Getting Ready to Refloat and Move the Ship To Paint Under the Blocks: Drydock Update 10

[@politicsuncensored5617]

All future museum curators will owe Ryan so much for all the "recorded" work that he has done on the battleship USS New Jersey. The fact that he has filmed so much of the work for future generations has a value that goes beyond any $$$ amounts! PJ

[@zublacus]

In 30 years, they can just watch the videos to know what is what because of Ryan.

[@marqsee7948]

our great-grandchildren will wonder, 'Did they really use curators to measure things?'

[@demoskunk]

My girlfriend and I took a drydock tour the day before Memorial Day, and it was fantastic! The museum staff were especially accommodating of my walking disability, sending a very knowledgeable tour guide to accompany us and my very slow walking pace. We were both truly moved by your thoughtful consideration, and it was great meeting everyone. Thank you again, Ryan! You're doing great work.

[@dochoovie8746]

Once again, Ryan delivers on the killer B-roll footage (4 hours of goose-butt). We seriously need a video of outtakes, bloopers, even more goose-butt, when this drydocking is complete. As always, thanks for the video, regardless of how mundane it may seem. We are passionate about New Jersey and this project, and are grateful for everything you produce.

[@dennisfariello4852]

Oh yeah, Drydock Bloopers would be awesome!

[@ddegn]

"It's like watching grass grow." Hey, we've been watching paint dry for the last 10 weeks. I think we can handle watching grass grow for a bit.

[@tomkrisel4493]

With all the rain we've been having close to Phila., the grass is growing a little too fast.

[@smedley5215]

Perfect comment 😂

[@davelewandoski4292]

No such thing as a boring update on The Big J. Thanks Ryan and all involved.

[@bobuncle8704]

The Holland Tunnel not only looks great, it’s a fantastic place to shoot your videos. Ryan, you’re doing such a good job of all this.

[@matthewgillies7509]

"We're curators, we hoard things." Boy is that true. My dad is a museum curator, and he keeps a lot of things he probably should not. But he does remember where most of it came from, what it all is, and where it all goes. So, at least there's that.

[@peterkoch3777]

Our species is properly called homo hoardiensis😂🎉

[@ronblack7870]

ryan you are raising the bar for all ship curators . may those that follow you continue in your footsteps

[@418-Error]

So, Ryan, that glare behind you is "the light at the end of the tunnel"? Pun intended.

[@dvone4124]

Boring update is good. Boring means nothing to keep Ryan awake at night wondering how he's gonna pay for the latest discovery. Boring means New Jersey returns to her home on schedule. Hooray for boring!

[@richd8537]

We have a saying in the Navy. "When on watch, boring is good!"

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Mundane and boring is exactly what you want at this stage of a project . The hull looks great and the issues Ryan was concerned about have been addressed properly it appears . Fleeting will be the last critical stage of this project , New Jersey looks in good hands .

[@CarreraTrackOntheFloor]

Have the curators from the other Iowa class battleships visited yet?

[@johnboutin8770]

I wanted to tell you how wonderful a job you do with this channel. I have enjoyed all the past posts but especially the drydock segments. I am a retired Naval Architect and spent most of my career in small shipyards working on docking, launching, and structural repairs. There is so much to drydocking a vessel and your descriptions of it are spot on. My fear is that it will become a lost art. So many yards are gone. Keep up the good work.

[@mbranch2023]

Thank you so much for all these "boring" videos, they're very insightful on what's going on, why it's important, and the casual/personal feel of them. Keep them up please.

[@klauskervin2586]

I'm so pleased to see the museum working with Drach and other history groups. Thanks for all the great work!

[@vassotsolakis8599]

Fantastic reporting Ryan, you have educated all of us who have followed this project as to the marvellous effort that has gone into to preserve an icon. This ship plus all the Iowa class ships, USS Texas and all naval vessels deserve to be preserved to tell their stories to future generations of the commitment and sacrifice made by the servicemen and women who fought and served to protect freedom and liberty. I have loved watching the restoration works, from Australia

[@PatrickSBellSr]

Wasn't boring at all!! Seriously, this video was as informative as ever. I particularity liked seeing the finished welded-panels on the inside of the tunnels - cool!😎

[@ChaoticScape]

I would buy a bolt from the New Jersey! Don't throw anything away its all historical! Mount the bolt like iron man's heart in a little glass case! I would buy that in a heartbeat!

