. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 140 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME "It removed the constant scare and fire hazard," he explains, "and did away with the odor that pervaded the whole boat when we were using gasoline stoves. It gave a steady flame at all times. The flame from the gas stoves, of course, would rise and fall with the motion of the ship as the fuel splashed abovit. After they gave me the range I didn't have to fight fire any more; before that, be
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 140 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME "It removed the constant scare and fire hazard," he explains, "and did away with the odor that pervaded the whole boat when we were using gasoline stoves. It gave a steady flame at all times. The flame from the gas stoves, of course, would rise and fall with the motion of the ship as the fuel splashed abovit. After they gave me the range I didn't have to fight fire any more; before that, being the cook was a hero's job!" Completely Overhauled. Semiannually the patrol boat has been drydocked for overhauling. In June of 1930 she was given her most thorough overhauling prepar- atory to changing base port to Mon- terey. On the ways, with Harry Groat supervising the work, a month was spent making the ship as fit as the day she was commis- sioned. She was redocked, reenam- eled and rerigged. Her engine and combustion system were over- hauled. New stern bearings were installed. Her lighting system came in for overhauling. The double-gypsy salmon troll winch received similar attention. Finally, the vessel was repainted both inside and out. Buoyancy by Bailing. ^fc;#.- -"â ⢠'^^â â â |pT'"^'^^Hi Constant good care, supplemen- tary to correct original design and sound construction, have enabled the Albacore to prove herself par- ticularly staunch. In thirteen years of steady operation she has withstood much heavy weather. Her most ti-ying experience occurred May 1, 1929, while making the passage from San Francisco to Eureka. Outside Golden Gate a northwest wind was encountered, the velocity of which was estimated by Captain Engelke to be 50 miles an hour. Acording to Milton Lindner, ship's biologist, seas began breaking aboard, and from time to time water went down the stack. "After an hour of this," Lindner relates, "The engineer cam
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