Crane, Pump, Dinghy and Hydraulic Fixes
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Checking some of the little things off the list.
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"Trickin Pickin" preformed by Doug Waterman
As I said previously Doug, As much as A PITA being on the hard stand, it is really a blessing as that list of jobs would have been x10 tougher as sea. You will get there. Atb from the UK
In or out of the water this is still an amazing journey with so much inspiration, education and introduction to things I've not seen done in this type of setting/environment.
I'm a water person so I can't wait to see Seeker on the open water.
Enjoying the patience camp vids my friend, pre shakedown shakedown. Fixing sh*t that doesn't quite work is more of a challenge than building it most of the time.
Have we met? ;)
@@BensWorkshop haha, good morning Benedict
@@turboconqueringmegaeagle9006 Morning James.
I remember the first day of you "folding" the hull....still can't stop watching! Thank you for everything.
Thank you Doug for another great video. More little items ticked of the list today, fewer to do tomorrow.
I had back surgery yesterday and when I saw you lift that outboard and that little diesel motor, I got the worst twitch. After too many years being the "the big horse" on the job doing those lifts, at 71 I'm paying for it now. Take care of your back sir. As the neurosurgeon told me "You only get one back and we can only fix it a few times." Take care, be well and use those cranes and lifts you built to do the heavy work.
That time will come, but until then I can't thing of anything better that a bit of work to keep the strength up.
Some people pay good money to work out Doug gets it for free😏😏😏
Get well soon brother Matt !
@@SVSeeker There is that Doug. Take care.
@@robertn2813 Thank you sir.
Note to Doug: buy welding consumables by the case and keep them onboard.
Also could add folding brackets that would mount the dinghy cover as a roof when in use. If you ever go down and are stuck in it, it may save your life.
I bet he has plenty. Just keeping it all in the shed until launch. Maybe doesn't want to limit his crane options when the time comes? Less weight the better.
Would be handy to see if the CNC can produce them as well, worst case you already got the gcode and some bar stock to get around. Obviously keep a bunch on board but just in case!
Is storage with a lot of my other stuff. And yeah, 4 PVC pipe hold the cover of the dinghy up. Will not save your life, but at least keep you cooler and from sun burning. :)
Have to luv those walks and beautiful deer hanging out next to you.
I have been watching you since day 2 and one thing has remained constant , your attitude . You seem to be the embodiment of that Henry Ford adage ; " Some people think they can , some people think they can't . They are probably both right " . My grandfather , who was a mechanical engineer , always said that there is no such thing as a "problem" . He urged all of his grandchildren to never use that word . He told us to see "challenges and opportunities" instead of problems . He said that in the seed of a so called problem is a challenge to overcome a hurdle , and an opportunity to learn from the design of that same hurdle . Doug , you never claim to be an "expert" in anything , be it welding , engineering , boat building , sailing , etc . One thing you are is "real" . Those of us who like you , like you for the same reason other people dislike you . You shoot straight from the hip . You are true to yourself . When you don't know something , you ask someone who does . You have no detectable ego . I really enjoy watching you work , and I know that anyone who chooses Seeker as their research vehicle , has aboard the most important piece of equipment , you . I have no doubt you will reach every port you set sail to . Thank you for enriching my life . Robert .
I don’t deserve that compliment but I’d like to think I’m on course to deserve that compliment. Thank you.
@@SVSeeker see......there's the humility i referred to earlier , you have just proven you deserve the compliment ! All of your viewers want to be more like you in some way or another . All those in favor , say aye !
@@robertn2813 aye!
a point of note to keep in mind, there are two different national pipe threads. NPT and NPS. National Pipe Taper and National Pipe Straight. The NPT fittings you are familiar with, but the NPS fittings are a little bit different. they use the same thread pitches, but while NPT uses the taper and some kind of sealant to do its job, the NPS fittings use a gasket to make their seal. typically a Female NPS fitting will have a mildly oversized flat face to give the gasket its sealing surface. its very possible that the fitting for that pump actually is an NPS but you made it work in any case. can't wait to see Seeker hit the waves.
