EVERYTHING That Comes With Drydocking A Seagoing Sailing Ship

EP33 - The time has come to get the ship out of the water. We have two weeks, to get our hull thickness checked, install a bow thruster, inspect Anchor chains, water tanks, coolant, echo sounders, overboard valves, increase the area of our rudder and slap on some paint.
Schoener Tijgerhaai (Tigershark) started life in 1944 as a canadian built tugboat and she has been in my family for almost 50 years. Together with my dad, I am rebuilding this beautiful sailing ship, to get her ready for new adventures!
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Ep 33 - EVERYTHING That Comes With Drydocking A Seagoing Sailing Ship

[@SavingMaverick55]

I gotta say, even though the ship was not originally intended to be a sailing vessel, her lines and design are definitely well suited for that purpose. Great work, guys. Shes looking good!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

The hull design was used to build around 250 steel, and 100 wooden tugboats. Since you can't bend wood in the way you can do with steel, the lines had to be pretty sleek :)

[@juanjosegarcia8499]

Your father and you! you are a great team! And the tiger..... you have the perfect boat to circumnavigate the world!!!!. You are very lucky to have your father by your side and you both share the same dream. The tiger is a beautiful boat! Greetings from the Basque Country in the North of Spain.

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thanks so much! We're very happy to be doing this together :)

[@markchodroff250]

Wow ! The boat looks beautiful ! And so much was done ! Can’t wait for the day that she will be under full sail ! What a beautiful boat !👍🏻👍🏻

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thanks a lot! We're looking forward to that as well :)

[@rdembow]

Great job! The Dutch are really tuned in to boat building and maintenance.

[@1armedguy4]

You must be proud of her, she has aged well, upkeep is very important so being a shipwright i know you have been putting in the many hours of upkeep in your ship, we are anticipating your upcoming trip to different lands. Halifax Nova Scotia Canada

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thank you! We sure are :) Who knows, we might drop by on our way to her roots in Trenton, at Lake Ontario :)

[@torrespearls381]

Loved the ride through the countryside.

[@Bruin4Life]

THE BOAT LOOKS LIKE NEW AGAIN AND GLAD THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE REQUIRED HULL REPAIRS MADE WITHIN YOUR 2 WEEK WINDOW. Looking forward to seeing you and your dad out cruising. 😊

[@tigersharkboatworks]

WE'RE ALSO VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT!

[@ablemarine9072]

Amazing!!! Hull is Excellent and the boo boo was minor! A testament to good steel and maintainence!

[@jesperkohlenberg8178]

looking great sailing along. Fantastic work.

[@ame2deo]

Anytime I see your videos I can't just wonder how lucky you are in having your father that not only is helping you but even bought such a boat several years ago. Sailing her would be simply a dream, as there are places I would go with such a beauty very off the grid. While I'm stuck struggling to find a bost that is big enough to set sail.

[@tigersharkboatworks]

I truly feel very lucky about it, but it was actually grandpa, and already 50 years ago, who was willing to spend his pension to buy this project boat :)

[@claudehopper9813]

Great work , you guys really know your ship inside and out . excellent video !

[@ArthurOomens]

En weer een stap verder. Nog altijd een diepe bewondering en zeer veel respect voor jullie inspanningen aangaande dit project. Hulde en uiteraard blijf ik jullie intensief volgen

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt Arthur!

[@posidontrident]

Beautiful weather too. Europe can have great weather this time of the year.

[@tigersharkboatworks]

It can! But you gotta have a bit of luck on your side as well :)

[@craigscoullar564]

Beautiful boat great crew tooo

[@PeterPan_was_here]

Leuk om mee te kijken met zo'n docking

[@robertdarwin9897]

We really enjoy the videos of your rebuild of Tigershark. Great job and always looking forward to your new videos!!!!!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thank you!!!

