There is not a day goes by after working with Doug and the Crews that join here to work on any and all parts of this Build that still makes me shiver with energy and excitement. I moved here to write a new chapter in my life and I'm still in awe of this chapter. I have meet some great folks here and know there will be more. Don't be afraid or shy, bleed a little, bump the head, get some welders sunburn, hey, it's all good long as when it's over, your content and happy with what you've donated with skills and time, it all means a great deal to Doug and Betsy..My thanks to ya'll too; I'm happy, you be happy !!
I have watched for so long and even now feel well involved despite not being there. Unfortunately due to age and health I'd never survive there with you for 10 minutes - however still greatly enjoy following everything. You have had a wonderful selection of helpers... keep on truckin' Doug.
Has this boat even been launched yet? I have to see how this sails. It should be really cool along a coast, but out in the middle of the ocean, I don't know.
I've been watching since about the 3rd video you ever posted, and must say that you have made me feel like a part of the crew without ever having been there. Thank you for that. The sheer amount of work you have done in this past year is astonishing. Having watched it take shape all of these years, I can almost feel the sense of urgency to get it done and in the water. Your dream has nearly come to fruition my friend, thank you for taking us along for the ride.
I wish all the best on your boat building project. I fondly remember sailing my Cape Dory typhoon sailboat all over Lake Superior with only a compass back in the 80s. That's all I had, that's all I could afford and that's all I needed. The pure joy of just sailing up to Canada or past one of thousands of islands along the way. I really it never accrued to me I couldn't just sail anywhere I wanted to go. A little planning, food and water would be all I needed. To you I say thank you for reminding me I can still step onto my boat. Since the 1980s I've been told I was going to die many times but not only did I survived I would have to say I thrived all these years. It was that little boat and my unquestioning sense I could go anywhere I wanted. You now are on the brink, your boat is nearing completion. The most important lesson has been learned already and that is you can do it, no question you can do it.
Hi Doug, the 5.9L Cummins is a very good motor. One issue I have with them is the injector lines. They are notorious for cracking and sending fuel spraying everywhere you don't want. I like the newer common rail types with electronic injectors which can simplify the fuel system and improve fuel economy a bit. Drawback is the electronic part. Fuel quality is paramount. Most fuel today is pretty much crap. Run two or more fuel water separators and keep plenty of fresh filters on board. I ran a small fleet and my hiring supervisor was previously plagued with injector failures.I replaced one set on one out of nine trucks in one year. Total miles was around 400,000. The secret was simple, a good grade fuel system cleaner. It cleans, lubricates, and protects them from water in the fuel which is almost impossible to keep out of a marine fuel system. Damned vents. ;-) Great job on the build.
Would love to have the opportunity to work on a boat again, but I could never take the time off work. as a kid my dad and i built a 20x40 barge, sat like a bathtub for 5 years when he finally decided to finish construction, the ceejay was the tug, we rebuilt the engines, and restored pretty much the entire thing. Good luck with your boat SV Seeker
So, I FINALLY got through watching all your videos, and with this one, I admire your personality all the more. I can't think of one thing with what you're doing, that I say "I wouldn't do it that way" to myself. Your living exactly the way I strive for myself. I only wish I could come out there and help, but I'm up to my eyeballs with numerous bold projects of my own.
Live can't get much better than this. Getting together with a bunch of like minded people doing something you love. Impressive what you all have accomplished!
I find this fucking fascinating. I've only been fallowing you guys here for only a few months and there hasn't been a single video that I found boring. It reminds me a lot of my grandfather who was an aircraft engineer during Vietnam and he did just about everything. He was very much into DIY from building furniture to planes. There was never a project that was too big for him. Growing up I have always heard of the crazy stuff him, his father, and siblings had built. They had a passion that I share, it is truly awesome doing this type of work. Your videos are awesome and I cant wait to see when you guys finish this.
Awesome job on your Tour and Invitation Doug, As you know I been watching you build that boat since day 1 as of today the out come turn out awesome and I will still watch you till you put that boat in the water, Keep up the great work :)
This is one of the coolest projects I have watched grow on RUclips. It's amazing what you guys are doing and I can't wait to see how this all turns out!
