Dock Walk

[Tugboat Andy]

I showed up at one of my favorite places to catch up on a full size build. There wasn't much to take pictures of until a few days ago. The boat under construction will eventually become a 58' combination fishing boat (seiner, longliner, crabber). What I refer to as a 'bustle' around the shaft log houses the sump for one of the fish holds. I'm going to see if I can ger a peek at the plans.

Behind is a crabber/fish tender hauled out for annual maintenance.

[LtDoc]

HA! Wish any of my builds turned out that nice.
- 'Doc

[Prins Willem]

What yard is building her?

[Aerominded]

Neat, TBA!!! Nice shots! :)

[keith S]

Andy, was that in the main port or the northern port?

[Tugboat Andy]

The boat is being built in a small yard up on the US / Canadian border in WA State. There is not much there other than a small machine shop, haul-out ways and a side track. CNC cutting makes assembly of boats like this a little easier. No need for a lofting area and a huge laydown area. The pieces arrive on a truck and a few days later it's jigged into place. (Well...its a little more difficult than that) These guys are really artists. :)

[Tugboat Andy]

The dockwalk continues... :p

[Tugboat Andy]

A great morning for a walk on the dock. :)

[Umi_Ryuzuki]

Great pics Andy.

Interesting that the bow bulb is literally just a capped tube stuck to the bow.
And why does the Royal Tern have bow doors?

[Tugboat Andy]

The "Tern" is an oil skimmer. The bow doors open wide to funnel floating oil and contaminated flotsam and jetsam onto a conveyor belt. The belt lifts the gooey mess up to deck level where the oil is seperated from the conveyor and stored in tanks until it can be pumped off into a storage barge.

The benefits of a bulbous bow are many. As I am sure you are aware, the bulb can increase fuel efficiency somewhere in the neighborhood of 10-15% and often result in reduced pitching in a heavy sea. Okay...maybe I said that wrong...it makes the hull move through the water more efficiently and thereby reducing the amount of horsepower necessary for the same speed and thereby reducing fuel used.

[steamboatmodel]

If Toes see these we will have Bulbous bow Springers with under water lights!
Regards,
Gerald

[Tugboat Andy]

A few more pics from the last few days.

I spotted the 'Grace' along the dock. Aerominded will probably want more pictures. :p

The submersible barge is about 500 feet long and about 170' wide. Its quite a piece of machinery. I believe you can find a PDF of the specs on the web if you look around.

The buoy tender was in for some maintenance and repair.

The LCM-8 was tendering the barges working on removing old piling. The yellow material on the deck of the barge is containment boom.

[Aerominded]

I spotted the 'Grace' along the dock. Aerominded will probably want more pictures. :p



You've read my mind! We have several boats very similar that on the bay here... double ended, @40'... :)

[toesup]

If Toes see these we will have Bulbous bow Springers with under water lights!

Huuuu?.. whaaaa?.. uhhh?...

Arrow tried a protuberance and it fell of in the cold water... :eek:

I got the underwater lights though.. :D

Nice pics Andy....

A submersible barge?.. hmmmmmmmmmmmmm :rolleyes: Didnt someone try that at a Foss Cup some years ago?

[tugs53]

Any of you guys live near the Martinac Shipyard??
I'd love to see some pics of the new Seaspan Z-Tech tug under construction there!!!

Hint-Hint!!

[Tugboat Andy]

I little far south of my stomping grounds. They announced construction quite awhile ago, I wondered what had happened. Actually, it's interesting that it's being built in the US...?

[toesup]

Any of you guys live near the Martinac Shipyard??
I'd love to see some pics of the new Seaspan Z-Tech tug under construction there!!!

They announced construction quite awhile ago, I wondered what had happened. Actualliy, it's interesting that it's being built in the US...?

I dont live near there.. but Mrs Toes is working not far away from Martinac.. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I'd like to see the Z Tech close up too!...

Have all the Z Tech's been built in China (or somewhere) so far Andy.. Is this the first one built in the USA?.

[Aerominded]

Wonder if they are building it from the keel up there? I've seen where the hulls have been made in China and fitted out in the USA...

[toesup]

Wonder if they are building it from the keel up there?

Nothing showing outside the sheds back in September... :D

I've just compared Google Earth to my Pic's at Tacoma... :p

[Aerominded]

Hummmmm... :)

[Tugboat Andy]

I just assumed that a Seaspan tug would be built er...in Canada! However the hulls for the Tempest and her sister <Insert Name> were welded up in China and finished in BC.

Here's a link to Cheoy Lee with some GA's of the Z-tech. As I recall, the Seaspan wheelhouse looks a bit different.

http://www.cheoyleena.com/yachts.php?sec=2666&yachtgroupid=1526


Ooohhhh...it's a Z-tech 7500.

[toesup]

I just assumed that a Seaspan tug would be built er...in Canada!

Are they Robert Allen designs?

[Tugboat Andy]

Yes.

http://www.seaspan.com/docs/news%20docs/Harbour%20&%20Shipping%20-%20SIL%20-%20Tractor%20Tug%20-%20July07.pdf

That should give you a better picture... ;) :)

Hang on a tick....it says the tug WILL be built in B.C.

Hey, Tugs, perhaps did you mean the RAL AZ 30/80 that were built for Signet Maritime and leased to FOSS? :confused:

[toesup]

Hang on a tick....it says the tug WILL be built in B.C.


That link also says "Vancouver Shipyards, in North Vancouver, will commence construction in October 2007 with completion scheduled for September 2008."

So where is it?..

[Aerominded]

LOL!!! Toes, you have built enough boats to know how schedules go! :p

[toesup]

LOL!!! Toes, you have built enough boats to know how schedules go! :p

Ahhh...

"Schedules"....

It should of been finished yesterday but might be done this time next year.. possibly.

[Aerominded]

Exactly! :D

[tweety777]

Hello guys,

Has any of you been walking on the floor of a dock large enough for a bulk-carrier like Berge Stahl?
I did, when the Well Enhancer was in dock at Keppel Verolme in Holland, just straight across the river from my home, to see what she looks like under water.
Even though she's 132m long compared to somewhere between 300 and 400 meter for Berge she still looks really very big from there, and i feld myself getting very tiny, though i'm still about 1,86m long :eek:
In docks with very large ships in them it is really very cool to walk at the dockfloor.

Greetings Josse

[tugs53]

Hi All:

This tug was to be built at Vancouver Shipyards, but they were too busy to commence construction and meet a delivery deadline, so the contract was taken up by Martinac.

She is a RAL (Robert Allen Ltd) design, designation 30/80, upgraded from the 7500, and will be a sistership to the 'America', and 'Pacific Star'; both operated by Foss Maritime, and built in the US.

RAL designed tugs are being built all over the world for numerous operators.

Mike

[timflan]

Any of you guys live near the Martinac Shipyard??
I'd love to see some pics of the new Seaspan Z-Tech tug under construction there!!!

Hint-Hint!!

You wish is my command. I attended the launch Saturday. Spoke briefly with Ron Burchett, also in attendance. My pictures are up on my blog:

Martinac launches Seaspan Resolution (http://www.pugetsoundmaritime.com/2009/03/martinac-launches-seaspan-resolution/)

[Tugboat Andy]

Thanks for the update, Tim! Wish, I could have been there.