Volume 26 ○ Winter 2023    Download the PDF

Previous Issues

Volume 25 ○ Fall 2021  Download the PDF

Volume 24 – Fall 2020

• Team Northwest Rises to the Top
• CAT PTO Kits
• Dealer Projects
• What the $%! Is Wrong With My Generator
• From the Captain – Random Acts of Kindness

Volume 23 – Fall 2019

• MER’s Contribution to the Port Moller Rebuild
• Introducing the New BOLLARD™ Sound Enclosure
• BOLLARD™ Parts & Service
• MER Intelligent Power Production Storage & Distribution
• From the Captain – Have Courage – Be Kind

• Crowley and MER Team Up for Ship Assist!
• SeaFire™ LED Development Update
• Reimagining our Website
• Technical Bulletin – IMO III is a pain in the ass
• From the Captain -Jody Fox (06/14/1930 – 07/30/2018)

• The new BOLLARD™ 40!
• Exhaust Development Update – The history and evolution of SuperFlex™ Exhaust Systems
• Expanded Service Network – Medium to long range operators
• Subchapter M is here: Equipment upgrades & compliance
• Technical Bulletin – How a positive air shutdown can save your bacon
• From the Captain – The Kalakala – from iconic ferryboat to stuck in the mud at Kodiak-Gibson Cove

• A New BOLLARD™ For The Bering Star
• SeaDrive Development Update – New Engineers – Cummins 5.9, 6.7, 8.3, 9.0 & Scania DI13
• MER Genset Triple Threat – Bollard, Iron, and now LoadMaster
• Pacific Marine Expo 2016 – What to Expect & MER Spreads Its Wings
• Technical Bulletin – How Generator Winding Temperatures Effect Your Bottom Line
• From The Captain – Buckwheat in 1969

• PWSAC Parallels BOLLARD™ IG100s
• Featured Product – SeaFire NANO, DELTA I, DELTA II & GAMMA Series
• MER Training Classes
• A New Home For MER – Reaching New Heights
• Pacific Marine Expo 2014 – What to Expect & Open House / Garage Sale
• Generator Paralleling Simplified – New Tech Makes Paralleling Simpler & More Cost Effective
• From The Captain – The Powerful Man With Kind Eyes

• Steve Fish’s Kariel Repowered by MER
• Featured Product – SeaDrive Power Take Off
• MER Training Classes
• What is BOLLARD™? – 50 Years In The Making
• People You Need To Know – Damian Clarke & Michael Hudson
• Destructive Vibration & Natural Frequencies – Understanding Torsional Vibration & The Importance of TVA
• From The Founder – Passing the Torch

• Feadship Centinela IV Repowers
• Featured Products
• MER Training Classes
• Boat Owner’s Tool Box
• The Right And Wrong Ways To Get The Most Out Of A Generator
• From The Founder – The End Of Traps & Beginning of a New Era In Kodiak Fisheries

• Alaska Northern Outfitters: Sea Quest Repower
• Products We Recommend
• Oil Analysis, Your Canary In The Coal Mine
• Boat Owner’s Tool Box
• From The Founder: Slim The Fireman, Part II

• Diesel Technology Time Travel: Repowering the M/Y Discovery
• Recommended Products By MER
• Vendor’s We Love
• Ron’s Tips For Getting Home Safe
• From The Founder of MER

• MER’s Newest, Biggest Isuzu – 6WG1 505-671 HP, 6 CYL, 16 L
• 6WG1 Fuel Economy – The Proof is in the Repower
• Shooting Trouble CORROSION – HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, Fuel Lubricity Revisited – ULSD FUEL
• MER’s Marine-Service Training for Customers
• IVAN FOX REMEMBERS … UGANIK BAY

• AC Generator Troubleshooting Part 3
• Lima MAC Generators, As used on the MER Beagle Series
• Sound of Silence; The F.V. Mytilus, Twin Deere 6081 Engines using EM Marine Silencers
• The M.Y. Sarah Elizabeth Banks, From Coal Fired To Diesel, with Two New Deere 4045 Diesels And ZF Marine Transmissions
• Intro 101 Engine Pre-Lubers and Oi Pressure Accumulators
• The MER Survival Fridays Blog Introduction
• Ivan Fox Remembers;  “The Sad Tale of The Deep Sea”, Part 2

• AC Generator Troubleshooting Part 2
• PMG Generators
• F/V Kristiana and Their New MER Beagle Series 27 Marine Generator
• Preventing Corrosion-Zincs-Size Does Matter
• Magnetic Pick-up Engine Speed Sensors, Installation, Adjustments, Testing And Maintenance.
• Ivan Fox recalls “The Sad Tale Of The Deep Sea”, Part 1