Thats is one peace of work. That is something to be proud of. I just live a few hours from Tulsa just northwest of Woodward Oklahoma. I going to make a trip over there to meet you and look at your boat.
This is amazing,,, The number of engineering technologies that had to be learned in order to build this is numerous. All done by a few people working together. I am in awe !! I am a curious person I have studied many things and I can really appreciate the details of what had to be learned.
I have no skills pertaining to your project I love to learn and can clean and sweep really well currently I work as a custom tee shirt printer and gymnastics instructor to all ages and skill levels. I don't know why but I love this channel this boat your videos the way things get figured out and so on. so thank you Doug I'm glad your one of a kind man.
I have been following you for some years now and it does feel like I know you already. It also feels like I belong in your boat building crew. If I ever go to America, I'll visit you. I have to.
I like watching videos rebuilding and restoring cars. I did some work of that nature down here in the Philippines. Under my sleeve are jeep flat fender replicas, a 67 VW Bug and a !930 Ford Victoria among others. I was an Industrial Instrumentation Technician by trade. I liked what you said about your project not being about "meticulous correctness" of how to do things. Most of my projects come about with modifications on the fly. I'll be sure to watch all your videos. Though there will never be a time when I'll be there helping, it's the inspiration that's valuable to me. Thank you.
You really are a very fortunate man. My wife gave me permission to set sail with you as long as I was given an Admiral's commission and pay grade and made my pay check direct deposit in her name!!!!
I would love to visit and helping you build the Seeker. But for now, i just can enjoying and loving every single video of yours from here in Indonesia. Wish someday the Seeker will sail all the way to the south east asia. Best of luck and fairwinds.
haha im just checking this boat process and lke you said YOU started the boat yourself(and the HARDEST part the hull) and seeing you now as a manager cool now you running a show instead of being the show. Great job man from one shipfitter to another.
Im a first time viewer...and an automatic subscriber by the way you present your self and the journey you are taking! Keep up the good work, Im in California...if I was any closer I would definitely join for a weekend or two!
i been watching since u started. never commented, but man u are so inspiring. thank you for never quitting it gives me hope i can achieve that type of self discipline.
Wow I just stumbled onto this channel (through your pouring lead in the keel video, if you were wondering. I know i sometimes do when people find my channel) and from the looks of it I just found a gold mine of great content. Looking forward to catching up and seeing more! Thanks!
This is just the kind of overview video I was hoping you would do. Many times I've wanted to share your videos but since each one is an isolated process/project they don't really give an overall idea of what you're doing. This will make it a lot easier to explain what your goals are to people.
Hi from Melton, Victoria, Australia. I have been watching you channel for a long time and it is one of my favourite. You go back to a time when we did things without all the bull :) keep it up.
Doug, you are the proof that a problem is just a solution in reverse, as an old mate of mine always said. I'd right over there in a mili-second to help out if I could. Greetings from Scotland.
hey man i finnaly got all tha damn sheetrock an walls up in my bar ...thank you for sayin i should be in my shop instead of on utube ...you have no idra how much i needed to hear that !!!! ty doug an betsy!! foreal foreal
Doug, one more thought regarding the left gangway (yes I wrote left, I don't know how to differentiate babord and tribord in French, so don't expect me to be good on star and port). Anyway... Maybe you want to get rid of that long horizontal tube that joins the front and back of the catwalk, in the place where the gangway will be. Reason being, if the Seeker is heavy and quite low on water, the gangway will only go down by a few feet and that long tube will be in the way of people walking up or down. The gangway needs to deploy down 7 feet at least before the tube is not in the way.
Awesome journey, I found your videos looking a metal casting videos and much like you I like to take on new challenges and learn , great group of people keep the knowledge flowing, thanks for the journey.
HOLEECRAPOLEE!!! If my Dad was still with us he’d move there to help! He was Navy ‘42-‘48 South Pacific. I’m enjoying these videos for both of us. He dreamed of sailing in his retirement but cancer got him.
