Pacific Fishermen’s Shipyard recommends GFO Shaft Packing with fibers from the makers of GoreTex and TEFLON
The Problem: Traditional tail shaft packing glands with flax packing prematurely wear down the shaft after repeated tightening and disintegrate with excessive heat. The Solution: Change to INDUSTRIAL Brand GFO PTFE/Graphite tapered packing rated to 550F. Pacific...
PFI Marine Electric established for marine electrical contracting through the asset purchase of Lunde Electric Company
Seattle’s Pacific Fishermen, Inc. has formed PFI Marine Electric through PFI Electric, LLC as wholly owned subsidiaries to offer marine electrical services to the local commercial fishing vessel, tug and yacht markets. This strategic entry into the marine electrical...
PFI Marine Electric to Offer Services in Dutch Harbor, Alaska
Seattle’s PFI Marine Electric will be teaming with long time Seattle and Dutch Harbor firm, Lunde Marine Electronics, to provide both marine electrical and electronic services in Dutch Harbor. Store and shop facilities will be shared by the two independent companies...
Pacific Fishermen Shipyard & Electric, LLC Appoints Tom Harbin Shipyard Manager
Seattle, WA: Pacific Fishermen Shipyard and Electric announced today that it has appointed long time waterfront fixture Tom Harbin as Shipyard Manager. Serving as Ship Superintendent, Tom came to Pacific Fishermen with the closure of MARCO Seattle Shipyard in 2006 and...
PFI Marine Electric Appoints Jeremy McWhirter Electrical Manager
Seattle, WA: Pacific Fishermen Shipyard and Electric, LLC announced today that it has appointed long‐time PFI Marine Electric employee Jeremy McWhirter as Electrical Division Manager. Following Pacific Fishermen’s purchase of Lunde Electric Company in 2004, Jeremy has...
Pacific Fishermen’s Shipyard Tunes Up F/V OCEANIC
She gets there faster, saves fuel, pulls harder, pitches less, has better trim, less vibration, less cavitation and gets home sooner. Now Captain Luis Arruela says he’s off to Alaska to prove he can catch more fish. The F/V OCEANIC was originally built by MARCO in...