"Sherwin-Williams? We're gonna need some Gray paint" "Very good sir, we have slate gray, cloud gray, battleship grey..." "Uh, that last one would be good"
@@johnlee8523 Even for them, the tonnage of an Iowa-class BB is gonna be a bit crazy. You don't usually see orders like that except for certain large vessels.
My thanks to all New Jersey staff for a very enjoyable drydock tour on April 6th. Very well organized with two knowledgeable Tour Guides. I am glad our 11:00 A.M. tour was one of the first to see the ship after docking to assess the 80 year old steels condition. I was very impressed with the lack of marine growth and only a few areas of heavy scaling. They were pressure washing the port side rudder and propellers when our tour went through so we could not view the skeg tunnel area, however the rest of the hull and starboard propellers were subject to our scrutiny and photography. When you are next to such a huge structure you feel pretty small and insignificant. We all got to meet Ryan after a visit to the Gift Shop and he is a very friendly and dedicated person and was kind enough to spare some time to visit with us and answer some questions. Thank you Ryan !
When I was in the Navy back in the 60’s in Vietnam Nam,they brought the New Jersey out of mothballs. I was on a carrier,and I have to tell you that is a freaking massive ship even next to a WWII carrier like us. I got to watch that monster fire all her guns broadside.i was so impressed. You will never see fire power like that again on any navy ship…period.
Ryan, a bit of Sherwin Williams paint trivia for you. Their "Cover The Earth" logo was designed here in Kalamazoo, MI at a company called Kalisign. My late Mom worked there starting in 1944 helping make silk screen decals. She often told me that Sherwin Williams decals with all 18 colors was a bear to do keeping all the colors in register. Each color had its own silk screen. Each had to be lined up perfectly for the decal to come out right. She also remembers making a great many decals for Army trailers. later she was booted upstairs to do accounts receivables. Not bad for just a high school education. You have to remember a war was on and companies would take anyone they could train. So Ryan, if Sherwin Williams can cover the Earth, it surely can cover a battleship, yours!!!
Lol. Just the other night I was thinking that something that might drive home just how big the ship is would be to superimpose a 'to scale' image of a football field (with end zones) on the ship. Even placing a person in the image doesn't give a sense of the scale of the ship's size. 150 feet by 360 feet Not many people in the US haven't stood on or alongside such a field. Now think. The Iowa Class is about that width and a bit under three times that length That drydock is BIGGER than a 50 - 100 thousand seat college football stadium. And the ship makes it look small.
This is the first time the system has allowed for anything other than a curator height. This is distressing. It's messing up my model. Now i have to find "one drydock worker height".
Ryan, is it possible do some quick interviews of the marine maintenance crew working on the ship? Kind of like “ hi I am Joe from Jersey, steel worker….” With a quick wave hello to camera. Why I ask? We Black Dragon fans have a connection to her and would like to express our thanks for the hard work they are undertaking. The history they are helping to protect and the connection they represent to past workers who helped protect our country by building her in that very location…. Would be nice to meet some of the skilled strong backs doing the heavy lifting and give them some well deserved kudos/thanks…. Maybe a group picture would be very cool too. Just a thought…..
Would be cool to get their impression of working on such a ship. They're now a part of the Battleship's history too, and deserves some archiving. Imagine at her next drydocking, and the curator of that era could pull up videos of Ryan interviewing the dock workers.
I thought painting model ships were a pain in my backside. Bless those folks doing this job~! Seeing how cold it is in Philly makes be happy to be in Florida. Shalom
I build model ships too. My worst is painting all the bogey wheels for tanks! I am working on a pre WWII Russian T-35. 32 main bogies plus 12 return rollers plus the main drive and idler. I am slowly getting there!
@@klsc8510 Good luck in your model building. I was into building warships mainly from WW 2. I built the mainly the 1/700 scale because of so many kits available. By 1989 I had some 250 warships built. Most US and Japanese. All were lost in a move in 1990. I have 7 large scale dioramas of warships that I built a few years back. Keep building your models. It will be something you can look back on many years from now. Shalom
Lol the Sherwin-Williams truck. You’re a good dude Ryan. It’s great to see such love and compassion for her. You are a blessing and everyone appreciates you. As a former tanker, I feel that way about my Abrams.
