iDuckman Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Texas is back in her beloved sea, watertight and refreshed. Enjoy! She'll be moving to a nearby dock for more work. The entire deck replaced (in pine), finishing the superstructure, painting topside, some interior work including museum exhibits, and re-installation of the secondary artillery batteries. The old gal is expected to re-open to the public in late summer 2025. This makes my heart warm. 7 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 50 minutes ago, iDuckman said: The entire deck replaced (in pine) Teak was once inexpensive, not so much anymore. Teak now runs about $40 a board foot and you'd probably use up the entire US supply of it decking a battleship. They are going to have to use lots of waterproofing on that deck though. Wood sealant isn't cheap either. I spent a thousand dollars on wood panel sealer last summer for my house. That's about a Higgins boat worth of the stuff. Edited March 6 by Snargfargle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Type_93 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Being a native Texan, seeing her get the love she deserves warms my heart. I would love to see an anchors away event on her when she reopens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 8 minutes ago, Snargfargle said: Teak was once inexpensive, not so much anymore. Teak now runs about $40 a board foot and you'd probably use up the entire US supply of it decking a battleship. They are going to have to use lots of waterproofing on that deck though. Wood sealant isn't cheap either. I spent a thousand dollars on wood panel sealer last summer for my house. That's about a Higgins boat worth of the stuff. Teak became the standard for decking, but the original deck of Texas was pine. Yeah, it will be interesting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 14 minutes ago, iDuckman said: Teak became the standard for decking, but the original deck of Texas was pine. Yeah, it will be interesting. Is this a brand-new wood deck or the one they installed in 1990? Edited March 6 by Snargfargle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 (edited) As I understand it, new. Should take a year to install. It's a big ship. Edited March 6 by iDuckman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 39 minutes ago, iDuckman said: As I understand it, new. Should take a year to install. It's a big ship. That gives us a good idea of the lifespan of the pinewood decks -- about 30 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_cant_Swim_ Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 bee-u-tee-ful! Looks like I'm visiting Texas in 2025... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 9 hours ago, iDuckman said: but the original deck of Texas was pine. I did not know that. Interesting. 🙂 Edited to add an article comparing Teak and Pine. https://www.woodworkingtrade.com/teak-vs-pine-comparing-types-of-wood/ Edited March 6 by Wolfswetpaws 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulf_Ace Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Too bad every navy didnt save some epic ships from ww2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 6 minutes ago, Wulf_Ace said: Too bad every navy didnt save some epic ships from ww2 An understandable sentiment. Lives were touched and threads of fates were woven and deeds were done and stories were created. Shall we preserve what we can, here & now? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashed68 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 The only reason BB-55 [North Carolina] got her teak replaced was a country literally donated all the wood to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aethervox Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 'Plop'? Plop is a sound that something solid makes when it hits the water in a toilet. I'm pointing out the potty 'humour' here (please, no one get their noses out of joint) 😁. Edited March 6 by Aethervox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Aethervox said: 'Plop'? Plop is a sound that something solid makes when it hits the water in a toilet. I'm pointing out the potty 'humour' here (please, no one get their noses out of joint) 😁. plop (v.) -- "to fall or fall into with a sound like 'plop,' " 1821, imitative of the sound of a smooth object dropping into water. Onomatopoeia -- a type of word, or the process of creating a word, that phonetically imitates, resembles, or suggests the sound that it describes. Edited March 6 by Snargfargle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Slayer Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 56 minutes ago, Aethervox said: 'Plop'? Plop is a sound that something solid makes when it hits the water in a toilet. I'm pointing out the potty 'humour' here (please, no one get their noses out of joint) 😁. I hear the LCS make alot of plops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Slayer Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 19 hours ago, iDuckman said: Texas is back in her beloved sea, watertight and refreshed. Enjoy! From the mist, a shape, a ship, is taking form And the silence of the sea is about to drift into a storm Sign of power, show of force Raise the anchor, battleship's plotting its course 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDuckman Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 (edited) 6 hours ago, Aethervox said: 'Plop'? Plop is a sound that something solid makes when it hits the water in a toilet. I'm pointing out the potty 'humour' here (please, no one get their noses out of joint) 😁. Your imagination is too good for your own good. Ryan (the curator) used the term, so I followed suit. Edited March 7 by iDuckman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 古池や 蛙飛び込む 水の音 The old pond A frog leaps in. Sound of the water. Or... Pond Frog Plop! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore135 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 (edited) 9 hours ago, iDuckman said: Your imagination is too good for your own good. Ryan (the curator) used the term, so I followed suit. All major navies, shipyards, and historians should change their language surrounding these types of events from “launch” to “plop.” 😆 Edited March 7 by Nevermore135 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfswetpaws Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 4 minutes ago, Nevermore135 said: All major navies, shipyards, and historians should change their language surrounding these types of events from “launch” to “plop.” 😆 Why? Because ships already have a poop-deck? 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nevermore135 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 16 minutes ago, Wolfswetpaws said: Why? Because ships already have a poop-deck? 😉 No toilet humor needed, I just find the use of such a silly and whimsical word associated with the launching of a multi-thousand ton instrument of war amusing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Karasu Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 On 3/6/2024 at 8:14 AM, Snargfargle said: That gives us a good idea of the lifespan of the pinewood decks -- about 30 years. At the most, I don't think even your garden variety of pressure impregnated pine lasts that long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snargfargle Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 12 minutes ago, Admiral_Karasu said: At the most, I don't think even your garden variety of pressure impregnated pine lasts that long. It depends on the local weather conditions and maintenance. I built my deck thirty years ago out of pine boards and it's still holding up fairly well. I have to re-seal it every five years or so though. I pressure-washed and re-sealed it last summer when I was doing the same to the house. Once the weather warms up a bit more, I need to get a second coat of sealer on it. It's not a very big deck, I mainly built it because that area of the yard tended to get waterlogged after it rained. It's a good place to sit and watch the birds from though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utt_Bugglier Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 49 minutes ago, Nevermore135 said: All major navies, shipyards, and historians should change their language surrounding these types of events from “launch” to “plop.” 😆 1. I doubt the sound of the Texas’ drydock being flooded makes a “plop” sound at all. For all my years at the shipyard, I was never around when a drydock was being flooded. I imagine it makes a “whoosh”, if it makes any sound at all. And that only until the inlet ports get covered by the rising water level. 2. New vessels are largely built on land level facilities now, then rolled on crawlers to a drydock, onto a floatable (but locked in land level position) platform. The platform is then internally flooded and it descends (controlled sinking) to the bottom of the drydock. (Larger yards have a built-in drydock that can do this, others bring a floating drydock to the party to hook up to their land-level facility.) I expect in that event, you’re denied even the whoosh. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral_Karasu Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 9 minutes ago, Utt_Bugglier said: 1. I doubt the sound of the Texas’ drydock being flooded makes a “plop” sound at all. For all my years at the shipyard, I was never around when a drydock was being flooded. I imagine it makes a “whoosh”, if it makes any sound at all. And that only until the inlet ports get covered by the rising water level. 2. New vessels are largely built on land level facilities now, then rolled on crawlers to a drydock, onto a floatable (but locked in land level position) platform. The platform is then internally flooded and it descends (controlled sinking) to the bottom of the drydock. (Larger yards have a built-in drydock that can do this, others bring a floating drydock to the party to hook up to their land-level facility.) I expect in that event, you’re denied even the whoosh. At least it's safer than the traditional way of launching a ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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