It is worth remembering that the engineering and propulsion on this liner was in a class of its own at that time! The quality of the design, manufacture and construction was truly outstanding and there exists no reason that the systems cannot be brought back on line after being refurbished and tested. There will be many highly experienced professionals or retirees whom would be willing to dedicate their time and expertise to see this liner in operational order once more! Thankfully, the Internet can help greatly by bringing people together in this noble project. Whilst a mammoth undertaking, this project is appealing on so many levels, and the thought of seeing this elegantly beautiful liner once again under power and completely refurbished would be truly phenomenal!
I am beyond thrilled finally seeing this video....thank you Alana!! Please let Chris know we fully appreciated his willingness to show the engine room and making plans to get these engines operational. He might want to consider installing a Hi-Fog system to protect the engine room should God forbid a fire were to start. These engines and generators are a beast and much better equipment than what is being produced today. By the way just received the Aurora restoration shirt....love it!
That’s so AWESOME! I can’t wait to see her up and going! I use to walk through the engine room and look at the engines they are so cool to look at bc of their History coming from Germany.
Back in the day that this beautifull vessel was built,they over engineered everything so that it would last for a very long time and when things needed repair,components could be stripped,cleaned and parts where needed replaced for another xx years of service. These Mercedes/Maybach engines are a real gem,so is the entire engine room. I really hope one day this ship will be powered on it's own ones more as a testemony of the craftmanship that went into this ship to built it. Great work in keeping this special old girl alive and all people involved are getting my upmost respect.
Maybach MD655's as fitted to British Rail Class 52 locomotives, there are a lot of very knowledgeable guys over here in the UK who can fettle and rebuild those engines, check out the WLA group and the DTG group both based at The Severn Valley Railway
I served aboard the SS576 Darter,world's greatest deisel-electric submarine commissioned in '56. We had 3 38ND 8 1/8 opposed piston diesel generators. Love this! The driveline is awesome.
I'm an ex welder fitter I'd love to help refit this boat and volunteer my time. That is if my back ever gets better, what a cool project. Awesome to see that Christ is stuck on the vintage and you love to see the old brought back to new. That is the only way to go Chris.
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ that would be great,I'm into fixing old stuff and am an ol'skool mechanic and wish I had the money to donate to get ALL engines running again but would love to see them start up again for the first time in many years, I was surprised on how good of condition those Maybach engines and Waukesha generator were wouldn't take much to get them up and running again but would be worth seeing, Maybach Diesel engines were what later is now MTU which is now part of Rolls Royce
Maybach Engines are the same as used in the German V200 diesel hydraulic locomotives and British Rail Class 42 Warship and Class 52 Western Diesel Hydraulic locos. They are very expensive to overhaul 150 k+ ea and very advanced engineering for their time. 6 valve heads, overhead camshafts, roller main bearings and also somewhat fragile with much finer tolerances compared with larger heavier slower running engines. The Maybach MD was developed into the MTU 538 range which I believe was made until the late 1990's...
The fire hose should have an inspection date stenciled on it. I don't know what you use for a pump but even though the mains are not in operation the hoses and fire suppression system should be operational before you start working on the engines. Spilled diesel and oil will be happening so fire danger is there. There are hose companies that might donate hoses or fire departments that dispose of hoses that are no longer good for them but still serviceable. As a firefighter I would suggest having some Halox or CO2 or other vapor fire suppressor extinguishers in the engine room.
Since we had limited time to film the engine room along with other areas (to come soon). I ask Chris if he can find the details on that hose, and also to inform him about those suggestions! Thank you for everything you do as a first responder!
That is, electric motors are used for movement. I thought the usual scheme with a propulsive diesel engine. The whole problem with engines is their certification according to the register for all sorts of different protections, such as overspeed (should be both electronic and mechanical at the same time) and many others. It is good that this diesel generator is small - there will be no problems with the transportation of spare parts. Once we changed the crankshaft on our tanker diesel generator - we had to cut out part of the ship's side - it is huge.
