Thank you all for the insightful and supportive comments! Even the not so nice comments help so we don’t mind those either lol 😅 Please like, subscribe, share and comment to help fund the very expensive restoration of these lighthouses! We are working on much more to bring you in 2024. We are so appreciative of the support from everyone! ❤
Love lighthouses from coast to coast and on the Great lakes. I hope you wear masks cleaning up all that old paint. Lead poisoning is a very real hazard, just saying, I'm an old grandma but I care and I'm not stupid.😊❤
This might be a different kind of channel than what you envision, but i think you would get more subs and followers if you actually showed the work you are doing, rather than just report on what you did. People like to see restoration happening, the down and dirty. I know its a lot of footage and editing, but many people are like me in that this will give them incentive to watch.
Thank you for actually responding. I have turned several other people into this channel just got lucky and it came up on my feed! Good luck with the renovations. Will be watching
@@thelighthousecenters Make a second playlist, for the "everything" nerds, they will DEVOUR hours of content, even if yall are just sweeping up and chatting, while reports for a good many of us are preferred, appease both, for the most efficient algorithmic growth. just make sure they are in their own playlists, as retention is also measured, so meow.
That’s a water cistern in the end. It was kept below grade for filling operations as there would’ve been a hand pump on top. It was used for daily washing but also drinking, that’s why it’s lined with brick so there’s no cross contamination from metals.
That isn't a cistern. It's a salt water battery slash hydrogen extractor. The salt water was allowed to flow in and be purified. The natural salt content allows for electrolysis of the water. The electricity needed was produced from the aether gathered from the dome with the spire at the top. That sphere was or may still be filled with mercury. The rest of the tech has been since been removed. The water that remains after electrolysis can be further separated into monoatomic hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen was used for refueling air ships that would dock at the top. The winding winch was used for stabilizing the tail end, so it had two points of contact with the tower at all times.
I saw these lighthouses when they were up for sale and fantasized about buying one. But there is NO WAY I could have handled any of them. I'm so glad at least these are going to you because you've clearly got the skills to preserve them properly!!
I was born bred & raised in Tidewater, Va. All 7 cities. When I was stationed there in THE NAVY! I remember steaming past these lights & thinking how sad it was to see them fall into disrepair. I thought about becoming a wickie / light housekeeper, but that's beyond me now. So many nights I dream of the ocean, how I wish I was sailing again. Keep up the good work guy's.⛵⛵
Seen similar comments and I'm in the same boat that you guys should definitely post fuller videos where you shine more light cleaning and restoration. Love what you're doing and it's a beacon of inspiration for fellow lighthouse lovers like myself. Keep it up!
I am not sure about the Bird Guard Pro, but I was at the VW Glaserne Manufaktur in Dresden, Germany years ago. The factory building was all glass, and they had a ton of bird strikes for a while. Because of this, the factory installed speakers that emitted predatory bird sounds that would scare the local birds away. Bird strikes pretty much ended after the installation, so I am assuming the Bird Guard would do the same thing. Maybe? Loving the videos!
We had something similar at the R-R Turbine Blade Facility I am not sure if it was for this reason as part of the building was glass or to keep them away from static engine testing.
Gas stations use them to keep birds off the canopy and bird dropping off the canopy and customers, humans and cars. There were adjustments on the unit to repel specific types of birds. It worked.
Those are used to keep 1 kind of migratory bird away from city parks where I live, and it works pretty well. They travel in clouds of birds and like to poop at the same time, so they really are a problem.
You’ve practically got an automatic channel… the whole world loves lighthouses.. Keep doing what you’re doing .. post as often as you can , show us any progress that you make .. you’ve got a real good base of subscribers to work from .. this channel could explode with success.. Personally i just subscribed today. Its great to find you. Im watching from Los Angeles.🎉
When I was an active duty Coast Guard member I had been sent to assess whether the Cape Mendocino Light could be disassembled and moved. White lead paint is a great preservative for iron and steel. Every nut I tried turned, every bolt except the countersunk ones that went through the floor into the concrete foundation also turned. It was saved, and is now at Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, CA.
@@TacoTomtheBomb Yes, in the late 90s. I remember planning and preparing for the calamities expected when 1999 became Y2K. Fortunately nothing happened except that either shifting to and/or from generators damaged a lot of electronics.
in grade school we did a project on Canadian light houses, i ended up made a working scale lighthouse with my grandfather who grew up fishing on the east coast and used the lighthouses to navigate. its very nice to see the restoration work and different layouts. keep up the good work!
I am glad there are organizations like yours to keep these guardians of the shores alive. My father-in-law surprised me one day when we were working on a project and needed some hardware. He said "let me check my inventory" and pulled out three one gallon mayonnaise jars and dumped them, containing every screw, nut, washer and do-dad you could imagine. That's how you excel in a pinch! Keep up the great work! Happy New Year and all the best going forward. Will be interested to see more!!
When you think all around the world there is lighthouses built in the late 18th & 19th century in some of the most inhospitable places they really were a feat of engineering and deserve to be saved and preserved ... whether that's by private owners or government. I guess the real challenge is to have them generate income
I lived those days, growing up with it, having my own... The best thing I did was get a parts cabinet (for free) and sorted everything down just to screws nails nuts washers etc, soo much nicer now to search thru
@4:28 We use those Bird Guard systems at my work. The calls are recordings of predator birds, and it is meant to keep other birds from nesting or collecting at an area. We have open rail car doors and birds like to fly in and land, roost, nest on top of our large rolls of paper and per our food and safety guidelines, we have to have those installed. You may find it helpful, as long as the recorded calls are natural predators of the other foul that congregate on the lighthouse. I hope that helps.
