Chris, your crew looks like they'd be more comfortable in the saddle of a Harley Davidson then restoring a ship ... especially Shane ... Keep Doing What Your Doing .. Because What You Are Doing Is Nothing Short Of Amazing !!
Just wanted to say thank you for all the great restoration videos you have made. I hope one day in the future I can come out and offer some mechanical help to you. My father back in the day had the contract to repair all the Chicago police and Chicago fire department boats.
This is perfect timing I've been wanting to learn to weld forever I'm young and it's what I want to do with my life I've just bought a old cheap yard sale stick welder looks more like a battery charger but hey it works lol I can't afford good mig atm but will hopefully soon so I thank u for this video
Trick is…. Not to look at the entire ship as one big project. Look at each project aboard the ship as a manageable and realistic project. Lots of small projects start to add up in the overall.
Grid, now be smart about this, the way the get time to spend with the ladies is actually to treat Shane well so he’s proud of himself and then you can hand off your work to him and you can grace and entertain at the bar! 😁
Always good to have the crew learn more things as they can work on different things as needed. Stay at it! Now that makes progress faster! But doesn't shipbuilding usually call for stick welding? And for various areas of a ship there are specific welding processes that are preferred over another as well. Stick welding is preferred on rather thick and structural sections (and is the first thing that is usually taught about maritime welding) and can weld through rust. MIG welding is preferred on thin areas because it is not as hot as SMAW (so thin metal won't warp as much and you don't blow through it) and is a much faster process. Maybe that would be the next welding lesson coming up...who knows...
You are correct but a lot of core shield is now being used in place of SMAW as it is faster and easier to clean. And yes it has the same penetration value.
I can't believe the original builders though it was a good idea to cover the steel decks with wood. They would know that fresh waste (rain) rots wood like nothing else and that rust accelerates the rot and that rotten wood holds water. What were they thinking?
Hi guys thank you for the video it’s wonderful to see that you’re passing on your knowledge especially restoring that wonderful ship you will probably need a lot of welders thank you once again Cliff from Logan City Queensland Australia
Hey Cheistopher, do you plan to reskin the deck with wood planking after repair and sealing? I saw ships recently scrapped in Aliaga Turkey that had decking removed. I wonder if it might be a resource you could use.
Great question, When it comes time to re-plank the deck it would certainly be worth the travel to see what can be found in either Alang or Turkey. Unfortunately right now the cost to ship a container is ridiculous. Will wait and see if things becomes more reasonable in the next while.
what year will it be when this ship is all done. and i watched something owner saying this ship is going to be a museum or Hotel. i was hoping you were going to get the ship working again and use it as a cruise ship.
Good question, It really depends on the funding that comes in and the popularity of the ship. At the moment we have lots of media attention and I don’t see this slowing down. If we can secure the right funding then she will cruise once again. If not then she will be a museum & B&B and events center.
I almost feel like I could weld now. Not a fan of the more skit-style creating of this episode. The confessionals are alright, though. At least the deck is mostly repaired, I'm glad to see it. A rusty, holey deck is a good way to stop anything else from being fixed.
O men. When I look at it it kinda makes me feel sick in the stomach. I have removed some rotted plating on my boat ( about 3 sq.ft) and it was a nightmare because of all the flamable insulation amd wires etc underneath it. And then watching your ship. Holy balony. Good luck. So good all your mates helping. I am also a wee bit worried about the wind-waterline of your ship. It seems pretty rusty. How is the actual condition?
She needs help of course but does not take on any water and we’re working on future plans for hull out. Currently she is in the best place she can be. She’s in fresh and shallow water and has crew aboard 24/7
@@AuroraRestorationProject Fresh water helps. Hope there are some anodes present. It may look ugly but I had the same thing; mainly the paint was gone but the steel was more or less solid with surface rust. I had it sandblasted and painted when the boat was in dock.
Enjoying seeing what you've done so far. I was a welder fitter for years working with rusty old steal is not that best of jobs. I usually built things from scratch instead of restoration projects, like this mammoth task.. If I was able to get into the USA I'd be glad to come and help out but the usa government refuses to accept my Canadian Pardon. Even though it was a stupid basic mistake that I made when I was eighteen years of age. The only way they will let me in is if I willing to pay a eight hundred dollar fine, screw that shit. As they say the world is my oyster. Its more America's lost not mine. I just go to other countries to spend my retirement money.
A bit too much like either a bad reality show or a porno without any nudity. Im subed and want to see it thru. I work on boats myself. Looks interesting. I would dump the Kardashian stuff