Ha! What a sojourn during May 1966 from Hamburg to Helgoland (the standard daily route of “Wappen von Hamburg” during her HADAG service) to spend a few days in splendid isolation with my bride Heidi, occasionally visiting the nudist colony on a sandbank-dune off this prior-1890 British Colony in the German Bight (better called a Britsh shipping “observation post”, which, needless to say, they unsuccessfully attempted to blow out of the water during and after WW2, subsequent to it serving as German FLAK/anti-aircraft battery smack in the centre of the more important approaches to German North Sea ports.) That was subject of a museum-sight-seeing-walk about the island during our stay. At the time the “Wappen von Hamburg” was but 11 years in service, spik-and-span in appearance and quality workmanship . Thanks for restoring the ‘Old Lady’ to her old glory; she was built at the site where now Airbusses take to the skies after assembly.
Keep up the good work. . So happy to see such spirited desire to fix this ship up.......Amazing Diesel engine. ......You showed, Mercedes is known for its well running and reliable Engines! I wonder if they intentionally undid the 5th for quick and ready parts for other 4 if needed while away on voyages......Just thinking out loud here?
Just started following this show as i am a ship lover, what a great project but seams to be a job that will get done with your determination, enjoy watching Ship Happens, question , is there Aurora merchandise as T shirts or hoodies and hats for sale ? Thanks looking forward to more vidios.
These all seem to be in good condition. They will probably only require new filters and oil change, injector cleaning etc.. This is quite an advanced system for 1955 and these diesels powering the huge twin electric motors are a good system. I take it she has twin props direct drive with no gearbox?
What's the bubbling thing? Just some lamp you found? All the EM switchgear could totally be made fully operational. That stuff was built to last forever. Plus it's amazing what they engineered for diesel electric at a time when steam was still in use. (the last commercial steamer was built in the 50s). The only modern thing I would suggest adding (only if there's room) is a battery backup for ship power so you still have lights, radio, GPS, radar, exc in the event of a total breakdown.
The drive motors are DC electric marine motors. I'm guessing they're 6-8 thousand horsepower just gazing through the portals. Be sure to have proper electric motor techs test and work on them. Megging just tests the state of the coil insulation and amount of moisture in the coils. An AC drop test can be conducted to test individual coils to be sure they're good, and a bar-to-bar test can be done on the commutator to be sure it's still good. Also I recommend replacing and setting all the brushes. Source: used to be an electric motor tech and worked on 8k HP DC marine motors that a local steel mill used.
Is this boat gonna be sea worthy in the future cause what I’m seeing is your looking to make it a stationary building or would you be taking people out on adventures and wouldn’t it be better to start your own UA-cam channel and taking on patrons so you could fund the rebuild also one other question wouldn’t it be better to refit units that would be more efficient
"You can limp it along on one motor." Trailing shaft is fine for economy at sea, but for manoeuvring in port, you want as many propellers as you've got running.
You mean the schematics and engineer books . They should be available I think. Over the years the ship probably underwent a lot of refurbishment and upgrades in docks.
Thank you for the tour- I am totally not mechanically inclined however it was very interesting and fascinating to look at. One curiosity question- Is the engine room on the ship located in the lower center section, bow section, stern section, or runs all along the total bottom of the ship?
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ Thank you for the information-Opps if you get a blank email to you from me I accidentally hit the reply button on the email that was sent to me about this you tube comment.
He does have a lot of ahead of him. He is currently taking one project at a time... Hopefully soon he will be able to have volunteers in assisting him. Hopefully it will speed up a bit..
Redundancy is key to safety in the air and on the water, you can't just pull over and call AAA. That's why aircraft and watercraft are much more complex.
It's be neat to have it so that it could sail as a working Museum but I know that the cost for that type of thing would be through the roof but if a chance ever comes for that I say keep the engine room and its equipment intact
The kit looked at first in the video is an absolutely magnificent DC motor (specifically the commutator and brushgear, seen through the inspection hatch), probably connected directly to its propeller without gearing. Possibly the motors - I guess the vessel had twin propellers - were similar in design to those used in those days for steel rolling mills. Maybe the generators driven by the diesels are DC too, the generated power of each generator being controlled by the generator field current using a 'Ward Leonard' scheme.. Technology has moved on and nowadays, diesel-electric ship propulsion systems and rolling mills use ac motors which don't need commutators etc. but do need complex power electronic converters. It would be great to see the propulsion systems restored for the historical and heritage interest alone, but the cost and effort would probably be insuperable.
