Getting Hauled Out Of The Water In The Dominican Republic
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- Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
- After some delay, we get on the drydock and the tug comes out of the water for an inspection.
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It has been a while since I watched you tugboat adventures. This was very nicely done. Once upon a time while I was doing a pollution control inspection of a Navy facility I, along with the guide, walked under an atomic powered submarine. That was one hell of a big whale and much smoother and way faster. Still have that image in my head.
It has also been about fifty years since I was on a Navy Salvage Tug (Preserver ARS-4) operating around GITMO. We towed targets so the gunners could train their 5" inch machine cannon. One time the gun computer decided we were a juicier target than the artificial one. Fortunately they stopped the run and told the gun director to play nice. A minute later we were only left with scrap metal on the end of the tow wire. FWIW - The Preserver had refrigerators but did not have AC. We roasted in that engine room.
Keep up the good work and may the best day of your past be the worst day of your future.
Welcome back Greg. That must have been something taking rounds. Better you than me. 😂. No air-conditioning? I think all I'd be worried about was a change of underwear. 😂. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea At that time of my life I was a complete fatalist and was amused by the entire incident. Then a year on the Mekong Riverine forces taught me real fear. The last 55 years have been a gift. Smooth seas sailor.
What a story Greg!
@@gregwarner3753 I remember those target sleds being towed out for target practice. How much line was there between you and the target during live fire?
If I Recall Correctly about 1500 yards.
You have talked about the propellers and their size, but seeing you standing in the cowl -wow -they are big. Fascinating footage, as always.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
With the different types of chines on tugs does one type side slip easier? This is very different than your New York inspection video. Looks like a lot more barnacles on the hull.
Thank you for watching Sandy. New York is fed by the Hudson river. The influence of fresh water along with colder temperatures and lower salinity results in much less life getting a foot hold on the bottoms of boats. CUOTO
Excellent blog I love ❤️ your blogs
Thank you very much Adam! CUOTO
the front of both rudders are to far from te props itself ,Thats why the steering was a bit scetchy..a fish tail on it makes a huge difference. . i,m always amazed how on U.S. tugs like yours the heat exchangers are so open in the hul.. (chanche of damage) At Damen tugs thats done differend. On my museum tug (Bugsier 5) the main engine is cooled directly , Sea water through the engine.. Its mostly used on sweet water, so not that big off a problem. My tug is build as a steamer in 1887, rebuild to diesel tug in 1956, Deutz 428 ,6 cilinder 4 stroke 250 hp.
Thank you for watching. The recesses in hull do a good job of keeping the coolers out of danger. They need a lot of surface area and a lot of water movement because the are exchanging heat not from 250 HP but 4200HP. CUOTO
That was cool Tim! Love the drone shots too! Thanks for sharing! CUOTO! 😎👍⚓
Thank you for watching Rick. CUOTO
Very cool video. Do you have to give consideration to the heat exchangers when you make up alongside?
Thank you very much for watching. No. They are recessed in the hull and we have the big "D" fender sticking out almost a foot above it. CUOTO
Those are SERIOUS props !!!! Wow !!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
interesting video thank you tim
Thank you very much James. CUOTO
Always wondered how they get the cribbing set for different boats before they raise the dock, thanks Tim.
Thank you for watching Terry. The dry docking plans are very useful. CUOTO
I'm surprised that your boat doesn't have a bulbous bow on it. A little bit of knowledge is a killer (?). 🙃🙃🙃
Thank you for watching Tom. A bulbus bow would not help us because of our length and speed not to mention that it would make pushing a barge very difficult. CUOTO
Neat! Thanks Tim. CUOTO
Thank you very much for watching Jerome. CUOTO
Holy crap, that wheel must be 10'!!
Thank you for watching Doug and welcome to the channel. It only looks big because I am small. 😂 CUOTO
Nothing nastier than barnacles. I was in the Boat Div. in GTMO in '60 to '62. We would pull the boats out of the water periodically to scrape the barnacles off and to put a new coat of red lead on.
The barnacle scraping would get into my pack of cigarettes give them a nasty taste everytime you would light up!!!
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
That's a ton of zinc, maybe literally!
Thank you for watching Randy. That's about half of the weight it was when they were new. CUOTO
At some point, you were musing about the size of the dry dock. Assuming it's the one that's visible in Google Satellite View, it's about 480ft long by 80ft across (interior) / 105ft (exterior).
This is the shipyard at Las Calderas, in case anyone wants to look. Tim, I'm assuming you're OK with me mentioning that in a comment, since you discussed it and showed it on the map in the previous video you uploaded. If not, please delete this comment, or yell at me and I'll delete it.
