“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!” ― Hunter S. Thompson
THE PLAQUE READS: Resurgam Built in 1879 by J.T. Cochrane, Cleveland Street, Birkenhead Designed by Reverend George Garrett (1852 -1902) This full size model of one of the first submarines ever built. She was designed by Revered George Garrett, a curate in Birkenhead who was a trained chemist. The construction was of cast iron and wood 45 feet (14m) long. 10 feet (3m) in diameter and weighing 330 tons; she cost £1,538 to build. She was powered by a closed cycle steam engine and crewed by 3 men. Trials in the East Float of Birkenhead Docks and at sea showed that she did sail and submerge, if only briefly. This was the first vessel to be successfully propelled mechanically underwater. On her way to Portsmouth for a demonstration to the Royal Navy in February 1880 she sank in a storm 15 miles of Rhyl. The wreck was only found in 1995. The model was built by AMARC trainees in 1997 and was refurbished in 2009 by the Maritime & Engineering College North West, Monks Way, Birkenhead. You're welcome.
I am an 81 year old ex Nuclear Plant Equipment Operator (N.P.E.O.) I operated at a Southern California Nuclear Power Facility. To sum up, I helped the plant make electricity. I have subscribed to about 210 RU-vid Channels, the very best of which is your channel. You guys never fail to entertain me and I am a guy that pretty much grasps everything you are doing with the equipment that you operate. Everything you operate I have operated except the stuff I operated was a thousand times larger and more powerful. The dual unit plant where I worked produced around 4500Mw Electric continuously 24/7/365 for about two and one half years between refueling's. Great job which paid very well. That said, I would have gone to work with you guys in a heartbeat so as to do exactly what you are doing. You guys are very entertaining. Please keep up the excellent work and never stop making folks like me laugh constantly.
I think he needs to stop wiping his hands on the front of his trousers .. oiling the family jewels with benzine products isn't recommended.... ☣️😬 ball bearings yes.. vitals no.. dermatitis is the least of your worrys 😂. No one escapes Mort ...💀 true ...not even the other horsemen..but Just try to spin the parts out intact and insitu ...😉😂🧙🏼♂️🇬🇧
There was a 'fix-it-guy' on TV who used to say the "Holy Trinity" of engineers (read bodgers) was hose-clamps, cable-ties and duct-tape. Guess he forgot to mention the tiger-seal...
Absolute ripper episode, you have captured what Great Britain once was well known for, a sense of humour and a dodgy fix saves the day-again. I take my hat off to you all. Stay safe and keep saving those hunks from yesteryear. Greetings from Tasmania Australia 👍🛠😁🇦🇺🦘
9:38 Genuine Jubilee clips, the original and best as well as being made in England (Kent) since 1921. Maybe they could be a sponsor for you and I bet they'll have the exact details of every size ever supplied for British Army FVs (Fighting Vehicles) + I hope having being rescued this FV432 gets restored and loved and cherished once more.
That was an excellent video, thanks. I'm an ex RAF aircraft technician. One of the best courses I did was the BDR (battle damage repair) course. Essentially get the aircraft back in the air with whatever is to hand in the safest way possible. I think the repair you did on the lube oil heat exchanger was absolutely in keeping with the spirit of that. Inner tube, silicon, Arizona hose and jubilee clips, a tour de force. What a brilliant performance at the end. 20 years dead and climbs over a gravel mound, just superb. Rolls Royce engine! Just the best. In the RAF all our diesel vehicles and ground support equipment were run on AVTUR (aviation turbine kerosine) defuelled from aircraft. Once it comes out of an aircraft, it doesn't go back in. So it was used for this purpose. Which was a good thing, because AVTUR contains FSII (fuel system icing inhibitor) and very carefully controlled water content - ie no water. The FSII also prevents the formation of cladosporium resinae or "diesel bug" - if any water does get in the system. So, any diesel vehicle with AVTUR in it is going to be in a good position to be left idle for long periods.
Cheeky Aussie here, a lot of wrist action is what you poms are good at isn't it. Na I'll be honest we're all good at it.😆😆 The Ol' Fella Downunda Greg.
I was a sapper in BAOR 1970's used to help out the REME heavy recovery guys a lot using our 432's , their secret weapon was a 1930's scammel or fodden ash framed tractor, could get places the modern heavy trucks could not go to recover dead tanks from tricky places. They kept it on a transporter for movement site to site ,was amazing to watch.