[@crazyeyez1502]

I'm sure there are others who would buy a bolt. Neat idea. Texas did something similar with their scrap steel plates.

[@justincase9638]

There are no boring videos! Thanks! I toured 2 weeks ago - was fantastic!

[@daviddavies2072]

Thank you for this video, your doing a great job in keeping this great ship alive , thank you .👍🇬🇧❤️🇺🇲

[@dennisfariello4852]

Don't apologize, this is such awesome stuff!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

Nothing mundane and boring about these updates They are truly fascinating 👍👍🇦🇺

[@OmegaTou]

If you drydock again in exactly 30 years, I can do the drydock tour for my 70th birthday.😁

[@galenamall2061]

Ryan thanks for caring so much for the New jersey. Hey if the guys that repaired the yorktown were still around how long do u think it would take them to the old girl ready to sail again

[@briangriffith2394]

Thank you so much for taking care of New Jersey

[@diytwoincollege7079]

We all appreciate the thorough job on “Our Boat” and your hard work in sharing the entire process with us. Can’t wait to see her back on display!

[@ObviousSchism]

"Four hours of goose butt" :)

[@dougnorton5143]

Don't knock it till you've tried it!😜

[@HongyaMa]

A feather is kinky the whole goose makes you a pervert. Goose accordingly

[@DerpyPenguin4747]

Very valuable museum footage

[@justaskin8523]

I've been meaning to cook a goose one of these days. But that one looks like one of those federally protected goose butts. 😏

[@Lintary]

Boring is very very good when you reach the end of a project, it means things are going the way they should be going.

[@utube321piotr]

Greeting from Poland. Ryan, you and your team are doing a stellar renovation job on this magnificent ship. Pleasure to follow all your videos.

[@sobrien7168]

From New Brunswick, Canada, Thank you for ALL your updates Ryan, you are great at explaining the day to day of saving a piece of history. SteveO Nice Canadian goose butt ah! :-)

[@mikespike3962]

Great framing as usual. The camera work elevates the content.

[@rael5469]

The whole process has been fascinating. Thank you so much for making these videos.

[@leesherman100]

Sell the kibbles and bits as souvenirs. Forget the dumpster!

[@MrDowntemp0]

Always good to wrap up your cauk before bumping!

[@tjf114]

Taking a shot every time I hear system of coatings…but I can’t look away!

[@vicfeb3]

The first few minutes of a refloat are kinda cool. After that… it’s watching paint dry.

[@wolfenstein8315]

1:35. The end setter line keel block has a smiley face on it. :)

[@Mopartoolman]

I’ll buy some bolts!!!! Save me some of them!!! 😁😁😁 And, by the way, keep up the good work!!!! These videos are awesome.

[@jamieknight326]

She’s looking great :)

[@pdxyadayada]

I’ve enjoyed all of your presentations. Nicely done!

[@aggonzalezdc]

See you on Saturday!

[@Telecasterland]

It's interesting watching them strip the dock

[@anajay78]

Make sure you put the plug in.

[@bruceyoung1343]

I haven’t found any of your videos “boring “

[@edmartin5654]

I loved my tour last Saturday!!!

[@joedavenport6156]

Nicely done - Thanks!

[@CutTimeBrony]

I bet the holland tunnel would be the coolest location to shoot a music video.

[@jcballar100]

He says 4 hours of goose butt lol so dang funny!

[@henrycarlson7514]

so wise , Thank You .

[@BonsaiBlacksmith]

I would love to get my hands on a couple of bolts to forge items to auction off for the Museum.

[@robertf3479]

Good luck avoiding the "Goose Butt" this time around. Seriously, she's looking good folks. I build model ships for radio control, I wish I could get my paint jobs to look so good.

