To further enhance your Battleship New Jersey experience.. we introduce the "Spin the Curator Ride"... Meanwhile an OSHA inspector pulls his hair out 😂
Yeah, as someone who has worked by heavy machinery his jumping on that thing made me pucker up. If there was less of a gap in that wood, that would have spun him until his leg was ripped right off.
@@thenoobplaysit6923 Same here, people are very cautious around loud, fast spinning things like saw blades but tend to underestimate silent, slow moving, harmless looking things like that capstan. The problem is if something on heavy machinery is moving slow that usually means it can produce extremely high forces. A person getting mangled between that capstan and a stationary object next to it (or getting caught in the rope wound around it) would not even slow it down a bit. I bet on an active ship storing anything that close to a capstan would be a big no-no as it creates a dangerous pinch point when the thing is rotating.
@@captiannemo1587 Same here, was thinking, „Did he really just put his body on a capstan with enough torque to move a 45000 ton ship?!“ Controls for that thing should really be hold to engage, not toggle. Because: self-evident.
The" Safety Sally's" have been Identified...... lighten up guys-! Ryan's fine, nobody's hurt... Stop taking all the fun out of life with the woulda, coulda, and shoulda's.
There's an old Navy man on CZcams named Mark Novak and he's quick to remind people that the piece of equipment doesn't know how old it is. If you push the button and tell it to work, it's either going to work or destroy itself trying.
Those things were really built to last, everything in them is probably just ridiculously over engineered. As long as water doesn't get into them to rust the gears and bearings solid or corrode the electrics they'll probably work. And I assume they were designed to endure sea water washing over the deck so a few decades of rain has no chance of ruining them.
You always see the shots of the guns on deck and even Ryan climbing through barrels, but around 6:30 seeing them in frame with the helicopter really puts their size in perspective.
6:16 You have the Shackles on the SH-2F backwards. The Chain goes to the deck and the Shackle goes to the wheel tie-down point. If you've ever tried to tighten the turnbuckle on a shackle that close to the ground then you would understand. There are a couple tie-down points on that bird that are high enough that you have to have the shackle attach to the deck.
You can use hydraulic or impermeable or watertight (it has many names) concrete for the stairs. Once it sets, it will never allow water to go through it. It's also going to retain color far better than other types of concrete even against Sol's bleaching actions. So you can throw paint in it and make it to spec. edit: Source: i have stairs that are almost 47 years old made from watertight concrete in one of my father's houses that our firm still maintains and it's never had to have any kind of maintenance work despite going through winters and being exposed all year round. It really is that good. On key life expectancy is 50 to 70 years old.
This is a really REALLY BAD idea for steel structures as the structure preceeding the mold will trap water in place exasterbatining frame rot. better to just find the leak and fix it..
I think they tried concrete on the Texas BB, didnt they? IIRC it fucked up the ship because water collected between concrete and steel, and caused rust.
loved the turntable moment LOL, but really loved the moment as you were under the turret and realised how big the guns must be to be able to fit a helicopter under them
Be careful with that electric capstan, hydraulic ones speed up & slow down as tension comes on, electric ones have more torque, don't react to the tension & can easily snap lines.
0:370:52 " . . Fortunately maintenance is at lunch today . . " So this is the first time these guys have had a lunch break since construction has started? . . . . .
Its so cool to see this getting done. One day I hope I'll be able to visit, my health really just prevents me from traveling anywhere. At least I can drive down and watch Texas sit there
A lot of the electrical equipment on these type of ships is very durable . I don't know if the Iowa class were A.C. or DC . but the equipment was built to survive almost anything the sea and action could throw at it . Also maintenance involved a lot of grease and paint as the ships had much bigger crews .
Have you tried putting silicone sealant like pure silicone not the latex silicon caulking under the steel on top of the concrete you know you could make a form for it and once you bolt it down to the concrete, you stainless steel bolts. Also use stainless steel washers where needed. Silicon is very resilient temperature wise and can last a pretty long time in Florida where we have brutal heat. I would think that it would work just as well in Massachusetts. When I lived in Nashua I remember my dad having to caulk around the house all the time after winter to fix all the cracks. Caulking isn't what it's cracked up to be no pun intended. I use silicon and a lot of different ways. If I'm putting a concrete footer down and then adding a wood frame above it I set it down on a bed of silicon to protect the wood from water intrusion. I've never had an instance where my process has failed. The area I used to live in had a pretty high water table so during the rainy season it would be very easy for the ground to be saturated around that slab. But if you want look into clear or white silicon pure silicon. It doesn't take a tremendous amount but I would think a half inch setting up overnight and then bolting down to it would get it done.
