I forget where the scope is coming from. I think it's an observation scope and the museum would like to get one of them working on the boat.
I have been reviewing the hydraulic system for the scopes and I think that it will be a major project whether we replace the scopes with a crane or try to get the hydraulics working, raise the scopes under power, and then repair the observation scope while it's installed. Right now both of our scopes are propped up.
I told Rick that probably the higher priority at this point is to restore power to the circuit panels in the control room, since a lot of boat functions are routed through there. Once that happens, things like a working 1MC, radar, hydraulics, etc. have a better chance of becoming a reality.
It would be nice if a local hydraulics company donated their time to restoring our hydraulics, but I'm not holding my breath.
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