If I would be from Oklahoma USA I would definitely come to help. Maybe 3 months ago I had a dream that I was visiting you. :-) That's how powerful your videos are... Greetings from Slovakia.
ultimate DIY is right, our group of friends get together and discuss your videos almost as much as game of thrones! keep up the good work its really an inspiration.
"safety third"...love it, it is the Mantra we have used at building the massive arts projects, and enjoying them, at Burniong Man for decades! great project Doug! hope our paths cross out on the water, and we havae some fun....maybe create some art...
Just get yourself to New Orleans, head up the river, hang a left a little past Greenville. Make sure it is Greenville Mississippi. If you end up in Greenville Alabama, then you've, ah... Done something horribly wrong with navigation, and should probably not be on a boat? ... Good luck!
I made a comment earlier about the port holes. The terminology is actually "portal holes" most people don't know that. "Portal" means "passage" or "to see through" at least in Naval terminology.
Love the Bill Oreilley reference at the end. If I were single with no kids, I would be working there with you every moment I could. I love the idea of diy unbound.
Incroyable ce que vous faites, je suis impressionné!! Félicitations, bon courage, et continuez les vidéos! Si j'étais plus proche, je serai venu vous aider avec plaisir! Peut-être se croisera - t-on un jour sur l'eau?? ;) Pierre
Great intro Doug. I have been watching for a long time. I feature your channel on mine. I have some issues that keep me from traveling to where you are and helping out . I think a lot of people would like to participate if they could. If you think it would help, you could remind RUclips subscribers to feature your channel on their RUclips channel to get more people to know about what you and your friends and family have been doing. I will also do a video next week on the people I feature to remind my subscribers about who I feature and why. others could do the same . Helping to spread the word about your channel is not the same as visiting and grinding a half a mile of welds or dropping some steel on somebodies head, but we do what we can do. I have said it before, but I am so happy to see the growth of the number of people helping you out. To think you are getting so much done and still working a regular job is amazing. Thanks for the inspiration and for making and sharing.
you are a wonderfull guy. Would pass by. if I where living ,at the other side of the ocean. believe I have seen all off your videos. keep up your way of living!
I live in Argentina and i be glad to help but in cant go!!! is sad for me but i whish you the best and i see all the videos that be uploaded i think there is a form to support yuor job is awesome!! i hope you undertand what a im write. SEE YOU IN THE NEX VIDEO!!
Thanks. ...and I make it a point to do something every day to move the project forward, but when we are will launch is just a guess. I'm happy focusing on what is next.
I have a video on my channel of a 25' fishing boat that me my son and brother in-law rebuilt, it has the near exact same hull with the twin keels, and the fishtale rudder, I have to say it was one of the most seaworthy boats I have ever been in, you could turn her beam on in a 4 meter sea and it loved it, I know 4 MTR seas are not massive but in a 25 footer they seemed huge, the only downside to the hull shape was she was slow around 6 knots with 3 cylinder izuzu and 3to 1 hydraulic gearbox, I wish I still had her.
Dough, I've been following your project from very early on, you are doing something unique. I have time to spend and skills to offer and would love to come by, but no money to make the trip...., perhaps one day....
I know through your vids that you don't want standard bow thrusters but have you seen what you can do with jet thrusters as the system takes up virtually no space, I think this might help with docking and wreck recovery, maybe more!
Thousands of years we have managed without bow thrusters. In sailing terms the internal combustion engine is new. If The Beagle can do without, so can we.
Id totally come but I got too much going on at the moment. Moving my elderly parents to Tuscon and building a custom AR 15 SPR rifle. Doesn't look like your going anywhere right away so maybe next year.
Hey Doug, Have you given much thought to mast electrical? There is likely to be bunches of wires going up each one for lights, radar, cameras, antennas, etc.. If you are going to lay the masts down and put them back up after the river journey, how are you going to deal with the connectors and wiring? Unsecured wired in the mast will wear and fail quickly at sea, and you are likely to need to change the wiring at a later date to update or outfit the boat for the research project at hand. Any insight?
We plan on gluing in some plastic conduits after we have the mast joined together. And the mast will be stepped once we are in the river and stay put. We'll just have to duck under a few bridges.