Thanks to all the Veterans. If I ever have the opportunity to run for a political office, Veteran affairs would be my first priority. I appreciate your service.
Imagine the yardworker's union. "Hey guys, good news. Unlimited overtime next month!" "What are they bringing in? A battleship?" "Funny you say that, actually..."
I can hear battleship New Jersey saying. Oh yeah ,a little more to the left as she's being pressure washed. Feels so good to be clean again after all these years
Right on. KISS - Keep It Simple, Szimanski! Say it all in 6:06 each week and you're doing well, boss. Good enough for a quick dip in passing - suits me!
Ryan has to be one of the hardest working guys on the planet. 7 days per week, and I bet long days at that. He’ll probably be ready for some well earned time off when this is through!
I'm scheduled for 4/20. I hope to see some fresh hot work, pressure testing and new coatings. Kind of picked a date in the middle so we could see the entire spectrum of work.
This reminds me of The Chieftain's video where he's at the Base Borden Military Museum in Canada. They're restoring a Wirbelwind (German self-propelled AA vehicle from World War Two) and I remember the restoration lead saying they went to Sherwin-Williams to get the paint for it. I feel like looking there the next time I need paint :D
I asked this on the instagram and even as a model builder it baffles me. How is the boot topping size determined and painted consistently along the hull. Depending if I'm building a 1/350 or 1/700 scale model, I can easily use painters tape or tamiya thin masking tape and mask out the boot topping.
We're doing masking tape and paper just someone would for a house or whatever. Our boot topping is measured relative to the waterline, so today ours is a little different than when it was in service since we're sitting so light.
The New Jersey is Hugh ! Much more ship under the waterline than I thought . Watching the workers walking around her hull just shows how big she is ! Thank you Ryan for these videos ! More please ! Lots of paint will be used .
I’m excited about the entire project, I was looking forward to the condition of her hull and how well the catholic protection has held up. Can’t wait to see that new paint job.
I've seen our frigates & destroyers in drydock, so I can barely imagine looking at BNJ!⚓ The process obviously needs an insane amount of organisation. Cheers.
I recall stumbling upon this channel about a year ago... so happy i did! Now that im following along in realtime it feels that much more engaging. Youre doing a great job! Love your content!
Ryan, I'm curious about a small part of the paint job. With the steering gears locked into place down in the belly of the ship, preventing the rudders from turning, What is the plan to clean & paint the top edge of the planes and the adjacent part of the hull? With the planes being immobile, it seems like a good place for possible corrosion buildup.
I hand mix the prime coating with a stick, drill and a half-working shaker. Boss said that we can buy a new shaker after NJ is completed which brought boss's dad to laughter because "i said exactly that last time".
Great update, thanks. I talked to my kids about possibly coming down there from Big Mamie's area for a tour. They are interested, so I need to get cracking, start planning 😊
These drydock videos and seeing both Ryan and the dock workers next to her just really give us people who will never be able to be next to her in person a notion of the sheer scale of the ship.
Looking forward to my 4/13 Dry Dock Tour! Never visited ex-USS New Jersey in person.....But visited ex-USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, VA , ex-USS Iowa in San Pedro, CA and ex-USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, HI - all in that order. So the ex-USS New Jersey will cap off my visits to all 4 Iowa class battleships. Bucket list item completed!
@@BattleshipNewJersey I saw that video. So no need to open it for inspection and maintenance after the water compromised the cavity? No concern for the long term effects of what sat in the void?
@@BattleshipNewJersey Thank you. Good to know the triple bottom is 100% intact. I thought there might be a void between the blank and where the stewards of the artifact could access.
With the previous coating(s) doing such a bang up job protecting her hull and the screws (I saw the video where that was revealed about the screws being painted) it's a almost a shame that it all has to come off for all new coatings but understandable in case of incompatibility (yeah, I've seen wood floors finish bubble and warp due to a different finish applied over old)
Suggestion: A workday streaming camera that just shows the busy hands giving the old lady her wellness treatment. It could be placed where Ryan was in this video and look down at the stern. 😊
Great update thank you I wish I lived in the USA and even more I wish we in the U.K. had saved one of our Battleships Vangaurd had almost zero miles on her when she was scrapped a crying shame. One day I will get to the states to see the Iowas. Keep up the great work.