Thanks Alanna and Chris. Interesting video. Looks pretty good down below considering the age of the vessel. What are those glass jars bubbling away in the control room. Is that to keep the humidity up?
Good luck with the dream. However, the owner was shown his complete unfamiliarity with commercial maritime matters. Having spent 38 years in the industry, many of which in charge of European diesel- electric ship-board plants quite similar to this I have to say I don't think he is appreciating the sheer size of the task. The only hope I could envision is a very well-heeled sponsor. If you expect to attract financial support you will have to have lighting in the machinery spaces at the very least. My experience with Waukasha DG sets has been poor load carrying and very high maintenance costs. The last ship I was on the Wauks were replaced with Caterpillars. Sorry to sound like a downer, I appreciate his enthusiasm.
Jim, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and input! Agreed lighting will be a must, at the time of filming this part of the renovation is a ways away so we worked with what we had.
“Doesn’t make sense to pull the engines out...” Gee u think?! Hahaha. Seems like u ‘d need a seriously big owners manual to get that tub running. Along w some of the original engineers to have it all make sense.
I teach elementary school. I noticed a subtraction problem. I want to share with my students the reason why the math problems are there on the engine Thank you for a great restoration project
My dad worked at Waukesha Engine! What is the purpose of the Waukesha Diesel in your ship? Edit: generator, got it. NOTHING sounds like a Waukesha. That's awesome😎 Waukesha, Wisconsin
That’s exactly what I’d do, they’ll either run or they won’t. Just check they have oil pressure and make sure the heat exchanger is pumping water then work out what they need from there
I’m not sure what your Intentions are for the Ships future but if running it as She was Intended to do getting the originalPropulsion would definitely be a Wise decision IMO NavalEngineers are some of the Smartest people onEarth and this Ship was designed to work the best on the Power she was designed to use it would also most likely be the most Cost efficeint way to RunHer under her Own Power
Realistically you are probably going to have to remove the main engines and have them sent out and be rebuilt because most Mercedes diesel engines usually won’t be rebuilt here in United States because we don’t have metric tooling for those engines so you’re gonna have to have it in the back of your mind that pulling those engines is going to be the necessary thing. I’m not sure what kind of fuel system those engines use you didn’t show the engines in the video well enough to know if it’s indirect or direct injection or what kind of mechanical injection it has. Most diesels of that era you need to clean out the injectors make sure the mechanical governor is free and your fuel rack is not stuck, then all you need is good clean fuel and they should run just fine, the generators I would just clean of any debris check all the electrical connections and let her rip
As they're old Locomotive engines from UK trains I can tell ya there will be volunteers by the ton to come fix that. Real Rail enthusiasts. Look for societies in the UK.
That 5th engine probably needs rebuilt that's why it's in pieces they were tearing it down without all of them up and running it won't provide enough power to the drives you'll burn them up electric motors will run on low voltage but if you don't supply the correct voltage you'll torch them
Did I hear right, this was built in 1954? That was 67 years ago. If a young man of 20 worked on the initial build, he would be 87 years old today. At that age I doubt you will get many volunteers simply because by the mid-80s most of us have bodies that are worn out - arthritic knees, hands, fingers, failing eyesight, limited mobility, diabetes, prostate trouble, plus various cancers and failing organs. I would be more confident with the success of this project if the engines were common in the mid-1970s - there would be a potential workforce about age 67, in the US the age of retirement.
Keep in mind there a lot of people out there that knows on how to work on similar engines. If I remember correctly Chris has some of the original specs for those engines.
Mercedes Maybach Diesel Electric Engines.... So... It's got U-Boat power. Nice!!!!
I am not familiar with the engines as much as Chris is.. Hopefully its a good thing?
The U-boats used MAN engines, but the Zeppelins used the Mercedes diesels
@@martinandersson5278 Maybachs were used in tanks.