Him mentioning how many square foot the decking was got me thinking. If you added up all of the areas you can walk on an Iowa class battleship, how many square foot would that be? And it's a question that literally no one is asking LOL
A crazy as it sounds, once you have the decks covered in new teak, toss buckets of sea water on the teak. Surprisingly, this actually preserves the teak.
The Big J is looking great! She is in way better shape than when I last saw her back in 2017. I really miss seeing her when I used to go from Mt Laurel and into Philly. I think next time I am there I can see if the gift-shop is carrying any Battleship New Jersey patches so I can start my ship collection for my uncle.
I suggest you use a rubberized water barrier under the concrete stair platform. Many homes use them under the tiled floor in the bathrooms. The new decking looks great!
I have nothing but respect for the people I met on board New Jersey that are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship as a museum. Many were veterans, and great people. That ship is such a treasure for our country. I am happy to see the maintenance occurring, but it is such a large vessel that the maintenance seems daunting. It will not likely last forever, so I would encourage those who have any interest in history or ships who can to visit this treasure.
‘That’d be funny if he rode it.. actually, nah, there’s a big crate right next to it and if he gets stuck between the two the capstan wouldn’t even notic… well it’s a good thing that the crate was light!’
If you want to retain the new sanded look of the teak and retain it's tractive properties look into treating it with total boat teak sealer. It gives the look of Danish oil and will prevent the teak from turning grey.
Im actually aspiring to be one day converting a war ship into a museum, finding this channel is a great way to have an insight in how to do that, im really thankful for discovering this channel
Love your channel and information. But, contact Crane Indiana,nwsc, they re worked the 16 in shells andpowder., they also cast, poured most of the bombs used in veatnam.
When you say it hasn't run since you were born, and say the 1990s, I cringe, as I was born in 1957, and it has been in active service in my lifetime... And the electronics were once state of the art! Funny, as I once used to work on that type of electronics!
If you have any larger teak planking left, then I know a lot of people that will buy it for yacht restoration, and spearguns. And they would adore the wood.
Water doesn't leach the acid out of the concrete. Water leaches out the lime out of concrete and weakens it. Look into the Surfside condominium collapse in Florida.
Hi Ryan, how much of the maintenance work is correlated with the success of the CZcams channel? Hopefully your growth is accompanied with funding to do many of the projects you wish to do.
I think a lot, since they started the CZcams Channel and now they are getting sponsorships it's got to help. They're getting thousands of views so I suspect they are seeing add revenue which is why this channel is white listed for me.
If I was in NJ I'd volunteer but I'm in California. I was in the navy in the 90s. Love the battleships my favorite class with the old diesel American subs a close second.
The Japanese used to have a lot of rail system, specially for the floatplanes. BTW, I would grab that mulch put it in flower pots and sale them as "%100 American Marine Soil / %100 freedom". Maybe plant something on it in advance, like oak, or sunflowers... to sale.
Oh god, if that wooden crate was any closer and any sturdier, you'd have been in big trouble. I know i would've found it hard to resist going on the Mooring Line Merry Go Round but at the very least check for leg clearance. Shake hands with danger!
Hey Ryan love the videos just bought some teak to use as a model base for a future New Jersey model build! can't wait to get to that project since it'll have a real piece of New Jersey to rest on.
We actually had that "yellow gear " in the steel mill here in Weirton. They finally just now have started replacing them. Very worn out to say the least. Our maintenance department used them for everything.
Nice to see equipment activated, even if only for a few minutes. How about the on-deck winches next? How can you know a piece of machinery needs maintenance if you never turn it on? I love the philosophy of some of the submarine museums that try to keep everything in running order by energizing them on a regular schedule.