Yes, I'll be interested to see what types of coatings will be used and how they're applied. I expect that paint technology has advanced slightly since 1942. Epoxies?
Now might be a good time to fix the leaking valves. Won't be easy to fix if any of those blanks ever fail. I think you should be able to just cap the lines on the inside.
When you mentioned the pressure washing process, particularly the second pass which is the very high energy highly ablative pass... Is that simply just water or are you using any sort of abrasive material almost like a sandblast at that point?
I want to see more on how you deal with the areas of scale. Also changes if any to the anode system. P.S. this is my year to strip my hull of old coatings down to gel coat and start again. Would be fun if it was not hard physical labor with a crew of one.
Bro I know you have to be cold I'm up in NY and couldn't see my breath. dk how I got here but I've Been watching your videos for quite a while now, love to see the progress keep up the great work my man!
I hear the us are looking at the cost effectiveness of big gunned battleships for certain operations .as shell's are alot cheaper than missiles and with modern fire control and targeting systems can be just as accurate over short to medium ranges
I was there for the tour on the first day at 3:45. Question for ya Ryan, sherwin-Williams paint company is supplying to paint for the ship. Can you give the details of the paint being used? Anything special?
Ryan Now that you mentioned it, perhaps you can go over, in detail, the system of coatings that the team will be installing onto the hull. I have to imagine that standards for hull paint have evolved since 1943 (I'm guessing no more leaded primer). Is what you're installing the same or similar to what is used on active duty Navy ships?
I'm sure SW had a heads up for months on this project along with the military ones in the yards. Sure they might not see a battleship that often but all navy ships need painted on a pattern and go in. Some of the paint is likely classified even if not that special. The navy paint is not just for show and protect from the sea but detection. NJ recall clause means the paint must meet milspecs even if not the most advanced formula. The add would be great for oil based paint like autobody but most homes use latex instead. Hope she gets the red bottom back, the black is from age.
There are additives you can add to the power washing that prevent flash rusting. I'm surprised those weren't used, although it's possible at the scale of a hull the cost in labor to go over it an extra time is less than the cost of the additives needed to cover the hull.
Are they gonna backroll the coating behind the sprayer. Reason being in a lot of areas the paint will bridge the gaps the sand water blast profile make in the steel. When it dries their will be either be a layer of moist air between the paint and steel or as paint dries it will contract and leave open gaps on top of the blast profile.
Ryan: Great updates as always. Since the rudders are locked, is there a plan to release them in order to paint the areas of the hull that they cover? Keep up the great work! And thanks for caring about history.
I work for Sherwin Williams and I tell you it is going to take a lot more than what they deliver to the Dry Dock area and it is shocking that Sherwin Williams did not send a Tractor Trailer to the dry dock
What happens to the old paint material that is blasted off? Does it end up on the floor of the dry dock, and if so is it just flushed out when it is re-flooded?
Maybe the dock should start spraying the hull during the first week to keep them wet if that speeds up washing. If the new pumps and hoses are cheaper than the extra labor of blasting dry growth off, then it's worth it.
Sherwin Williams could make a TV ad out of this, "Tough enough for a warship, tough enough for your kids at home".
That's a good idea.
We’ll have to call someone if you’re painting your kids
"Sherwin Williams - Battleship tough."
And the paint chips still have that same great classic taste!
Look, listen, battleship good is never child good. Those little fiends will find a way to strip atoms if they're given enough time.
"Sherwin-Williams? We're gonna need some Gray paint"
"Very good sir, we have slate gray, cloud gray, battleship grey..."
"Uh, that last one would be good"
"Battleship Grey then. How much would you like?"
"4,000 gallons please."
Primer first…
When will this job be over? Ask Sherwin Williams.
And you need HOW MANY GALLONS 😳 What are you painting, a battleship 😲
I wish they would mix red and white lead together... It would be worth it!
I counted 810 gallons of paint, more to come. Sherwin Williams is gonna love you guys
Best ad I've ever thought of.
"From bathrooms to battleships and everything in between. Count on Sherwin Williams"
I believe it will be 36klbs of paint/coatings.
@@jasonanalco542 Their actual slogan is "Cover the Earth". It's so fucking sinister.
They should’ve donated some paint imo
Most likely itll be SW, PPG 240 prime, PPG ABC3, Sea guard 500, and sea voyage. Prolly prime, tie coat, black, red, black for below the water line.