[@whobers1]

Prachtig. Heerlijk om jullie te volgen met het werk aan dit prachtige schip dat steeds mooier wordt. Groet uit Leeuwarden. Wim

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt! Leuk om te horen dat we dichtbij ook in de gaten worden gehouden ;)

[@mitfreundlichengrussen1234]

The mast cam is super cool - nice to see Friesland from the above - thanks for the great video and have a good time.

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thanks! I couldn't film the whole trip, gotta think of a way to keep the battery charged for the next time :)

[@jimscheltens2647]

Interesting job, glad you are documenting it.

[@ross82]

8mm! That’s reassuring… a proper little ship.

[@douglasbrock1134]

very nice video, vessel is looking good !

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thank you!

[@akimmonet]

Fantastic episode ❤

[@jfierloos5467]

heb bewondering voor jullie aanpak en professionaliteit!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt!

[@WeAndTheSea]

Gave video’s! Heel leuk om een wat ouder schip gerestaureerd te zien worden.

[@bchdsailor]

Training course in Leeuwarden, uitsmijters for lunch in Grouw, stayed at a hotel in Drachten and plenty of beer, good life back in 1981. Had a fling in Drachten as well 😊

[@dcallan812]

Good to see Tigershark on the move. The footage from the mast reminded me of a boat with a mast camera linked to the AIS you could see each boat and the software overlaid the other ships AIS details over the live feed, looked a really clever system for keeping watch on long journeys. The bow tube install looked nice and easy 2x 👍

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thanks! That sounds like quite a complicated system, but really cool if it works!

[@BrunoWiebelt]

lott of good hard work

[@eekv8971]

Great work. Well planned and well executed. No nonsence. Real Dutch. Love it. Would like to hear your final objective and your plan how and when to get there. Good luck and keep the excellent videos coming 👍

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thanks a lot! We do have some plans on where to go and what has to be done before that, but no deadlines or timeschedule or anything. We're not gonna rush anything, but I'll make a video about the plans and all that stuff soon :)

[@tube4h]

Mooie mijlpaal!! Klasse !! 😀👍💪💪

[@Izen_Alfer]

Outstanding video, both for all the work that got done and for the trip seen from the top of the mast! Congratulations!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thank you! That means a lot :)

[@ablemarine9072]

She is a Beautiful vessel for Sure! Would enjoy being there sharing tour adventure! I have veen laud up for a few years and now fully operational again! Have been joined to the Sea and Boats all my life! And for 60 years have been a ship/ boatwright! Schooners are so Special and had the pleasure of restoring one from keel up and she now lives in Amsterdam worked on the project in the USA for 18 months with myself and 3 other of my friends and also boat guys. When finished to make the Journey she went to Amsterdam on her own bottom. Many years later I am sure she is still there. Havent attempted to find out yet, But thinking I should. Hope the boatyard is quick and Painless! Lol Thank you for your video

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thank you! Sounds like a good life!

[@ablemarine9072]

@@tigersharkboatworks It has Been Blessed last few years have been very rough physically but all is great now. The last year has been amazing

[@ZwervenmetJuKi]

Dat viel dus mee 👍. Mooi om te zien hoe ze het onderwaterschip spuiten, vroeger ging dat bij de tjalk van ons met een roller. Lijkt me leuk om een keer bij jullie te kijken, we liggen weer in Leeuwarden met de boot👍⚓😊

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Jaa viel alles mee! Ze kunnen dat razendsnel met de spuit. Als jullie een keer langsvaren en we zijn er mag je 'm wel even vastknopen om te komen kijken :)

[@ZwervenmetJuKi]

@@tigersharkboatworks Top👍

[@rocknsail]

lovely

[@brucerazor5202]

Hi from Washington state

[@mikef.1000]

That was so great to watch! And it's a sign of how prepared and thorough you are, that the dry dock 'to do' list didn't get any longer. Good to see the bow thruster installed -- but does it work? I'm sure we'll hear next time ;-)

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thanks! It works fantastic! The frequency converter has a couple seconds ramp up time that takes some getting used to. But if you know, it's not an issue, and probably better for our generators :)

[@anthonymaddison9588]

Always a busy time with lots of " if only we had more time"

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Yeah that's true, there's always next time :)

[@oldtug]

Very exciting. We happen to be moored in Franeker and saw you pass by. Great progress!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Ah cool! I think I missed you :) Thanks!

