A New Discovery and A Maintenance Update 

To further enhance your Battleship New Jersey experience.. we introduce the "Spin the Curator Ride"... Meanwhile an OSHA inspector pulls his hair out 😂

There's an old Navy man on RU-vid 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.

"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.

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.

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.

That new deck looks gorgeous, glad to see the old ship is being kept in good condition!

Bet it's always nice to find functional pieces of machinery aboard the ship. Also loving the new deck looks great!

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? . . . . .

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

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.

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

Good job not crushing you legs! Love the channel. Very happy to see all the good work you are doing with this priceless ship.

Thank you.

Did you finally find the proverbial “untouched WWII machine shop?”

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.

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.

You folks are tremendous God bless you

Enjoyed all the details. Thanks for the info!

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.

@ 3:18 some where some OSHA guy's head just exploded! 🤣

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!

another great video from the battleship. thanks

Wow,the new deck looks awesome!🙀👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

First time I've seen the aft stack without the scaffolding! god she is beautiful! and the crisp red E to boot

Nice to see that you are able to make repairs 👍

Really loving these updates :)

Thanks Ryan! 👍👍

Very good to see !

‘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!’

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

11:00 Smooth transition there Sir Ryan.

Nice work.

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

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

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.

It is great she is getting some love.

I'll have to say, I love your sponsor - so fun! Laird Ryan!

Nice to see that it works on shore power

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.

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.

Great ad translation at the end

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.

Lovely looking wood on the deck there. Looks nicer than my dining room.

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.

Ryan, never change. 🤣

Coat the finished concrete with textured epoxy. Should help keep water out a little longer.

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!

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.

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?

A video about all of the different size pumps on the ship would be cool

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 .

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.

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.

Hi, raw wood loves " Thompson's Water Seal ". " Hey! "

I was hoping ....praying he would ride that while it spun lol

Re: Capstan-- So "built like a battleship" actually has a basis in fact.

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!

Grass, very surprising

More damage control lockers?

Hey look! It's a museum ship merry go round!

I'd have way to much fun spinning around on that capstan

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!

Did they finally found the missing intern?

Question about the teak decking do you guys oil the teak to help keep it in better condition

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???

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!

Hi Ryan, how much of the maintenance work is correlated with the success of the RU-vid channel? Hopefully your growth is accompanied with funding to do many of the projects you wish to do.

Dropped a hint to the Mrs. that a piece of BB62 decking would make a great Xmas gift. 🤞🤞

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.

Use stainless steel for the framing of the stairs. It won't rust as easily.

You’re one of my favourite RU-vidrs man… I love your passion and content.

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.

Does the USA have an equivalent to the rope factory at Chatham dockyard, UK? It would be cool to get your rope traditionally made from such a historic site.

Any restoration to The Black Dragon is keeping her up for decades to come

Can you make jewelry or decorations out or the mooring lines?

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.

It would be cool to make something with the salvaged teak from the ship.

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...

Best Show on U Tube !!!

Your safety coordinator must've cringed to see you riding on that capstan

Did you guys get the roots of the grass out?

Should also sell chunks of mooring line

Nice Shapiro quality segue.

ok I know this could be a dumb question, but why do you not powder coat the steel on the ship, I have seen it done using heaters instead of an oven. there was a show about a building steel being power coated before the concrete was poured. just don't remember the name of the show.

i totally wouldve hopped on there as well lol. gotta let the inner child out once in awhile lol.

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.

Lord Ryan of clan McSzimanski I like it!

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?

Buying property from Scotland is on my to do list. I bought property on Mars a few years ago so why not?

Is it best to donate to a general fund or a specific project?

I think BNJ should hold open air movie nights on deck seeing as the projector room has been repaired.

Floating fighting engineering marvels

Out of curiosity where are you getting all your teak from the redeck the ship?