So many people interested in light houses, you could get people volunteering the services for such an awesome project. We have some amazing light houses here in Ireland and our national broadcaster made a program on them, a few years back and it proved really popular, be surprised how many people appreciate this subject.
Like watching the project unfold and the editing and story telling growing as well. Never forget the golden rule of RUclips: if something bad happens it makes for the best videos / stories.
Great advice! We will definitely have some video of bad things happening. We had some really close calls with the boat out there that unfortunately did not get captured on video because we were busy trying not to die lol 😅 we have a new rule now. Try to get everything that happens on video even if you are very upset at the time. Stay tuned! Thanks 😊
With the mystery hole, drop a weighted line down to measure depth. If it's fresh water, it's possibly something similar to a rainwater system "first-flush intercepter" to intercept debris and most polluted water.
You are probably right. I think there is an exit pipe in there that I didn’t see at first. I will follow it and see where it goes. If that is what it is, I’m still surprised that it is so deep. Thanks!
I found this channel randomly searching for abandoned exploration videos and im glad i did, i find stuff like this very interesting! Whoever edits these is doing a great job too (the last one with the slap count was gold) 😅
Thank you for the feedback! We have a serious mission but that doesn’t mean we can have fun with it 😁 Thomas sent me some edits on the next video and it has some great restoration content but is also hilarious 😅
Bird Gard Pro works good for repelling Osprey and Seagulls. Just set it for the predator call that goes after the birds you are wanting to repel. They are very annoying, so you may want to turn it off when you are out their doing your maintenance. Just turn it on when you live. FYI for those of you who do not now. In the old days before solar the light houses used to be powered by sea water. The light house would rotate and flash a signal though being powered by sea water. It worked by electrolysis. Most light houses were powered that way all through the 70's into the early 80's when the US Coast Guard started converting them over to solar power. The light was stationary the lens around it would rotate flashing the beacon while the back of the lens was a radar reflector and would show up on a ship or boats navigational radar screen. As a steady pulse "flash". Their was also an air powered fog horn that would sound during inclement weather that had some kind of timing device. One last thing rainwater was used to cool down the electrical transformer so it would not overheat. PS the pipe that you said someone stuffed in the other pipe is the Anode that produces the electricity for the lighthouse.
Wonder if the concrete ones are potable and the brick one is general washing up type thing. Get a quick lead paint test in there too, and be sure not to breathe it in if you can avoid it! Love these vids
My father who was of course old school he was born in 1906 gave me the same advice in the early 1950s he said if you ever see a screw a nail nut bolt whatever pick it up put it in a jar you never know when you're going to need it. I have followed that advise my entire life. Thanks for the video
@@thelighthousecenters Something that you might want to consider I actually buy a lot of the hardware I need from a place online called stainless town great prices and the shipping is ridiculously cheap . I use stainless in almost everything I do just because that's who I am and I've been boating for 60 years doing most of my own maintenance. But check it out stainless town I know you'll be needing a lot of that
Yup, when I grew up (1950s) we had a couple of Folger coffee cans on the bench. One for nails and one for screws/bolts. Dump em out and get what you need and put everything back in the can...
'Save every single scew'. When I was first married fifty years ago, every penny counted so I would save any screw, bolt, nut, washer etc. I could find, even stripping them out of waste wood and furniture. I still do this even now. It's a good habit to have and saves money in the long run. 😊
This seems like the kind of project that could benefit from one of those cheap USB camera borescopes with a built-in led light to inspect all those spaces you can't get into easily.
You should start an intern program for engineers and any other people that want to learn/help with these lighthouse projects. Even having extra people to help clean, paint, or help make food for the crew would be a huge help. I think there’s many people that would dedicate their time to just come learn about these historic buildings. You may find people to hire onto your team also.
If you haven’t already; I would contact trade schools in the area to help get funding through setting up programs to have students come work with you. Obviously there is a certain amount of liability involved in bringing students out to a somewhat dangerous environment but to me it seems like one of the best places to learn real world experience in the trades.
Where I work has a radio station with a tower that has a bird repellent speaker that sounds just like that. IMO it reduces the number of birds that land on the tower, but doesn't eliminate them completely. The tower has been there for over 15 years and it doesn't look too dirty underneath.
Have you gone to records to see if maybe they have blueprints of the original construction? Also, the coast guard might be able to shed some light on their proposes.
I don’t know why the algorithm sent me here, but now you have a new subscriber from the U.K. 👍 Great channel guys and look forward to seeing how the renovations go 😎
The drawing shows an inspection hatch in the overflow, from the tanks in the middle, to the outer wall. Is it that deep? I don't think so, right? Have you found this inspection access yet?
The overflow is shown on the drawing on the other side of the building. There is a pipe there in the building. I will have to follow it and see where it goes. There is nothing on the drawing on this side of the building. So it was not build exactly to the drawing. It might be some kind of catch for solids that came in with the rainwater. But why is it so deep?
I sail on the Great Lakes and seem to remember that the Coast Guard used to dump old batteries etc in the water. There was a clean-up undertaken a while ago. Might be a good idea to check with the Coast Guard if this happened at your light.