Thank you very much for watching.. That's fine. CUOTO
Thank you that was very cool
Thank you for watching David. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
Nice!!!!!!
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Very interesting video. Open a new door to someone who never knew anything about sea going vessels.Thank YOU CUOTO...
Thank you for watching James. CUOTO
Very interesting as usual.
Thank you for watching Donald. CUOTO
Oh how i miss the smell of a boat covered in barnacles coming out! It's even better the next day!
And in tropical heat!! 😂 Thank you for watching Robert. CUOTO
there must be a couple thousand in zincs !
Thank you for watching. There are few things in this line of work that doesn't cost thousands. CUOTO
Always enjoy your videos, Tim. I've been wondering if there are any safety issues in your new work areas with pirates and the like. It looks like some of the areas further out from your new home base could be more prone to problems like that, but I have no idea so I wanted to ask. Keep up the good work and looking forward to the next video.
Thank you for watching. I do not believe that we have any issues with piracy in this area. But to be clear, the Caribbean is the world leader in "maritime piracy". This is because petty crime, boardings and theft are all considered piracy. Outboard motors and dingies get stolen here more than anywhere else in the world according to Cruiser's world magazine. But none of that really applies to us. We are big and scary and all of the places we go are guarded and secure. CUOTO
Great video, thanks!
I'm curious, is the A/C air cooled, or do they have to provide water to service the A/C?
Thank you for watching Matthew. Yes. The A/C is air-cooled. There are two units on the 02 deck that look exactly like the ones you see on a house with central air. CUOTO
The Captain with his loose screws. 😳😂
Thank you for watching Mike. CUOTO
What is the name of the blue-hulled Offshore Supply Vessel?
Thank you for watching. I am sorry, but I do not remember. CUOTO
Our destroyer, USS Hollister (DD-788) was put in a floating dry dock at Long Beach Naval Shipyard to work on the hull and sea valves. Very interesting evolution. Wild to walk on the dry dock floor and see the ship above you.
Thank you for watching William. Yes, they look so much more impressive out of the water. CUOTO
Hello Tim. One quick question , how tall are the blades on the two blades in the back of your tug?? I don't know what you call them..but it's what makes the tug to go.. While it's out of water , do they paint the hull of the tug?? I very much enjoy your videos.God bless..Be safe!!! Till the next video..🇺🇸🌹❤️
Thank you very much for watching Dottie. Those are the propellers but we often refer to them as "wheels". They are 8 foot in diameter. And yes. We should have had new antifoulant paint applied while we were out of the water. But the decisions where made based on time (had to get back to work) and the bottom was not repainted. CUOTO
Your also flying an American flag Tim, that still means something as you know, why? Considering the world opinion of us lately, thank god the shipping is still good, for the most part.
Thank you for watching Jeff. CUOTO
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Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. CUOTO
10:42 why is it not cooled by sea water?
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. The heat exchangers are under seawater when the boat is launched. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Yeah but like smaller boats take water in to cool the engine. I’ve never heard of a basically radiator on a boat before.
So your in the dock for 2-3 weeks for the checkup?
Negative. Only two nights. Thank you for watching Arthur. CUOTO
Wow that was a quick one,! When is it do for the engine rebuilds and overhaul like your old tug?
@@markpontes4457 not for a while I hope. I'm guessing a few years.
"No shortage of people with opinions" Hahahahahah you could not have put it better than that. I'm Dominican and let me tell you that even people who have no idea what's going on WILL comment or try to tell you what you should be doing.
Jajajaja Gracias por eso mi hermano.
@@TimBatSea De nada, espero que disfrutes tu tiempo en RD!
Are your rudder modifications known as vortex generators?
Thank you for watching. They might be, but i haven't heard them called that. CUOTO
I always thought your exchangers were located on bottom of the hull I see there on the side a smart move do they get clogged with barnacle bad
Thank you for watching Ed. They do get a bunch of growth on then, but not to many barnacles. CUOTO
does the shroud around the propeller make them more effective?
Thank you for watching Rylee. Those are Kort nozzles and yes. They increased pulling power by as much as %20. But they add drag at higher speeds. Since we go slowly, that is not a problem. CUOTO
I miss the good old days. Boats were made of wood. No dam inspector. Dry dock was running a ground.LoL. NACE API BSA and Llodys of London Inspector, retired. I am.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Hi Tim, Very interesting vid. Thanks for sharing this fun vid! This is Rusty, your Home Depot buddy from RI. When are u coming our way again!!..Narragansett Bay! Or Buzzards!!