[@deerhoda7574]

Outstanding!

[@MrRogertheshrubber]

Sell the extra bolts and stuff in the gift shop.

[@kolt4d559]

That plan sounds nuts I'll see myself out

[@MrRogertheshrubber]

I hope the thread ends here

[@JoshuaTootell]

Not a very riveting purchase

[@TooManyHobbies58]

Please do a video on how the water is removed and flooded into the drydock and the pumps in the pump house. Where are the water inlets/outlets in the drydock? How is this all done. Please?

[@CoolChannelName]

It would be cool to put some microphones inside the ship as it is refloated to listen for metal flexing and groans.

[@JoshuaTootell]

I don't remember any of my ships making any noise. Just silence and darkness.

[@CoolChannelName]

@@JoshuaTootell interesting

[@mokdumoknonsharrall1868]

@Libby! (Probably) What kind of system do you use for archiving knowledge? I've been collecting historic photos of my town and i need a better system of organizing them.

[@tippo5341]

There is nothing mundane or boring about any of the updates you provide on the whole dry docking process, as the project comes towards its near end, they'll become that way, but never fear, we the public find all the updates interesting, and will avidly watch, thank you for fitting all the videos in over the last few months, as it has been great to watch. HOWEVER I do have one question....on the starboard side of the Holland tunnel there some aluminium diodes, but there are none in the same location along the port side....what is the reason behind this??? Is there a standard pattern across the hull where the diodes are installed?? I find that whole process interesting. Thanks in advance, and cheers from Sydney Australia.

[@ts6141]

You could setup a go pro with a external battery or jackery type device to capture the timelapse.

[@benjaminshropshire2900]

Given that some of the flooded space are excepted to me mostly stagnant, at least as long as the ship doesn't get reactivated, is there anything that can be added to the water in those cases to reduce corrosion? I know for example that water based coolant for machine tools often has additives to prevent it from corroding the precision bare metal surfaces. If an environmentally friendly form of that could be dumped into those spaces it might be worth while. (I suspect that won't be done on operation ships because it wouldn't stay put or would get in the way of the function of the space.)

[@aserta]

I'm curious to see just how much water will be needed to do the shift-a-roo.

[@CJOlin]

The drydock will have to be filled to near capacity to float the entire ship evenly. Ryan stated this before, because of the ballast water needed to bring the ship to an even, level keel. Once it has been successfully deleted, the dock will be drained once agt.and the ballast water pumped out...again.

[@leftyo9589]

1 drydock full.

[@jarradwright1509]

How is the redecking going in the area you wanted to get done in drydock when no regular tours are going on

[@aliensounddigital8729]

Now that you have said that. You know what will happen 🎭.

[@jeffreymiller6847]

It would be really cool if they kept the engines in running shape so the ships could participate in Fleet Week.

[@Smokr]

QUESTION: Where does the ship's speedometer probe stick out of the hull? When it was used, that is. Is there a 'blank' or a plate there so we can see where it would have been?

[@glennac]

@@Smokr search for “pit sword”. Ryan has talked about it several times. BTW, fellow participant w/ you on Drop back in the day. (Saw your comment on todays BB-62 video 😄)

[@Fossillarson]

Yippee 🎉

[@lesliemateka4193]

What would be awesome if the screws could turn. Disconnect and turn by motor. Lot of trouble but would be super cool.

[@notme123123]

Has any curator ever dry docked the same museum ship twice?

[@garywayne6083]

If the John Brown or Jeremiah O'brian have curators then yes - the Coast Guard requires them to drydock every 5 years since they sail with passengers

[@McGowanForge]

I've been following along on the video, amazing work is being done. But I was Just wondering if you had some old steel from the battle ship, or old deck planks of wood that have been replaced, Ive tried with Another person to acquire something like that, but they ghosted. And I want to build a USMC kabar with historic materials, or just make a knife dedicated to WW2. Is there any way to buy something from the ship?

