Webb Machinist Gives Historic Stevenson Taylor Hall Patio Doors Some TLC

 Jamie Swan, the Engineering Laboratory Technician and Machinist at Webb Institute, explains the steps he took to restore the leaded glass doors that leads from the dining room to the patio.

“The hinges were worn, so the door was dragging on the sill. The design of that style door doesn’t provide for much resistance to wracking, so every time somebody opened the door the twisting action was wreaking havoc on the lead bars (“came”) that hold the glass panes.

The glass is made weather tight in the came with a special putty that they call cement. The cement usually lasts around 100 years, so the cement in our doors was in bad shape. The combination of the twisted came and the failing cement meant that our door was practically falling apart.

The repair work involved removing the door and placing it on a horizontal platform that was bearing directly on the lead came. The came needed to be massaged back into a flat plane. That was followed by scraping out the old cement.

The broken solder joints were repaired, and new cement was applied. The glass panel is held into the steel door frame by small steel angles. One of those was missing, so a replacement had to be fabricated. Bronze shims were machined to raise the door up so that it no longer dragged on the sill.

The original dead bolts that held the door closed were missing, so reproductions were fabricated. The original components were made by casting, but it was easier to make the replacements by machining.”

To view Jamie’s entire photo album, please click here.

On September 1^st 2015, Professor Royce and Professor Onas attended the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Review meeting at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division (NSWC-CD), which houses the U.S. Navy’s world renowned David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB).

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On September 28, Greg Beers presented his lecture, “Creating the Domestic Marine LNG Market” as part of the Monday Lecture Series. The lecture can be viewed on the Webb Vimeo Channel. Read more…

Webb owns rights to two timeshare units in the fabulous Atlantis complex in Nassau, Bahamas*.  The check-in dates are either December 18^th, 19^th or 20^th.  Whatever arrival date you choose, it would be for a week. You may want to consider gathering a group of classmates or having a family reunion in the Bahamas.

Each unit contains two separate and complete apartments, one larger and one smaller, that can either be interconnected or locked off from each other.  Each of these apartments has a king size bedroom plus a living room queen size pullout bed to accommodate additional guests.

A unit (with two apartments) normally rents for $6,000.  We are offering the unit to Webb Alumni at a special rate.  You can reserve a unit now for only $3,000.

If you have interest in renting these units, please contact Gailmarie at: ude.bbew@ikcejusg or call her at 516-671-2277.

*Further information is available at the following link:  http://www.vrbo.com/314919.  

Webb was picked #5 in the following Money article: 10 Best Private Colleges Where Everybody Gets a Scholarship.

No freshman pays full price at these highly rated colleges.

The cost of private college has gotten so painfully high that most schools now award scholarships to the vast majority of their students.

At least 223 colleges go even further—giving every single one of their freshmen a scholarship. (Freshmen who are U.S. citizens or legal residents, that is. Very few colleges give significant aid to international students.) Read more…

Halsey Herreshoff ’55 brought his sailboat, Rugosa, to Webb for the weekend. Built in 1926 in Bristol, Rhode Island, this 59′ New York 40-class yawl has sailed all over the east coast, Mediterranean and Baltic Seas, and crossed the Atlantic numerous times.

The purpose of the visit is to give members of the Webb family a chance to experience a classic sailing yacht and be immersed in the history of American boat building.

Regards,

Nicholas Ratinaud
Class of 2017

Glen Cove, NY  September 10, 2015 – On the heels of its 125th anniversary, Webb Institute is marking yet another impressive milestone, as it is publicly launching the most ambitious fundraising effort in the institution’s history. Through the Campaign for Webb: America’s Most Unique College, Webb aims to raise $40 million to enhance the college’s programs, infrastructure, and financial resources to meet the growing challenges of an expanding marine industry.  The financial goal represents a five-fold increase from the previous Campaign initiated in 2003. Read more…

On Tuesday,  September 8 Webb’s sophomore class visited the marine engineering laboratories at the United States Merchant Marine Academy to conduct a pump construction lab as part of Dean Werner’s Marine Engineering 2 course.  The exercise required teams of students to examine at least three different pumps to better learn the principles behind each of the pumps operation and how each of the pumps was constructed.  This trip is one of a number of hands-on experiences in the ME 2 course designed to reinforce the classroom lectures and prepare the students for their upcoming sea terms.  The class will be returning to the Academy later in the semester for a marine engineering “scavenger hunt.”

Webb Institute Welcomes New Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Michael T. Martin, PE

Webb Institute is pleased to announce Michael T. Martin, PE as the Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering. Prof. Martin has over 23 years of experience as a marine electrical engineer with a broad background in electrical systems including, electrical propulsion, power generation, power distribution, lighting systems, communications, navigation, and internal communication systems. Read more…