Noted
Some people would say "I didn't throw that trash there, so I'm not going to pick it up" You are a good man, wish that we all would take care of our mother earth instead of making her our trash dump!
Love the trash and walk everyday! Can’t wait to see her in the water and everything running! Make On Brother. This is Ryan by the way.
Howdy Ryan. Happy New Year to you.
I don't think it matters to you when you get on the ocean! You're doing what you love and everybody loves what you're doing!! Most importantly you're finding the tiny little nitpicky stuff that would be hard to do without the resources you have on land!! I can't wait to see you launch!!! And if you have a party at your first port I'll try to be there and bring a bottle of mogan David 20/20 to smash on the bow! 👍👍🍻🍻🍻
I grew up in Verdigris the amount of time we spent running up and down that channel. We had dirt bikes and we rode them a lot . We hunted, fished, treasure hunted and just had a great childhood. During the summer my mom would tell us to go do something outside and we spent all day gone stirring up trouble. Those were the good old days now kids don't know how to go entertain themselves without a screen. I made sure my kids grew up as I did.
Hallo Sir,I saw your video,great work!You are the master of the fixers.greetings from Greece!!
Patience camp. I do admire the way you stay optimistic. Every problem has a solution. From a french FAN.
You're still not in the water??? Wtf
I took a bath just last week.
Waiting for Seeker to get insurance approval is like waiting for George RR Martin to finish his books. Happy New Year
Thanks for posting and sharing.
Love it Doug! Must be such a pleasure operating that crane you've worked so hard on. Amazing stuff 🙌🙌
It really is!
No doubt you have mentioned it was good that these many fixes where being done on steady land. It seems it is much easier to do when not being bobbed all over the place ? You certainly do have a great attitude and patience Doug
Easier, but not as much fun.
+1 for picking up trash on your walk. A good habit I really should be in, too.
I find myself getting almost as much pleasure out of your success as you must get. Nice to see the punch list getting attention/completions, but I know you're ready to be doing the little fixes to the gentle sway of a hull in water. Happy New Year and looking forward to an immanent splash day!
Absolutely! Thanks
I love hiking and always bring a trash bag with me! I like the Moro leave it better than you found it. Happy new year, and cheers from Texas.
Good work. I always keep sets of O rings. Be a good plan to keep many spares just in case.
All these projects that you were planning on doing at sea getting done now. Great! The crew won't have anything to do on that maiden voyage but kick back and soak of rays and have a brew. LOL!
No, plenty left to do. : )
As frustrating as it must be sitting on the hard standing it might be useful to be be able to shake down some of the systems in a safe place.
Yes. ...but it would be more fun on the water. : )
Hope you had a good Christmas and new year? Love to see your projects.
Hey Doug, glad to see you're doing well in the new year! Im sure it's been asked before, so forgive me for having missed it in the comments, but what is keeping you from just dropping Seeker onto a barge and towing said barge to a point where you don't need a crazy amount of insurance to drop her into the river? Im sure you could find somewhere on the river where there is a dis-used industrial area with stable ground to put a crane onto it and then lift Seeker just enough to get the barge out from under her. Maybe I misunderstood the nature of the insurance you need, but from what I can gather from the videos, the major sticking point is the port's insurance requirements just in case she goes down while inside the port, thus disrupting their business. If you could avoid that scenario, wouldn't that allow you to just operate with the normal boat insurance?
We got our insurance. Just waiting on the powers that be to work out the details. But sinking a barge would be a lot of fun. However a hell of a lot more expensive.
I noticed that boat floating all week, hope all goes well!
Fingers crossed!
Can you describe your thoughts on the open stemhead? I can picture the sea coming aboard there more than you might like when pitching heavily?
Sure. We'll see.
Getting thru that check list never seems to end but i feel sure you will get there sometime soon. love the progress your making, soon to be on the water. love to see her with her masts in place. hope fully soon. thanks Doug....
