80 year old ferry crankshafts are enormous 

"HuskyHauler" (HuskyHauler) 02/16/2015 at 00:27 • Filed to: None

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From the 1935 launched, and recently scrapped, Kalakala Ferry from Washington. Some key parts were salvaged to display at a local restaurant, Salty's in West Seattle.

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HammerheadFistpunch > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 00:45

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crankshaft

Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 00:50

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how the heck did they make those in 1935? they're ginormous.

stuttgartobsessed > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 01:10

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I love Salty's! Their Saturday buffet is soooooooooooooooo good. But also so much food.

ranwhenparked > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 02/16/2015 at 01:10

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And they're tiny, compared to what would have been in the big diesel engined ocean liners of the time - Britannic, Georgic , etc.

Steve in Manhattan > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 01:20

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There's probably enough metal in that thing for ... what, 6 0r 7 Civics?

Tareim - V8 powered > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 03:00

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HuskyHauler > HammerheadFistpunch 02/16/2015 at 03:45

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Yup, that's what I get for relying on facebook news stories.

HuskyHauler > stuttgartobsessed 02/16/2015 at 03:52

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That's what makes this installation of old Seattle-become-art so great. After a near food coma we can waddle outside and check out the awesome machinery until our stomachs regain composure.

HuskyHauler > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 02/16/2015 at 03:54

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Remember, WWII and all it's heavy machinery was right around the corner back then. It's amazing what manpower could do.

Cé hé sin > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 04:08

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Call that a crankshaft? This is a crankshaft.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 07:35

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You got this, bro!

V8Demon - Prefers Autos for drag racing. Fite me! > Zipppy, Mazdurp builder, Probeski owner and former ricerboy 02/16/2015 at 08:15

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Trust fun d brats were a much smaller portion of the population back then....

f86sabre > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 08:23

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Here is a pic of the Kalakala. I did a writeup on her scrapping a few weeks ago. Sad, but probably for the best. Salty's is one of our favorite restaurants in Seattle. We had our wedding reception there, so lots of good memories.

boobytrapsandtreasure > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 09:26

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It looks like it came out of a Cadillac 572.

forty-2 > f86sabre 02/16/2015 at 09:27

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Anderson had it for sale for quote a while for the low low price of $1 and all the associated costs of dealing with it. I spent more time than I care to admit fantasizing about a houseboat (with a kick ass garage) conversion.

HuskyHauler > Cé hé sin 02/16/2015 at 14:25

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That's not that big ... oh wait, those are people, not pieces of gum.

Cé hé sin > HuskyHauler 02/16/2015 at 14:28

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That's not the biggest one they make. ..

Their 14 cylinder engine has a 300 tonne crank!