Many thanks to Carl Henderson from Road Island for figuring out the change controllers and the layout for installing them. Next step is to wire in some solar panels.

Getting some little jobs done but with the fuel lines all in place I got to fire up the VMAC and the Tony 10K generator. And those share the exhaust from the main engine. As usual there where a lot of dire predictions about running 3 engine though 1 exhaust pipe, and so far those dire predictions have turned out false like so many others. Another victory for optimism!

Thanks to Dave and Francis the last big heavy thing is out of the house and onto the boat.

The house and boatyard are SOLD! And it’s taken weeks but Francis and I have emptied out two attics, a shed, a storage room and two 20 foot shipping containers. What we think we might need is inventoried, boxed and waiting to be stuffed into Seeker. Paul Nosak gave us a big hand moving the shipping containers and the gantry crane off the property. And a day with Paul is never a boring day.

Thank you to everyone for coming out. I had a blast. It was fantastic to meet so many followers from all across the US! I love that we have built something that brings people together in such a positive way. Wish we could have had the boat in the water, and I hope we get to make that up to you in the future. We are making headway on insurance and getting rid of all the things that will not be coming on board the boat. I’m looking forward to moving my shop on-board and learning to sail. So plan on another visit, and bring your sea legs. And if anyone as a photo or video of Charlie in that Whoopee Cushion costume, I’d really like a copy of it. –Doug

My larger than expected 15 hp motor on our 12 ft dinghy came close to ripping the transom off and making Chris Pilling wade back to shore. I’m glad it held together as he’d still be bitching about that. So Dave showed up and welded in a much improved over new transom. And without any plywood to rot out in a few years. Yeah, I’m hoping it last a few years. This is not the boat that you want to bang into rocks, as it’s paper thin.

I had a great bunch of crew in and Seeker went back together much faster than expected without any major hitches. Now it’s just a matter of patience and perseverance and we’ll figure out some insurance so we can get her in the water. Until then it’s all about selling off everything that is not going to sea.

The Boat the Internet Built is on the move, and the can do attitude that built this boat and frankly this country and it’s industry is also moving her down the road. We salute the men and women that put their minds and muscles to to job of building, fabricating, and creating the world we take for granted.

Seeker takes her first steps with the help of a lot of great people at Taylor Crane and Rigging. It was fantastic to work along side these folks, to learn from them, and see that nothing was a problem they could not solve.

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