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016, Port tank
before any work has started. Plate work generally in good condition but
protective coating has all but disappeared. |
017, Port tank looking for'd.
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018, Port tank, looking aft. Note the
general clutter of redundant pipe work. A legacy from her working days
with Glasgow Corporation and Southern Water. |
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021, the first of the UHP blasting compressors
arrives. These are designed to deliver 40,000 psi at the exit from the
blasting gun and will find any weak material.
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022, starboard hold looking for'd, prior to any
work starting. Similar amounts of clutter to port tank.
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023, the steelwork team assess the job.
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024, fully dressed to begin the UHP
blasting in the port tank. |
026, redundant pipework begins to collect on deck.
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027, the ship's side, after UHP blasting.
The metal
shows little signs of wastage.
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029, a closer look, after blasting.
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030, the side plate of one of the deck windlasses
removed for replacement.
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031, a closer look at the steelwork. Note the
corrosion along the base.
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032, the windlass drum ready to be
degreased, chipped and painted. |
036, a new piece of deck has been welded in to
replace an area that was previously a redundant ventilator.
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045, an area of I section beam that is "laced".
Shown after grit blasting and before painting. This section will be cut
out and a new insert welded in place.
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047, an area of the deck, under the
Ladies heads that has corroded away. This will be cut out and a new
insert welded in place. |
048, new pipework in the starboard hold
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049, replacement firemain in place, starboard hold
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050, new waste line
from aft WC. Starboard hold.
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053 and 054, cleaning the blasting
grit from the port tank, prior to applying the protective epoxy coating.
Note the traditional methods employed. |
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058 Starboard Ballast Tank, hole
revealed in the Deck Head by blasting, under the Ladies Heads. |
059 and 060, Port
Ballast Tank, views after first Balloxy coating applied
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062, deck repair insert, from
inside the Ballast Tank. |
066, Port Ballast Tank showing the welded insert
to replace the corroded steelwork found during surface blasting. |
067, Port Ballast Tank, stripe coating all the
welds and butt joints prior to the second coat of paint.
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068, Port Ballast Tank, why this
coating is know as "stripe". |
070 Starboard side, deck hole repaired by insert.
Seen from Ladies Heads. Compare with 057 and 062. |
071, similar to 070, but as the plate thickness
was just within tolerance for wastage, it was decided to add a "doubler"
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079, Port Ballast Tank, deckhead, final coating
applied. Looks like new.
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082, Port Ballast Tank a general view showing the
finished article. Seems too good to fill it with seawater. |
086, Starboard Ballast Tank. An
area of weakness exposed by the blasting, prior to painting. The repair
was in the form of a doubler plate. |
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101, the Starboard Ballast tank on completion of
the blasting and ready for the first coat of paint to be applied.
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106, applying the stripe
coat, starboard t |
107, stripe coat
application, starboard tank |
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108, part of the audience
from the technical talk given by Jotun, port tank |
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