Talk about annoying rust....I was part of the ORI team for CVA 60, Saratoga's Gitmo work-up in 1969. When I got to my assigned bunk, the rack above was covered in crusty, wet water. I inspected the area above the wet spot and there was a see-through rusty hole. The compartment generating the hole turned out to be a head. The rusty spot was from a leaking urinal! That had to have been there for years! It is hard to understand how that could be overlooked on a modern, working warship.
Idea for a future Video ? You keep making Interesting Videos about other Ships ,that is Great . How about Navy Airships . Goodyear made for Anti Sub patrol . Thank you for this episode .
I have a bridge if you'd like to buy it, it's in Sydney and it's world famous - the title will be just as binding as the title to "your" piece of martian real estate. I'll send you a gift certificate bound in genuine reproduction leather.
I have a question, Ryan. I live in Ft. Myers, Florida and just went through the experience of hurricane Ian. I've seen first hand the power of wind and water on moored boats. What I'm wondering is what would be the process of trying to protect a ship the size of New Jersey that cannot leave port to handle the strong winds and intense surge of a direct hit from such a massive storm?
A little late to add this, but curious...I understand the whole not returning the ship to WWII condition, obviously...but any thought to restoring one of those forward bow mounted 40mm tubs, and putting a quad 40 in it? It might be a net throwback weapon and position, but far enough removed from the rest of the ship to make sense...
Sad to see you taking a sponsorship from one of these super-questionable “lordship” business. There are some great videos on CZcams that shine a light on them.
Don't know why this needs to be said but Texas is much older then New Jersey and also New Jersey severed up until very recently makeing her condition better then most museum ships. Money is tight for all museum ships and I promise that Texas is doing as much as they possibly can to keep her afloat.
I have a long-term goal (over the next 5 years) of buying a baseball cap for every carrier museum ship plus 2-3 scrapped, lost or decommissioned aircraft carriers (definitely Kittyhawk and Ranger; possibly CV-5 USS Yorktown or one of the Enterprises) AND at least one battleship cap. So far, I have just the USS Intrepid and am having difficulty deciding on the next one. I'm thinking a scrapped ship will be next but a battleship is in the future. Which battleship do you think I should buy a cap for? 😁 I know I have a certain candidate, from a state I USED to live in when I was very young. Yes, it was a Mid-Atlantic coastal state, too!
Try and get some work progres shots to time lapse. If safe around the construction you can shoot vids w/o audio and dub in your commentary. The new decking and other finished my spots you showed look awesome. Excellent job and thanks for the great content!
Ryan , How many times we gotta tell you , concrete is not acidic. Think lime , concrete is made with lime. Lime is a base , a base is the opposite of an acid. Lime is caustic , caustic eats steel , makes it rust. And Missouri is not pronounced Missouruh
I noticed that you are having rust problems on your gangplanks. The Golden Gate Bridge has steel towers that sit on top of concrete footings. Perhaps the methods they use to prevent this problem can be applied to fix your problem.
Engineers were about one quarter to one third of the crew and were tasked with main propulsion, etc., and actually needed the space as the place to maintain certain records and provide the center of the business operations necessary to support all that.
Curious as to how the projectors were set up. I'd think they'd want two projectors to avoid interruption and a third view port for the projectionist to see.
Yeah that's why I'm surprised that Ryan keeps saying that it takes too much power to make operational. In the videos for Iowa getting ready for tow they fired up the system on diesel generator power.
To further enhance your Battleship New Jersey experience.. we introduce the "Spin the Curator Ride"... Meanwhile an OSHA inspector pulls his hair out 😂
Yeah, as someone who has worked by heavy machinery his jumping on that thing made me pucker up. If there was less of a gap in that wood, that would have spun him until his leg was ripped right off.
@@thenoobplaysit6923 Yah as soon as he got on I was worried that the gap was too tight ... and I was right.
@@thenoobplaysit6923 Same here, people are very cautious around loud, fast spinning things like saw blades but tend to underestimate silent, slow moving, harmless looking things like that capstan. The problem is if something on heavy machinery is moving slow that usually means it can produce extremely high forces. A person getting mangled between that capstan and a stationary object next to it (or getting caught in the rope wound around it) would not even slow it down a bit.