Hello Rusty! I'm back. Well I'm at work, but I've sailed the boat back to westerly. I be in to get some stuff in a couple weeks. Or maybe I'll see you out on the block island sound. CUOTO
Hard Chine, (ie) snap rolls. It's not smooth in the sea way. Seen my AOR-1 at Hunters Point dry dock, What was weird was they said Any weights over 1K had to be approved before moving or the ship would move out of place in the dry dock. Like what you said about the ground crew yelling directions to the boss and all the back and forth yelling. Been there done that. Are they going to chip paint and all that ? Yard times are Hard times if your stuck on the boat. Lock your good stuff up. Theft was common in the yards. Have fun.
Thank you very much for watching Bill. Unfortunately we only had time for the inspection and didn't get any painting or AF done before going back in the water. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Great video, Still its fun to be looking at the boat.
We got a red notch tug tied up next to us called Bouchards girls that says port of New York I think about you every time I see it lol
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Joel. We try to not "directly" name tugs companies or customers on here as it gets me in trouble with my employer. CUOTO
Some of those zinc's look pretty bad to me. I would have replaced them all since they aren't that expensive, and it's cheap insurance
Thank you for watching. I too was surprised we didn't have them replaced. But the office had other ideas. CUOTO
Excellent
Enjoyed Seeing your tug out of the water .when is your next haulout? Every year?
Thank you for watching John. We just had our 5 year ABS inspection. She was in the shipyard for a few months. CUOTO
If this is Las Calderas, Dominican Republic..I been on drydock there for 3 weeks some years ago.
Thank you for watching. Yes it is. CUOTO
Well I have had the handle of hardchines for 30 plus years and have been asked more times then I can remember, what is hardchines? well now everyone will know because of you!🙃 last year heading out of NY Harbor early in the morning around this time of summer on a 6 week trip I gave a Elk River call and you responded immediately but the radio was so busy I think I just said hello from Hardchines see you on the one ! Be Well!
LOL That's great! Thank you for watching and saying hello. CUOTO
Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one....
😂😂😂😂 Isn't that the truth? Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
Been a sub since you started! You’ve come along way.. excellent video!
Thank you very much for watching all these years Glenn! I really appreciate that. CUOTO
Quick question noticed on the hull walk around that your tug does not have any bow/stern thrusters I presume that is due to the fact that your maneuverability is such that you don't need them in comparison to larger ocean going tugs? Also have you had any time on Tugs that use either the steerable pod thrusters or the Voith Schneider system? Enjoy all the content thanks!
Thank you for watching. First off, this is an Oceans Classed "Ocean Going Tug". I don't know of any real tugs that have bow or stern thrusters. I would love to have one, but I suspect the companies would rather hire someone with the skills to use two engines instead of paying for a thruster. And no. I have never run a tractor tug before, but hope to give it a try one day. CUOTO
Is the tug named after the Anacostia River in Washington DC & Maryland?
It sure is! Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Heat seems to fuel the corrosion. We go through a lot less anodes in the winter. I could see all the heat rejected by coolers being a factor but I assume it’s mostly because of the proximity of mixed metals. Copper nickel in close proximity to mild steel.
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Thanks, Tim. Fascinating, as always. I'd always known these structures as floating docks, as opposed to a (permanent, excavated) dry dock or graving dock. Is this distinction different in the US?
Thank you for watching Colin. I believe it is. A graving dock is cut into the land and the water is pumped out. Most of our floating docks are "spud barges" anchored to the seabed by large movable spuds or metal pilings. CUOTO
Very interesting video being able to see the bottom of the boat. You mentioned having 3 weeks of food on board. Who is in charge of deciding what food to buy?
The fattest guy on the boat! 😂 Thank you for watching Rick. We get a grub allotment and we shop with the money they give us. CUOTO
I guess you mean your boat. DR Coast Guard couldn't find their asses in a moderate wind. JL
Thank you for watching John. CUOTO
Nice walk around of the bottom of your boat. Those screws look pretty big with you standing next to them, I hate to pay the bill for the AF to cover her bottom. How often do they have to have her hauled? Thanks for the video as always great content. CUOTO
Thank you for watching and supporting the channels James. We usually get everything done every 5 years. CUOTO
I guess CUOTO means something but I'll be damned if I can figure it out.
Thank you for watching. "See you on the one"
Where in the DR is this repair facility? you mentioned the south west cornor of the DR near Haiti, but I cant find it on the map!
Thank you for watching Barry. It was in Las Calderas. CUOTO
Nice to see her under the waterline. Interesting bow design, too. Are there any major differences, aside from installed power, between this ship and the former you sailed on? Or are they all of the same design?
