# Ship maintenance before and now **URL:** \ **Category:** Marine Technology\ **Created:** [February 12, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611 "2019-02-12T11:04:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/1 "2019-02-12T11:04:50Z")
A place to share stories of the old ways and new technology used in ship maintenance. Chipping hammer and wire brushes be damned, here is how to remove rust today: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Q8q3DZB_l6M?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLs6Xe-pFKZ2lmjpW79WyARlwAlq57ojgp ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Boebert1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/earl_boebert1/32/116_2.png) [@Earl\_Boebert1](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Earl_Boebert1)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/2 "2019-02-12T14:53:01Z")
The idea of a 1KW hand-held laser must really excite [pun intended] the Health and Safety types. Cheers, Earl ---
**Author:** ![Chief\_Seadog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/67e7ee/32.png) [@Chief\_Seadog](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Chief_Seadog)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/3 "2019-02-12T15:05:50Z")
When I watched the video I thought “Wow” that is a cool tool to have. I can just imagine the AB’s on deck setting on a bucket zapping the deck. Of course I don’t have a couple of hundred thousand dollars to have such a toy so it’s back to the needle guns and chipping hammers. ---
**Author:** ![DamnYankee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/damnyankee/32/514_2.png) [@DamnYankee](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DamnYankee)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/4 "2019-02-12T15:05:50Z")
Yeaaahhh. My crackerjack gang of sailors can barely operate a power washer. A laser? That would be rich. ---
**Author:** ![DeckApe](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/deckape/32/1271_2.png) [@DeckApe](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DeckApe)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/5 "2019-02-12T16:06:54Z")
Those videos are better than porn. Half the ship’s been watching them. It’s causing a work slowdown! ---
**Author:** ![Hornblower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecccb3/32.png) [@Hornblower](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hornblower)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/6 "2019-02-12T18:27:08Z")
How soon before it gets weaponised Mr. Spock? ---
**Author:** ![Jemplayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jemplayer/32/523_2.png) [@Jemplayer](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Jemplayer)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/7 "2019-02-12T18:47:47Z")
> [@Earl\_Boebert1](#): > > The idea of a 1KW hand-held laser must really excite [pun intended] the Health and Safety types. Hell I can’t even get a small sand blaster like they have at Harbor Freight. I have all the air in the world and sand is like $5 for 50lbs. Seems like a no brainer, but something about permits or some other bull… ---
**Author:** ![Klaveness](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/klaveness/32/7001_2.png) [@Klaveness](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Klaveness)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/8 "2019-02-12T18:56:58Z")
This caught my eye when it came out, but I don’t think it’s any kind of replacement for the scaling hammer. It does an impressive job of removing light surface rust, but doesn’t look like it’s cut out for heavy lifting. The cost is also pretty staggering, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Miek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@Miek](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Miek)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/9 "2019-02-12T19:05:27Z")
As sand blasting gets more cost prohibitive especially in tanks and the like this technology could rely shine combined with robotics could help eliminate some of the confined space problems we are starting to have. It’s a long way off though ---
**Author:** ![tugsailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@tugsailor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/tugsailor)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/10 "2019-02-12T19:48:56Z")
If they can get the cost down to something reasonable and make it rugged enough to last, this laser that vaporizes the paint and scale with no waste to clean up and dispose of, will become a fantastic innovation. ---
**Author:** ![DamnYankee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/damnyankee/32/514_2.png) [@DamnYankee](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DamnYankee)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/11 "2019-02-12T21:46:36Z")
> [@tugsailor](#): > > no waste to clean up and dispose of I’m pretty sure I saw several vacuums set up on a couple of those videos so I’m thinking there is waste to deal with. Also quite a bit of vapor is visible. It’s cool as hell, don’t get me wrong. Especially that “war of the worlds” noise it makes! ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/12 "2019-02-12T21:56:36Z")
> [@tugsailor](#): > > If they can get the cost down to something reasonable and make it rugged enough to last, I don’t know if it can be made cheaper, but to make it “Roughneck proof” would be a tall order. ---
**Author:** ![portofdc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@portofdc](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/portofdc)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/13 "2019-02-12T22:39:26Z")
Very nice indeed. I could use that to spruce up my BBQ gill. Which raises another problem. How long would a tool like this be on the ship before it grew legs? ---
**Author:** ![Tugs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/tugs/32/158_2.png) [@Tugs](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Tugs)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/14 "2019-02-13T21:46:04Z")
Looks interesting but I never see it being used by ships force. I can just see it now, What do you mean, the AB cut his what off and with what Lazer. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/15 "2019-02-14T13:19:23Z")
The future of system visualisation for maintenance is already here. It is called Mixed Reality and let you visualise any vessel, machinery or system on board in 3D from the comfort of your office, whether that is ashore or onboard: > **[Maritime's Amazing World of Mixed Reality](https://www.marinelink.com/news/maritimes-amazing-world-mixed-reality-462876)** > > New holographic technology is set to revolutionize training procedures, fleet management, ship performance and engineering maintenance… ---
**Author:** ![KPChief](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/kpchief/32/26_2.png) [@KPChief](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/KPChief)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/16 "2019-02-14T16:04:43Z")
Isn’t this how they trained the guys who installed a plug in a pump tell-tale hole? ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-maintenance-before-and-now/50611/17 "2019-02-14T16:29:49Z")
I think they were trained in a different kind of “mixed reality”. (The Navy kind)