- Date
- 2013-03
- Kind
- Transportation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationmaritimeinfrastructurecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 2013 Beaver Beacon reported that Michigan CAT was rebuilding both engines of the Emerald Isle at a cost of $165,000 per engine. The notice described the ferry as approximately 15 years old.
Evidence limits
The newspaper report does not give the maintenance schedule, final cost, or technical outcome of the rebuild.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 2013, "Good Tune."Reports that Michigan CAT was rebuilding the Emerald Isle's engines at a cost of $165,000 each and notes that the ferry was already 15 years old. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2013-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held March issue scan confirms the ferry maintenance report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2013-03_Beaver-Beacon
- After residents reported conflicting rumors, News on the Net posted a June 28 release attributed to Beaver Island Boat Company describing a June 25 main-engine parts failure, use of the Beaver Islander, revised schedules, vehicle-height limits, and a St. James Marine barge partnership. The release is stronger than the surrounding speculation but remains a contemporaneous operating notice, not a final repair report.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 06 · t006386
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Emerald Isle ferry engines undergo rebuilding, 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-emerald-isle-engine-rebuild-2013/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2013, "Good Tune." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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