It is worth remembering that the engineering and propulsion on this liner was in a class of its own at that time!
The quality of the design, manufacture and construction was truly outstanding and there exists no reason that the systems cannot be brought back on line after being refurbished and tested.
There will be many highly experienced professionals or retirees whom would be willing to dedicate their time and expertise to see this liner in operational order once more!
Thankfully, the Internet can help greatly by bringing people together in this noble project.
Whilst a mammoth undertaking, this project is appealing on so many levels, and the thought of seeing this elegantly beautiful liner once again under power and completely refurbished would be truly phenomenal!
Many people have come forward in wanting to assist.. Chris does plan to have volunteers as soon as some of the restrictions are eased a bit...
Engine cylinder engineering diesel generator room
The engine room looks incredible. I really admire you guys for taking this project on. What an incredible journey.
I am beyond thrilled finally seeing this video....thank you Alana!! Please let Chris know we fully appreciated his willingness to show the engine room and making plans to get these engines operational. He might want to consider installing a Hi-Fog system to protect the engine room should God forbid a fire were to start. These engines and generators are a beast and much better equipment than what is being produced today. By the way just received the Aurora restoration shirt....love it!
Will do!! Right now the engines are not running. I will sure let Chris know about the Hi-fog! Stay tunned for the bridge tour..
I spec'd t HiFogs in the engine room of Hawaii Superferry. It was the first installation in the U.S. - terrific stuff.
A Great story so far, lets hope Chris gets the Aurora completed.
Thank you very much! It is amazing what all the Ladies and men managed to do. The Aurora feels like a friend to me.
That’s so AWESOME! I can’t wait to see her up and going! I use to walk through the engine room and look at the engines they are so cool to look at bc of their History coming from Germany.
We can't wait either... As Chris is restoring it we plan on continue to document the ship changes! Along, with Chris facebook group!
Back in the day that this beautifull vessel was built,they over engineered everything so that it would last for a very long time and when things needed repair,components could be stripped,cleaned and parts where needed replaced for another xx years of service.
These Mercedes/Maybach engines are a real gem,so is the entire engine room.
I really hope one day this ship will be powered on it's own ones more as a testemony of the craftmanship that went into this ship to built it.
Great work in keeping this special old girl alive and all people involved are getting my upmost respect.
TheSanders thank you for the feedback.. I know Chris often reads the comments here.. We cant wait to go back and see the progress he has done..
Maybach MD655's as fitted to British Rail Class 52 locomotives, there are a lot of very knowledgeable guys over here in the UK who can fettle and rebuild those engines, check out the WLA group and the DTG group both based at The Severn Valley Railway
keep up the good work thanks.
Thanks, will do!
Aurora is a super special ship and a beautiful home, hope the beautiful lady comes into operation for her own engines.
Great video! Love seeing the Aurora and really look forward to seeing Chris continue to restore her!!!
Us too! Mike can you find out the age on the fire house in the video?
All my congratulations for the outstanding work done so far! Best wishes from Paris / france
We will relay the message to Chris! We do hope to go back and film some more there!
I am so excited for this!!
Us too!
I served aboard the SS576 Darter,world's greatest deisel-electric submarine commissioned in '56.
We had 3 38ND 8 1/8 opposed piston diesel generators.
Love this! The driveline is awesome.
I'm officially an Electrical/Mechanical equipment repairman.
Are you going to feed me and give me a rack if I bring know how n elbow greese?
I'm officially an Electrical/Mechanical equipment repairman.
Are you going to feed me and give me a rack if I bring know how n elbow greese?
I'm an ex welder fitter I'd love to help refit this boat and volunteer my time. That is if my back ever gets better, what a cool project. Awesome to see that Christ is stuck on the vintage and you love to see the old brought back to new. That is the only way to go Chris.
1.3k likes 👍🏼 0 dislikes keep up the great work!
Thanks so much for the support Trevor!
That is one beautiful ship.
I could not agree more!
Great stuff, thanks for creating this video Alanna and Chris!
Our pleasure! Thank you for your kind words and support..