Hey Rich (and team), your videos came up in my RUclips feed for the first time yesterday - and I subscribed right away! Kudos to you all for the great work you are doing. 👍 My wife and I are retired Quakertown teachers and we drive by Blastco regularly on Rt. 309. We love lighthouses, so keep up the good work!
I found your Channel a few months ago... and i really love it! Its aweresome that you will rescue this old lighthouses, Towers that was somedays such important! And a real heartbreaking moment was as you rescuing the falcon!!! (I really love Animals!). To the Wastpipe: i think i would design it MUCH bigger, like 150-200 Millimeters. Do you will Plate the cistern with plastic and use it again? Or convert it to a Storage Room for bottled Water?
Saving the falcon was one of my favorite moments! We will use the cisterns to store water for washing. Not for drinking. Where are you from? Thank you for subscribing!
The battery diagram early in the video showed a series setup, not parallel. Parallel is where the positives are connected together and the negatives are connected together, providing 12v but more mAH. The picture would be a 24v system that is series with the same mAH as a single 12v battery from the system.
Came across your channel more or less by accident; Good luck with your undertaking, hope it works out with no, or few, unexpected snags :) Looking forward to more updates on your guys progress :)
odd curiosity ...with that light by the gov ...is there some added stuff in the deed allowing access or saying you must keep a light going ...just might be a cool paperwork oddity
I have the bird guard pro with mixed results. Most guls stay away from my boat, but there is always a couple that are deaf or don't care. Usually the large all grey guls.
I used to climb cell towers and we tried the bird guard pro (other things as well) to try to keep the vultures off the a tower near a swamp but they tore up every measure we took. We found fake owl heads demolished on the ground lol. The wildlife guy thought mounting fake owls would deter them... They didn't.
If you're trying to drive away Vultures You'd obviously need something that preys on vultures And I'm pretty sure most of Vulture's natural predators are things like wolves and bear and snakes, though a quick Google search shows that Hawks, Owls, and eagles will get the young ones
I have a birdguard pro. It attracted the neighbor lady asking if a bird was suffering somewhere in my yard, It did scare away birds that eat fruit off the trees, but think they got used to the noise after a while and kept eating the fruit.
Lighthouses churches ect used to use water based electricity system... That's why you'll ALWAYS find channels to water and a place where the Dynamo thing sat (block of concrete/stone)
Yes we will be announcing lighthouse #3 soon! We are going to have tons of content so maybe our dream of making RUclips pay for the restoration will come true! Thank you for the support 😊
Drop a weighted line down the hole and see when it hits. Add a small cup or rag to determine if it is a fresh water cistern or empties out in the bay and is salt water.
Seeing as how that extra little basin is in what appears to be a store room for provisions, perhaps it was intended to be a holding tank for potable water with a pitcher pump on top, bolted to the flange. I cant imagine they were drinking the raw rainwater out of the main cisterns. Maybe they would boil the rainwater to sanitize it then dump it down into their drinking water basin.
Your close that is an unmanned light house. The beacon light and rotating lens was powered by sea water. By electrolysis. Their was an anode that produced the electricity that had to be replaced occasionally. The Coast Guard would keep spare parts such as spare light bulbs and rotator parts. In case of part failure they could quickly replace it. Their was also a large transformer and capacitors used to convert the DC current to AC to power everything. Rain water was used to cool the power systems electrical transformer. Also their were air powered horns mounted on the outside for use in inclement weather.
@@VickyGeagan I've done many years of research on light houses, and have visited many light houses in many countries. I never encountered anything like you mention. I tried searching in google about lighthouses and electrolysis. Do you have any sources for that?
My family has deep roots in building lighthouses, so this is very cool to me. Might want to scale back on the kids stuff in editing though, it just dont match the content imo.
When its finished i think a celebratory "boat-in" theatre showing Hitchcock's "The Birds" would be fun and appropriate. Inflatable screen up top. Projector on a boat off site. Sound over shortwave or gmrs.
Here's a thought about that mystery hole. Maybe it is open to the sea and was used to measure the tides. Seems like a convenient way to see how high or low the water is. Maybe they made daily measurements with a stick in the hole.
@ 7:41 Maybe it is a try of a Well (Brunnen) to reach the Grounwater and collect Freshwater? I think if you build a Brickshaft i can remember it will slowly collect freshwater, even if it surrounded by Saltwater. But Maybe im wrong, i only think i remembered this...
Honestly, I would start with a hammer, broom, dust pan, and a small trash barge. Those floors need to be swept and cleaned, after all the old wood, shelving, and things that aren't needed are removed. It'll make a huge difference and costs little other than time depending on who's doing the work.
Hey is this the guy that liked to slap everything? So much so that the video had a slap counter? That was awesome! I Watched the whole video because of that alone. Whom ever had that idea should be giving more creative control/a raise.(In responsibility ah ah ha)
Where is the original oil tank for running the original lantern? Seems to me, that there was once such a tank? Sounds like fun work, and I bet the location would make a cool amateur radio station, which would get a lot of attention for the lighthouse!
@@thelighthousecenters You are right, Water was stored below the floor and the oil was stored in steel tanks called butts, and it was carried upstairs in 5 gallon pitchers, called an oil transfer can. To me it looks like a cream can a dairy would have, but with a pipe spout to pour out the oil into the lantern.
You guys need help!? I'd do anything to go out to the light house and help! I'm currently restoring my NC 1913 farmhouse... it's like looking back in time!!