Thank you for watching Ed. They are essentially the same but the 3000s are a bit smaller and have open wheels (no kort nozzles) CUOTO
At 2:20, was that an old Dutch Smit Tak tug on your starboard side?
Perhaps. Not sure. But thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Good that ABS is There , i wont mention the other authority Just joking be safe !
Thank you for watching Ed. CUOTO
You know they can ballast the drydock with water to keep it level when the ship is not in the middle.
Yes. And they did a very good job of it. Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Kort Nozzles Thats why its a bitch to manuaver that barge
😂😂😂 That's one of the reasons. 😂 Thank you so much for watching. CUOTO
Pretty cool video! They’re making that hull look better. I can imagine the smell isn’t too wonderful. No bow thrusters?
No bow thruster. Better/cheaper to hire people with skill. 😂 Thank you for watching Chris. CUOTO
a twin screw tug definitely doesn't need thrusters, so much HP and bite in the water for it's size.
Tim: "Here's an interesting thing...... Its all interesting! So what were you going to tell us about the Blue shaft that you didn't come back to? Great video. Out of the water, one gets a true perspective of just how big the props are.
😂😂😂😂 I was hoping no one remembered that. 😂 Thank you for watching. I think I was going to show the water intakes for each shaft. (They are water lubricated). CUOTO
I just wanted to no why all the rubber pads are for I understand o semi truck just asking cause I don't know
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Glen. I assume you are taking about the fendering around the boat? If so, it's because without all that rubber, we'd go metal to matel when we are alongside or in push gear. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea ok figured it was something like that does the docks have pads on them also I don't get around big boats just curious about it
A man after my own heart! Just has to know how things work 🙂.
That's right. Thank you for watching James. CUOTO
Great Video!! Very interesting, especially the use of heat exchangers and their placement. CUOTO!! :)
Thank you for watching. I am glad you liked it. CUOTO
Very useful video, thanks
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
So when it’s in dry dock, do you live on it or get some shore leave? Did you get the tires rotated? #CUOTO
Thank you for watching Jim. Yes, we live on the tug even while it's out of the water. And we did get some chains cut off and others re welded, but they only had time to rotate one of our tires. CUOTO
You powered from ny to the Dominica?
Thank you for watching Robert. We had been working in Puerto Rico. The DR is just a short run from there. CUOTO
Does your tugboat not have a generator on it that is independent of the engines? I thought a lot of these large boots when the engines are running you can use them to generate electricity but I thought in the event of an engine going out you would have a backup generator. Now I understand this is not going to be a generator you go down the Home Depot and get a Honda 6KW generator, but from watching some TV shows I noticed they would always talk about their generator it would generally be like a caterpillar diesel engine type.
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel. We have 99kw generators. But we can't use them when the boat is out of the water because they will over heat. (They are cooled by the ocean). CUOTO
@@TimBatSea I understand I thought maybe you had a three-phase diesel generator that you kept on the boat for situations where your engines may be weren't running. I understand you have them but their water cold which makes sense since you're on the water almost 100% of the time.
Very cool! Most of my experience was with wood and fiberglass boats which did not have nearly as many zincs because there was no need. Thanks
Thank you for watching and supporting the channels David! Yes, wood and fiberglass both stand up to galvanic corrosion better than steel. CUOTO
Awesome to see this...Thanks
Thank you very much for watching and welcome to the channel. CUOTO
After seeing you on dry dock I had no idea the heat exchangers were located on the side I always thought they were under the hull the side is a better place and I guess there is strainers on the inside of those water intakes
Thank you for watching Ed. The strainers in the video had been removed for the inspection. And yes, the sides work best for heat exchangers (accept in the ice). CUOTO
Did I miss seeing flanking rudders? Or does your tug not have them?
Thank you for watching. We do not have flanking rudders and most ocean going tugs don't. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea thank you - I didn’t know that the big tugs don’t have them. Learn something new every day!
I’ve loaded that vessel ! The pepin express
Thank you for watching Cesar. CUOTO
Looks like the supports holding the tug are custom made for the tug - were there people underwater setting those in place as the water was being evacuated out of the dry dock? Seems like quite a procedure for such a large vessel, but its got to be done.
Thank you for watching David. Tugs and ships all have a "drydock plan". It tells the drydock people exactly where to place the cribbing. In this particular time (a first for me) they actually had two divers in the water making sure everything was right. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Pretty incredible, but with such a heavy ship is has to be done right. So they must have had all the cribbing in place before you got there, and the divers were making sure everything went according to plan. Great way to do it. Thanks for responding.
