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Cajun Welder · Post by **Cajun Welder** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 10:55 am

Got a call today saying I am no longer layed off,back to working the night shifts.
Extremely excited

Heres a few pictures ive took at the yard.
Hope yall like em

Manning · Post by **Manning** » Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:14 pm

Man that is one big kayak.

sfurman · Post by **sfurman** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 2:24 pm

I love boats. all kinds. Nice pics, thanks for sharing but, I don't think I want to paint that thing, you can have that.

americanrobster · Post by **americanrobster** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 3:53 pm

Thanks for sharing the pics, glad to hear you are back to work.

DaveR · Post by **DaveR** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 5:32 pm

Brings me back to Inghalls shipyard in Pascagoula. A hundred ways to die! Be safe!

BryanS · Post by **BryanS** » Mon Oct 24, 2011 6:30 pm

Good to hear your back at work. You might get one of my companies ships one day. I work for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, we're the largest container steamship line in Tampa.

Cajun Welder · Post by **Cajun Welder** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 12:21 pm

sfurman wrote:I love boats. all kinds. Nice pics, thanks for sharing but, I don't think I want to paint that thing, you can have that.

We got the American Victory (the navy ship behind the florida aquarium),they are sand blasting all of it and painting it.

DaveR wrote:Brings me back to Inghalls shipyard in Pascagoula. A hundred ways to die! Be safe!

Thats probably the best way to describe it

BryanS wrote:Good to hear your back at work. You might get one of my companies ships one day. I work for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services, we're the largest container steamship line in Tampa.

I know we got some more boats coming in soon,ill let ya know

rugrat181 · Post by **rugrat181** » Tue Oct 25, 2011 5:41 pm

You brought back a lot of memories. My Uncle and Grandfather painted ships for years at New York Shipyard in Camden NJ and later at Todd in New Orleans. Good pay for a dangerous job.
See you out there someday on the bay.

Rugrat

Skeeter · Post by **Skeeter** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:42 pm

My dad worked in Tampa ship yards back in the 40's.
Glad your back to work and be safe.

Captain Hugh · Post by **Captain Hugh** » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:13 am

Skeeter so did my dad. He was a welder at McCloskys ship yard here in tampa. They built Victory ships. My family moved here from Atlanta 1941. I was born in Ybor City on 9th Ave. in a house.

Cajun Welder · Post by **Cajun Welder** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:02 pm

We ended up all taking a 45 minute tour of the victory ship, Ill have some pictures up soon. I welded 2 days (24 Hours) on the hull of it and it was pretty cool to be working on history.

bassboy · Post by **bassboy** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 2:09 pm

Thats awesome to be workin on a ship that is enriched in history. My dad is a vietnam vet fro THE NAVY and he was on the DDG14 USS BUCHANNON that is now been put to rest in the pacific. I love me some history especially about military. Thx for sharing cant wait to see more can i get a touras well.

GILs_GONE_WILD · Post by **GILs_GONE_WILD** » Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:59 pm

Skeeter wrote:My dad worked in Tampa ship yards back in the 40's.

Mine too but I think he was there in the '50s.

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