[@harrykilman5634]

It appears there is a row of anodes along the inboard starbord skeg, but I do not see a similar installation on the port skeg. Is there a reason the port side does not need them?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

There are anodes there too, neither side runs the whole length so it can look they aren't there if you only see some of it.

[@richardweaver9456]

3 nautical miles of caulk and a sore back please explain more love you ryan

[@shadowdog500]

I really hope they will get 3D scans of the hull while she is in dry dock. Last chance for 30 years.

[@robertevans8126]

sharing

[@ChaoticScape]

How hard would it be to dock all the old ships togethers and compile resources? Make it like a whole historical naval base! Make upkeep a lot easier!

[@garywayne6083]

Would never work financially - way too expensive to maintain compared to the amount of people that would visit one spot

[@chrisauton4]

Are there going to be more tours when your waiting for the passing to dry that last week

[@garywayne6083]

Sunday June 9th is the last day for tours

[@rael5469]

Will local tourist boats be able to wait near the dry dock and watch as Battleship New Jersey is floated out of the dock ?

[@bigsarge2085]

⚓️

[@mfbfreak]

What was the startup procedure for the steam turbines, when it was reactivated for the last time? Do you need to preheat them? What if water condenses inside of the turbine, will it be blown out harmlessly or does it need to be heated up so much to avoid water droplets hitting blades?

[@NoName-zn1sb]

One medium, two media.

[@DR-zi3wz]

Yep, it's Wednesday 5/29/24

[@andyoliver7511]

How often do curators switch?

[@dvone4124]

Once the curator has visited every compartment of the ship and looked behind every access panel, opened every lock, and listed everything that needs painting, polishing, or pounding, it will be time to go.

[@syn629-C]

Will the fleeting impact our tour on Saturday?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

nope

[@steveshoemaker6347]

🇺🇸

[@spades1080]

Ryan, nothing about USS New Jersey updates are boring!

[@JVoltCUAF]

the Canadian air force is pretty hilarious at least they didnt set up a nest on the boat while it was in dry dock

[@Bbonno]

Yeah, making good timelapses is surprisingly hard. #goosebutt

[@maigretus1]

Question: Does New Jersey have an endowment? I'm sure lots of museums have endowments they use to save money for big projects. With a good money manager and regular contributions, you could easily save enough over 30 years to pay for the next drydocking.

[@frankkoppen7281]

Did you coat the props ?

[@Thomas_corbett]

I think they did I remember something about them

[@sibhuskyguy]

what are all those little projections above the propellers on the hull?

[@nole8923]

A couple weeks after they’ve spent all this money and time restoring the battleship and its finally out of the dry dock the Navy is going to come calling wanting it back. 🤣

[@kandk920]

Are you going to drain all the ballast water again after the refloat?

[@justinfowler2857]

You should sell the plugs from the blanks. Then invest the money for the next 30 years for the next dry docking.

[@mikem5043]

Ryan...I you could get the funding, would/could you drydock her say every 20yrs vs. every 30yrs?

[@NoewerrATall]

Guess what? Goose butt! Ryan's still bitter, lol. 😊

[@billhull6842]

After you paint the new areas, everyone involved should go out with a permanent marker and sign your name on the bottom of the battleship. They do that in a torpedo tube on a sub.

[@AmericanThunder]

It seems like it would be very difficult to move the ship such a tiny bit, and hold it exactly in the right spot while the water drains again. Are there divers down there verifying the placement?

[@BattleshipNewJersey]

Yes

[@UnitSe7en]

Canada gooses.

[@johnzengerle7576]

You say “to paint under the blocks.” I keep thinking that you mean to say “over the blocks” since you are painting up.

[@rael5469]

I didn't see you talk about the initial dry docking. Do they use divers to accurately position the ship on the blocks???

[@CoolChannelName]

I think there is a block maps that shows where to put the blocks, divers are only needed to make sure any through hull openings are not in the way of the blocks.

[@Thomas_corbett]

They used floats I think as markers he mentioned it in one of them

[@charliek5964]

Mundane and boring means things are going well

[@HongyaMa]

Those were Cod Geese "But geese..." No geese butt The Battle of New Jersey Cod