Love that i found your channel! I highly recommedn you use a mask when dealing with bird droppings and feathers. the dust, debrie and nastyness those can contain is really harmfull for human lungs.
We thought of this too! Especially because there is nowhere to have a garden and I am a big fan of fresh veggies to go with the fish and crab and oysters. It’s a lot of hard work to restore a lighthouse, but we are going to eat like kings lol.
A lot of "Home Depots" type places use those bird calls down in the wood loading area for costumers. I noticed that one day waiting outside for someone in such an area. Kept hearing bird calls but saw no birds. Realized the sound was coming from a couple of speakers up in the metal rafters. I guess it works to some degree.
Yes we are working on that. We need to get high speed internet out there first, like Starlink, and a server to run the camera video. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thank you all for the insightful and supportive comments! Even the not so nice comments help so we don’t mind those either lol 😅 Please like, subscribe, share and comment to help fund the very expensive restoration of these lighthouses! We are working on much more to bring you in 2024. We are so appreciative of the support from everyone! ❤
Bird guard pro = bird brothel bro 😆
Why on Earth would people leave negative comments? This is an absolutely fantastic project you are taking on and like many, many others, I am riveted!
Love lighthouses from coast to coast and on the Great lakes.
I hope you wear masks cleaning up all that old paint. Lead poisoning is a very real hazard, just saying, I'm an old grandma but I care and I'm not stupid.😊❤
@@themacraecase4323 haters! Some people just like to be negative. We think it’s funny and it helps the algorithm so whatever 😁
fuel storage for oil petrol etc
This might be a different kind of channel than what you envision, but i think you would get more subs and followers if you actually showed the work you are doing, rather than just report on what you did. People like to see restoration happening, the down and dirty. I know its a lot of footage and editing, but many people are like me in that this will give them incentive to watch.
I will second this comment and also would make longer videos which gets more advertisements!
We are just getting started on the real work and we will show much more. Thanks!
We could definitely use the ad revenue to help fund the project and make more videos. Thanks for the feedback!
Thank you for actually responding. I have turned several other people into this channel just got lucky and it came up on my feed! Good luck with the renovations. Will be watching
@@thelighthousecenters Make a second playlist, for the "everything" nerds, they will DEVOUR hours of content, even if yall are just sweeping up and chatting, while reports for a good many of us are preferred, appease both, for the most efficient algorithmic growth.
just make sure they are in their own playlists, as retention is also measured, so meow.
That’s a water cistern in the end. It was kept below grade for filling operations as there would’ve been a hand pump on top. It was used for daily washing but also drinking, that’s why it’s lined with brick so there’s no cross contamination from metals.
That isn't a cistern. It's a salt water battery slash hydrogen extractor. The salt water was allowed to flow in and be purified. The natural salt content allows for electrolysis of the water. The electricity needed was produced from the aether gathered from the dome with the spire at the top. That sphere was or may still be filled with mercury. The rest of the tech has been since been removed. The water that remains after electrolysis can be further separated into monoatomic hydrogen and oxygen. The hydrogen was used for refueling air ships that would dock at the top. The winding winch was used for stabilizing the tail end, so it had two points of contact with the tower at all times.
I saw these lighthouses when they were up for sale and fantasized about buying one. But there is NO WAY I could have handled any of them. I'm so glad at least these are going to you because you've clearly got the skills to preserve them properly!!
Grow some dank nugs and bake some tasty muffins while your amigos practiced band
They must have been really expensive?
Thank you! It’s quite an undertaking but we are up for it and our team is growing.
I was born bred & raised in Tidewater, Va. All 7 cities. When I was stationed there in THE NAVY! I remember steaming past these lights & thinking how sad it was to see them fall into disrepair. I thought about becoming a wickie / light housekeeper, but that's beyond me now. So many nights I dream of the ocean, how I wish I was sailing again. Keep up the good work guy's.⛵⛵
Thank you for your service and thanks for the support!
I read your words, and thought of this. ruclips.net/video/eux2qnnslac/видео.html
Good luck to you.
You must be a Jimmy Buffett fan.
Seen similar comments and I'm in the same boat that you guys should definitely post fuller videos where you shine more light cleaning and restoration. Love what you're doing and it's a beacon of inspiration for fellow lighthouse lovers like myself. Keep it up!
I am not sure about the Bird Guard Pro, but I was at the VW Glaserne Manufaktur in Dresden, Germany years ago. The factory building was all glass, and they had a ton of bird strikes for a while. Because of this, the factory installed speakers that emitted predatory bird sounds that would scare the local birds away. Bird strikes pretty much ended after the installation, so I am assuming the Bird Guard would do the same thing. Maybe? Loving the videos!
Thanks!
We had something similar at the R-R Turbine Blade Facility I am not sure if it was for this reason as part of the building was glass or to keep them away from static engine testing.
Gas stations use them to keep birds off the canopy and bird dropping off the canopy and customers, humans and cars. There were adjustments on the unit to repel specific types of birds. It worked.
Those are used to keep 1 kind of migratory bird away from city parks where I live, and it works pretty well. They travel in clouds of birds and like to poop at the same time, so they really are a problem.