"Dress warmly. Eat well. Stay safe and sound." ~ The Tigger Movie See? Safety third :D It works! Great tour vidjao, Doug! Can NOT wait to see them sails, that's gonna look all kinds of amaze :D
I have a question which I think has been asked, but just in case. How will you get the engine in the engine room? through the top after you remove the pilot house? I didn't see much access except through that hatch.
Really i never enjoy following and waiting for the next video as im enjoying ur amazing (adventure) i will not say work Im so happy watching some thing amazing like that and really i wish if i will have the chance to visit u I hope if i can see it in the middle of sea Wish you all the best 🌹
Any thoughts on putting some bigger power in the tender? I feel like if I were going to do what you intend I'd want my own mini-tug in a "If you haven't been aground you haven't been around capacity". Possibly the jet drive combo out of a bigger (wrecked) jet-ski?
We're kicking around ideas like that but an outboard is very attractive in that it leaves more room for cargo space and they are easy to replace and widely available around the world.
I live just North of Muskogee and just stumbled across your channel. I'm very impressed with your project. I'd like to come see it in person. I would love to be able to contribute in some way.
I am the guy and I'm literally an amateur. I just have the will to try anything I want and great crew that help me succeed. The best part is that it is a formula anyone can use.
Never watched this before, but looks like your design process and attitude is much the same as I took building my motorcycle. I kinda wish I'd been able to video that - do you have a dedicated film / editing person?
There is not a day goes by after working with Doug and the Crews that join here to work on any and all parts of this Build that still makes me shiver with energy and excitement. I moved here to write a new chapter in my life and I'm still in awe of this chapter. I have meet some great folks here and know there will be more. Don't be afraid or shy, bleed a little, bump the head, get some welders sunburn, hey, it's all good long as when it's over, your content and happy with what you've donated with skills and time, it all means a great deal to Doug and Betsy..My thanks to ya'll too; I'm happy, you be happy !!
I have watched for so long and even now feel well involved despite not being there. Unfortunately due to age and health I'd never survive there with you for 10 minutes - however still greatly enjoy following everything.
You have had a wonderful selection of helpers... keep on truckin' Doug.
Thanks, and the good vibes are a lot of help. Fair Winds
Has this boat even been launched yet? I have to see how this sails. It should be really cool along a coast, but out in the middle of the ocean, I don't know.
I've been watching since about the 3rd video you ever posted, and must say that you have made me feel like a part of the crew without ever having been there. Thank you for that.
The sheer amount of work you have done in this past year is astonishing. Having watched it take shape all of these years, I can almost feel the sense of urgency to get it done and in the water.
Your dream has nearly come to fruition my friend, thank you for taking us along for the ride.
Cool. Thanks for the encouragement.
I wish all the best on your boat building project. I fondly remember sailing my Cape Dory typhoon sailboat all over Lake Superior with only a compass back in the 80s. That's all I had, that's all I could afford and that's all I needed. The pure joy of just sailing up to Canada or past one of thousands of islands along the way. I really it never accrued to me I couldn't just sail anywhere I wanted to go. A little planning, food and water would be all I needed. To you I say thank you for reminding me I can still step onto my boat. Since the 1980s I've been told I was going to die many times but not only did I survived I would have to say I thrived all these years. It was that little boat and my unquestioning sense I could go anywhere I wanted. You now are on the brink, your boat is nearing completion. The most important lesson has been learned already and that is you can do it, no question you can do it.
Hi Doug, the 5.9L Cummins is a very good motor. One issue I have with them is the injector lines. They are notorious for cracking and sending fuel spraying everywhere you don't want. I like the newer common rail types with electronic injectors which can simplify the fuel system and improve fuel economy a bit. Drawback is the electronic part.
Fuel quality is paramount. Most fuel today is pretty much crap.
Run two or more fuel water separators and keep plenty of fresh filters on board. I ran a small fleet and my hiring supervisor was previously plagued with injector failures.I replaced one set on one out of nine trucks in one year. Total miles was around 400,000.
The secret was simple, a good grade fuel system cleaner. It cleans, lubricates, and protects them from water in the fuel which is almost impossible to keep out of a marine fuel system. Damned vents. ;-)
Great job on the build.