[@Kelpie119]

Aluminium based primer - not what I expect but,what would l know 😊

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Now that I read it, I have to correct myself, it's actually Chlorinated Rubber based, and aluminum pigmented :)

[@dutchdude1972]

afgelopen zomer tijdens onze vankantie kwamen we je schip in een keer tegen toen we vanaf de vanaf de spoorbrug aan het varen waren, ik moet zeggen ze ziet er vanaf ons kruisertje zeer imposant uit hoor 👌👏

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt! Straks tussen de grote zeilschepen lijkt het nog maar een kleintje :)

[@omvaren]

Mooi werk, mooie lijnen onder water ook!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt! Het romp ontwerp komt van een houten sleepboot :)

[@kentate435]

Great

[@dirkdevries888]

Altijd spannend, zeker als je eigenlijk alles vernieuwd hebt. Doet alles het zoals het zou moeten. Nu verder met de afwerking. Succes.

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt! Tot nu toe werkt alles zoals gepland. Op naar het volgende hoofdstuk :)

[@EFChapin]

Looks like she’s rarin’ to go!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Feels like it too, but can't let her get too excited, still lots of work to do :)

[@jimcalver-oj4xf]

Wow is that a long bowsprit! You could accidentally sweep clean a few docks with that, l'm sure! Interesting boat, for sure!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

We sure have to keep that in mind when manoeuvring :)

[@jaccoseinen2899]

Ik zag em liggen. Zit weer mooi in de verf. Ons spitsje gaat maandag de kant op bij welgelegen.

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt! En succes op het droge

[@GI-AUS]

Nice one mate! Groeten uit Australia!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Cheers back!

[@graxav]

Wel gedaan!!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt!

[@koosvandersteuijt2063]

Mooie video mannen

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Bedankt!

[@bryrensexton4618]

👍!!!

[@rasitcavcav4979]

👍

[@jpharps]

Great video, did you test the bow thrusters? If so how did they perform?

[@tigersharkboatworks]

It's works great! Easily enough power. The frequency converter has a ramp up time of a few seconds, which is felt a bit strange in the beginning, but once you know, it's not an issue. And much better for the generator, I guess :)

[@Murphy5-5]

3:51 something is off... This kind of stuff happens, when you meet yourself while time traveling

[@tigersharkboatworks]

I am very confused

[@gregwhite8503]

Ok can’t resist asking the dumb question… where is the keel or what substitutes for one?

[@tigersharkboatworks]

There's a 30x30cm box keel underneath the hull, filled with lead. The hull itself does the rest :)

[@dirkdevries888]

Mag ik vragen bij welke werf jullie zijn geweest? We willen in de winter 25-26 de kant op voor werkzaamheden aan het onderwaterschip. 46 ft Koopmans staal.

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Shipdock Draaisma in Franeker. Ik denk dat dat geen probleem is. Ze hebben behalve het dok ook een 40 tons kraan en een overdekte hal, daar is de planning wat minder strikt :)

[@lloydbutterworth9677]

what is Tigershark draft? thanks

[@tigersharkboatworks]

2,65m currently, maximum 3m

[@toomasnelson4561]

I am surprised you get away with only drydocking every five years. I Australia I can get away with two years otherwise anodes and growth gets to be too much

[@tigersharkboatworks]

We are currently on fresh water, which helps a lot against rust, and keeps the anodes relatively fresh. The growth is really not that bad, probably because of the colder water temperature? But I'm not sure about that. When we start sailing on salt water permanently, we will probably have to do more drydockings.

[@matthewphillips6614]

Greetings and sincere congratulations from -38.312510887311426, 145.19830365292938 You are wonderfully skilled father and son team. Such an incredible result. AND you film production and presentation is amazing!

[@tigersharkboatworks]

Thank you so much! I guess that must be Melbourne :)