Thanks for sharing Cruise ship engine room video and useful detailed information congratulations 👌👌👌
Our pleasure!
Very interested to see these engines! :)
Woohoo! Can't wait to show you Daniel!
man I don't know what to say but what a ------ cool ship !
Glad you enjoyed seeing it John!
Interesting, Thank You. Happy Restoration
Looking forward to this Alanna, thank you.
Yay! Glad to please Barry!
Brilliant. Would love to see further videos on Aurora.👍
Thanks Norman! More to come in the future!
Beautiful classic ship
yes was hoping for a you tube update on renovation progress, looking forward to engine room walkthrough and points of interest
We have that too! In about another week you will see it! Thanks for your support!
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ Any story on how he came to own such a vessel?
There is a journal out there on how he came to acquire that ship.. We do plan on doing more videos on the history of the ship
It's about time we get to see the engine room it's always the railings the railings let's get on with it
I hope you make a video of these engines coming back to life I'd love to see and hear them run
Elliot, I do plan to go back ton do more videos on the ship!
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ that would be great,I'm into fixing old stuff and am an ol'skool mechanic and wish I had the money to donate to get ALL engines running again but would love to see them start up again for the first time in many years, I was surprised on how good of condition those Maybach engines and Waukesha generator were wouldn't take much to get them up and running again but would be worth seeing, Maybach Diesel engines were what later is now MTU which is now part of Rolls Royce
Thank you for your sharing this video i really like it and worthy to watching. I like see that boat
Glad you enjoyed it.. Hopefully one day it will be open to the public!
Maybach Engines are the same as used in the German V200 diesel hydraulic locomotives and British Rail Class 42 Warship and Class 52 Western Diesel Hydraulic locos.
They are very expensive to overhaul 150 k+ ea and very advanced engineering for their time. 6 valve heads, overhead camshafts, roller main bearings and also somewhat fragile with much finer tolerances compared with larger heavier slower running engines.
The Maybach MD was developed into the MTU 538 range which I believe was made until the late 1990's...
So interesting! thank you for sharing your insight!
I'm sure they were designed to be rebuilt and run again no problem. Very cool.
They were definitely built to last! Hopefully soon we will have some updates
The fire hose should have an inspection date stenciled on it. I don't know what you use for a pump but even though the mains are not in operation the hoses and fire suppression system should be operational before you start working on the engines. Spilled diesel and oil will be happening so fire danger is there. There are hose companies that might donate hoses or fire departments that dispose of hoses that are no longer good for them but still serviceable. As a firefighter I would suggest having some Halox or CO2 or other vapor fire suppressor extinguishers in the engine room.
Since we had limited time to film the engine room along with other areas (to come soon). I ask Chris if he can find the details on that hose, and also to inform him about those suggestions! Thank you for everything you do as a first responder!
Very cool. What are the bubbling jars in the control room?
Fantastic video on this
Hi Alanna great to see you 🥰
That is, electric motors are used for movement. I thought the usual scheme with a propulsive diesel engine.
The whole problem with engines is their certification according to the register for all sorts of different protections, such as overspeed (should be both electronic and mechanical at the same time) and many others. It is good that this diesel generator is small - there will be no problems with the transportation of spare parts. Once we changed the crankshaft on our tanker diesel generator - we had to cut out part of the ship's side - it is huge.
Love this ship
So much history and character!
Get in touch with Mercedes heritage team, they might be able to help with the engines and motors. .
He does plan to reach out to them as soon as he gets to a point where he can dry dock it.
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ I hope they offer some help.But thank you for the reply.
your doing a great job 2x👍
@@dcallan812 Thank you so much for the kind words!
Ha! What a sojourn during May 1966 from Hamburg to Helgoland (the standard daily route of “Wappen von Hamburg” during her HADAG service) to spend a few days in splendid isolation with my bride Heidi, occasionally visiting the nudist colony on a sandbank-dune off this prior-1890 British Colony in the German Bight (better called a Britsh shipping “observation post”, which, needless to say, they unsuccessfully attempted to blow out of the water during and after WW2, subsequent to it serving as German FLAK/anti-aircraft battery smack in the centre of the more important approaches to German North Sea ports.) That was subject of a museum-sight-seeing-walk about the island during our stay. At the time the “Wappen von Hamburg” was but 11 years in service, spik-and-span in appearance and quality workmanship . Thanks for restoring the ‘Old Lady’ to her old glory; she was built at the site where now Airbusses take to the skies after assembly.
