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Junk Sails and Beautiful Frames
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Junk Sails and Beautiful Frames
Hannes flew to the USA from Switzerland, purchased and old Volvo to get around, and spent 57 days traveling the length of the Mississippi on a raft. David rode in on a bike from the North West on a loop through the USA, and has build his own boats includi...
  • Sep 21, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:38
Old Evinrude Water Pump and Patching a Jon Boat
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Old Evinrude Water Pump and Patching a Jon Boat
OMG! Their working on an outboard again! Someone stop them. Blog: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/blog/ Store: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/
  • Sep 19, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:04:55
ROV Tether Testing
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ROV Tether Testing
I just love the diversity of people that come to help build Seeker. From tall ship captains, to truck drives, to nuclear reactor design engineers. Everybody has a skill and knowledge that becomes part of the boat. Danial and Rob, a pair of engineers fr...
  • Sep 16, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:12:48
Mast, Capstan, and Frames
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Mast, Capstan, and Frames
The snow birds intent on being "First" in the warm ponds are working their way south along with the cooler weather. The main mast is off to be galvanized. And it's fun to be back inside the hull. We're double welding the plates on top of the lead and add...
  • Sep 15, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:15
Open House 2016 – Thank You!
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Open House 2016 – Thank You!
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! About 50 folks showed up for last week's open house and we got a year's worth of good vibes. Seeker is more that a boat, she is a crew and a following of people that love making things, building a better world and who lo...
  • Sep 08, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:41
Chinese Junk Sails and the Mast
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Chinese Junk Sails and the Mast
I like Junk sails because they are easy to reef, there are no sail changes, they can be automated in their 2000 year old form without the complications modern furling systems, I think they are beautiful, and the short comings of windward performance and sa...
  • Sep 03, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:54
Fix a Bent Lawn Mower Shaft
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Fix a Bent Lawn Mower Shaft
Have you ever hit a stump or a steel sailboat mast while mowing the yard? If it's still shaking like crazy after you replace the blade just get out a big hammer and cross your fingers you don't destroy it completely. :) Blog: http://www.svseeker.com/wp...
  • Sep 03, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:01:16
ROV Tether Improvements
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ROV Tether Improvements
ROV Tether Details: http://wp.me/P6ivyU-SJ And thanks again for all of the ideas! Store: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/
  • Sep 03, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:51
Open House – 2016
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Open House – 2016
Come see the boat, hang out, enjoy some refreshments, buy a mug and T-Shit. Junk Sales are down in the summer. :) Try out the plasma cutter and welder. Bring your own band-aids. Love to see you. Children and friends of friends are welcome. Everybody signs ...
  • Aug 28, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:00:30
Sailing on Schooner Ondine
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Sailing on Schooner Ondine
In the quest to better understand the Chinese Junk sail, Betsy and I found ourselves it the company of Pat and Jeannine, on board their schooner Ondine. We enjoyed a wealth of knowledge and a beautiful sail through Ponce Inlet from New Smyrna Beach, Flor...
  • Aug 24, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:56
SV Seeker in Review – 7 years in 27 minutes
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SV Seeker in Review – 7 years in 27 minutes
Some ideas take root and grow faster than the weeds. SV Seeker is one of those ideas that started from a chance conversation about building a boat and getting it to the ocean via the Arkansas river. That was about 12 years ago and the though of sailing a...
  • Aug 17, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:57
Low Cost ROV Tether and more…
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Low Cost ROV Tether and more…
Do-It-Yourself ROV tether for 21 cents a foot, (69 cents/meter) and with 300 pounds (1300 Newtons) of load. SCORE! And we are looking forward to your suggestions for improvements. Thank you for your assistance! Updates and Details: http://wp.me/P6ivy...
  • Aug 16, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:44
ROV Sonar Part 6 and more
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ROV Sonar Part 6 and more
All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson Blog: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/blog/ Store: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/
  • Aug 10, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:14:08
ROV Sonar Part 5 and Hull Tool
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ROV Sonar Part 5 and Hull Tool
The ROV the internet built! We got a lot of great ideas for out ROV Hull Tool. You can see them on our last post: ROV Hull Joint Tool but the one recommendation you don't want to miss was from Eddie DaGrouch. We are not accustomed to things working on...
  • Aug 02, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:58
ROV Wiring, Sewing, and Trucking
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ROV Wiring, Sewing, and Trucking
This ROV is going to be a remarkable tool for Seeker and anyone else looking to explorer beneath the waves. It's not just another ROV with lights, cameras, and thrusters. This ROV as side scan and forward scanning sonar and can go to 3000 ft! ROV Overvi...
  • Jul 26, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:19
Gears, Capstan, Decking and more
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Gears, Capstan, Decking and more
I've been listening to "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" lately, ....actually I'm on the second time through it. There will likely be many more times. Habit #1 is be proactive. In short: Work. Work on the things you can work on today. Do som...
  • Jul 19, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:48
Gangway and Sail Winch
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Gangway and Sail Winch
We could not be happier with the gangway and catwalk. The summer heat is here so we will be moving inside the shop to complete work on the ROV. We'll need an outboard to replace our dead Suzuki 150 on the boat before we can test the ROV at the lake. ...
  • Jul 13, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:19
Portlights and Gangway
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Portlights and Gangway
One of our visitors asked me the other day if my friends thought I was crazy for building this boat. I told her "No. Those people are not friends." Friends are the people who support your dreams. Avoid the others. You don't want worry, fear, doubt and...
  • Jul 06, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:11:53
Tour and Invitation
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Tour and Invitation
Join the crew: http://wp.me/P6ivyU-9I Contribute your ideas: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/blog/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/svseeker/
  • Jun 29, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:08:02
Portlights and Rigging and thinking about moving
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Portlights and Rigging and thinking about moving
YouTuber Nick Richards of "Renegade Trucker" and "Renegade Sailing" stopped in last weekend and we talked about hauling the boat. And Matt Stellpflug was in for the weekend from Minneapolis Minnesota. My back was acting up so I took a back seat and let...
  • Jun 22, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:34
Main Mast and Gangway and Assorted Repairs
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Main Mast and Gangway and Assorted Repairs
What a great week. We get a lot of people the will weld and grind on the boat. It's understandable that we want to leave a mark there. But occasionally we get folk like Bill Wygant and Will Linna that will fix broken stuff, like the Cummins Killer Dowel ...
  • Jun 08, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:44
Dragons and the Main Mast – Part II
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Dragons and the Main Mast – Part II
Blog: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/blog/ Store: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/ Their are many times while learning to build stuff that you look at it and just think there is no way in hell that it's going to look like the image you had i...
  • Jun 01, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:38:34
Dragons and the Main Mast
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Dragons and the Main Mast
Blog: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/blog/ Store: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/ “She has built a wall between herself and her goal. A wall made of conditions and expectations. Is it possible that you’ve built a similar wall?” … “Sto...
  • May 25, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:59
Scuppers, Keels and Pouring Lead
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Scuppers, Keels and Pouring Lead
Blog: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/blog/ Store: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/ The last of the lead; I think. About 1200 pounds, a surprising amount went into the leading and trailing ends of the keels. On the leading edge it will do a...
  • May 18, 2016
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:06

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