You’ve practically got an automatic channel… the whole world loves lighthouses.. Keep doing what you’re doing .. post as often as you can , show us any progress that you make .. you’ve got a real good base of subscribers to work from .. this channel could explode with success.. Personally i just subscribed today. Its great to find you. Im watching from Los Angeles.🎉
Thank you! We are working very hard and we hope you are right. While you are out there in LA why don’t you pitch a movie deal for us 😂
When I was an active duty Coast Guard member I had been sent to assess whether the Cape Mendocino Light could be disassembled and moved. White lead paint is a great preservative for iron and steel. Every nut I tried turned, every bolt except the countersunk ones that went through the floor into the concrete foundation also turned. It was saved, and is now at Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, CA.
Lead is highly toxic , today there polymer paints which last longer and can be transparent ( perfect for the brick wall )
@@2kMario No, terrible for the brick wall as it won't let it breathe.
Were you stationed at Two Rock? I grew up in Petaluma.
@@TacoTomtheBomb Yes, in the late 90s. I remember planning and preparing for the calamities expected when 1999 became Y2K. Fortunately nothing happened except that either shifting to and/or from generators damaged a lot of electronics.
in grade school we did a project on Canadian light houses, i ended up made a working scale lighthouse with my grandfather who grew up fishing on the east coast and used the lighthouses to navigate. its very nice to see the restoration work and different layouts. keep up the good work!
It’s amazing how something like that can affect you all these years later. Thanks for sharing
I am glad there are organizations like yours to keep these guardians of the shores alive.
My father-in-law surprised me one day when we were working on a project and needed some hardware. He said "let me check my inventory" and pulled out three one gallon mayonnaise jars and dumped them, containing every screw, nut, washer and do-dad you could imagine. That's how you excel in a pinch!
Keep up the great work! Happy New Year and all the best going forward. Will be interested to see more!!
When you think all around the world there is lighthouses built in the late 18th & 19th century in some of the most inhospitable places they really were a feat of engineering and deserve to be saved and preserved ... whether that's by private owners or government. I guess the real challenge is to have them generate income
Thanks! I wish there were more people like your father-in-law to teach the next generation. Happy New Year!
I lived those days, growing up with it, having my own... The best thing I did was get a parts cabinet (for free) and sorted everything down just to screws nails nuts washers etc, soo much nicer now to search thru
@4:28 We use those Bird Guard systems at my work. The calls are recordings of predator birds, and it is meant to keep other birds from nesting or collecting at an area. We have open rail car doors and birds like to fly in and land, roost, nest on top of our large rolls of paper and per our food and safety guidelines, we have to have those installed. You may find it helpful, as long as the recorded calls are natural predators of the other foul that congregate on the lighthouse.
I hope that helps.
Good to know they work!
Fowl, not foul.
This is so fascinating, would like to see longer videos on this. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah. I wish videos were longer. Eg at least 20 min. I really enjoy watching
That’s quite a compliment. We are working on a lot more! Thanks!
So many people interested in light houses, you could get people volunteering the services for such an awesome project.
We have some amazing light houses here in Ireland and our national broadcaster made a program on them, a few years back and it proved really popular, be surprised how many people appreciate this subject.
Like watching the project unfold and the editing and story telling growing as well. Never forget the golden rule of RUclips: if something bad happens it makes for the best videos / stories.
Great advice! We will definitely have some video of bad things happening. We had some really close calls with the boat out there that unfortunately did not get captured on video because we were busy trying not to die lol 😅 we have a new rule now. Try to get everything that happens on video even if you are very upset at the time. Stay tuned! Thanks 😊
Very exciting guys... I liked seeing the original drawings. I love the architecture and engineering side of your project.....
Yes. We will be sure to include more in future videos. Thanks!
With the mystery hole, drop a weighted line down to measure depth. If it's fresh water, it's possibly something similar to a rainwater system "first-flush intercepter" to intercept debris and most polluted water.
You are probably right. I think there is an exit pipe in there that I didn’t see at first. I will follow it and see where it goes. If that is what it is, I’m still surprised that it is so deep. Thanks!
@@thelighthousecenters the deeper it is, the less you have to clean out debris it caught ?
@@thelighthousecenters Maybe use GoPro camera on a string to see what's down there?
a plumbob line or otherwise known as a plumb line would work here.
I found this channel randomly searching for abandoned exploration videos and im glad i did, i find stuff like this very interesting! Whoever edits these is doing a great job too (the last one with the slap count was gold) 😅
Thank you for the feedback! We have a serious mission but that doesn’t mean we can have fun with it 😁 Thomas sent me some edits on the next video and it has some great restoration content but is also hilarious 😅
Bird Gard Pro works good for repelling Osprey and Seagulls. Just set it for the predator call that goes after the birds you are wanting to repel. They are very annoying, so you may want to turn it off when you are out their doing your maintenance. Just turn it on when you live. FYI for those of you who do not now. In the old days before solar the light houses used to be powered by sea water. The light house would rotate and flash a signal though being powered by sea water. It worked by electrolysis. Most light houses were powered that way all through the 70's into the early 80's when the US Coast Guard started converting them over to solar power. The light was stationary the lens around it would rotate flashing the beacon while the back of the lens was a radar reflector and would show up on a ship or boats navigational radar screen. As a steady pulse "flash". Their was also an air powered fog horn that would sound during inclement weather that had some kind of timing device. One last thing rainwater was used to cool down the electrical transformer so it would not overheat. PS the pipe that you said someone stuffed in the other pipe is the Anode that produces the electricity for the lighthouse.
Wow! Good information. I have some reading to do….