I bet on an active ship storing anything that close to a capstan would be a big no-no as it creates a dangerous pinch point when the thing is rotating.
@@captiannemo1587 Same here, was thinking, „Did he really just put his body on a capstan with enough torque to move a 45000 ton ship?!“ Controls for that thing should really be hold to engage, not toggle. Because: self-evident.
The" Safety Sally's" have been Identified...... lighten up guys-! Ryan's fine, nobody's hurt...
Stop taking all the fun out of life with the woulda, coulda, and shoulda's.
There's an old Navy man on CZcams named Mark Novak and he's quick to remind people that the piece of equipment doesn't know how old it is. If you push the button and tell it to work, it's either going to work or destroy itself trying.
No one cares bro
Those things were really built to last, everything in them is probably just ridiculously over engineered. As long as water doesn't get into them to rust the gears and bearings solid or corrode the electrics they'll probably work. And I assume they were designed to endure sea water washing over the deck so a few decades of rain has no chance of ruining them.
Wouldn’t you love to see Mark working on a 16” naval rifle putting Ryan one step closer to his secret goal of just steaming out of harbor
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 Take it somewhere else bobby, this table is for the grownups.
@@999torino Calm down just a joke bro
"Horseplay is next to Sickbay" as the saying goes
You always see the shots of the guns on deck and even Ryan climbing through barrels, but around 6:30 seeing them in frame with the helicopter really puts their size in perspective.
I thought the same thing.
Yeh that was an amazing shot. Cant even imagine the amount of energy that propellant creates in that barrel.
As far as the grass growing in the deck-mulch, Green Roofs are a big thing these days. New Jersey was just ahead of its time. 😄
6:16 You have the Shackles on the SH-2F backwards. The Chain goes to the deck and the Shackle goes to the wheel tie-down point. If you've ever tried to tighten the turnbuckle on a shackle that close to the ground then you would understand. There are a couple tie-down points on that bird that are high enough that you have to have the shackle attach to the deck.
I hope they notice and correct this.
You can use hydraulic or impermeable or watertight (it has many names) concrete for the stairs. Once it sets, it will never allow water to go through it. It's also going to retain color far better than other types of concrete even against Sol's bleaching actions. So you can throw paint in it and make it to spec.
edit: Source: i have stairs that are almost 47 years old made from watertight concrete in one of my father's houses that our firm still maintains and it's never had to have any kind of maintenance work despite going through winters and being exposed all year round. It really is that good. On key life expectancy is 50 to 70 years old.
Seconded. I used it for the slab in my cellar, it barely costs any different.
Wrong
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 someone's very upset this morning(!)
This is a really REALLY BAD idea for steel structures as the structure preceeding the mold will trap water in place exasterbatining frame rot. better to just find the leak and fix it..
I think they tried concrete on the Texas BB, didnt they? IIRC it fucked up the ship because water collected between concrete and steel, and caused rust.
That new deck looks gorgeous, glad to see the old ship is being kept in good condition!
@ 3:18 some where some OSHA guy's head just exploded! 🤣
Get ready for a citation from OSHA Battleship New Jersey 😯😂
Bet it's always nice to find functional pieces of machinery aboard the ship. Also loving the new deck looks great!
loved the turntable moment LOL, but really loved the moment as you were under the turret and realised how big the guns must be to be able to fit a helicopter under them
Be careful with that electric capstan, hydraulic ones speed up & slow down as tension comes on, electric ones have more torque, don't react to the tension & can easily snap lines.
They can easily snap legs too!
First time I've seen the aft stack without the scaffolding! god she is beautiful! and the crisp red E to boot
0:37 0:52 " . . Fortunately maintenance is at lunch today . . " So this is the first time these guys have had a lunch break since construction has started? . . . . .
Gotta keep em busy
Its so cool to see this getting done.
One day I hope I'll be able to visit, my health really just prevents me from traveling anywhere.
At least I can drive down and watch Texas sit there
I saw you jump on that and was oh-no! glad you didn't get hurt-heavy machinery like that can be unforgiving! thanks for the update.