Guy at the paint store: You want HOW MUCH PAINT?! What the heck are you painting? YOURE PAINTING WHAT?!
The store is definitely used to huge orders of marine coatings for the shipyard
Let the humor roll. You won't die.@@cruisinguy6024
I work at an SW (architectural) and I'd love it! But for stores that sell those marine coatings that's just another day.
@@johnlee8523 Even for them, the tonnage of an Iowa-class BB is gonna be a bit crazy. You don't usually see orders like that except for certain large vessels.
Dutch boys are shiting there oants
My thanks to all New Jersey staff for a very enjoyable drydock tour on April 6th. Very well organized with two knowledgeable Tour Guides. I am glad our 11:00 A.M. tour was one of the first to see the ship after docking to assess the 80 year old steels condition. I was very impressed with the lack of marine growth and only a few areas of heavy scaling. They were pressure washing the port side rudder and propellers when our tour went through so we could not view the skeg tunnel area, however the rest of the hull and starboard propellers were subject to our scrutiny and photography. When you are next to such a huge structure you feel pretty small and insignificant. We all got to meet Ryan after a visit to the Gift Shop and he is a very friendly and dedicated person and was kind enough to spare some time to visit with us and answer some questions. Thank you Ryan !
When I was in the Navy back in the 60’s in Vietnam Nam,they brought the New Jersey out of mothballs. I was on a carrier,and I have to tell you that is a freaking massive ship even next to a WWII carrier like us. I got to watch that monster fire all her guns broadside.i was so impressed. You will never see fire power like that again on any navy ship…period.
Simply Splendid Thank You !!
Thanks for being such a great curator, Ryan. You represent the big NJ and us New Jerseyans who support the ship. Thank you!
Ryan, a bit of Sherwin Williams paint trivia for you. Their "Cover The Earth" logo was designed here in Kalamazoo, MI at a company called Kalisign. My late Mom worked there starting in 1944 helping make silk screen decals. She often told me that Sherwin Williams decals with all 18 colors was a bear to do keeping all the colors in register. Each color had its own silk screen. Each had to be lined up perfectly for the decal to come out right. She also remembers making a great many decals for Army trailers.
later she was booted upstairs to do accounts receivables. Not bad for just a high school education. You have to remember a war was on and companies would take anyone they could train.
So Ryan, if Sherwin Williams can cover the Earth, it surely can cover a battleship, yours!!!
Haha. Love the people on the boom lift... it's like "People shown for scale".
Lol. Just the other night I was thinking that something that might drive home just how big the ship is would be to superimpose a 'to scale' image of a football field (with end zones) on the ship. Even placing a person in the image doesn't give a sense of the scale of the ship's size.
150 feet by 360 feet Not many people in the US haven't stood on or alongside such a field. Now think. The Iowa Class is about that width and a bit under three times that length That drydock is BIGGER than a 50 - 100 thousand seat college football stadium.
And the ship makes it look small.
This is the first time the system has allowed for anything other than a curator height. This is distressing. It's messing up my model. Now i have to find "one drydock worker height".
Ryan, is it possible do some quick interviews of the marine maintenance crew working on the ship?
Kind of like “ hi I am Joe from Jersey, steel worker….” With a quick wave hello to camera.
Why I ask? We Black Dragon fans have a connection to her and would like to express our thanks for the hard work they are undertaking. The history they are helping to protect and the connection they represent to past workers who helped protect our country by building her in that very location….
Would be nice to meet some of the skilled strong backs doing the heavy lifting and give them some well deserved kudos/thanks…. Maybe a group picture would be very cool too.
Just a thought…..
Would be cool to get their impression of working on such a ship. They're now a part of the Battleship's history too, and deserves some archiving. Imagine at her next drydocking, and the curator of that era could pull up videos of Ryan interviewing the dock workers.
For someone that cannot afford to fly halfway around the world to visit, thanks Ryan and Libby! This is exciting, two weeks gone like a breeze
April 10
I'm 2 weeks and 3 days away from my dry dock tour. To say I giddy like a child before Christmas is an understatement.
Thank you for helping the ship and enjoy the tour!
I go in 4 weeks! I hope the school is still there at this rate 😂
Battleship New Jersey, Your videos always brighten my day, so I subscribed!