Happy new year doug from France. Little step by little step the boat is almost ready
Can't wait to see it in the water
Hey, theres my cannon. Mothers lawn look nice and green. Thanks Doug.
It's great fun sailing the seven... car parks
With the right attitude almost anything can be fun.
@@SVSeeker so true
Happy new year Doug, At least Seeker is going to be Launched this year!
She looks beautiful especially with Love me tender hanging there.
I hope so.
Do you actually plan to sail with this thing in the oceans? Or... are you just going to use it in the rivers and lakes around Tulsa?
I am asking this because I am from Europe and I don't understand nor do I know American geography and I also don't know where you are with your boat at the moment. Can you sail down them rivers from Tulsa all the way to the ocean ?
Yes
I gave kept up with you from.the beginning, I am patiently waiting for the water launch......lol
Great video working the punch list.
Making progress towards being ready for launch day, right there at camp patience.
Happy new year, Doug.
Happy new year!
I never thought I would wake up today and see a dude showing us his Junk..
I would like to recommend you learn a knot known as " boline on a bight" that is a good knot for a harness as you put on the dingy.
Nope. Love the figure 8. : )
@SV Seeker thanks for this video Doug! Could you use the "normalize" function for the sound track in Vegas (if your're still using it). Because these sound peaks when your're grinding just after a calm sequence are destroying our ears 😅... TIA
Wear your hearing protection.
It is a typical svseeker video. The sound is always all over the place.
@@hucklus I sacked the sound guy. He said you just need something to whine about, but I told him your suffering was real.
Your camp name Patience is so appropriate. And there is always a silver lining. Can you imagine having to fix these issues while in the water? Every parts run would be a bigger hassle. This is your sea trial while in the best place. When you do get into the water you will be off and running. Stay the course!
Oh but I think it will be more fun to fix things on the water.
@@SVSeeker I’m sure you will have plenty to do. But that’s half the fun of owning a boat. I love your channel and your work ethic. Kudos my friend
You do great work I’m really praying your boat will be in the water very soon
Dinghy boat cover would also make a nice bimini top.
Yeah, there are 4 PVC pipes that support it as a top.
So many systems make for great convenience... and maintenance.
No reason the be board.
With all the effort building this ship what is the real reason that you cannot go into the water? Does ABS don't give you a ships certificate or does they have to start with "scrap" with drawings etc to obtain this certificate?
Insurance has been the only hold up, but you are free to imagine what ever you like. Home built recreational boats do not need to meet any ABS rules.
@@SVSeeker I thought SV Seeker was a commercial ship for training, education and research. The rules for Commercial and homemade recreational construction is quite different at 74’.
That being said, it’s cool…a lot of work and friendships made just building what is there today.
Why are you loading her out before launch? Heck I don’t even know how she is being launched, I’m used to loading out large vessels once they are pier-side (especially small boats) or is this all just winter storage?
@@Unclejake Not commercial. Education and research yes. But no money made off it. And fully loaded vessels are moved in and out of the water routinely. Especially in hurricane prone areas.
@@SVSeeker I’ve dropped a few in the water of various sizes, largest was 1044’ in length. With an origami hull design is there a recommend launch method do to it’s hull design and construction method or just ease it in the water like an old man getting in a hot bath?
My first ship at its initial launch (Gravity Launch) wouldn’t move at first when released, and the Duke, John Wayne himself…put his hands on the keel at the bow and pushed…at the same time the shipyard got it moving, made for great optics as she started moving down the slip. The Duke pushed it in the water.
That ship spent its career trying to get back out of the water, but that’s another sea story, we broke down in some of the most beautiful places on earth.
@@Unclejake I do you not see why she could not be lost by any number of methods. As she is on wheels, a ramp would be easier if there was one available. I would like to hear the rest of the story some day.
You are a genius. Very creative…. which I am passionate for this as an art major and an art educator. I hope you get your insurance soon. Have a great New Year!!!
Hardy, but I don't quit easily. Some would call that stupid. : ) And we have insurance, just waiting on the powers that be to work out the details. Thanks
Heads up, at 13:37 a small object of some sort leaps off and down into the works.