@@dhenschel4 Yes. That's it.
Good job explaining everything great video
Thank you for watching Lee. CUOTO
No shortage of zincs.
Thank you very much for watching. CUOTO
Cool video!! I'm amazed at the numerous zincs on her!
Thank you for watching. That's a lot of steel that needs protection. CUOTO
I have never seen so many sacrificial anodes
Thank you for watching Denier. CUOTO
Great video, Very interesting!!
Thank you for watching Wayne. CUOTO
Nice boat thinking ball valves thru hull with a back up
Thank you for watching and welcome to the channel Mark. I am not sure ball valves that big would work well. We use gate valves. CUOTO
Brilliant Video.
Thank you very much! I really appreciate that. CUOTO
Very interesting to see the underside and learn about the inspection process. Wow, that's massive bottom job! Thanks for sharing Tim...
Thank you for watching Rob. CUOTO
Where do the crew go while it's in dry doc?
Thank you for watching Dave. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. I try to post new content every Tuesday. We stay onboard the tug while it is in drydock. CUOTO
that was super cool, thanks!
Thank you for watching the PJ. If you are new to the channel, Welcome. Please consider subscribing. CUOTO
nice entro something different
Thank you for noticing Todd! CUOTO
Those tugboats are huge ! Great video.
Thank you again for watching! Please consider subscribing if you haven't already. CUOTO
Inboard turning props on a tug?
Thank you for watching. Yes. Tte vast majority of tigs today have onboard turning wheels. CUOTO
Great video 👍👍🐬🐬✌✌
Thank you very much for watching Bill. CUOTO
Nice Korts there Tim....
Thank you for watching Sam. CUOTO
"KORT NOZZLE"
Thank you very much for watching. Yes. We have Kort Nozzles. CUOTO
what happened to NYC?
Thank you for watching Tom. NYC is still there. I had an opportunity and I was ready for something different. I am sure I'll be back in NYC all too soon. CUOTO
Surprising all zincs weren't swapped. Do you have just the one depth sensor.. or backup on the same fin? Such a change of scenery from the hyper crowded eastern seaboard to the DR. Really enjoy your content. I know it is serious business, but you make it seem "normal". Had a friend who was a pilot for the monster oil tankers going in/out of Alaska. He loved his job. You guys that spend 99% chill, and 1% sweating bullets are awesome.
iff the zinks ar not that far eaten they could handle a other year until the next drydocking.
Thank you for watching Steve. Yes. Because time was such an issue and because the overall condition of the zincs we're judged to be at %60, they were not replaced. They used to be welded onto the hull, but have since had studs welded on to the hull to allow a diver to change them out without having to lift the boat out of water. CUOTO
Thank you MrBugsier CUOTO
Another interesting video Tim thank you! I did have a question, the numbers on the side of the vessel what are those for? It looks like a scale of numbers
Thank you for watching Joe. Those are the aft draft marks. You may have noticed two number elevens. We are not sure why that is, but you can only see the mistake when it is out of the water. CUOTO
They show the current draught (draft in the US) - how far below the surface the deepest part of the boat is. I think measured in feet. Also if you have several you can check she's floating level (and move fuel or ballast water if not).
Charts are marked with depths and depth contours, so if she's drawing 11 feet you'd plan routes in say 15 or more feet to avoid going aground
Good clip - thx. 🇺🇸
Thank you for watching. CUOTO
Sometimes when I watch your videos on my off time it makes me excited to get back to work, even after over over 33 years of driving boats! (I’m a towboat captain)
Great stuff👍
Thank you Cap! That means a lot to me! Thank you very much. CUOTO
Thank you for a very informative video on a tug boat . Seen her in the dry dock like that was really cool. Your caribbean videos are really nice to watch thanks a lot from canada🍁😁
Thank you for watching Jay. (Your Canadian videos, Letterkenny and Shoresey, are fun to watch too! 😂 I'm a big fan. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea If I wasn't so busy catching up on your interesting videos, I would be able to watch those shows, but you're right. My brother in law told me that Shoresey is hilarious I enjoy watching things that I'm intersted in.take care and please keep me looking forward to Tuesday 🍁❤️🙂😁
Definitely cool
Thank you for watching Donnie. CUOTO
THAT IS COOL😨😨
Thank you for watching Allen. CUOTO
No line cutters on the propeller shafts?
Thank you for watching. No need for line cutters. There are few lines that can stand up to 8 foot wheels and 4200 HP. CUOTO
@@TimBatSea Makes sense. Thanks for the reply. Great content and editing.