Welcome aboard!
I thought painting model ships were a pain in my backside. Bless those folks doing this job~! Seeing how cold it is in Philly makes be happy to be in Florida. Shalom
I build model ships too. My worst is painting all the bogey wheels for tanks! I am working on a pre WWII Russian T-35. 32 main bogies plus 12 return rollers plus the main drive and idler. I am slowly getting there!
@@klsc8510 Good luck in your model building. I was into building warships mainly from WW 2. I built the mainly the 1/700 scale because of so many kits available. By 1989 I had some 250 warships built. Most US and Japanese. All were lost in a move in 1990. I have 7 large scale dioramas of warships that I built a few years back. Keep building your models. It will be something you can look back on many years from now. Shalom
Glad to see the great condition below the waterline.
Lol the Sherwin-Williams truck. You’re a good dude Ryan. It’s great to see such love and compassion for her. You are a blessing and everyone appreciates you. As a former tanker, I feel that way about my Abrams.
I’m coming out on May 19. With my Dad. He’s a 74-year-old Air Force veteran. Excited to see the ship up close.
As an Air Force veteran myself, give your Dad a salute for me!
Thanks to all the Veterans. If I ever have the opportunity to run for a political office, Veteran affairs would be my first priority. I appreciate your service.
Imagine the yardworker's union. "Hey guys, good news. Unlimited overtime next month!" "What are they bringing in? A battleship?" "Funny you say that, actually..."
😂😂😂
🤣
I can hear battleship New Jersey saying. Oh yeah ,a little more to the left as she's being pressure washed. Feels so good to be clean again after all these years
Love it!
Baby girl is getting some spa treatment. Getting her hair done, nails polished, and fancy new drip. Oh yeah!
Hey! Watch where you are pointing that thing! My hawsehole is sensitive.
Thank you Sherwin-Williams!
Right on. KISS - Keep It Simple, Szimanski! Say it all in 6:06 each week and you're doing well, boss. Good enough for a quick dip in passing - suits me!
Thank you Ryan, you're doing an excellent job explanting each step of the dry dock process. Very much appreciated.
Ryan has to be one of the hardest working guys on the planet. 7 days per week, and I bet long days at that. He’ll probably be ready for some well earned time off when this is through!
She looks GREAT.
3:42 SHT = Sewage Handling Tanks.
Whoever came up with that acronym is a genius🤣🤣🤣
There is no “I” in team.
Pleased to hear things are going well for you, Ryan, the crew, and the ship. : D
Thanks Ryan you are so informative & you obviously hold USS New Jersey & Iowa Class Battle Ships close to your heart.
I'm scheduled for 4/20. I hope to see some fresh hot work, pressure testing and new coatings. Kind of picked a date in the middle so we could see the entire spectrum of work.
Same here. My time slot is 9:45.
@@sinjin588 2pm here. About 4 hours away. Didn't want to start driving at 03:30!
thank you for the updates, Ryan.....keep up the good work!!
Sherwin Williams - covering New Jersey! Nice!
Great birthday present from NJ! Gonna frame this.
This is my 60th birthday present. Two once in a lifetime events. I can not wait.
Thank you for the update Ryan.
This reminds me of The Chieftain's video where he's at the Base Borden Military Museum in Canada. They're restoring a Wirbelwind (German self-propelled AA vehicle from World War Two) and I remember the restoration lead saying they went to Sherwin-Williams to get the paint for it.
I feel like looking there the next time I need paint :D
I asked this on the instagram and even as a model builder it baffles me. How is the boot topping size determined and painted consistently along the hull. Depending if I'm building a 1/350 or 1/700 scale model, I can easily use painters tape or tamiya thin masking tape and mask out the boot topping.
We're doing masking tape and paper just someone would for a house or whatever. Our boot topping is measured relative to the waterline, so today ours is a little different than when it was in service since we're sitting so light.
Saw the ship on TimBAtSea’s channel the other day!
Great ship.💯
As far as history’s greatest ships, she’s certainly rather high on the list. As far as those that still exist…top 3? Top 5? Maybe *the* top?
The New Jersey is Hugh ! Much more ship under the waterline than I thought . Watching the workers walking around her hull just shows how big she is ! Thank you Ryan for these videos ! More please ! Lots of paint will be used .