Thank you for your very knowledgeable comments as I was really hoping to find answers to the questions asked on here! ❤
Great work, guys.Very important work,too.Imagine how difficult it was to build those things,back in the day.Definately deserve preservation.
Wonder if the concrete ones are potable and the brick one is general washing up type thing. Get a quick lead paint test in there too, and be sure not to breathe it in if you can avoid it! Love these vids
The test is probably unnecessary. There's about a 90% chance that they have lead paint in there.
My father who was of course old school he was born in 1906 gave me the same advice in the early 1950s he said if you ever see a screw a nail nut bolt whatever pick it up put it in a jar you never know when you're going to need it. I have followed that advise my entire life. Thanks for the video
You must have quite a supply. I imagine it came in handy countless times. Thanks for the comment
@@thelighthousecenters
Something that you might want to consider I actually buy a lot of the hardware I need from a place online called stainless town great prices and the shipping is ridiculously cheap . I use stainless in almost everything I do just because that's who I am and I've been boating for 60 years doing most of my own maintenance. But check it out stainless town I know you'll be needing a lot of that
Yup, when I grew up (1950s) we had a couple of Folger coffee cans on the bench. One for nails and one for screws/bolts. Dump em out and get what you need and put everything back in the can...
if your sifting through all the debris to recover discarded hardware i would suggest a magnet, it makes things way easier to seperate
magnets do work great, but many things in an ocean environment are brass or stainless. never mind the new stuff that's plastic.
'Save every single scew'. When I was first married fifty years ago, every penny counted so I would save any screw, bolt, nut, washer etc. I could find, even stripping them out of waste wood and furniture. I still do this even now. It's a good habit to have and saves money in the long run. 😊
Exactly!
I live in Havre de Grace,MD. We have the Concord Point lighthouse. 2nd oldest in MD. I'm so glad you are doing what you are doing.
This seems like the kind of project that could benefit from one of those cheap USB camera borescopes with a built-in led light to inspect all those spaces you can't get into easily.
Great work you're doing to restore these old beauties! Looking forward to future videos...Happy New Year & Stay safe! 👍
Thanks. Happy New Year!
damn must be awesome to stay a while on a lighthouse, specially no stress - no neighbors - no people around you.
It really is. We can’t wait to bring people out and give them the experience. Thanks for the comment
You should start an intern program for engineers and any other people that want to learn/help with these lighthouse projects. Even having extra people to help clean, paint, or help make food for the crew would be a huge help. I think there’s many people that would dedicate their time to just come learn about these historic buildings. You may find people to hire onto your team also.
If you haven’t already; I would contact trade schools in the area to help get funding through setting up programs to have students come work with you. Obviously there is a certain amount of liability involved in bringing students out to a somewhat dangerous environment but to me it seems like one of the best places to learn real world experience in the trades.
Good idea. We will definitely be cooperating with educational institutions once it is safe to get on and off the lighthouses. Thanks!
Your channel is fantastic, thank you for posting. I am so happy I came across this video. I have always wondered what a lighthouse looks like inside.
Such a short video! I was expecting a 30-min walk-through of the last few months worth of overhaul! Need more!
We are working on more. It’s a lot of work. Thanks!
As for the mystery cistern: Try pumping it out and see if it refills.
It will. It's designed to circulate salt water.
4:24 as someone who has lived on a boat, the Bird Guard Pro doesn't work as well as some blank CD's on leader swivels suspended and allowed to spin.
Where I work has a radio station with a tower that has a bird repellent speaker that sounds just like that. IMO it reduces the number of birds that land on the tower, but doesn't eliminate them completely. The tower has been there for over 15 years and it doesn't look too dirty underneath.
Have you gone to records to see if maybe they have blueprints of the original construction? Also, the coast guard might be able to shed some light on their proposes.
I don’t know why the algorithm sent me here, but now you have a new subscriber from the U.K. 👍
Great channel guys and look forward to seeing how the renovations go 😎
Welcome aboard! Thank you! It’s so inspiring to know that people are watching from around the world 😊
I'm in Germany 🇩🇪. Very interesting channel 👍🏼
Happy to see the progress - of the lighthouse AND the channel!
These need to be longer!
Happy new year :D
That’s quite a compliment. We will have more soon and regular updates. Happy new year!
The drawing shows an inspection hatch in the overflow, from the tanks in the middle, to the outer wall.
Is it that deep? I don't think so, right?
Have you found this inspection access yet?
The overflow is shown on the drawing on the other side of the building. There is a pipe there in the building. I will have to follow it and see where it goes. There is nothing on the drawing on this side of the building. So it was not build exactly to the drawing. It might be some kind of catch for solids that came in with the rainwater. But why is it so deep?
I sail on the Great Lakes and seem to remember that the Coast Guard used to dump old batteries etc in the water. There was a clean-up undertaken a while ago. Might be a good idea to check with the Coast Guard if this happened at your light.
Why have I become so invested in this? I have no idea but I’m hooked!😂
Greetings and best wishes from NE Scotland!👍🏴🇺🇸
Welcome aboard! It’s so inspiring to hear that people are following us from around the world. Thanks!
Hey Rich (and team), your videos came up in my RUclips feed for the first time yesterday - and I subscribed right away! Kudos to you all for the great work you are doing. 👍 My wife and I are retired Quakertown teachers and we drive by Blastco regularly on Rt. 309. We love lighthouses, so keep up the good work!
