Oosterdam's new Azipod

[Copper10-8]

Oosterdam's "new" azipod has arrived in Victoria, BC and is awaiting the arrival of that dam ship around the 24-25th of April when it will be installed to replace the ailing port-side pod. Couple of pics of the arrival

http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f6019%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8dZ A&pid=2&fid=Inbox&inline=1

[Copper10-8]

Another look
http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f6019%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8dZ A&pid=3&fid=Inbox&inline=1

[Copper10-8]

One more
http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f6019%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8dZ A&pid=4&fid=Inbox&inline=1

[Copper10-8]

And the last one
http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f6019%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8dZ A&pid=5&fid=Inbox&inline=1

[Chivalrygirl]

One more
http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f6019%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8dZ A&pid=4&fid=Inbox&inline=1

Yep, and one more what :p

[Vic The Parrot]

Did they remember to add a few more hamsters to the wheel ?? :D

[Copper10-8]

Crap, they didn't take! Quit jinxing me, Val and Vic, the two "V"s:eek:

http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f24813%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8d ZA&pid=2&fid=James%2520Deering&inline=1

[Copper10-8]

Numero dos

http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f24813%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8d ZA&pid=3&fid=James%2520Deering&inline=1

[Copper10-8]

Numero tres
http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f24813%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8d ZA&pid=4&fid=James%2520Deering&inline=1

[Vic The Parrot]

hehehehehe




:D ;)

[Copper10-8]

Nummer vier!
http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f24813%5fAFXHjkQAAWvvRgqR1QE9Nxc8d ZA&pid=5&fid=James%2520Deering&inline=1

[Chivalrygirl]

ha ha bloody ha ha, we are a rockin down here in the Southern Hemisphere, not your night young John :D

[Chivalrygirl]

Hey John, I am also learning to count in some sort of foreign language :cool: :p :p lmao

[Copper10-8]

I give up - going to bed - see ya!

[Chivalrygirl]

I give up - going to bed - see ya!

Good idea sweetie, I was just sitting here thinking the same thing.. Sweet dreams Mr USA best copper ever :)

[Scrumpy]

John,
Cruise critic is cranky. My countdown clock has crapped out, too. Hope things are fixed soon. I'd like to see the photos.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Thought it was my computer at first when I wasn't able to see the pictures.

[Krazy Kruizers]

Thanks for telling us that the azipod is awaiting the Oosterdam.

[mjs125]

Thanks for letting us know and thanks for attempting to post the pictures. Hopefully it will work for you on the next try (guess I should say I hope you try again and that it works :D ) as I would love to see the pictures!

Meg

[LAFFNVEGAS]

John, when you wake up this morning you can email me the pic and with my magic fingers I will upload them for you:D

[Ine]

John, when you wake up this morning you can email me the pic and with my magic fingers I will upload them for you:D


I guess he stil sleeps Lisa.... Who knows what the man did last night....
Got a strange feeling when he started to count in spanish and continued in dutch!

[hawgwildterry]

John,

It might be interesting to see the look on the guy's face who dropped his Timex into the windings of the damaged Azipod when they do the tear down. See if you can get his photo.

Terry

[bepsf]

John--

Just post the links if you can please - would love to see those pix!

[localady]

I think John might be afraid of Lisa's magic fingers!!!:eek: :eek:
;) :D

[Chivalrygirl]

I think John might be afraid of Lisa's magic fingers!!!
;) :D

Magic fingers eh Lisa ? Can you tell us what you can do with them ?
Poor John must now be totally confused. Last night he was having trouble with the 2 "Vs", but magic fingers WOW :D :D

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Oh, I am just trying to help him out since I told him he had a Black Cloud hanging over him because his last two cruises were delayed arriving in San Diego;)

[LAFFNVEGAS]

Hey, I see his green light on, I am sure he will be posting very soon:D

[Chivalrygirl]

I am not sure that the 2 nasty "Vs" upset him last night, lol

I can however, understand his frustration, that has happened to me, you can sit for hours trying to download a picture and then it fails. Grrrrrrrrr

[Copper10-8]

Nummer Een:

[Copper10-8]

Nummer twee

[Copper10-8]

Nummer drie

[RuthC]

He shoots! He scores!! And the crowd goes wild!!!
Thanks for the pics, John. They were worth the wait. :)

[Copper10-8]

Nummer vier

[Copper10-8]

Lisa, you can show me those magic fingers some other time!:D ;)

[hoopman]

what an azipod looks like. Now I know.

Thanks.

[cruznon]

John,
Where do you get all this info/pix? I'm impressed!
Great photos thanks for posting...so THAT's the part that has caused such problems for one of our favorite ships...

[mjs125]

Wow....so THAT'S what an azipod looks like! Very cool...thanks John for those pictures!! Appreciate all your tries...glad it finally worked :D

Meg

[localady]

Thank you so much for the wonderful pictures John.:D
It was very interesting to learn that the pod had to travel from Europe via ship due to it's size and weight. Great to know it's arrived in Vancouver intact and awaits the Oosterdam for a "refitting". :D
The pictures also put into perspective the magnitude of the issue, and why HAL couldn't repair the pod sooner. Imagine how long our cars would be in the shop if our parts had to be fabricated, and shipped via barge to Vancouver.
I wouldn't want to see the total cost for that repair.:eek:

[bepsf]

Great Job, John!!!

