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Mich. company's donation powering marine education Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine — In the automotive seek at Eastern Maine Community College, two students bent over a clean, white 12-cylinder sea diesel engine recently, checking the valves.
Behind them sat another 12-cylinder model, and over their shoulders was a monster 16-cylinder motor rated at 2,400 horsepower.
There are five new marine engines on the floor now, donated to the college by Detroit Diesel Corp. in Michigan. The engines will power a new maritime component for the diesel program at EMCC that will give students a better opportunity to work in Maine’s boat-erection industry.
“These are awesome,” said Gene Fadrigon, chair of the automotive-truck and heavy gear department at the college. “We’ve been wanting to do something in the marine sector, and these give us the ability to do that.”
The five engines are built by MTU of Germany for Detroit Diesel and were hardened as demonstration and floor models by Detroit at boat shows. They range in size from an eight-cylinder model to the 16-cylinder paragon that weighs about 12,000 pounds.