Thank you!!! Stop in and say hi some time 😊
I found your Channel a few months ago... and i really love it! Its aweresome that you will rescue this old lighthouses, Towers that was somedays such important! And a real heartbreaking moment was as you rescuing the falcon!!! (I really love Animals!).
To the Wastpipe: i think i would design it MUCH bigger, like 150-200 Millimeters.
Do you will Plate the cistern with plastic and use it again? Or convert it to a Storage Room for bottled Water?
Saving the falcon was one of my favorite moments! We will use the cisterns to store water for washing. Not for drinking. Where are you from? Thank you for subscribing!
Maybe that mini cistern held sea water and was used to supply it to flush the toilets, like on a cargo ship. Just one way out there idea lol
Actually we might use it for that whether it was intended for it or not
This is great I have always wanted to live in a light house
Same here... don't know why...
You can visit some day when we are ready 😊
Sounds good to me!!!
This was brilliant. I really enjoyed watching, well done guys and great editing.
Thanks 😊
To solve the bird droppings problem, poles could be installed south over the water. Maybe they'll accept the perches.
Looking forward to seeing the changes and new mysteries you find.
Thanks!
That's a crazy look light. The new technology in lighting is amazing.
Love the Ibanez Bass guitar at 2:50 ! I have the exact same one! G'day from Australia.
Thomas is an incredible musician and audio and video engineer. He writes and records all of our music. G’day!
The battery diagram early in the video showed a series setup, not parallel. Parallel is where the positives are connected together and the negatives are connected together, providing 12v but more mAH. The picture would be a 24v system that is series with the same mAH as a single 12v battery from the system.
Ugh. Editors mistake. We are going to take away his Starbucks for 3 days as punishment. Thanks for pointing that out!
@@thelighthousecenters that's a good thing for their health lol
True. lol. Are you in Australia?
@@thelighthousecenters lived there most of my life by I live in Missouri now
Great service fellows!
Came across your channel more or less by accident; Good luck with your undertaking, hope it works out with no, or few, unexpected snags :) Looking forward to more updates on your guys progress :)
Thank you. There is a lot more coming 😊
Fascinating. Looks like you have a lot of work ahead of you.
odd curiosity ...with that light by the gov ...is there some added stuff in the deed allowing access or saying you must keep a light going ...just might be a cool paperwork oddity
Yes. The light is operated by the US Coast Guard, and by deed we must allow access to them at any time.
I have the bird guard pro with mixed results. Most guls stay away from my boat, but there is always a couple that are deaf or don't care. Usually the large all grey guls.
Great work guys . I thoroughly enjoy your blog, keep up the interesting content.
Thank you my man! We have much more to share 😊
I used to climb cell towers and we tried the bird guard pro (other things as well) to try to keep the vultures off the a tower near a swamp but they tore up every measure we took. We found fake owl heads demolished on the ground lol. The wildlife guy thought mounting fake owls would deter them... They didn't.
If you're trying to drive away Vultures
You'd obviously need something that preys on vultures
And I'm pretty sure most of Vulture's natural predators are things like wolves and bear and snakes, though a quick Google search shows that Hawks, Owls, and eagles will get the young ones
We did the same out in Utah ended up with a live bar that killed anything that landed on it
@@drthmik the tower was 1200 feet up so no option to put a wolf. Plus these were protected so we were limited in our options.
@@towerclimber7277 try an airwolf next time.
🤣🤣🤣@@Taliesin6
This a real adventure and dare I say bloody hard work. ❤❤❤
Your batteries were wired in series in your picture. You also shorted them. 🤣😉
I can't explain how fascinating it is to know that people live in these lighthouses and marine forts.😮
Come visit! (When we get it restored 😁)
@@thelighthousecenters do you plan on letting people stay in these air bnb style?
I have a birdguard pro. It attracted the neighbor lady asking if a bird was suffering somewhere in my yard, It did scare away birds that eat fruit off the trees, but think they got used to the noise after a while and kept eating the fruit.
😂 It is disturbing to listen to 😬
Lighthouses churches ect used to use water based electricity system...
That's why you'll ALWAYS find channels to water and a place where the Dynamo thing sat (block of concrete/stone)
That would be cool to have a camera set up to see if that "bird speaker" actually scares the poopers away!! 😆😂
I like good stories like this, so I subscribed especially because it’s for a good cause. Good luck. I hope you save many lighthouses
Yes we will be announcing lighthouse #3 soon! We are going to have tons of content so maybe our dream of making RUclips pay for the restoration will come true! Thank you for the support 😊
Drop a weighted line down the hole and see when it hits. Add a small cup or rag to determine if it is a fresh water cistern or empties out in the bay and is salt water.
Always a pleasure 👁👁
gas station by my house uses one of those bird guards, they are predatory bird sounds and seems to keep the gulls and pigeons away for sure...
i'm invested now, the RUclips algorithm knows me well enjoying this.
Awesome! Thanks
Seeing as how that extra little basin is in what appears to be a store room for provisions, perhaps it was intended to be a holding tank for potable water with a pitcher pump on top, bolted to the flange. I cant imagine they were drinking the raw rainwater out of the main cisterns. Maybe they would boil the rainwater to sanitize it then dump it down into their drinking water basin.
Your close that is an unmanned light house. The beacon light and rotating lens was powered by sea water. By electrolysis. Their was an anode that produced the electricity that had to be replaced occasionally. The Coast Guard would keep spare parts such as spare light bulbs and rotator parts. In case of part failure they could quickly replace it. Their was also a large transformer and capacitors used to convert the DC current to AC to power everything. Rain water was used to cool the power systems electrical transformer. Also their were air powered horns mounted on the outside for use in inclement weather.
