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Back in '08 on the Columbia, we had a suction line blowout at 3 AM.
We had to patch it with a section of old conveyor belt and every hose clamp on the boat just to finish the shift. What's the weirdest fix you've ever had to make to keep a dredge running?
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haydenc107mo ago
Honestly, my weirdest fix was probably using a whole roll of duct tape and a flattened beer can to seal a crack in a fuel line. Looked like a kindergarten art project, but it held just long enough. The real joke was me trying to explain that mess to the day shift foreman. He just stared at it and slowly walked away.
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caleb2417mo ago
That's the kind of temporary fix that becomes a permanent part of the machine's history. The foreman's walk of silent defeat is the highest praise you can get for a hack job like that. He knew if he touched it, the whole thing would become his problem. Your art project probably outlasted some factory original parts. Genius is just duct tape and desperation with a good story attached.
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noahjenkins6mo ago
Seriously? A beer can and duct tape on a fuel line is just asking for a fire. That's not a fix, that's a hazard. @caleb241 calling that genius is a stretch. Sometimes a broken thing is just broken and you need to shut it down. Not every crazy story is about skill, some are just about being lucky you didn't get hurt.
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