• AC Generator Troubleshooting, Part 1
• Automatic Voltage Regulators
• Tips To Prevent Marine Corrosion And Erosion
• Important Supplemental Cooling Additives
• High Pressure Common Rail Fuel System Do’s-and-Don’ts
• Common Rail Safety Considerations
• Ivan Fox Remembers; Saving the “Logger”, Part 2

• Marine Cooling System Maintenance Tips
• Penn Cove Muscle Barges Team Up With John Deere Marine
• Ultra Low Exhaust Emissions and the Yanmar BW Series Engines
• John Deere Marine On-line Parts Store
• Care and Protection of Electronically Controlled Engines and Their ECUs.
• Ivan Fox Remembers: The Day the Logger Sank Off Of Raspberry Island

• Stray Current and Hot Harbors-Electrolysis and Corrosion, Why You Need an Isolation Transformer
• Galvanic Corrosion and the Nobility Scale of Metals
• How to Test For Stray Electrical Current in Cooling Systems
• Meet Herb Knight, Our New Service Manager
• Ivan Fox Remembers: Bill Hingston

• The New John Deere Marine Engines
• MER Announces the New Beagle Series Generators in the 20-45 Kw Range
• Meet Dave Walker MER Sales Manager
• Test for the Presence of Fuel in the Lube Oil
• Generator Maintenance; Water and Dirt Contamination
• Ivan Fox Remembers: Power Scows

• Brushless Generator Anatomy, Nomenclature and Troubleshooting
• Re-powering the 47′ FV American Pie: Replacing An 8V-92 With A John Deere 6125 Marine Engine
• Anatomy of a Generator’s Excitation Anatomy
• Re-powering the FV Aleution: Replacing the 8V-71 with a John Deere 6125 Marine Engine
• Fuel Saving Generators and Engines That Pay For Themselves
• Ivan Fox Remembers: Kodiak Salmon Traps

• The Tango Gets a Pair of John Deere Marine 6068SFM John Deeres Rated At 267 HP
• Marine Engine Coolant Maintenance and Additives
• Bio-diesel Do’s and Don’ts
• The Pros and Cons of Bio-diesel In Marine Applications
• Bio-diesel and Lubricity
• Meet Bob Allen MER President
• Why Do Cylinder Liners Develop Pitting?
• The Importance of Cooling System Pressure Caps
• Ivan Fox Remembers: The Fish Trap Days

• The FV Pioneer and Her MER 25kW Generator-Still Running Strong At 36,000 Hours
• Mark Lundsten and the Ranger 9 Get A New John Deere Marine 6068 Main Engine Rated At 201 HP
• Diesel Engine Failure: 70% of All Failures Begin in the Cooling System!
• Fuel Lubricity and the New Low Sulfur Fuels
• Meet Ron Quinlan, MER Production Foreman With MER For 30 Years!
• Ivan Fox Remembers: The Alaskan Earthquake/Tsunami Of 1964

• The MER 20kW Generator Set on the FV Pacific Dawn-24,000 Hours and Counting!
• Introducing John Deere Marine Generator Sets In The 20-40kW Range.
• Heads-up for Tier II Engine Emission Standards!
• How to Test Generator Diodes with Your Multimeter
• Understanding Motor Starting Generators
• The New Cowl M-Series Exhaust Silencer
• Meet the MER Parts Experts
• Ivan Fox Remembers: Early Navigation Aids, a Lead Line and a Compass

• The MER 20kW Generator Set on the FV Pacific Dawn-24,000 Hours and Counting!
• Introducing John Deere Marine Generator Sets In The 20-40kW Range.
• Heads-up for Tier II Engine Emission Standards!
• How to Test Generator Diodes with Your Multimeter
• Understanding Motor Starting Generators
• The New Cowl M-Series Exhaust Silencer
• Meet the MER Parts Experts
• Ivan Fox Remembers: Early Navigation Aids, a Lead Line and a Compass

• Bob Dolan Gets Our First Deere Marine Engine: Nothing Runs Like A Deere!
• Hurth and ZF Marine Transmission Cross Reference
• Meet Mike Hoyt, MER General Manager
• Noise and the Decibel Scale-Building A Quiet Marine Exhaust System
• Engine Troubleshooting-Exhaust Smoke Analysis
• MER C240-20kW on the 48′ Delta Freedom
• Ivan Fox Remembers: Early Isuzu Diesels and Cheap Fuel