Glad you enjoyed your trip to Birkenhead, Liverpool is on the other side lol. That submarine used to be brilliant when it was complete until some smart ass in a suit said lets cut it up. Great video Joe and team.
What a machine, lives in a hedge for years then drives out and over a large mound of gravel. Fantastic exhaust note. Well done lads, another one saved.
I remember being 19 years old learning to drive a Nissan Micra one week and the following week I was learning to drive an FV432 at Bovington. Latter learning to drive and gun the Warrior for deployment to Bosnia. Warrior was like night and day compared to the little old FV432’s, it was like going thru a time warp😁😁😁
Mr Hewes Morphed into a youthful Fred Dibnah with his excellent commentary on industrial heritage at the end there. Quality video to enjoy with my fish fingers. Thanks.
Kerro is the key. Those multifuel engines love it and it's cheap. That is a nice example. Loved seeing the 353 set that brought back some memories. The simplicity of the 43's is the beauty of them.
If you think that wooden sub is sketchy check out the Hunley from the American civil war , hand cranked with a barrel of gunpowder on a stick bolted to the snout !
Yet another fascinating video thanks, chaps - The type nine U-boat at Birkenhead. It’s a crime what they’ve done to that. I saw it quite a few years ago when it was all in one piece still had some of the mud and the odd in of the crews kit shoes rusty tins etc. inside it from when it was sunk in the Baltic. The Danish only had permission to recover it, as no one actually died when it was sunk, I think by a Sunderland flying boat - why they’ve cut it up I’ve no idea spoilt unique wartime time relic
You used to be able to get inside the U boat before they cut it in half and moved it. You could see the collapsed pipes that had been crushed by the pressure when it sank. It was really interesting lots to see in there.
Sometimes.....when you look into the Kamera with one Eye closed.....there is a lot of the young Malcom McDowell in you !!!!😅Doing mad Things the whole Day long...magnificent....i love it !
In France, we've got a typical expression for this kind of repair: we call it "système D", D meaning "démerde" (close to slang langage indeed). You can translate it as "D System", D for deal with yourself. With close to nothing, you deal with the problem ! Ingenuity replace lack of resources. For sure, you're not running out of ingenuity!
We never see Ted moaning about how uncomfortable it is but cracking job getting the old girl running again. Like how you went to full camp before you reversed over the pile of stone 👍🏼
Thanks to you and your RU-vid superstars, if we do have to reintroduce conscription no one will want to do any actual fighting, they'll just want to play with the tanks.
Watching you drive that 432 out of it's hole and over the pile was damn fucking awesome! Very nice work on patching that leak. This is why I get excited whenever I see a new upload from y'all because I know it will be a damn good watch.
man. what you do is fun! i bought an old russian gaz 69 and played with it, rebuilt the engine, new clutch and brakes. drove about the village. you took it further!
Cracking find. And in such good nick. Can't believe the Clansman radio was still in it. I think you should leave the outside 'au naturel' - it is perfect camouflage.
Great work. and well done to the APC for getting over the mound on its first drive in ages. Pity you couldn't have taken out some of those white boxes on wheels 'just for fun!.
I am very impressed with the work that you and your guys do.. it makes me wish I could be part of a team that restores old military equipment.. keep up the good work
The title of this post reminds me of when I worked on the Pearl Farm. We could fix a lot of broken down machines etc with cable ties. The amount of stuff we got working again with just cable ties was ridiculous. Cheers guys.👍😁🇦🇺
Bodge repairs, Oh yes, solved a lot of problems with quick bodge repairs when I needed to. Got the vehicle home where I could work on it properly when I could not afford to have something fixed at location. A handy skill making a bodge repair, although I've never made one with a glue gun, which is a great idea in some cases.
There is a youtoob video of its being raised and the crew members of both sub and plane. It was not meant to be sunk but they opened fire and so that settled it.
Fantastic resurection after 20 years!. But what about the 'Stolly' parked next to it.. yep, i went there 😅😂🤣😀 Great stuff as usual lads. Cheers for sharing.
Well done on getting the APC running. You were standing in Birkenhead looking over the river Mersey to Liverpool. The wooden submarine is a copy of the 1879 original that was built in Birkenhead.
@@MrHewes I think U-543 is undergoing a restoration, and the museum too. Last I heard, the IWM donated a TBM Avenger for the museum and it's being stored in the Tram Depot further up the road.
Nice work again Mr Hewes!!! Every time i hear those engines it takes me back to the halcyon days of BAOR. Those heat exchangers always were the Achilles heel... love this channel, all grime hard work and success!