Would love to have the opportunity to work on a boat again, but I could never take the time off work. as a kid my dad and i built a 20x40 barge, sat like a bathtub for 5 years when he finally decided to finish construction, the ceejay was the tug, we rebuilt the engines, and restored pretty much the entire thing. Good luck with your boat SV Seeker
So, I FINALLY got through watching all your videos, and with this one, I admire your personality all the more. I can't think of one thing with what you're doing, that I say "I wouldn't do it that way" to myself. Your living exactly the way I strive for myself. I only wish I could come out there and help, but I'm up to my eyeballs with numerous bold projects of my own.
Been following this build for a while now. I am certainly a fan of this project and the Cool people working on it.
Live can't get much better than this. Getting together with a bunch of like minded people doing something you love. Impressive what you all have accomplished!
I find this fucking fascinating. I've only been fallowing you guys here for only a few months and there hasn't been a single video that I found boring. It reminds me a lot of my grandfather who was an aircraft engineer during Vietnam and he did just about everything. He was very much into DIY from building furniture to planes. There was never a project that was too big for him. Growing up I have always heard of the crazy stuff him, his father, and siblings had built. They had a passion that I share, it is truly awesome doing this type of work. Your videos are awesome and I cant wait to see when you guys finish this.
Thanks for your support. Glad you're enjoying the videos.
Awesome job on your Tour and Invitation Doug, As you know I been watching you build that boat since day 1 as of today the out come turn out awesome and I will still watch you till you put that boat in the water, Keep up the great work :)
Great introduction great boat great attitude great guy loving every video Doug thumbs up,
Fabulous! You must get a TV show. This DIY free videomaking community is unbelievable so keep going! Greetings from Italy and Slovenia
This is one of the coolest projects I have watched grow on RUclips. It's amazing what you guys are doing and I can't wait to see how this all turns out!
Thats is one peace of work. That is something to be proud of. I just live a few hours from Tulsa just northwest of Woodward Oklahoma. I going to make a trip over there to meet you and look at your boat.
This is amazing,,, The number of engineering technologies that had to be learned in order to build this is numerous.
All done by a few people working together. I am in awe !!
I am a curious person I have studied many things and I can really appreciate the details of what had to be learned.
Steadycam?? Whoa Doug, extra style points today. This is way better than stuff on TV, and has been for literally years now. Thank you!
Yup. A sweet piece of kit provided by Dr Andrew. ruclips.net/user/blorgggggg
I have no skills pertaining to your project I love to learn and can clean and sweep really well currently I work as a custom tee shirt printer and gymnastics instructor to all ages and skill levels. I don't know why but I love this channel this boat your videos the way things get figured out and so on. so thank you Doug I'm glad your one of a kind man.
I love it when someone else cleans the shop, and we can teach you to weld and grind in minutes.
I have been following you for some years now and it does feel like I know you already. It also feels like I belong in your boat building crew. If I ever go to America, I'll visit you. I have to.
I like watching videos rebuilding and restoring cars. I did some work of that nature down here in the Philippines. Under my sleeve are jeep flat fender replicas, a 67 VW Bug and a !930 Ford Victoria among others. I was an Industrial Instrumentation Technician by trade. I liked what you said about your project not being about "meticulous correctness" of how to do things. Most of my projects come about with modifications on the fly. I'll be sure to watch all your videos. Though there will never be a time when I'll be there helping, it's the inspiration that's valuable to me. Thank you.
Thanx for your posts. I can no longer physically do these kind of projects so I live vicariously through yours.
Glad your're enjoying them. We always like encouragement and good ideas.
I've lived in the Tulsa area now for 10 years and just now found about your mission. Love it
You really are a very fortunate man. My wife gave me permission to set sail with you as long as I was given an Admiral's commission and pay grade and made my pay check direct deposit in her name!!!!
I would love to visit and helping you build the Seeker. But for now, i just can enjoying and loving every single video of yours from here in Indonesia. Wish someday the Seeker will sail all the way to the south east asia. Best of luck and fairwinds.
That is a dang good spirit! And that is one thing i love about America. Wish you guys the best of luck! and a very merry Christmas.