A lot of the electrical equipment on these type of ships is very durable . I don't know if the Iowa class were A.C. or DC . but the equipment was built to survive almost anything the sea and action could throw at it . Also maintenance involved a lot of grease and paint as the ships had much bigger crews .
Have you tried putting silicone sealant like pure silicone not the latex silicon caulking under the steel on top of the concrete you know you could make a form for it and once you bolt it down to the concrete, you stainless steel bolts. Also use stainless steel washers where needed. Silicon is very resilient temperature wise and can last a pretty long time in Florida where we have brutal heat. I would think that it would work just as well in Massachusetts. When I lived in Nashua I remember my dad having to caulk around the house all the time after winter to fix all the cracks. Caulking isn't what it's cracked up to be no pun intended. I use silicon and a lot of different ways. If I'm putting a concrete footer down and then adding a wood frame above it I set it down on a bed of silicon to protect the wood from water intrusion. I've never had an instance where my process has failed. The area I used to live in had a pretty high water table so during the rainy season it would be very easy for the ground to be saturated around that slab. But if you want look into clear or white silicon pure silicon. It doesn't take a tremendous amount but I would think a half inch setting up overnight and then bolting down to it would get it done.
Him mentioning how many square foot the decking was got me thinking.
If you added up all of the areas you can walk on an Iowa class battleship, how many square foot would that be?
And it's a question that literally no one is asking LOL
Yes, keen to know.
Two people are now officially asking.
12
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 I can only do 9
So all inner compartments as well? Thats a lot.
3:13 I still love how close this video came to being an accident, but he was able to play it off and keep going.
A crazy as it sounds, once you have the decks covered in new teak, toss buckets of sea water on the teak. Surprisingly, this actually preserves the teak.
@@agenericaccount3935 yes, they are using teak.
No it dosn't
"WATER" nearly an acre of wooden planking with a BUCKET???
The Big J is looking great! She is in way better shape than when I last saw her back in 2017. I really miss seeing her when I used to go from Mt Laurel and into Philly. I think next time I am there I can see if the gift-shop is carrying any Battleship New Jersey patches so I can start my ship collection for my uncle.
Same. When I seen her last, she was looking pretty run down. Now she's looking really good.
Good job not crushing you legs! Love the channel. Very happy to see all the good work you are doing with this priceless ship.
You folks are tremendous
God bless you
I suggest you use a rubberized water barrier under the concrete stair platform. Many homes use them under the tiled floor in the bathrooms.
The new decking looks great!
I have nothing but respect for the people I met on board New Jersey that are responsible for the operation and maintenance of the ship as a museum. Many were veterans, and great people. That ship is such a treasure for our country. I am happy to see the maintenance occurring, but it is such a large vessel that the maintenance seems daunting. It will not likely last forever, so I would encourage those who have any interest in history or ships who can to visit this treasure.
‘That’d be funny if he rode it.. actually, nah, there’s a big crate right next to it and if he gets stuck between the two the capstan wouldn’t even notic… well it’s a good thing that the crate was light!’
Did you finally find the proverbial “untouched WWII machine shop?”
No
@@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24 you really are a shining ray of light and possitivity(!) xD
If you want to retain the new sanded look of the teak and retain it's tractive properties look into treating it with total boat teak sealer. It gives the look of Danish oil and will prevent the teak from turning grey.
Ryan, never change. 🤣
Coat the finished concrete with textured epoxy. Should help keep water out a little longer.
Thank you.
That's just awesome on that after capstan.
"We're keeping it, even though it makes the job harder." It's the principle of the thing.
A video about all of the different size pumps on the ship would be cool
No it wouldn't
Yes, it would. I took many apart on her.
Im actually aspiring to be one day converting a war ship into a museum, finding this channel is a great way to have an insight in how to do that, im really thankful for discovering this channel
thats awesome
Great ad translation at the end
Lovely looking wood on the deck there. Looks nicer than my dining room.
USS Alabama is looking great too with her new decking being put down. So happy to see the dedication put into these ships.
Nice to see that it works on shore power
It would have been designed that way as when in port the lines may have been needed to be tightened while the ship was only on shore power.
Nice to see that you are able to make repairs 👍
Watching from Toronto Ont. Canada. Love your vids and this was an amusing update. Thanks for all you do keeping that great ship soul alive.