The famous german Tiger tank was also run by a Maybach engine
That is very interesting! Thank you for sharing that information... I heard the U boats had similar engines?
Those were petrol engines in the tanks,
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ no, they used MAN engines in the U-boats and Mercedes in the Zeppelins
Keep up the good work. .
So happy to see such spirited desire to fix this ship up.......Amazing Diesel engine. ......You showed, Mercedes is known for its well running and reliable Engines!
I wonder if they intentionally undid the 5th for quick and ready parts for other 4 if needed while away on voyages......Just thinking out loud here?
That is a very interesting thought. Since Chris bought it and it was like that he is not fully aware on why they did that..
Do these guys have a channel of their own. Would love to follow along on a weekly basis
Thoroughly enjoying all the content covering this beautiful vessel! Will this be a regular series following the progress made on the ship?
We do plan to do other segments of the progress.. However Chris does plan to start a channel
for the restoration of the ship soon!
Just started following this show as i am a ship lover, what a great project but seams to be a job that will get done with your determination, enjoy watching Ship Happens, question , is there Aurora merchandise as T shirts or hoodies and hats for sale ? Thanks looking forward to more vidios.
These all seem to be in good condition. They will probably only require new filters and oil change, injector cleaning etc.. This is quite an advanced system for 1955 and these diesels powering the huge twin electric motors are a good system. I take it she has twin props direct drive with no gearbox?
That Waukesha generator is a 400hp engine and generating 300kw will burn about 22 gal/hr.
What's the bubbling thing? Just some lamp you found?
All the EM switchgear could totally be made fully operational. That stuff was built to last forever. Plus it's amazing what they engineered for diesel electric at a time when steam was still in use. (the last commercial steamer was built in the 50s).
The only modern thing I would suggest adding (only if there's room) is a battery backup for ship power so you still have lights, radio, GPS, radar, exc in the event of a total breakdown.
That was awesome!!😁😁
Glad you think so! Thank you for watching..
You could probably coax it to life right now if you baby it a little. Diesel engines never really die.
Chris has done many projects since we were there! Hopefully we will make it out there again before the summer!
The drive motors are DC electric marine motors. I'm guessing they're 6-8 thousand horsepower just gazing through the portals.
Be sure to have proper electric motor techs test and work on them. Megging just tests the state of the coil insulation and amount of moisture in the coils.
An AC drop test can be conducted to test individual coils to be sure they're good, and a bar-to-bar test can be done on the commutator to be sure it's still good. Also I recommend replacing and setting all the brushes.
Source: used to be an electric motor tech and worked on 8k HP DC marine motors that a local steel mill used.
Sur ..you have to that ....first...I confirm.....about (Electric generator). To clean each ( bruch)....
18:50-ish; So, you're hoping to make her Seaworthy! Wow. But she is one Beautiful Lady.
The video's only 15:34 long though?
Chris is restoring her 1st before she can go out to sea!
Is this boat gonna be sea worthy in the future cause what I’m seeing is your looking to make it a stationary building or would you be taking people out on adventures and wouldn’t it be better to start your own UA-cam channel and taking on patrons so you could fund the rebuild also one other question wouldn’t it be better to refit units that would be more efficient
Speed Trapp Chris is in the process of creating his youtube channel.. We do plan to feature some of his projects here too!
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ thanks for info
@@speedtrapp219d2 your welcome!
The engine room looks to be in very good condition and wouldn't be too miserable to work in.
It was very spacious from what we toured... Hopefully soon we will have other videos!
"You can limp it along on one motor." Trailing shaft is fine for economy at sea, but for manoeuvring in port, you want as many propellers as you've got running.
That is why he made the comment limping away...
Hope today in 2023 this restoration is ongoing and on track ?
