Yesterday I got the opportunity to go to the Pacific Marine Expo in Seattle Washington with my instructor and peers from the diesel technology program I am in. I have never been, which is kind of hard for me to believe considering I fished for so many years. Anyways it was an awesome experience and I will be going next year. There were so many vendors there was no way I was able to talk to all of them. I saw some really cool new technology and was able to talk to some people I have in the past really wanted to talk too. The guys at TCI scales and weighing equipment answered a question that has been bothering me since about 2004. The guys at Foss Maritime were really nice and gave me some good insight on how they started out at Foss and if I was interested in possibly working for Foss where I might want to start. Oh and I had an awesome conversation with one guy at Marco Global about there latest powerblocks and pot haulers, I have to say there B33 2 speed powerblock is pretty awesome. Like I said before this was an awesome experience and I look forward to going next year. Here a few pictures from this year.

This is a L250 GE Tier 4 Marine Engine being on show by Hatton Marine. This 12 cylinder engine is able to put out 5000 horse power.....
These Engines are being ran in ferries and large tugs here in the northwest.

This is a Reintjes WAF 3445K gear box with a 3.036:1 reduction.
These are also used in some Washington state ferries.

This is a Perkins M300C 1106 series marine engine.
This engine is a medium duty engine and has a rating of 225kw @ 2400rpm and a peak torque of 1050 @ 1400rpm....
These engines also have a world wide fuel tolerance ranging  from biofuel, kerosene and aviation fuel to standard diesel.

This is a Tier 3 John Deere marine generator being shown by Pacific Power Products.
The engine is a inline 4 cylinder.
The Generating system is Hanco and has a rating of 60 Hz @ 1800 rpm. and a kWe of 154prime/169max.

This is a Yanmar engine 8LV-350C 350 MHP with Hamilton 241 jet.
This is the lightest weight in its class and has 995lbs of Bobtail.

This is a Tier 3 C7.1 Marine Generator Set being shown by Caterpillar.
This is an inline 4 cylinder engine with a rating of  50Hz to 60Hz at 1500 to 1800 rpm.

This is a Hydro cooler or Refrigerated Sea Water System being shown by Pacific West Refrigeration.
This particular system was a 25 ton RSW system.