Love your channel and information. But, contact Crane Indiana,nwsc, they re worked the 16 in shells andpowder., they also cast, poured most of the bombs used in veatnam.
Hi, raw wood loves " Thompson's Water Seal ". " Hey! "
When you say it hasn't run since you were born, and say the 1990s, I cringe, as I was born in 1957, and it has been in active service in my lifetime... And the electronics were once state of the art! Funny, as I once used to work on that type of electronics!
If you have any larger teak planking left, then I know a lot of people that will buy it for yacht restoration, and spearguns. And they would adore the wood.
Its for sale at battleshipnewjersey.org/shop
Wow,the new deck looks awesome!🙀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
11:00 Smooth transition there Sir Ryan.
Grass, very surprising
Water doesn't leach the acid out of the concrete. Water leaches out the lime out of concrete and weakens it. Look into the Surfside condominium collapse in Florida.
Hi Ryan, how much of the maintenance work is correlated with the success of the CZcams channel? Hopefully your growth is accompanied with funding to do many of the projects you wish to do.
I think a lot, since they started the CZcams Channel and now they are getting sponsorships it's got to help. They're getting thousands of views so I suspect they are seeing add revenue which is why this channel is white listed for me.
If I was in NJ I'd volunteer but I'm in California. I was in the navy in the 90s. Love the battleships my favorite class with the old diesel American subs a close second.
I'll have to say, I love your sponsor - so fun! Laird Ryan!
Thanks Ryan! 👍👍
I was hoping ....praying he would ride that while it spun lol
It is great she is getting some love.
The Japanese used to have a lot of rail system, specially for the floatplanes.
BTW, I would grab that mulch put it in flower pots and sale them as "%100 American Marine Soil / %100 freedom".
Maybe plant something on it in advance, like oak, or sunflowers... to sale.
Very good to see !
More damage control lockers?
😄
This is cool. I had to buy myself a piece of the WW2 era teak decking. Can’t wait to add it to my collection.
Oh god, if that wooden crate was any closer and any sturdier, you'd have been in big trouble. I know i would've found it hard to resist going on the Mooring Line Merry Go Round but at the very least check for leg clearance.
Shake hands with danger!
Enjoyed all the details. Thanks for the info!
Hey Ryan love the videos just bought some teak to use as a model base for a future New Jersey model build! can't wait to get to that project since it'll have a real piece of New Jersey to rest on.
Re: Capstan-- So "built like a battleship" actually has a basis in fact.
We actually had that "yellow gear " in the steel mill here in Weirton. They finally just now have started replacing them. Very worn out to say the least. Our maintenance department used them for everything.
Really loving these updates :)
Nice to see equipment activated, even if only for a few minutes. How about the on-deck winches next? How can you know a piece of
machinery needs maintenance if you never turn it on? I love the philosophy of some of the submarine museums that try to keep everything
in running order by energizing them on a regular schedule.
Talk about annoying rust....I was part of the ORI team for CVA 60, Saratoga's Gitmo work-up in 1969. When I got to my assigned bunk, the rack above was covered in crusty, wet water. I inspected the area above the wet spot and there was a see-through rusty hole. The compartment generating the hole turned out to be a head. The rusty spot was from a leaking urinal! That had to have been there for years! It is hard to understand how that could be overlooked on a modern, working warship.
Idea for a future Video ? You keep making Interesting Videos about other Ships ,that is Great . How about Navy Airships . Goodyear made for Anti Sub patrol . Thank you for this episode .
Did they finally found the missing intern?
No. I think he was by the coffee machine?
@@BattleshipNewJersey that's not where the blinker fluid is stored....
Any restoration to The Black Dragon is keeping her up for decades to come
Buying property from Scotland is on my to do list. I bought property on Mars a few years ago so why not?
I have a bridge if you'd like to buy it, it's in Sydney and it's world famous - the title will be just as binding as the title to "your" piece of martian real estate. I'll send you a gift certificate bound in genuine reproduction leather.
@@1337flite
Clearly they are meant to be gag gifts.
another great video from the battleship. thanks
Lord Ryan of clan McSzimanski
I like it!