The wife complains when i use "the good scissors" for non-approved tasks. Ive just shown her you belting the battery terminals with scissors, there will be no more complaining! 😉😂
Truly stunning to see what might appear to be a rotting, rusting hulk suddenly roar to life and crawl forth like it’d just been left there yesterday. Then again, I shouldn’t be surprised- the thing was built to outlast a thermonuclear war, I think it can take 20 years of sitting still.
How can you not love a machine like that, that despite years of neglect shows a strong will to live....our daily use VW Transporter fights back harder than this old gem, and that's for general maintenance!
Great work as usual, very impressed with your improvisational repair kit. Shame about the Birkenhead U 534. It wasn't in the best shape when it surfaced for the last time, but cutting it up did it no favors.
When it was in one piece over in Wallasey it was dam impressive, almost menacing, sadly despite being open to the public along with the Falklands War Frigate Plymouth and Submarine Onyx there wasn't much interest from visitors. Cutting her into three and relocating her to Woodside Ferry in Birkenhead saved her from the scrap yard... In my opinion she should have been lightly restored externally and mounted on a plinth at the Pier-head in Liverpool where all the tourists disembark from the cruise ships, especially as the Battle of the Atlantic was run from there..
Fine soft patch mate. We Navy boys used to train, and even have competitions, in order to hone such skills. If we stopped the leaks, we didn't sink. Love the show. Truly.
OMG a man with my philosophy, there are precious few of us around. Death is enevitable its the journey not the destination. Be it a long life or short find out what it is you like doing and as long as you don't make someone elses existance a misery, go for it. 😊
Ahhhh, 436 complete with at least one UK PRC 353 radio... Spotterrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr... 🥴 Loved seeing this come back to life - looking forward to the next steps.
Talking of BALL CANCER I remember seeing a notice or letter from the Army, whilst serving. It said wash your hands before touching your todger when going to the bog. At that time I served in workshops . Diesel is especially not good for your old lad. I took notice of this, and was careful. Fast forward many years, and I was working with a former RN submariner who'd had testicular cancer. I told him what the Army had told us. He said that explains a lot because he was always up to his eyes in diesel, and didn't know of the danger to his meat and two veg. Lads watch what you're doing ....
There is a group currently working on u-534 and they have big plans for it. They where actively working on it up until a few months ago but there social media has gone pretty quiet recently. For anyone wanting to follow the restoration they are called "how to fix a U-boat" on pretty much every platform. I would also like to mention that the group doesn't have the best reputation among local people in the know and those involved in there other "projects". Also it's in Birkenhead not Liverpool lol
@@MrHewes you should have rung up MerseyRod for a laugh , I reckon Dave there would have loved to see the APC. Prob could have done a quick jet wash on it too.
What an awesome vid! Finally caught up on all your vids after watching for a week - I must add I've seen your subs go up nearly 10k this past week! Cracking repair job, going over that pile of stone and mid way Joes head pops up to look, brilliant! The coke bottle holder was an additional bonus too. Absolutely love the vids, keep up the great work everyone, especially Ted!
Resurgam Built in 1879 by J.T. Cochrane, Cleveland Street, Birkenhead Designed by Reverend George Garrett (1852 - 1902) RESURGAM Latin for " I shall rise again “ This is a full size model of one of the first submarines ever built. She was designed by Reverend George Garrett, a curate in Birkenhead who was a trained chemist. The construction was of iron and wood, 45 feet (14m) long, 10 feet (3m) in diameter and weighing 330 tons; she cost £ l,538 to build. She was powered by a closed cycle steam engine and crewed by 3 men. Trials in the East Float of Birkenhead Docks and at sea showed that she did sail and submerge, if only briefly. This was the first vessel to be successfully propelled mechanically underwater. On her way to Portsmouth for a demonstration to the Royal Navy in February 1880, she sank in a storm 15 miles off Rhyl. The wreck was only found in 1995. The model was built by AMARC trainees in 1997 and was refurbished in 2009 by the Maritime & Engineering College North West, Monks Way, Birkenhead.
Thanks for sharing this one Joe. Are you getting a reputation as Mr Start-it? You certainly have the appropriate PPE. Another selection of fix-it methods for the compendium of mechanical engineering as taught by Fred, who is noticeable by his absence.
@russellwilliamson6646 the original museum closed in 2020 and they sold it to another group who nominally have 'big plans for it. Not been opened since though