Yes they are still working on her! They now have a youtube channel where you can follow along! www.youtube.com/@AuroraRestorationProject
That powerplant are sweet 👀👌
I want that ship, I love it
It is a fun ship to explore! We hope to bring more videos soon!
Has the vessel a Asbestos free certification ?
Do drawings exist of this beautiful ship ?
They do, however the ship was modified few times during its life..
You mean the schematics and engineer books . They should be available I think. Over the years the ship probably underwent a lot of refurbishment and upgrades in docks.
Well, I was thinking of lines plan and general arrangement. It would be fun to make a CAD model of Aurora.
WOW!!
I know, right!!??!! ;)
I luv your videos I have so many questions ..
Thank you! what other questions would you like answered?!
Maybach also produced engines for the zeppelins too
Thank you for the tour- I am totally not mechanically inclined however it was very interesting and fascinating to look at. One curiosity question- Is the engine room on the ship located in the lower center section, bow section, stern section, or runs all along the total bottom of the ship?
it is in the middle of the ship. lower deck.. Keep in mind it takes up a big part of the lower deck!
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ Thank you for the information-Opps if you get a blank email to you from me I accidentally hit the reply button on the email that was sent to me about this you tube comment.
@@twaunniebusse7262 Hahaha... Thank you for the heads up!
How do I become a member of the team to help with restorations
Check out Aurora Restoration project youtube or Facebook group for updates when they crowd source for help.
So how many gallons per mile can be expected on a trip?
Very cool, but boy does that look like a lot of work!
He does have a lot of ahead of him. He is currently taking one project at a time... Hopefully soon he will be able to have volunteers in assisting him. Hopefully it will speed up a bit..
Redundancy is key to safety in the air and on the water, you can't just pull over and call AAA. That's why aircraft and watercraft are much more complex.
True that! It will be nice to get her running enough to go up and down the Delta..
Awesome
I'd like to know the spec's on the ship. Length, width, displacement, etc..
It's be neat to have it so that it could sail as a working Museum but I know that the cost for that type of thing would be through the roof but if a chance ever comes for that I say keep the engine room and its equipment intact
He does have many ideas for the ship. As soon as he gets closer to having her more complete he will probably come out with a plan!
The kit looked at first in the video is an absolutely magnificent DC motor (specifically the commutator and brushgear, seen through the inspection hatch), probably connected directly to its propeller without gearing. Possibly the motors - I guess the vessel had twin propellers - were similar in design to those used in those days for steel rolling mills. Maybe the generators driven by the diesels are DC too, the generated power of each generator being controlled by the generator field current using a 'Ward Leonard' scheme.. Technology has moved on and nowadays, diesel-electric ship propulsion systems and rolling mills use ac motors which don't need commutators etc. but do need complex power electronic converters. It would be great to see the propulsion systems restored for the historical and heritage interest alone, but the cost and effort would probably be insuperable.
Chris does plan to reach out to the engine manufactures to see what they can do to assist!
I hope he has deep pockets!
Thanks Alanna and Chris. Interesting video. Looks pretty good down below considering the age of the vessel. What are those glass jars bubbling away in the control room. Is that to keep the humidity up?
Yes they are! Jk. It was for a movie they filmed there recently..
@@CruisetheWorldAtoZ Thanks Alanna.
Your welcome!
What about the SS united States docked in the Delaware River in Philadelphia?
Where on earth do you get the funds to undertake this??
Chris does talk about it on another video!
Good luck with the dream.
However, the owner was shown his complete unfamiliarity with commercial maritime matters.
Having spent 38 years in the industry, many of which in charge of European diesel- electric ship-board plants quite similar to this I have to say I don't think he is appreciating the sheer size of the task.
The only hope I could envision is a very well-heeled sponsor. If you expect to attract financial support you will have to have lighting in the machinery spaces at the very least.
My experience with Waukasha DG sets has been poor load carrying and very high maintenance costs. The last ship I was on the Wauks were replaced with Caterpillars.
Sorry to sound like a downer, I appreciate his enthusiasm.
Jim, thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and input! Agreed lighting will be a must, at the time of filming this part of the renovation is a ways away so we worked with what we had.