Your videos of this great boat of yours are as great a value to me to me as my copy of Colvins book.Keep it up!Thanks!
haha im just checking this boat process and lke you said YOU started the boat yourself(and the HARDEST part the hull) and seeing you now as a manager cool now you running a show instead of being the show. Great job man from one shipfitter to another.
Im a first time viewer...and an automatic subscriber by the way you present your self and the journey you are taking! Keep up the good work, Im in California...if I was any closer I would definitely join for a weekend or two!
i been watching since u started. never commented, but man u are so inspiring. thank you for never quitting it gives me hope i can achieve that type of self discipline.
Wow I just stumbled onto this channel (through your pouring lead in the keel video, if you were wondering. I know i sometimes do when people find my channel) and from the looks of it I just found a gold mine of great content. Looking forward to catching up and seeing more! Thanks!
I hope to one day serve on the Seeker for a while !! It's a dream of mine to sail with you. !! There is much to learn !!
Its close now, Love to see it sail
This is just the kind of overview video I was hoping you would do. Many times I've wanted to share your videos but since each one is an isolated process/project they don't really give an overall idea of what you're doing. This will make it a lot easier to explain what your goals are to people.
Hi from Melton, Victoria, Australia. I have been watching you channel for a long time and it is one of my favourite. You go back to a time when we did things without all the bull :) keep it up.
It would be good to come and help but Australia is a long way to come so i will be happy just watching the videos
keep them coming good stuff
We'll come to you someday. :)
+SV Seeker I hope Plymouth is on the map...
Doug, you are the proof that a problem is just a solution in reverse, as an old mate of mine always said. I'd right over there in a mili-second to help out if I could. Greetings from Scotland.
hey man i finnaly got all tha damn sheetrock an walls up in my bar ...thank you for sayin i should be in my shop instead of on utube ...you have no idra how much i needed to hear that !!!! ty doug an betsy!! foreal foreal
Doug great outtakes. Glad to see folks being themselves and living by their rules. Hope to see yall one day.
Doug, one more thought regarding the left gangway (yes I wrote left, I don't know how to differentiate babord and tribord in French, so don't expect me to be good on star and port).
Anyway... Maybe you want to get rid of that long horizontal tube that joins the front and back of the catwalk, in the place where the gangway will be. Reason being, if the Seeker is heavy and quite low on water, the gangway will only go down by a few feet and that long tube will be in the way of people walking up or down. The gangway needs to deploy down 7 feet at least before the tube is not in the way.
Awesome journey, I found your videos looking a metal casting videos and much like you I like to take on new challenges and learn , great group of people keep the knowledge flowing, thanks for the journey.
Great recap Doug. Hope more and more come to help.
awesome lil tour sir. and can't wait to see the life boat get started ...will for sure be taking notes
HOLEECRAPOLEE!!! If my Dad was still with us he’d move there to help! He was Navy ‘42-‘48 South Pacific. I’m enjoying these videos for both of us. He dreamed of sailing in his retirement but cancer got him.
If I would be from Oklahoma USA I would definitely come to help. Maybe 3 months ago I had a dream that I was visiting you. :-) That's how powerful your videos are... Greetings from Slovakia.
ultimate DIY is right, our group of friends get together and discuss your videos almost as much as game of thrones! keep up the good work its really an inspiration.
Thanks! What is Game of Thrones? ;)
Well said Doug. a very inspiring project indeed. you put the "can" in "can do".
"safety third"...love it, it is the Mantra we have used at building the massive arts projects, and enjoying them, at Burniong Man for decades! great project Doug! hope our paths cross out on the water, and we havae some fun....maybe create some art...
Dougy boy, you're awesome! We gotta finish this bus; then we're going to come say hi. This video rocks. Great work!
Got me with the trailer. Subscribed. Now I gotta start binge watching.
whooow, what a journey, Doug!
big tnx for your work.
That was amazing. I'm coming to crew. Just have to get charts to sail to Oklahoma. ;)
Just get yourself to New Orleans, head up the river, hang a left a little past Greenville. Make sure it is Greenville Mississippi. If you end up in Greenville Alabama, then you've, ah... Done something horribly wrong with navigation, and should probably not be on a boat? ... Good luck!