HOW DID YOU SEE THAT? SOMETHING DID DROP. LOL
Piece of paper rag. : )
Gotta be fun seeing how successful a workshop the boat is
Already enjoying it. : )
And on my job site we don’t call it a fluid leak we call it horsepower sweat!
lol Ryan
LOL. Love it
Where is all your fishing gear? You will have access to some of the best seafood the world has to offer. Love your outlook on life/attitude. Wish I would've seen this channel sooner, I would've used a week of vacation to help out. Can't wait for the next video and of course for the insurance to kick in😜 Fair winds and following seas.
I use a sharp stick. : )
@@SVSeeker hope it's a sharp Ugly Stick, get it, ugly stick 🎤drop😜😂😁 when u get out to sea let me know, I could be fish slayer/cook/deckhand/whatever the hell needs to get done😁
Why not ditch the boat cover, and flip the boat over....put motor in wheelhouse until needed...I just don't think that cover will last...just an opinion
We’ll see.
@@SVSeeker Yes sir, I hope your setup works perfectly....
Cover looks to be made of a material like herculite. Dam stuff is practically indestructible. had a cover made for a trailer, it outlived the trailer
@@markayers5397 It's Top Gun from Sailrite. Sunbrella is the other brand. It's often used on commercial awnings.
@@markayers5397 Ok
Gonna have a lot of “rust proofing” in the engine room bilge.
Like hell. Everything has a nice coating of hydraulic oil.
Hi Doug, greetings from Norway! when it is launch time, are you gonna travel far? i have watch every episode and wish you good luck.
Not sure yet. And I'd like to see Norway
Will you ever get insurance.
Must be tough.
What's the value? Who knows? How can they make sure it's safe to standard. Inspect it? A ship without blueprints singed off by engineers? Who did the numbers? What credentialsdo they have? Who knows if it floats?
It must be a very slim part of society and there are prob tons of bureaucratic problems relating to this.
I'm really curious to know what it takes in a free country to put that thing into water these days.
Yes
Not trying to be rude, just an observation. I Think he may need a larger primary generator or else get a much lower amperage aluminum welder machine. I bet it would have solved the problem with the scuba tank compressor as well.
Enjoying the content as I have been watching since the beginning.
The welding just needs a bit of skill, and if you want to donate the 20K generator, I'll give you the address. : )
@@SVSeeker Just have to make do with whatever works and then learn to how to make it work best. If I had the 20k I’d definitely buy you a new generator for sure. Maybe some company will see the comment and offer you a bigger generator. Love your videos keep up the wonderful work.
@@bradley3549 I was going to get a small diesel and basically build something like the VMAC, but with just a generator head and a clutched hydraulic pump. The VMAC with it's high capacity air pump, and DC output is a not more in a small package.
looks safe, cover for blade doesn't drop on the circular saw went the trigger is released.
I like the way it is mom thank you.
I think you need a bigger genset. Probably a 20kv.
Only if it was free, like the 10K : )
You saw a unicorn! 🦄
All the best regards for the New Year Captain Doug from here on the West Coast side of Australia 🌏 Cape Naturaliste Batavia Coast
Captain Doug This is one of many books "Islands of angry ghosts" on the history of the wreck of the Batavia on the Abrolhos islands off Western Australia. This is the harrowing tale of the doomed voyage of the Dutch East India merchantman, Batavia, wrecked off the west coast of Australia in 1629, where a band of mutineers carried out a brief but savage reign of terror which took the lives of 125 men, women and children. - an interesting read on a cold night - from back in the days when longitude was dead reckoning and a guess
You're making the oceans cleaner before you even get on the water! More people should pick up trash on their walks, it'll make the world better without much effort at all:)
Capacitor bank would help your generator / welder not sag when striking an arc.
Same way it would have started your diving compressor motor too....
On AC you would mostly phase shift with the caps, you could help with pfc but other than that? Would work on DC...
I think a little skill is better.