“Doesn’t make sense to pull the engines out...” Gee u think?! Hahaha. Seems like u ‘d need a seriously big owners manual to get that tub running. Along w some of the original engineers to have it all make sense.
I teach elementary school. I noticed a subtraction problem. I want to share with my students the reason why the math problems are there on the engine
Thank you for a great restoration project
Mario thanks for sharing that with your students! 😃
Any idea as to why that subtraction problem is there ?
Please help: total of 6 maybach's, ⅙ missing 5 total (?).
My dad worked at Waukesha Engine! What is the purpose of the Waukesha Diesel in your ship? Edit: generator, got it. NOTHING sounds like a Waukesha. That's awesome😎 Waukesha, Wisconsin
Change filters and fluids
Probably air starter fire that bad boy up
That’s exactly what I’d do, they’ll either run or they won’t. Just check they have oil pressure and make sure the heat exchanger is pumping water then work out what they need from there
Have you...all the map (plan), of (the machinerie) .?.....May be I could help you....Bernard PARIS
Really interesting video though the background music is really disturbing.
Thanks for the feedback, will make note of this
He should start his own channel and get a patreon
If I were a rich man, da da da da da d ada da da d ada. :(
Would love to sponsor that engine room!
More information to come soon! There will also be options to sponsor some of the cabins..
Before you have it go out to sea you would need to bring it up to a few codes I'd recommend talking to the guys on Jeremiah O'Brien about that
I will let Chris know... I know he still has other projects before he takes the ship out..
I’m not sure what your Intentions are for the Ships future but if running it as She was Intended to do getting the originalPropulsion would definitely be a Wise decision IMO NavalEngineers are some of the Smartest people onEarth and this Ship was designed to work the best on the Power she was designed to use it would also most likely be the most Cost efficeint way to RunHer under her Own Power
So the plan is to make her seaworthy again?
The moment is to get the ship back into a classic look, and then get the engines running..
Diesel engines and electricy are very easy to repair
Realistically you are probably going to have to remove the main engines and have them sent out and be rebuilt because most Mercedes diesel engines usually won’t be rebuilt here in United States because we don’t have metric tooling for those engines so you’re gonna have to have it in the back of your mind that pulling those engines is going to be the necessary thing. I’m not sure what kind of fuel system those engines use you didn’t show the engines in the video well enough to know if it’s indirect or direct injection or what kind of mechanical injection it has. Most diesels of that era you need to clean out the injectors make sure the mechanical governor is free and your fuel rack is not stuck, then all you need is good clean fuel and they should run just fine, the generators I would just clean of any debris check all the electrical connections and let her rip
The fuel/water separators should be serviced.
That is not correct about one prop. The 230ft storis hand only one and all the coast guard 180 buoy tenders had only one prop
As they're old Locomotive engines from UK trains I can tell ya there will be volunteers by the ton to come fix that. Real Rail enthusiasts. Look for societies in the UK.
Just like a big train locomotive.
That looks like a sound powered phone- unkillable.
That 5th engine probably needs rebuilt that's why it's in pieces they were tearing it down without all of them up and running it won't provide enough power to the drives you'll burn them up electric motors will run on low voltage but if you don't supply the correct voltage you'll torch them
I'm a year older than the ship !
wow!
That’s what a ship is supposed to look like. The cruise ships today are hideous.
Wait till you see the bridge video... It is so unique to see the changes that has come..
Did I hear right, this was built in 1954? That was 67 years ago. If a young man of 20 worked on the initial build, he would be 87 years old today. At that age I doubt you will get many volunteers simply because by the mid-80s most of us have bodies that are worn out - arthritic knees, hands, fingers, failing eyesight, limited mobility, diabetes, prostate trouble, plus various cancers and failing organs. I would be more confident with the success of this project if the engines were common in the mid-1970s - there would be a potential workforce about age 67, in the US the age of retirement.
Keep in mind there a lot of people out there that knows on how to work on similar engines. If I remember correctly Chris has some of the original specs for those engines.
The ID plate on the Maybach said 1965.
i hope you dont plan on relying on them old fire hose's in the engine room.