The Ships and Boats Thread

[Scooby Dudek]

The first ship I worked on ACT 7, Blue Star line. I joined it in 1989.

 

Photo from 1991

 

Photos from 1983 in Gladstone Dock 

 

 

For scale

[Scooby Dudek]

Ship I currently work on.

 

Malta 2015

[VladimirIlyich]

Ship I currently work on.

 

Malta 2015

You are skipper on John Henry's yacht.

[SammyAftershave]

I joined this a full 3 weeks before I turned 16 (youngest in my school year) and on my birthday I was lashed bollock naked over the side into The Lagan. I think it would be classified as child abuse these days. We called it 'character building' then.

 

[VladimirIlyich]

Ship I currently work on.

 

Malta 2015

Its being hijacked by pirates.

[Lee909]

You are skipper on John Henry's yacht.

 

 

Hades thinks you are a capitalist pig working for the billionaire yacht bastards

[Scooby Dudek]

You are skipper on John Henry's yacht.

 

 

Hades thinks you are a capitalist pig working for the billionaire yacht bastards

 

I would be ashamed to work for someone as poor as John Henry.

[Lee909]

What do you do?

 

Sounds a interesting job if the owners are good.

[Chip Butty]

You have a womans hand

[Lee909]

You have a womans hand

Are you saying Scooby sailed round and round the Isle of White until everyones dizzy before returning to Portsmouth

[Chip Butty]

Are you saying Scooby sailed round and round the Isle of White until everyones dizzy before returning to Portsmouth

 

Aaaaaaah, he has a womans Sail, I wager that sail has never been flung ponst the stormy seas of the Norfolk broads and lived to sail again

[General Dryness]

I joined this a full 3 weeks before I turned 16 (youngest in my school year) and on my birthday I was lashed bollock naked over the side into The Lagan. I think it would be classified as child abuse these days. We called it 'character building' then.

 

The Manx Maid. Travelled on that one many a time.

[Bjornebye]

Ship I currently work on.

 

Malta 2015

 

 

You don't know a girl called Olivia Bazell by any chance do you? 

[Scooby Dudek]

You don't know a girl called Olivia Bazell by any chance do you? 

Not that I know of. 

However, I am shite with names and we have been through a lot of crew. 

 

A photo might help.

[Scooby Dudek]

What do you do?

 

Sounds a interesting job if the owners are good.

Marine engineer. Basically as yachts have gotten bigger they now need qualified engineers and deck types on there and are regulated by Government agencies, they are no longer little pleasure boats that anyone can sail. 

 

Unfortunately people do not become that rich by being good. Most owners see the crew as leeches taking money off them for very little return.

 

Having worked on cross channel ferries my (un)funny quote is "rich peoples shit smells the same as poor peoples shit"

 

 

From an engineering side it the similar to most other vessels, i.e. Main engines, power generation, HVAC, hydraulic, sewage etc. Hence the reason for qualified marine engineers on board. 

 

Whenever we go anywhere decent with "guests" on board, we never leave the vessel and very rarely get outside for sun. Still it beats driving to Dover every two weeks.

[Lee909]

Makes for a interesting job at least.

[Scooby Dudek]

I went straight to college (Riversdale by Aigburth) at 16 and joined the ACT 7 at 18. I have never done anything else and I couldn't imagine working Mon-Fri with a few weeks holiday every year. 

 

Like most things, some aspects are really good and interesting whilst others are the opposite. The novelty of flying has definitely worn off. 

An interesting paradox about yachts, is you generally have a larger budget but have to deal with people who have no idea how a ship works, so you waste large amounts of your time justifying meaningless spending.    

[Tony Moanero]

Portland Bill was a cunt.

[Dave D]

I worked on this ship for about 6 weeks when I was 19. 

 

It was basically a sex fest for the staff. Being a male hetrosexual put me very much in the minority on this ship at the time which meant I enjoyed some fabulous female company whilst cruising around the Caribbean.

 

 

 

[AngryOfTuebrook]

 

I don't think we've got a thread for all things nautical, so I'm launching one with a tale to swell any Briton's heart with patriotic pride.

 

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/rrs-boaty-mcboatface_uk_56edbec3e4b030d552ef678a?utm_hp_ref=uk&

 

An open vote allowing the public to name a new £200 million Royal Research Ship has thrown up a sensational frontrunner — the RRS Boaty McBoatface.

 

The suggestion for The National Research Council’s polar explorer is currently beating the RRS Henry Worseley and the RRS David Attenborough.

 

The vessel, which is 128 metres long and is due to be in operation in the Arctic and Antarctic from 2019, will carry up to 90 scientists and support staff.

Getting launched this Saturday.

 

https://www.bas.ac.uk/event/splashdown-in-liverpool

[Anubis]

Perfect for allowing The Thing to escape into the wider world.

[Anubis]

Successful launch. Both Sir David's looking resplendent. Even if one hasn't got its upper torso yet.

[Oh Buoy]

 

 

Launching from Pier Head this afternoon. 

 

Closed some roads as there's been people camping since Monday for it. 

[Dougie Do'ins]

Launching from Pier Head this afternoon. 

 

Closed some roads as there's been people camping since Monday for it. 

That cant be correct ?

[Oh Buoy]

That cant be correct ?

Floating?