Good stuff, Doug! Been watching a long time and it's really inspiring how far the Seeker has come.
Good on you Doug. If I lived in the US I'd be there in a flash.
Another grate video Doug, she is looking good. I am waiting with anticipation for the next installment.
I made a comment earlier about the port holes. The terminology is actually "portal holes" most people don't know that. "Portal" means "passage" or "to see through" at least in Naval terminology.
Wm Cottrell true. The port is the left is side the boat.
The heads were up at the front of the boat. Makes sense when you consider where the wind was usually coming from!
Thriller just started watching so so interesting at first I couldn't believe it but yes it is happening
Love the Bill Oreilley reference at the end. If I were single with no kids, I would be working there with you every moment I could. I love the idea of diy unbound.
Good stuff Doug! I've been watching for a while now, so I almost feel like part of the crew without even being there!
Incroyable ce que vous faites, je suis impressionné!! Félicitations, bon courage, et continuez les vidéos! Si j'étais plus proche, je serai venu vous aider avec plaisir! Peut-être se croisera - t-on un jour sur l'eau?? ;) Pierre
I Fr saw this and was like, damn they got it into the water?
Perfectly done. Wish I had time to head your way and lend a hand!
Crazy, my boyfriend and I drive by your house yesterday and I was amazed and I looked it up in google and bam I found your RUclips !!
Great intro Doug. I have been watching for a long time. I feature your channel on mine. I have some issues that keep me from traveling to where you are and helping out . I think a lot of people would like to participate if they could. If you think it would help, you could remind RUclips subscribers to feature your channel on their RUclips channel to get more people to know about what you and your friends and family have been doing. I will also do a video next week on the people I feature to remind my subscribers about who I feature and why. others could do the same . Helping to spread the word about your channel is not the same as visiting and grinding a half a mile of welds or dropping some steel on somebodies head, but we do what we can do. I have said it before, but I am so happy to see the growth of the number of people helping you out. To think you are getting so much done and still working a regular job is amazing. Thanks for the inspiration and for making and sharing.
Thanks Robb. I appreciate the support.
I thought this was a ship that you bought and was re-fitting, didn't realize it was from scratch.
I have enjoyed the journey and look forward to more!
you are a wonderfull guy. Would pass by. if I where living ,at the other side of the ocean.
believe I have seen all off your videos. keep up your way of living!
hmm, looks good, when are you gonna mount a deck gun?
Well done and well said! Even that last part " Come and enjoy us" Indeed, I do!
Thanks. :)
Will you paint the boat?
This is a truly awesome project, much respect and kudos to you and all who have helped you. Any estimates on when you plan to launch?
well put together Doug, been watching since video #1. i truly admire how far SEEKER has came along. (love to see her in the water though)
Thanks
I live in Argentina and i be glad to help but in cant go!!! is sad for me but i whish you the best and i see all the videos that be uploaded i think there is a form to support yuor job is awesome!! i hope you undertand what a im write. SEE YOU IN THE NEX VIDEO!!
Thanks. We hope to see the shores of Argentina.
Love your vision and work here! When I found you I binge watched it all lol... Are you close to getting it in the water?
Thanks. ...and I make it a point to do something every day to move the project forward, but when we are will launch is just a guess. I'm happy focusing on what is next.
chaztech
Amazing to get tour of the ship! You have built so much. Best channel on RUclips :D
That is one BIG ass project....Great job!!!!
I have a video on my channel of a 25' fishing boat that me my son and brother in-law rebuilt, it has the near exact same hull with the twin keels, and the fishtale rudder, I have to say it was one of the most seaworthy boats I have ever been in, you could turn her beam on in a 4 meter sea and it loved it, I know 4 MTR seas are not massive but in a 25 footer they seemed huge, the only downside to the hull shape was she was slow around 6 knots with 3 cylinder izuzu and 3to 1 hydraulic gearbox, I wish I still had her.
Excellent. ...not fast, but great fuel economy.
+SV Seeker yeh it ran for weeks on 5 gallon of diesel.
