What rate did you end up as??
I volunteer on a Diesel Electric boat in Baltimore Harbor. Been doing this since 1998. We've done a hell of a lot of work on her in the last 19 years. I went thru qual's on the boat, It was easier than the Forward 1/2 of a Lafayette class, John Madison Variant. We didn't give the later boats a separate class designation at the time, it was Laf class, xxxx variant.
We've gotten up and running or replaced at least, Water systems(both potable and non potable), LP air systems, Sanitary tanks, replacing equipment that was stripped off her when she was struck from register. We're working (albeit slowly) on getting one of the F-M 10 Cyl Rock Crusher's operational. Bunch of 60 to 80 year olds acting like a bunch of 20 year olds. Dad was voted in as COB, and was active until about a year ago when he was diagnosed with pre-alzheimers. As the only non technical rate onboard (all ET's EM's, TM's and a couple of EN's and MOMM's) I've become the de facto 1st Lt. and Medical Dept. Commercial Epoxy 2 part paints make it a lot easier along with a lot of superstructure replacement metal. Deck is totally replaced with a South American wood that is tougher than TEAK. When the boat came into Baltimore in '73, some candy-a**ed, moron in the Baltimore city admin, who couldn't find his a** in a lit room with a 10 man working party, had an epiphany. He'd been reading a Little Golden Book of WWII Airplanes (this was at his limit of understanding and comprehension apparently) and saw the sharks teeth on a P-40 Warhawk. So TORSK (Ex-SS-423) got some G.D. goofy looking teeth on the bow just above the tube shutters. We Fought the Museum that runs the boat for the City and finally won. We've got kill flags painted on the tube doors, But the museum won't let us put kill flags on the sail. Got a couple of P-250's and 500ft of 1-1/2: line with all purpose nozzles to take care of the pigeons under the superstructure and in the sail. Once a year she get's Douched completely topside. Fun, Wet, and STINKS!!! Last part of th topside restoration is the bridge, putting new support steel in, then new decking, all phones, TBT, Emergency switches, and have gotten the sail bubble off the old Sailish (SSR-572). Luckily it fit perfectly, as both boats were built @ Portsmouth, and Torsk got her step sail in 1952 there. We've got about 8 fish onboard including MKXIV's, MK XXVII, MK 37 and a Mk45 Astor. One of the MKXIV's was on Torsk during active service in the 60's.
BACK ON TOPIC!
I would look up the serial on yours and match it to the manual. If your's is a 20001-29999 and matches the tube layout on the 30001-39999, get that one. If it matches the earlier 10001-19999 get both the Early and later (39999) as it may have later changes. Usually Fisher didn't change the manuals unless there was a bunch of changes and then it was done at the start of a 10K run.
If you get stuck ask questions. No question too dumb, no answer too sarcastic!
So get crackin on the manuals, Non Qual. No Movies, No liberty, and no sleep for the next 6 months. Watch, then Dept. Duties, study Quals, repeat and Rinse.
If you have a 20001-29999 version use both manuals, but use the one that is closest to yours. Fisher sometimes made undocumented changes in between manuals and then the manual was updated at the series change (usually every 10K units).
Ask Questions if you get stuck. No question too dumb, no answer too sarcastic!.
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Get crackin Non Qual. No Movies, No Liberty, No Sleep. Free time (if any) is spent studying and doing hand over hand tracing. Systems need drawings, etc. You know the drill. Oh yeah, one more thing. In addition to all of the above you get to MESS CRANK for the next 3 month's. No rest for the weary or NQP's. While your at it send a plate of sticky buns and a black and bitter (Mid-Watch steamin all night stuff with 3 year old TM socks, Hydraulic fluid, and unavoidable remnants of the San Tanks after the COB blew the San Tank inboard, that's metamorphing into asphalt in the bottom of the urn, Real coffe you can stand a Fork in upside down, and would dissolve the tines off in 3 minutes), in a REAL Mug. (no Handle) down to the MED Locker. Only QM's, Chiefs, and O-Gangers use handles on a coffee mug/cup. 
