Many thanks to Sean White and Lars Reidulff, both returning crew. We now have the VW Diesel installed and Sean figured out how to make the covers that will go over the flotation foam. Seeker Crew Rock!
Building Their Own Ocean Going Boats
Sorry for the bad edit Rhys. Here is the fixed version. If you like boat building by the people who plan to take these boats to sea, then check out this list. And if you are planning to build and ocean going boat please pick up a video camera and join us.
Waltzingalma https://goo.gl/ubghwh
Dvseire – Small Sailboat Restoration https://goo.gl/3TBrTy
SV Tapatya https://goo.gl/p1zprb
Frantic Sailing Adventures https://goo.gl/ky7DVu
SV Rusty Junk https://goo.gl/KvGd5h
Life On The Mold https://goo.gl/twxKMn
Sea Dreamer Project https://goo.gl/8rPgzT
Building Brupeg https://goo.gl/qroJCY
Salt & Tar https://goo.gl/jG2PHJ
Finding Simon https://goo.gl/NbpMH3
Acorn To Arabella https://goo.gl/J3hWR4
Sampson Boat Co https://goo.gl/eCWYSo
Sail Life https://goo.gl/CMCfRb
Diesel Jet Boat Build – Part 6 – Flotation Foam
I will never call a boat unsinkable, but we can make it difficult. At the end of this video we also show some YouTubers Building Their Own Ocean Going Boats.
Waltzingalma https://goo.gl/ubghwh
Dvseire – Small Sailboat Restoration https://goo.gl/3TBrTy
SV Tapatya https://goo.gl/p1zprb
Frantic Sailing Adventures https://goo.gl/ky7DVu
SV Rusty Junk https://goo.gl/KvGd5h
Life On The Mold https://goo.gl/twxKMn
Sea Dreamer Project https://goo.gl/8rPgzT
Building Brupeg https://goo.gl/qroJCY
Salt & Tar https://goo.gl/jG2PHJ
Finding Simon https://goo.gl/NbpMH3
Acorn To Arabella https://goo.gl/J3hWR4
Sampson Boat Co https://goo.gl/eCWYSo
Sail Life https://goo.gl/CMCfRb
Diesel Jet Boat Build – Part 4 – Shape and Weld Aluminum
Aluminum Pipe Bending, Heat Bending, HTP Propulse 200 Aluminum Welding, Miller Spoolgun Aluminum Welding, Plasma Cutting and Saw Cutting Aluminum. Everything we love about working with steel but with no sparks. Josh Barton wanted practice welding aluminum so he came back in for ten days, and Greg Stein spent his weekend off from welding school to also get some aluminum time. And the Love Me Tender now has all of its big pieces firmly fused together.
Win a Rocket Stove Kit!
We had a great time at our Love Me Tender Weldfest, the weekend of February 23, 2018. We were joined by YouTube’s Chucke2009, Stephen Cox, Peter Zila, and 42Fab as we fabricated the hull of our aluminum tender.
42Fab Rocket Stove
“42” (aka Richard Day) left us one of his great Weld-It-Yourself Rocket Stove kits and we wanted to pass this cool product on to one of our supporters. Buy it yourself and the cost of one of these kits is $45.00!
This kit comes complete with all the parts and instructions. All you need is a welder. (A grinder and file might also come in handy, along with some paint)
All you need to do to enter in the drawing is to purchase a product — ANY product — from our Junk Store this week (through March 9, 2018) and we’ll toss your name into a hat. If you win, we’ll ship the Rocket Stove to you at our cost.
Please note, that the FREE shipping option is only good in the continental USA. (This is way too heavy and expensive to ship overseas. You don’t wanna pay the postage and neither do we. )
We really appreciate your support and please, PLEASE, don’t buy anything if you can’t afford it. Just join us on Youtube or our Facebook group and be a part of The Boat the Internet Built. We’re glad you’re here.
Diesel Jet Boat Build – Part 4 – Tender Weldfest
We had a wonderful weekend. Chucke2009, Stephen Cox, 42Fab-Richard Day, and Peter ZILA and Heather along with a bunch more SV Seeker crew joined forces on a very rainy weekend and put together a 16 foot tender. We even opened the gate on Saturday afternoon and were joined by over 25 guest who visited, tried out welders, and toured the boat. This YouTube community is an amazing thing. There are so many talented people out there, who are willing to share there time and knowledge. If you want to lean welding and fabrication these guys are willing to give you their time. Check out there channels and subscribe:
Stephen Cox: https://www.youtube.com/user/sphinx4785
ZILA: https://www.youtube.com/user/schneetiger77
ChuckE2009: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChuckE2009
42Fab: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX8BDfhQ9AapgXAxklX_LPg
Diesel Jet Boat Build – Part 3 – Lofting and Cutting
Next weekend is Love Me Tender Weldfest! Come by SV Seeker, Saturday, Feb 24th from noon to 6 pm. Hang out with Stephen Cox, Chucke2009, Peter Zila and Richard Day – 42Fab. Try out some aluminum welding, it’s not hard to do, and check out the boat if it’s not raining.
And many thanks to Jim who joined us again along with new crew members Andrea (Andy) and David from Nashville Tennessee. Along with Bart we got all the shop cleared out, the all of the major parts of the jet boat lofted and cut.
SV Seeker Live – Feb 17, 2018 – Tender Build is Coming
Come us for the LOVE ME TENDER WELDFEST on Saturday, Feb 24, noon to 6 pm and meet Stephen Cox, Chucke2009, Peter Zilla, Richard Day, and SV Seeker crew. We will be building a 16 ft diesel powered jet boat from aluminum. 2128 E Ute St, Tulsa, OK 74110
Finishing the Masthead and making a home for the VMAC
The Mastheads are done and ready to be hot dip galvanized. Many thanks to Blake Lewis from Columbia Missouri, Bart and Greg. And Dave and Dave got some work done on the exhaust and did a first fit of the VMAC.
Sail Masthead and VMAC Multifunction Welder
Made progress on the Mastheads, and I am very excited about this VMAC. You’re going to be seeing a lot of this machine. Yes it cost as much as a pickup, but pickup without one is just a box on wheels. Thanks to Dave, Dave, Bart, Greg, and Betsy.
VMAC: B&H Equipment Specialists, Inc 630-739-1234