Icebergs mate, lot larger under the water. :)
Thanks Ryan for the great videos.
Ryan, You have the best job ever!
Get set for another great one!
I’m excited about the entire project, I was looking forward to the condition of her hull and how well the catholic protection has held up. Can’t wait to see that new paint job.
Thanks!
I've seen our frigates & destroyers in drydock, so I can barely imagine looking at BNJ!⚓
The process obviously needs an insane amount of organisation. Cheers.
I recall stumbling upon this channel about a year ago... so happy i did! Now that im following along in realtime it feels that much more engaging. Youre doing a great job! Love your content!
Was there for tour April 7 2024. Awesome site...just wondering if she has same props from 1942. Tour was very well done!
That is a cool picture for thumbnail
Ryan,
I'm curious about a small part of the paint job.
With the steering gears locked into place down in the belly of the ship, preventing the rudders from turning,
What is the plan to clean & paint the top edge of the planes and the adjacent part of the hull?
With the planes being immobile, it seems like a good place for possible corrosion buildup.
And how to replace the seals in the rudder posts.
Great progress!
THANKS RYAN ,, GREAT VIDEO..
I hand mix the prime coating with a stick, drill and a half-working shaker. Boss said that we can buy a new shaker after NJ is completed which brought boss's dad to laughter because "i said exactly that last time".
Great update, thanks. I talked to my kids about possibly coming down there from Big Mamie's area for a tour. They are interested, so I need to get cracking, start planning 😊
Looking forward to updates about the deep rust hole repair.
Knowing the size of those boom lifts sure adds a sense of scale.
These drydock videos and seeing both Ryan and the dock workers next to her just really give us people who will never be able to be next to her in person a notion of the sheer scale of the ship.
Ryan, I would love to be there, so glad process is coming along and your seem to have it under control.....cheers from Florida, Paul
Looking forward to my 4/13 Dry Dock Tour! Never visited ex-USS New Jersey in person.....But visited ex-USS Wisconsin in Norfolk, VA , ex-USS Iowa in San Pedro, CA and ex-USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor, HI - all in that order. So the ex-USS New Jersey will cap off my visits to all 4 Iowa class battleships. Bucket list item completed!
Can't wait to come see her in May! Looks like y'all will be almost done by the 11th!
5:23 What am I interested in? Probably something that’s already planned. The sea chest in engine room #3.
ua-cam.com/video/ARoltKm72uU/v-deo.html it's pretty much all done now
@@BattleshipNewJersey I saw that video. So no need to open it for inspection and maintenance after the water compromised the cavity? No concern for the long term effects of what sat in the void?
So it flooded into the inside of the ship, so once we stopped the water we cleaned up the area in there. No standing water in there for over a decade.
@@BattleshipNewJersey Thank you. Good to know the triple bottom is 100% intact. I thought there might be a void between the blank and where the stewards of the artifact could access.
Battleship New Jersey, This video is fantastic! I liked it a lot!
With the previous coating(s) doing such a bang up job protecting her hull and the screws (I saw the video where that was revealed about the screws being painted) it's a almost a shame that it all has to come off for all new coatings but understandable in case of incompatibility (yeah, I've seen wood floors finish bubble and warp due to a different finish applied over old)
Suggestion: A workday streaming camera that just shows the busy hands giving the old lady her wellness treatment. It could be placed where Ryan was in this video and look down at the stern. 😊
Great update thank you I wish I lived in the USA and even more I wish we in the U.K. had saved one of our Battleships Vangaurd had almost zero miles on her when she was scrapped a crying shame. One day I will get to the states to see the Iowas. Keep up the great work.
Yes, I'll be interested to see what types of coatings will be used and how they're applied. I expect that paint technology has advanced slightly since 1942. Epoxies?
Now might be a good time to fix the leaking valves. Won't be easy to fix if any of those blanks ever fail. I think you should be able to just cap the lines on the inside.
So active channel! HArd to keep up with all these :D I guess it's hectic times with the ship getting dock-action
I hope I get a chance to go especially since I’m looking at the ship about every night as I work at the Navy Yard
When you mentioned the pressure washing process, particularly the second pass which is the very high energy highly ablative pass... Is that simply just water or are you using any sort of abrasive material almost like a sandblast at that point?