I subbed from a interview it amazing you made this
any seeker video is a good video! great filming and editing here!
which words did you put on the steering wheel? and when will you start working on the pilot house? decided, where goes the kitchen?
Dough, I've been following your project from very early on, you are doing something unique. I have time to spend and skills to offer and would love to come by, but no money to make the trip...., perhaps one day....
No need. We appreciate the good vibes too.
I know through your vids that you don't want standard bow thrusters but have you seen what you can do with jet thrusters as the system takes up virtually no space, I think this might help with docking and wreck recovery, maybe more!
Thousands of years we have managed without bow thrusters. In sailing terms the internal combustion engine is new. If The Beagle can do without, so can we.
Id totally come but I got too much going on at the moment. Moving my elderly parents to Tuscon and building a custom AR 15 SPR rifle. Doesn't look like your going anywhere right away so maybe next year.
We'll be here.
love it folks I would be pleading to help you if I lived near by
I would have a bow thruster and rethink the sidewalks. Are you planning to tie up to a dock?
We plan to avoid docks like most boats at docks, avoid open water. :)
Hey Doug, Have you given much thought to mast electrical? There is likely to be bunches of wires going up each one for lights, radar, cameras, antennas, etc.. If you are going to lay the masts down and put them back up after the river journey, how are you going to deal with the connectors and wiring? Unsecured wired in the mast will wear and fail quickly at sea, and you are likely to need to change the wiring at a later date to update or outfit the boat for the research project at hand. Any insight?
We plan on gluing in some plastic conduits after we have the mast joined together. And the mast will be stepped once we are in the river and stay put. We'll just have to duck under a few bridges.
"Dress warmly.
Eat well.
Stay safe and sound."
~ The Tigger Movie
See? Safety third :D It works!
Great tour vidjao, Doug! Can NOT wait to see them sails, that's gonna look all kinds of amaze :D
I have a question which I think has been asked, but just in case. How will you get the engine in the engine room? through the top after you remove the pilot house? I didn't see much access except through that hatch.
There is a long rectangular panel, bolted on directly to the cabin top, right in front of the wheelhouse for that purpose.
thanks I missed it
Really i never enjoy following and waiting for the next video as im enjoying ur amazing (adventure) i will not say work
Im so happy watching some thing amazing like that and really i wish if i will have the chance to visit u
I hope if i can see it in the middle of sea
Wish you all the best 🌹
I just got the 666th like on your video! Just weld, grind and support! I wish I could come weld with you all! Work stands in the way all the time!
Awesome! ...it just cracks me up that in our age of science and technology that we still don't number the 13th floor as 13.
Any thoughts on putting some bigger power in the tender? I feel like if I were going to do what you intend I'd want my own mini-tug in a "If you haven't been aground you haven't been around capacity". Possibly the jet drive combo out of a bigger (wrecked) jet-ski?
We're kicking around ideas like that but an outboard is very attractive in that it leaves more room for cargo space and they are easy to replace and widely available around the world.
I live just North of Muskogee and just stumbled across your channel. I'm very impressed with your project. I'd like to come see it in person. I would love to be able to contribute in some way.
You can do that. www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/welcome-aboard/?v=7516fd43adaa
This guy is amazing he calls himself amature there is nothing amature about this .this is a masterpieice
I am the guy and I'm literally an amateur. I just have the will to try anything I want and great crew that help me succeed. The best part is that it is a formula anyone can use.
Been watching for a while, but it's a nice to have what comes down as a good recap ;-)
It is nice to look it all over once a year.
Never watched this before, but looks like your design process and attitude is much the same as I took building my motorcycle. I kinda wish I'd been able to video that - do you have a dedicated film / editing person?
No. I enjoy the shooting and editing process.
you could use vinegar to get rid of the rust, if you don't mind having a pickled boat!
Really nice edited video and quite choppy quick. I think a full tour would equal a hour+ long video. :D
Suggestion...look into Lapeyre Stair type alternating tread stairs. Vastly better on a vessel!
Try those out with an injured leg.
@@SVSeeker gotcha!
I'd love to come but my power wheelchair would be nothing but problems.
sorry that was a miss up great work Doug its looking great 😎