Interesting
@@VickyGeagan I've done many years of research on light houses, and have visited many light houses in many countries. I never encountered anything like you mention. I tried searching in google about lighthouses and electrolysis. Do you have any sources for that?
I really want to see more of these videos, it’s so interesting!
We have so much more to share! It takes a while to edit but we are working hard so please subscribe for more 😁
Really fascinating videos hope to see more.
We are just getting started! Please sub!
@thelighthousecenters will do I'd love to go to one of the lighthouses one day
Thank you! Very interesting!
Thanks for watching 😊
My family has deep roots in building lighthouses, so this is very cool to me. Might want to scale back on the kids stuff in editing though, it just dont match the content imo.
wow you guys are smashing it.
I boat in the area and can't wait to cruise by, hopefully see you out there.👍
If you see us, say hello!
Fascinating!! - Good effort -- old git, UK
Thanks! We have more coming soon!
When its finished i think a celebratory "boat-in" theatre showing Hitchcock's "The Birds" would be fun and appropriate. Inflatable screen up top. Projector on a boat off site. Sound over shortwave or gmrs.
lol! Or maybe a feel good movie such as The Lighthouse 😅
Here's a thought about that mystery hole. Maybe it is open to the sea and was used to measure the tides. Seems like a convenient way to see how high or low the water is. Maybe they made daily measurements with a stick in the hole.
If I lived over there I’d be helping you out on this amazing project
Thanks 😊
Most lighthouses have the rainwater and fresh water cisterntanks at the lowest part of the building.
Love the work you're doing!
Thank you for taking the time to let us know!
@ 7:41 Maybe it is a try of a Well (Brunnen) to reach the Grounwater and collect Freshwater? I think if you build a Brickshaft i can remember it will slowly collect freshwater, even if it surrounded by Saltwater. But Maybe im wrong, i only think i remembered this...
Honestly, I would start with a hammer, broom, dust pan, and a small trash barge. Those floors need to be swept and cleaned, after all the old wood, shelving, and things that aren't needed are removed. It'll make a huge difference and costs little other than time depending on who's doing the work.
And N95 dust masks or respirators made for lead dust.
Thanks! We are working on it. Please watch ruclips.net/video/E6hd_rxWKbg/видео.htmlsi=gxEwPN1PM-RKD4ab
The sounds that come out of anti-bird devices are all of raptors. Wire very well under Home Depot loading ports
Hey is this the guy that liked to slap everything? So much so that the video had a slap counter? That was awesome! I Watched the whole video because of that alone. Whom ever had that idea should be giving more creative control/a raise.(In responsibility ah ah ha)
lol yes. Thomas got a raise after that video. One extra Starbucks per week!
Where is the original oil tank for running the original lantern?
Seems to me, that there was once such a tank?
Sounds like fun work, and I bet the location would make a cool amateur radio station, which would get a lot of attention for the lighthouse!
Probably not in the floor though
@@thelighthousecenters You are right, Water was stored below the floor and the oil was stored in steel tanks called butts, and it was carried upstairs in 5 gallon pitchers, called an oil transfer can. To me it looks like a cream can a dairy would have, but with a pipe spout to pour out the oil into the lantern.
I doubt that other tank was fuel oil, but remember quite a few of those old lighthouses were manned and the winter can be long.
I don’t think they would have stored fuel oil down there
You guys need help!? I'd do anything to go out to the light house and help! I'm currently restoring my NC 1913 farmhouse... it's like looking back in time!!
I believe the name of the cavity you found is the brothern...
I had to think about this for a while 😂
@@thelighthousecentersI was worried I might have gone a little too subtle with it! 😂 Really enjoying your videos, by the way!
Always feel it would be so much fun to stay a weekend in a light house
It’s so peaceful out there with incredible views in every direction. We can’t wait to share the experience with visitors 😊
Love that i found your channel!
I highly recommedn you use a mask when dealing with bird droppings and feathers. the dust, debrie and nastyness those can contain is really harmfull for human lungs.
If you're not obligated to keep the lantern room functional, you should turn it into a greenhouse
Cool idea!! 🌸🍃
We thought of this too! Especially because there is nowhere to have a garden and I am a big fan of fresh veggies to go with the fish and crab and oysters. It’s a lot of hard work to restore a lighthouse, but we are going to eat like kings lol.
@@thelighthousecenters FANTASTIC! I can't wait to see the finished project!
A lot of "Home Depots" type places use those bird calls down in the wood loading area for costumers. I noticed that one day waiting outside for someone in such an area. Kept hearing bird calls but saw no birds. Realized the sound was coming from a couple of speakers up in the metal rafters. I guess it works to some degree.
Get an ammunition brass shaker to clean all the metal parts you find to a brand new condition...just a thought....
May I suggest a streaming webcam... keep an eye on the birds and the bird guard pro
Yes we are working on that. We need to get high speed internet out there first, like Starlink, and a server to run the camera video. Thanks for the suggestion!
This is just so cool, love your project!
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Thank you for the excellent video!
I’m glad you liked it! We have more coming so I hope you subscribed 😁
The GhostTownLiving of lighthouse's! looking forward to more
When you start work it might be an idea to use all equipment/tools powered by batteries like Makita. Then use solar panels to recharge.