I want to see more on how you deal with the areas of scale. Also changes if any to the anode system. P.S. this is my year to strip my hull of old coatings down to gel coat and start again. Would be fun if it was not hard physical labor with a crew of one.
At $1000 a piece for the tour with you that's awesome you sold out!!
$1200?!
My bad its actually $1000
Fantastic job.
I would love to do a safety inspection during the working hours. Let’s see how safe they are while I’m watching lol 😊
Bro I know you have to be cold I'm up in NY and couldn't see my breath. dk how I got here but I've Been watching your videos for quite a while now, love to see the progress keep up the great work my man!
Hope the next day or so of rain further helps with the pressure washing!
I hear the us are looking at the cost effectiveness of big gunned battleships for certain operations .as shell's are alot cheaper than missiles and with modern fire control and targeting systems can be just as accurate over short to medium ranges
Thank you for these reports, Ryan!
Appreciate these updates .. has the paint been improved since last drydock?
Wish this was happening when I was over there last summer. Definitely would’ve carved out time for a tour.
I was there for the tour on the first day at 3:45. Question for ya Ryan, sherwin-Williams paint company is supplying to paint for the ship. Can you give the details of the paint being used? Anything special?
Seaguard 5000
Ryan
Now that you mentioned it, perhaps you can go over, in detail, the system of coatings that the team will be installing onto the hull. I have to imagine that standards for hull paint have evolved since 1943 (I'm guessing no more leaded primer). Is what you're installing the same or similar to what is used on active duty Navy ships?
I'm curious as to how much paint you use
I'm sure SW had a heads up for months on this project along with the military ones in the yards. Sure they might not see a battleship that often but all navy ships need painted on a pattern and go in. Some of the paint is likely classified even if not that special. The navy paint is not just for show and protect from the sea but detection. NJ recall clause means the paint must meet milspecs even if not the most advanced formula. The add would be great for oil based paint like autobody but most homes use latex instead. Hope she gets the red bottom back, the black is from age.
There are additives you can add to the power washing that prevent flash rusting. I'm surprised those weren't used, although it's possible at the scale of a hull the cost in labor to go over it an extra time is less than the cost of the additives needed to cover the hull.
Are they gonna backroll the coating behind the sprayer. Reason being in a lot of areas the paint will bridge the gaps the sand water blast profile make in the steel. When it dries their will be either be a layer of moist air between the paint and steel or as paint dries it will contract and leave open gaps on top of the blast profile.
Battleship New Jersey, I subscribed because your videos are super cool!
As far as the flash rust from pressure washing, do you guys air-dry immediately afterwards? If not, I recommend it
Ryan: Great updates as always. Since the rudders are locked, is there a plan to release them in order to paint the areas of the hull that they cover? Keep up the great work! And thanks for caring about history.
How many gallons/tons of paint are you going to apply to the hull?
I find it incredible that the ship doesn't bend and deform under its enormous weight around those blocks that support it.
Over the short time she's on the blocks the ships hull has the strength to hold up but over enough time you're right, that would 100% happen.
Can you please do a video about the different types of paint you will use on the ship
Congratulations on the channel! Great great content, im becomming adicted! Also could you explain a bit about the coat system? Thanks
I work for Sherwin Williams and I tell you it is going to take a lot more than what they deliver to the Dry Dock area and it is shocking that Sherwin Williams did not send a Tractor Trailer to the dry dock
That's just the first batch, no need for it to sit around here for two months taking up space
buying my ticket tomorrow to come the 14th cant wait!
What are the "Through hull blanks" that Ryan is talking about at 4:10?
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Is the Curator for the Battleship TEXAS going to get a drydock tour?
Imagine how thrilled Sherwin Williams was when the museum called and ordered 1000s of gallons of battleship gray.
It's a long way from here in Las Vegas to Jersey. However, I wish I could be there when you "bump" the ship.
That will be a continuous chase of blasting, rusting , re-blasting, maybe drying, and painting.
What happens to the old paint material that is blasted off? Does it end up on the floor of the dry dock, and if so is it just flushed out when it is re-flooded?
Ends up on the floor, yes. Then it's vacuumed up and properly disposed of.
Maybe the dock should start spraying the hull during the first week to keep them wet if that speeds up washing. If the new pumps and hoses are cheaper than the extra labor of blasting dry growth off, then it's worth it.