Now is anyone gonna ask what those bars welded on the sides of the pod are for...
...and why they shipped out a whole new propeller when that wasn't the problem?
;)

[Copper10-8]

Here's the interesting part: the pod, that has caused all the problems, was completely serviced last September (along with the starboard pod) at the same yard in Victoria (see pic). Things went wrong on the second cruise to Mexico after Oosterdam arrived in SD from Victoria. They truly think that they're going to find a wrench, screwdriver, etc (left there by mistake by a worker) as the culprit inside the port-side pod once they open her up

Good questions, Brian!;)

[Copper10-8]

Another pic of Oosterdam's two pods being serviced at the Victoria, BC yard last September

[leoandhugh]

The new propeller is necessary because it is engineered to fit over the cone shaped end of the new azipod and tolerances are critical The new azipod was built for a new ship now under construction in Italy. Now the one that will be removed from OSDM will be shipped back to Europe in the same manner, repaired and installed on the new ship, so recent publicity has said. Only know what I read guys, can't vouch for detailed truth:)

[Copper10-8]

The new propeller is necessary because it is engineered to fit over the cone shaped end of the new azipod and tolerances are critical The new azipod was built for a new ship now under construction in Italy. Now the one that will be removed from OSDM will be shipped back to Europe in the same manner, repaired and installed on the new ship, so recent publicity has said. Only know what I read guys, can't vouch for detailed truth:)

Close but no sigar;) The latest plans are for the ailing pod to be removed, repaired and then re-installled on Oosterdam in September of this year, back in Victoria for the third time in a year!

[bepsf]

They truly think that they're going to find a wrench, screwdriver, etc (left there by mistake by a worker) as the culprit inside the port-side pod once they open her up

"Look!
It's Jimmy Hoffa!!!"
:eek: ;)

[Copper10-8]

"Look!
It's Jimmy Hoffa!!!"
:eek: ;)

Now that.......would be funny!

[jhannah]

That prop is awesome! Think of the batch of margaritas it would make! :D

[Ineke]

Dat ging toch wel stukken beter in het Nederlands!
(That went a lot better in Dutch!)

[Copper10-8]

Dat ging toch wel stukken beter in het Nederlands!
(That went a lot better in Dutch!)

Dat dacht ik ook wel! Effe tellen in het Nederlands en ze stonden er meteen op;) /I thought the same thing. Give it a count in Dutch and they appeared right away;)

Goeie avond, Ineke/Good evening, Ineke

Vancouver is a great City! We've got good friends in White Rock, BC

[Ine]

Seems that to you dutch is afterall still the magic language....

Hi to Ineke, ofschoon ik tegenwoordig meestal Ine genoemd wordt, was het ineke toen ik jong(er) was..
I was named Ineke when young(er), now mostly Ine.

[Copper10-8]

Seems that to you dutch is afterall still the magic language....

Hi to Ineke, ofschoon ik tegenwoordig meestal Ine genoemd wordt, was het ineke toen ik jong(er) was..
I was named Ineke when young(er), now mostly Ine.

Goeie morgen Ine, hoe gaat het?/Good morning Ine, how are you doing?:)

[Chivalrygirl]

Dat dacht ik ook wel! Effe tellen in het Nederlands en ze stonden er meteen op;) /I thought the same thing. Give it a count in Dutch and they appeared right away;)

Goeie avond, Ineke/Good evening, Ineke

Vancouver is a great City! We've got good friends in White Rock, BC

John we just fell in love with Vancouver last September, the harbour was so vibrant, above all else we saw further south. It was just so busy and my Canadian friend has sent has down all the pictures that he took during our cruise, we are very lucky, but now I have proof just how exciting Vancouver actually was. Even better I have three cousins in Vancouver, 2 in the city and 1 on Vancouver Island, I think I feel a good cheap holiday coming on :D

[Ine]

Goeie morgen Ine, hoe gaat het?/Good morning Ine, how are you doing?:)

Doing o.k., missing PV, Astrid and the good time we had there.
On the other hand..looking forward to the Norway cruise in May.
Did you get the photos I sent you?

[Copper10-8]

John we just fell in love with Vancouver last September, the harbour was so vibrant, above all else we saw further south. It was just so busy and my Canadian friend has sent has down all the pictures that he took during our cruise, we are very lucky, but now I have proof just how exciting Vancouver actually was. Even better I have three cousins in Vancouver, 2 in the city and 1 on Vancouver Island, I think I feel a good cheap holiday coming on :D

Great City! Really like spending time there, Stanley Park, Grouse Mountain, Capilano supension bridge, Gastown! There's a revolving restaurant on top of one of the buildings in downtown (forgot the name). Had dinner up there and enjoyed the view! Maria likes all the flowers all over the place on street lights!

[Copper10-8]

Doing o.k., missing PV, Astrid and the good time we had there.
On the other hand..looking forward to the Norway cruise in May.
Did you get the photos I sent you?

Yeah I did (especially the Mexican PD cars;) ), haven't had a chance to thank you and Ton yet but will via e-mail! Going to school tomorrow for three days in the Reagan Library