We did some modification to the cargo hatch and also added a cradle for the dinghy. Many thanks to Eric, Leigh, and John. This boat is awesome, because we have awesome crew.

Many thank to Leigh Stright from Murray Corner, New Brunswick, Canada. His family and wife Carolyn fishing for generations. And I could not have anyone better to help with building some boat parts. We saved well over $2000 on this one project.

A quick how to switch from Fluorescent to LED bulbs and considerations for using “Replacement” vs “Ballast Bypass” LED. And if you do not know to turn off the power first, leave this job to someone else.

Eric Montague is the guy you call when you want to know why your very expensive industrial coating has failed; and he has a vast collection of examples.

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.

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 cloth is 1.5 oz chop strand which is the easiest to work into corners and around turns, and heavy enough to span the gaps between the cedar boards.

Eric examines the hull’s coating (paint) for holidays (holes) that will likely lead to corrosion (rust).

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.