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 from San Antonio, Texas stopped by and we put them to work testing the ROV’s tether … Read More
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 adding frames to reinforce the keels. The lightening holes look … Read More
I’ve always loved lightening holes.
Remember the flying sub in “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea”? I have always loved lightening holes in aircraft, and now they will be a visible part of Seeker. It took the better part of two days but we got one of ten frames cut for the cargo hold. It was not one of our better weekends. … Read More
Breaking Wire and Machining a Capstan
That second capstan has been siting in the lathe from over a month, and Doug Stout a retired machinist showed up and not only completed the bore but showed us some really nice tricks. Tomorrow is the final fit up. The rest of us spent the day stretching and breaking ROV cable. Very surprising is how crappy Cat5 is and … Read More
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 love life. Thanks for sharing your love! Special Thanks to … Read More
Help with the ROV Tether.
Danial and Rob, two engineers on their way to race their car in Nebraska, stopped in and we tested a length of RG6 inside some tubular webbing. Unfortunately the tubular webbing stretches about 35% with just 300 pounds of load and that was too much for the RG6. So we need your help. But please stay within the parameters. … Read More
Community
Two weekends ago Betsy and I were in Florida checking out a Junk Rig. Last weekend, Bart, Jack and I were at the Tulsa Mini Maker Fair showing off Seeker, the ROV and recruiting help. And this weekend is our open house. So when do we have time to build something? We are building something. We are … Read More
What kind person is going to use Seeker?
“Slovak robotic sailing boat was trying to cross the Atlantic” Meet Andrej Osusky from Lanzarote, Canary Islands who is designing and building an autonomous sailboat. That’s the kind! …and yes, he has great taste in T-Shirts.
SchoonerOndine.com
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, Florida. We highly recommend the short voyage.
Sailing on the “Schooner Ondine”, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Had a most Excellent day, sailing with Pat, Jeanine, and Lee on the junk rigged Schooner Ondine, which does day sails our of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. Pat and Jeanine have been doing this for four years and also work on the tall mast ships and do sailboat deliveries. It was a pleasure to tap into Pat’s extensive experience … Read More