When you are working on Seeker, I want you to be productive, have fun, live fully, and enjoy the adventures. This video I hope will give you an idea of what we are looking for in Seeker Crew.
Boat Heads – Part 1 – Building Them Out
Many thanks to Joy and John showed up and gave Liam, Peter, Bart and me a hand with building and fiberglassing the heads. We used an isophthalic polyester resin (ISO), or tooling resin that has greater strength and lower shrinkage over slightly cheaper orthophthalic type polyester resins. ISO is used extensively in boat hulls and in fiberglass mold construction. The … Read More
Industrial Coatings Inspector with Holiday Detector
Eric examines the hull’s coating (paint) for holidays (holes) that will likely lead to corrosion (rust).
PrimeWeld TIG 225X – AC TIG for a Thin Aluminum Boat
Many thanks to Liam Shirley for his recommendation and a bit of practical instruction using a PrimeWeld TIG 225X. I’m not much of TIG welder, but I sure can’t blame the machine. And I love that it comes with a 3 year warranty that includes shipping it back for repairs.
Industrial Coatings Inspector with Dry Film Meter
Eric, our Industrial Inspector is back to check up on our boat’s paint job, correction; “Industrial Coating Application”. Many thanks to Eric and Acuren Inspection for loaning their equipment.
Pilothouse Fitout – Part 1 – Galley
Many thanks to Brian Holmes. One of the great guys on the planet that we can call on when it involves wood. When you want to find a good wood worker all you got to do is find the guy with the largest collection of clamps. Brian is the man.
The Most Awesome Ships Wheel – Part 2
Many thanks to Brian Holmes who returned to assemble the Worlds Most Fabulous ships wheel. There is still more to be done, but we love the results. That Octopus centerpiece is the sculpting and casting work of Michael Teasdale; video here. And the walnut rims are the work of the late great Hugh Hood. There is more to come; we … Read More