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Shipwright's Disease - Ben

Well, Ben, looks like the new edit feature works fine. A day later I can't remember who mentioned being a former shipwright in their response, but it's gone now. Maybe Dave Speed, as his post is titled Shipwright's disease? Thought it was you that mentioned it.

Shipwright: various trades craftsman working on boats.

Re: Shipwright's Disease - Ben

JimmieD
Well, Ben, looks like the new edit feature works fine. A day later I can't remember who mentioned being a former shipwright in their response, but it's gone now. Maybe Dave Speed, as his post is titled Shipwright's disease? Thought it was you that mentioned it.

Shipwright: various trades craftsman working on boats.


that's cool.

both of my brothers were machinist mates while they were in the Navy but i guess Shipwright is merchant marine lingo...

i would have gone into the Navy as well but i tend to march to the beat of my own drum and would not get along well on a boat :o) kinda a rebel without a clue...

Ben

Re: Shipwright's Disease - Ben

ben


i would have gone into the Navy as well but i tend to march to the beat of my own drum and would not get along well on a boat :o) kinda a rebel without a clue...

Ben




WHOA.... NEVER say boat when talking about the Navy. They are Ships. Boats are what you play with in the bathtub. HAHA I know this because I was corrected once by a "Navy" man. I was never in the Navy or any branch of military for that matter. (I "think" sailors may refer to Subs as "Boats", but not 100%)

Jim

Re: Shipwright's Disease - Ben

Jims68

WHOA.... NEVER say boat when talking about the Navy. They are Ships. Boats are what you play with in the bathtub. HAHA I know this because I was corrected once by a "Navy" man. I was never in the Navy or any branch of military for that matter. (I "think" sailors may refer to Subs as "Boats", but not 100%)

Jim


yep - one of the brothers was on a ballistic nuke sub - he called it a boat often...

the other was on air craft carrier... it was a ship

)

Re: Shipwright's Disease - Ben

Well I don't know who first mentioned being an ex-shipwright but it's in the title of Dave Speed's post on April 5th, 2009 - 6:48 AM.

I didn't post about it until the 8th.

A shipwright isn't just a navy lingo, it's a common term for a craftsman on boats, or ships. More often it would refer to a woodworker on wood boats in days of old but carried over when propulsion changed from sails and hulls were made of other materials that float, like steel. Whether a hug was steaming up planking, fitting a diesel powerplant or hanging a rudder he's a shipwright.

'Blue Water' refers to ocean's deep, crossing the globe, so larger ships, that's what I worked on. I worked on the last blue water wood boat made on the north Pacific Coast. History turned a page.

So Then..... Hoss Cartwright....

Fixed carts? . Help me out here....
John

Re: So Then..... Hoss Cartwright....

I think you're starting to get it, John Like Louden Wainright III, ya, you know....

Re: So Then..... Hoss Cartwright....

And a wheelwright builds wheels.
And a chartwright makes maps.
And a Californiawgight,,,,,,well you figure out thyat one. I just like these smilies

Re: Shipwright's Disease - Ben

Jimmie -

Neat! We're going up to Puget Sound this summer for a holiday. Anything good to see boat-wise u8p there?

Do you know of the Wapama? in SF bay? The last of the doghole schooners.

Dodge content: I once helped a friend put a Dodge flathead 6 in his wooden salmon boat in Northern California.

Re: Shipwright's Disease - Dave

Cool! The Mystic Museum used to be up there, probably still is. Dedicated to wood boats. An internet search of destination with 'wood boats' added can turn up lots of stuff.

When I got out of all that I gave away a treasure trove of marvelous books, design plans, blueprints etc. for hundreds of old wood boats. Wish I'd kept some now...

Another world, another time but I still love those fabulous old designs and the sound of a wood boat's hull as it talks to you on the water. Add the melody of wind in the rigging and the chorus of waves turned by the sea and...WOW!

