ianmianmianm Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Railway modellers can enjoy this on many more levels than a civvie! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Oh that's really disappointing. I was hoping to see the bloke with the big bucket of filler going over the weld lines so the passengers don't notice the joins and start wondering ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthBrit Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Just be careful when you go to bed on the ship. It’s on three levels. Lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jjb1970 Posted March 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2018 I once stood by a container ship which was stretched, it's quite an experience to see it done. Although on that one the new mid body was floated in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Traxson Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 I remember, whilst I was at Smiths Dock in North Shields in 1966, that they lengthened a bulk carrier by cutting and floating one half into another dock, building an extra 30 or 40 feet on the other end, and then floating the end back and joining it again. It certainly impressed this, then newly out of college, 18 year old. The Name "Booker Venture" comes to mind as the ship, but it was over 50 years ago so could be wrong. Phil Traxson Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two_sugars Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I remember, whilst I was at Smiths Dock in North Shields in 1966, that they lengthened a bulk carrier by cutting and floating one half into another dock, building an extra 30 or 40 feet on the other end, and then floating the end back and joining it again. It certainly impressed this, then newly out of college, 18 year old. The Name "Booker Venture" comes to mind as the ship, but it was over 50 years ago so could be wrong. Phil Traxson http://www.sunderlandships.com/view.php?a1PageSize=20&exact=1&year_built=&builder=&a1Page=20&ref=100082&vessel=BOOKER+VENTURE Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I don't shift ships, I cut 'n' shut ships. The prop shaft needs shifting in a cut 'n' shut as does the shelving. So in a shift I'll shift the shelving and the shaft. But not the shuttering. C6T. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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