You right to change the motor on compressor. Did a bit of a search on it and found out why it worked on shore power ok and not on the Genny. Turns out the starting current for that motor is 215amps
You always make great videos. Your sense of humor is top notch!
I appreciate that!
WOW!!! that sure looks like a huge egg beater (outboard) on that little dingy!!!!!
Likely why it ripped the transom apart. :-)
@@SVSeeker it will hold up to it now, you built it twice, cheers from Australia.
@@SVSeeker she would go like a cut cat!
I guess being on the hard all these months was a good thing based on all the things you’ve found to work on. Any splash ETA?
We don't call it Patience Camp for nothing. :)
There is one constant in this universe: any float switch will find a way to fail. It's their job.
If anyone knows something more robust - I'm all ears... but not wallet!
They got those electric sensors now. I have one and so far it’s worked well.
@@SVSeeker wonder if they'd last with the iron bacteria and build up that comes with my Midwestern sump pump water.... Or just cheese up.
Happy New Year Doug . Well I have been watching your videos since you been at the port. And it seems to me that being their for this long, has given you more time to run thru the system, As I see that they all need some work. And being on the water going down the river. seems to me that it would be hard to get all the things you have need so far. I like the progress made so far. Have A great Day.
Yeah, but it will more fun when we get to do work on the water. The deer here are getting to know me.
I agree with you Paul all these bugs would be real trouble to fix out on the water. Sometimes things happen for a reason. The delay in launch is being put to good use troubleshooting. When on the waves everything needs to work and work right the first time.
Cleaning up trash from the shore now? Are you trying to be more awesome Doug?
As you have built this boat you have highlighted a piece of advise and method of teaching that my father taught me in addition to demonstrating an excellent piece of advice for learning that he also gave me: for learning, if you don't know the answer, ask somebody that might know it. The other one is take apart, build, and do repairs on mechanical and electrical devices so you understand how they work. Understanding the prints and diagrams is good. Knowing the theory of operation is needed for starting off. But actually understanding and interacting with the little details of a working machine or electronic device is needed before you can truly understand and work with such systems, especially when repairing and optimizing them.
Once you have such basics, moving on to higher engineering of such things is possible (my little brother demonstrated this when he got his MS in Engineering), but if you skip it, you make basic mistakes, like leaving the tolerance spec. on that pump float too large to fit in the housing.
Just cleaning up my back yard.
Hace por lo menos un par de años que os sigo, cuando empezasteis el proyecto? Queda mucho? Yo no tengo prisa pero estoy ansioso por verlo navegar
About 10 years ago. And we'll be on the water soon enough. Thanks
Really enjoyed watching your videos. Stay safe.
Thanks 👍
good stuff Doug!
How much is rent?
Take a guess.
@@SVSeeker $100/sf/yr?
@@shaggyrandy1264 : ) $0
I keep expecting a framework to lift that little pick up on board next
LOL
The dinghy is gonna be swingy. That’s a way o sayin I’m worried
Seems like your looking for something to be worried about.
Doug, get some florescent tracer dye and a black light to find the source of leaks.
: ) This ain't NASA.
You'd have had more fun doing all this on the water, I guess. Still, for the sake of getting it done right before you have to REALLY put it to work, this has been the way to do it. Just keep crossing things off that list. Maybe one day you'll look back on your Shackleton Days and miss them. It'll be a long ass time from now, but it could happen.
Nice to see you can have a shake down cruise without the cruise😀
Never too far to the parts store.
Happy New Year Doug :-) All the best for '22
Many thanks! See you on the water.
Blood, sweat, tears...finally water...Happy new year Doug!!
A few more things off the list of oh crap something else to fix. Not a bad thing though. Nice seeing some trash clean up though, would love to see more people taking a little time to pick up some stuff. Sometimes it's as simple as picking up a piece here and there. Talked with the mayor where I am at currently and should be able to get some leeway (since there is no swimming allowed) for diving around the dock here to clean stuff up under the water. Lake bottom is pretty muddy most area's and it's pretty murky so it's tough to find much without sonar but I can probably find a few things around the dock area to get out of there. Plus they are doing something where they need to figure one of the deeper parts of the lake. Going to try and hit Lake Tenkiller in September to help with the Tidy Up Tenkiller event and will probably do a couple cylinders down in Ardmore at Lake Murray as well. Just so much stuff to do on a house when it's nice out that I don't know how much spare time I will have for it all.