Re: Restoring Hardware - Finishes

I love how these topics morph from the original to something entirely different, like going from plating to nautical terms. Keeps the forum interesting. Let me add mine, then. In 1959, immediately after graduation I had three months before going to Air Force basic. I got a job at a local shipyard in Savannah, Ga. working on building barges, dredges, and tug boats. I was a shipfitter's helper. I could weld so we would assemble various parts of the vessel and I would tack them in place, then a certified welder had to do the final welds. When I got back from active duty I got a job at a local paper mill as a boilermaker's helper, but I'm rambling so I will shut up. I will say that both jobs provided me some valuable life lessons.

Re: Restoring Hardware - Finishes [Shipfitters...]

[SHIPFITTERS]
Russ,
That word takes me way back to a song verse my
mom would sing from time to time......

"Oh.... your red scarf matches your eyes....
You close the cover before striking....
Your father has the Shipfitter's blues....
and loving you has made me bananas...."

Anyone know who wrote or sung that?.....

Dodge Content: I've seen the results of Eastwood's
Zinc Plating Kit.... real nice finish. For any
exposed bolt heads, etc. in the vehicle's interior,
you could dab a bit of boiled linseed oil on them.
They'll stay "natural" but shiney. Folks who collect
old hand tools use this method.
John

Re: Restoring Hardware - Finishes [Shipfitters...]

Sorry Navy guys, Im going back on topic!

Ive used the eastwood zinc plate kit, great results for the money. You really feel good after its all done, seeing the results. Easy to do also. Make sure and get every bit of rust off the part though. When detailing carbs, I used the kit to replate linkage and it looked like new. I like using a cabnet sand blaster that I designate just for polishing and cleaning for small parts. I use glass bead in it. When I was rebuilding my govenor in my Farmall A some of the springs were rusty but still very usable. I sandblasted them with the glass bead, cleaned them up like new inside the spring as well. A wire wheel brush couldnt do that.

Fish

Re: Restoring Hardware - Finishes [Shipfitters...]

68 fish
Sorry Navy guys, Im going back on topic!

Ive used the eastwood zinc plate kit, great results for the money. You really feel good after its all done, seeing the results. Easy to do also. Make sure and get every bit of rust off the part though. When detailing carbs, I used the kit to replate linkage and it looked like new. I like using a cabnet sand blaster that I designate just for polishing and cleaning for small parts. I use glass bead in it. When I was rebuilding my govenor in my Farmall A some of the springs were rusty but still very usable. I sandblasted them with the glass bead, cleaned them up like new inside the spring as well. A wire wheel brush couldnt do that.

Fish


When using wire wheel on springs, it generally leaves little metal strands inside the springs (at least on my cheap wire wheels it did. If they are a light spring, you can bend it open while sandblasting. I never did try the zinc plating kit.... maybe next project whatever it may be.

Jim

Re: Restoring Hardware - Finishes [Shipfitters...]

Hobcobble
[SHIPFITTERS]
Russ,
That word takes me way back to a song verse my
mom would sing from time to time......

"Oh.... your red scarf matches your eyes....
You close the cover before striking....
Your father has the Shipfitter's blues....
and loving you has made me bananas...."

Anyone know who wrote or sung that?.....



LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS
(Words and Music by Guy Marks)


OH, YOUR RED SCARF MATCHES YOUR EYES,
YOU CLOSED YOUR COVER BEFORE STRIKING,
FATHER HAD THE SHIPFITTER BLUES,
LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS,

OH, YOUR RED SCARF MATCHES YOUR EYES,
YOU CLOSED YOUR COVER BEFORE STRIKING,
FATHER HAD THE SHIPFITTER BLUES,
LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS,

OH, YOU BURNT YOUR FINGER THAT EVENING,
WHILE MY BACK WAS TURNED,
I ASKED THE WAITER FOR IODINE,
BUT I DINED ALL ALONE,

OH, YOUR RED SCARF MATCHES YOUR EYES,
YOU CLOSED YOUR COVER BEFORE STRIKING,
FATHER HAD THE SHIPFITTER BLUES,
LOVING YOU HAS MADE ME BANANAS.

Soopernaut....

You're killing me!
John