So do you put the membranes in parallel or series. Hint: Seawater has a salinity of about 35,000 ppm. Or 35,000 / 1,000,000 = .035 or 3.5% of seawater is not water. So even after you take out a lot of water from seawater, it still has a lot of water in it. DIY Reverse Osmosis Watermaker – Part 4 … Read More
Wiring the Boat – Part 1
I’d light the boat with oil lamps and power the anchor winch by hand if that was the only option. But Chis Pilling donated a pile of tray cable and most importantly his experience wiring industrial facilities. So Seeker is far more capable than her predecessors such as the HMS Beagle launched in 1820. Perhaps the next Charles Darwin will … Read More
DIY Reverse Osmosis Watermaker – Part 3 – Fitting it into the Boat
I just don’t get it. I see people gluing plywood together, layering and sanding fiber glass, and worst of all, paying a welder to make a bracket or mount for something. The only people that will tell you that welding is difficult and expensive are the people who need you to pay them for welding. Go get a cheep Chinese … Read More
Wheels for the Boat – Part 3
Peter, James, Perry and Eric dropped in to help, along with several visitors this week, so we’ll make it official that we are open for tours again. We appreciate visitors that can come on Saturday between 10 am and 1 pm so as to reduce the interruption to work. If you stay too long you get to buy tacos from … Read More
DIY Alumimum Carport
Sure, you can buy a $3000 carport and bolt it together. Or you can but the welder and materials, Do-It-Yourself and end up with a better carport and some killer skills and a welder.
DIY Light Post for Ring Camera
Do it Yourself. Aluminum welding is fun and easy. After just a couple of projects, you’ll have paid for the welding machine and be on your way.
DIY Reverse Osmosis Watermaker – Part 2 – Membrane Housing Assembly
Ok, it’s not magic, but it sure seems like it. John E. Cadotte invented reverse osmosis and nanofiltration chemistry, founded Filmtec in 1977 and died in 2005 at age 80. And now sailors can drink from the oceans and not die. So the next time you raise a glass of RO water. Drink a toast to John.
Wheels for the Boat – Part 2
It’s a lot of steel for just 16 miles, but it’s a more fun to build than I expected.