[TheForge] temporary heat shield

[terry l. ridder]

hello;


On Fri, 6 Feb 2009, Chuck Robinson wrote:

> Hey Terry,
> Unless you plan to register foreign flag and not tie up in US ports, you are 
> probably in for a very rude awakening when the Coast Guard  does its 
> certification inspection.
>

it remains to be seen where the ships will be calling home port.
currently the canadians are making the best offer to home port the ships
at windsor, ontario, canada.

the one ship has been under canadian flag since it was built.
the swedish mine sweeper converted to dive ship was built in 1951.
the teak panelling is real and the swedish goverment and the eu
granted an waiver for this ship due to age. the ship used to belong
to the swedish navy. i have no idea what the u.s. coast guard will do
with this ship. currently all ship blueprints, documentation, and logs
are being organized for u.s. coast guard inspection.

currently all three ships will be listed as owner occupied.
do not entirely know what that all means that is for the lawyers
to tell me.

>
> Real teak panneling will give them severe heart burn,
> but a wood stove will give the inspector a heart attack.
> I suspect that your vessels are going to have a hard enough
> time passing, with existing diffiencies you are not even aware
> of yet.
>

two of the ships currently have armories. the swedish mine sweeper and
the new zealand mother ship. the swedish mine sweeper current has two
.50 cal mounts which will have to be dealt with.

there is thought of using the mother ship to provide escort services
part of the year in pirate infested waters. working through the details
with the u.s. department of defense, u.s. coast guard, and u.s.
department of homeland security. may have to flag that ship under a
foreign flag.

as the ships currently are provisioned only the former canadian fishing
trawler may enter us waters. the other two may dock at halifax, nova
scotia or any latin american port. no i am not stupid enough to dock a
ship that has .50 cal mounts in any latin american port. i do not want
some drug cartel killing the crew and hijacking the ship and that is
just the local government then there are the other drug  cartels. :-(

this is all complicated by the fact that i have to do everything long
distance. i am relying on movies, digital photographs, skype video
conferences. it would be much easier if i was on site.

>
> Chuck
>> 
>> the wood stove is currently only 8 inches from the teak paneled
>> bulkhead. this is in the open dining area. the wood stove was put in to
>> provide some 'atmosphere' for the people in the dining area. that is
>> what i have been told. i want to protect the teak paneling from any
>> further scorching. yes, the easiest way would be to remove the wood
>> stove. no more wood stove no more scorching.
>> 
>> the ships seem to collect a good supply of pallets and other wood.
>> there is a good supply of floating wood in the oceans at any given time.
>> that is what i have been told. i am still land locked in northern
>> illinois still unable to travel. the doctors just increased the morphine
>> dosage once again so i am getting used to the new dosage. feeling dizzy
>> and nauseated most of the day is not fun. replying to e-mails
>> under-the-influence has caused some problems.
>> 
>> ries', suggestions jogged my thinking into using a welding blanket. i am
>> going to order several of the 'white spark' silica cloth from
>> www.steelguardsaftey.com .
>> 
>> http://www.steelguardsafety.com/welding-blankets.htm
>> 
>> they will work until a permanent solution can be found. they will also
>> be used later so they will not be wasted.
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> terry l. ridder ><>
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