 She remained out of commission at the BOF fish hatchery at Afognak Lake (also known as Litnik Lake) on Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago while awaiting the installation of a new engine to replace her original engine.She was outfitted with berths for a crew of five and, after the new engine – a three-cylinder Standard gasoline engine – and new fuel tanks were installed, she was commissioned in 1928.The BOF assigned "Red Wing" fishery patrol duties in the Kodiak Archipelago.