Still roofing the house here, sadly waiting for the weather to be right to get another section done then I get to start the other half. Picked up the Ridge vent and cap shingles today along with some extra of that ice and water barrier underlayment. Sadly was cheaper to head to Wichita KS to get some of that stuff than to order it locally, and that includes the extra 30 bucks for fuel. Went to the Salt mine in Hutchinson as well and just made a day of it all, WELL worth going to check out sometime. Just don't lick the salt, lol.
when are you going to the sea
Not sure.
@@SVSeeker 😢 ㅠㅠ
As far as the buck is concerned it’s an antler not a horn and this is the time of year they shed their antlers
Seems a bit early. But I won't argue with a horn collector like you. : )
I wonder after living on the boat with it being stationary, if you’ll have a greater chance to have motion sickness once you’re in the water?
I'd like to test that
Here is a thought outside the box... If seeker had been in the water and moved to the port would the insurance have the same requirement? if so put it in grand lake for a month and then move it.
No. The insurance is simply for launching it into the water at the Port. There is no requirement beyond that. But I can assure you that the cost of moving her by land to anywhere else would far exceed the cost of our insurance.
@@SVSeeker dang didn't you say the insurance was 3mil?
@@bigboybuilder That's how much the policy covers, not the premium. And it actually started off at 12 million.
@@SVSeeker I think I will stick with my 4014 Loco model
@@bigboybuilder That sounds like fun.
i love the crossovers u guys do, rick, oddlife, doug , parlay , la vag, expedition drenched and soon sampson boat, and maybe acorn to arabella, you guys rock
good stuff
Man I'm sorry you still stuck on that dock Dude
Progress is happening. It’s just sloooow
Doug Jackson do live in a van down by the river?🤣
Ford Aerostar. No wheels but the paint's not faded to bad.
@@SVSeeker 😳
@@SVSeeker Chris Farley dad would be proud!
I like that hat.
It's nice when crew leave stuff behind.
Really enjoy the sharing projects part at the end,Inspiring and entertaining !
Me too.
Sorry I had to end my patreon support last year, after quite a few years Doug. Covid times.
No worries. We all do life. : )
The facts are Captain Doug, the Batavia Coast is littered with wrecks that date back to the time of the East Indian Spice route, it appears that the Dutch had made contact with the Australian continent preceding Captain Cook's expedition following the path of Venus. I lived , worked and Skippered in the commercial fishing industry for many years along and around the Abrolhos Islands including diving extensively. I lived on the very island group where the said tragedy took place, the Island amongst the southern group that I lived on was the only Island that has a Church. All the best once more Doug, I'm not sure why someone would comment on my communication with you, rather than make their comments known to the general public and or otherwise simply communicate directly to you. So long as it's not more skullduggery.
Doug grab yourself an automatic rivet gun, once you try it, you'll never go back. There not that expensive ..
Can confirm, cheep air op gun is the same price as pliers, air over oil more pleasant to use, double the price, electric, I'm sure they exist but I have no idea.
I have one. But I like avoiding the gym too.
These days will prove to be invaluable. Once you're on the water all you'll have to worry about are reefs, sharks and mutiny. Happy Days!
Your right have patience, look at all the things you accomplish before splash down
I think this is the time of year they start shedding their antlers
I was wondering about that, but it seems a bit early.
Self healing oil leaks are the best.
Can you call it a boat if it has never seen water? Over engineered mobile home. You should brick it in so your significant other knows you truly love her.
You're right. It's a space craft.
@@SVSeeker I prefer the term Spaceship
Seems being stuck at port you have had the opportunity to fix a lot of things before she hit the water.
We'll there are certainly worse places to be stuck. :)