3:20 RIP Ryan
I have a question, Ryan. I live in Ft. Myers, Florida and just went through the experience of hurricane Ian. I've seen first hand the power of wind and water on moored boats. What I'm wondering is what would be the process of trying to protect a ship the size of New Jersey that cannot leave port to handle the strong winds and intense surge of a direct hit from such a massive storm?
At a guess I'd it's a case of "Set condition zebra throughout the ship"
Nice Shapiro quality segue.
A little late to add this, but curious...I understand the whole not returning the ship to WWII condition, obviously...but any thought to restoring one of those forward bow mounted 40mm tubs, and putting a quad 40 in it? It might be a net throwback weapon and position, but far enough removed from the rest of the ship to make sense...
You’re one of my favourite CZcamsrs man… I love your passion and content.
Best Show on U Tube !!!
Sad to see you taking a sponsorship from one of these super-questionable “lordship” business. There are some great videos on CZcams that shine a light on them.
Floating fighting engineering marvels
Hey look! It's a museum ship merry go round!
Nice work.
Great job keeping up not like poor texas
Don't know why this needs to be said but Texas is much older then New Jersey and also New Jersey severed up until very recently makeing her condition better then most museum ships. Money is tight for all museum ships and I promise that Texas is doing as much as they possibly can to keep her afloat.
Lmao ya think?
Your safety coordinator must've cringed to see you riding on that capstan
It would be cool to make something with the salvaged teak from the ship.
You can if you like. They sell the teak and they also sell some things made out of it.
Love seeing videos of this ship being maintained,however I’ve always been curious as to how exactly the decking is actually attached to the ship?
I'd have way to much fun spinning around on that capstan
So wait di you guys deck over the helicopter pad on the aft of the ship completely? So not it's like the ww2 all wood deck aft???
I have a long-term goal (over the next 5 years) of buying a baseball cap for every carrier museum ship plus 2-3 scrapped, lost or decommissioned aircraft carriers (definitely Kittyhawk and Ranger; possibly CV-5 USS Yorktown or one of the Enterprises) AND at least one battleship cap.
So far, I have just the USS Intrepid and am having difficulty deciding on the next one. I'm thinking a scrapped ship will be next but a battleship is in the future.
Which battleship do you think I should buy a cap for? 😁
I know I have a certain candidate, from a state I USED to live in when I was very young. Yes, it was a Mid-Atlantic coastal state, too!
Deforresting a battleship was not on my list of phrases I ever expected to hear.
Try and get some work progres shots to time lapse. If safe around the construction you can shoot vids w/o audio and dub in your commentary. The new decking and other finished my spots you showed look awesome. Excellent job and thanks for the great content!
How about a discussion of how a "hangfire" in the main battery would be handled?
Question about the teak decking do you guys oil the teak to help keep it in better condition
Ryan , How many times we gotta tell you , concrete is not acidic. Think lime , concrete is made with lime. Lime is a base , a base is the opposite of an acid. Lime is caustic , caustic eats steel , makes it rust. And Missouri is not pronounced Missouruh
Am I suffering from dementia, or is this statement a contradiction? Quite happy to be corrected.
@@boblovell5789 , contradiction how ?
I noticed that you are having rust problems on your gangplanks. The Golden Gate Bridge has steel towers that sit on top of concrete footings. Perhaps the methods they use to prevent this problem can be applied to fix your problem.
what was the point of the Propulsion office?
Engineers were about one quarter to one third of the crew and were tasked with main propulsion, etc., and actually needed the space as the place to maintain certain records and provide the center of the business operations necessary to support all that.
Got a piece of deck and a deck bolt, if you don't have a piece, get in gear :)
Curious as to how the projectors were set up. I'd think they'd want two projectors to avoid interruption and a third view port for the projectionist to see.
Dropped a hint to the Mrs. that a piece of BB62 decking would make a great Xmas gift. 🤞🤞
If you ever needed the forward capstan I know the Iowa got their forward capstans and anchors working.
Yeah that's why I'm surprised that Ryan keeps saying that it takes too much power to make operational. In the videos for Iowa getting ready for tow they fired up the system on diesel generator power.