside and out.
4. Engine room Scrape and touch up paint, Polish Brass as needed
5. Cabin Deck (In this order)
6. Touch up paint in Crew’s quarters, galley and mess halls.
7. Please Note:some areas may only need steel wool and wax to clean very small areas of rust.Mainly around bolt and screw holes.
8. Wash portholes
9. Wipe down walls and furniture as needed
10. Vacuum all rooms
11. Clean up paint drippings
12. Make beds and put out props
13. Polish Brass as needed in Pilot house
14. Wash windows clean equipment Polish Brass as needed

• General House Cleaning:
  

1. Clean out insulation from under bunk beds
2. Pressure wash outside of ship (or any other areas including future painted areas)

    

   • Scraping and Painting:
     

1. Paint ceiling on starboard side display area (Need Scaffolding)
2. Paint rails in Boiler room (Silver color)
3. Paint Red rails on stairs in boiler room
4. Apply another coat of white paint to, upper engine room ceiling, middle level of engine room port side forward, and another other touchup areas in entire engine room.
5. Apply another coat of white paint to areas that still need it in lower engine room.
6. Clean and apply preservative on wrenches in lower engine room (clean with wire brushes wipe down and then apply the preservative.
7. Clean and paint oil drum in lower engine room.
8. Repaint fire reel in lower engine room red
9. After wrenches dry, place them in the tools rack on both sides of the lower engine room.
10. Start painting floor of lower engine room.(Will need to be done after all other painting on the walls and wrenches are completed.Then wire wheel and wipe down the floors to prepare for painting with tile red color.
11. Shower room needs another coat of white paint
12. Paint Aft turret room, primer has already been applied
13. Paint Valve knob red on heater / radiator of the chart room.
14. Re-seal-paint inside of vents red on upper aft deck
15. Paint up pipes, water tanks and other equipment on aft upper deck (White)?(Cream)?
16. Scrape, clean and Paint the section already painted blue in the Aft Cargo hold (the one on the tour near engine boiler room with ladder leading up to the pump room.
17. Clean, scrape, seal with silicone and paint upper engine room walk way on starboard side (using a coat of rust inhibitor paint).
18. Paint forward deck-anti slip sand in paint.
19. Paint hull black!Sometime in June when it’s warmer

     

    • Mechanical Repairs:
      

1. Wire low voltage system with button from the compressor for the whistle to the pilot house.
2. Repair / replace site glass tubes in engine room
3. Replace missing light bulb guards (red) clean, paint and install when found.
4. Remove / lift life boats to replace rebuild cradles that are under them both.Dale Kosiol has a plan.
5. Clean brass fittings in lower engine room including brass fitting from paint.
6. Check and repair small air leak in piping by compressor??
7. Clean old silicone sealer, clean, apply new silicone sealer and paint band around lower part of the smoke stack.
8. Main door threshold – fill in with sand, seal crack to keep water out and possible raise area to prevent tripping.Mark area with brighter yellow paint??
   

    

    

   • General Repairs, Fabrication, Large and new tasks:
     

1. Remove shingles from one display first, clean and prepare roof for painting-Paint grey.
2. Start demolition on Haz Mat Room – Tom B and Dave O
3. Chart Room door replacement – Dale Koziol
4. Fabricate and build new “Meteor” signs (on top of pilot house – Dale Koziol
5. Repair broken chain on railing - port bow
6. Clean up old concrete in the crew’s quarters 2^nd mate room – haul it out with buckets and shovel
7. Life Boats (2) Remove / lift straight up, perform welding repairs, clean, paint and replace rotting cradles (2) under the boats.Cradles previously made by Tom Brushaber.This process is very tricky.Ken Knutson is in charge! Sara and Don must approve everything before you start. If we can’t do this safely…we are going to abort the project.

More will be added, please check back.

Lunch: Will be provided by Grandma's Sports Garden. (Breakfast you will be on your own).

Lodging:  Free lodging is very limited and can be provided for up to 10 people in various campers, boats and houses around the area free of charge, based on a first come first served bases.  Please let me know if you need free lodging ASAP!  Barkers Island Inn / Hotel are offering a $50.00 per night room special only for the S.S. Meteor project participants.  Please reserve your room ASAP for they only blocked out a few rooms.  Please mention "The Whaleback Clean up".  Their phone number is, 715-392-7152715-392-7152

Note: If you are staying in any of the campers or boats, please bring your sleeping bag, pillow and other sleeping accommodations. If you are staying at a marina, the showers are most likely open for use.

If you prefer to stay in a Hotel, there are a few smaller and inexpensive Hotels in the local area. Please Google “Hotels Superior Wisconsin” Mention you are there for the Whaleback Project.

This year’s Saturday night program, we will once again have the “free” Buffet Dinner.  This year the Dinner will be at the Fair-Lawn Mansion in Superior WI (Not far from the Meteor).  This year we will be offering free tours of the Mansion. 

Ask the staff of the Museum to bring you on a tour of the ship you normally don't see on a regular summer tour!

Please confirm your attendance ASAP!

We will need to make the necessary arrangements after I have a head count.

Thank you very much for your time.

Phil Kerber

Cell 612-720-2825612-720-2825

Office 715-394-5712715-394-5712