Many thanks to “DC”,  Paul Hatch, Richard Day, Bart, and Betsy and all of you.  Please stop sending extension cords and locking plugs.  🙂   We feel the love and absolutely appreciate your support. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you!   Working beside Seeker crew has been the greatest gift I have.   Betsy’s got a new ankle for Christmas and I have been swapping out ice packs while DC and others put in welding time.   I just makes my heart swell when I step outside and hear construction noises coming from the boat.   This really is the Boat the Internet build.

–Doug

 I tell ya.  I have to make all the tough decisions around here.  Chris can figure out the CNC machine and the best way to clamp down the deck tiles, and Betsy figures out how to run the web site and online store.  Everybody else gets to do all the welding.  But me?   I have to decide which photo to use for the icon on the YouTube video.   And the folks at YouTube say it’s a critical decision that will determine the success of failure of your video.    I really wanted to use the one with Chis holding Bart’s hand gun that looks like a cannon with a scope.  But as it really has nothing to do with the video I opted for the blow torch instead.  God, I hope I made the right choice.   🙂    — Doug

This past Thursday was Thanksgiving Day.   I wish we had more holidays like it.  I have a few suggestions:  Forgiveness Day, Compassion Day,  Be Happy Day,  Hug Day, Own Your Own Shit Day,  and Show Me Your Tits Day.      Betsy made a top drawer meal for the crew and some of our neighbors.  It was a nice time to stop and think about all the great people that have given their time to our little project.   And thank you to all of those who sponsored a deck tile.   It’s awesome to know that we can count on our viewers for more than just a thumbs up.   We have cash in the account again, and materials on hand for the winter and that is all we need for now.    Sorry if you missed the tile deal, but we do have a store with mugs, and caps and shirts.   If you want a reminder that you should be working on your dreams,  Betsy would love to wrap something up and send it your way for a small ransom.   Visit our Junk Store

We got a lot of work done, with plenty of smiles and laughter, and no body got more than a small burn. Sorry Bart. Many thanks to our boat people:  Bart, Jason and Cloie from Tulsa. Luuk Martijn who flew in from Rotterdam last night and has become very proficient with the plasma torch, and Chris Gassen from Germany who is showing some fine stills for a novice welder.  And we are keeping the CNC router cranking out floor tiles with beautiful results. Thanks again for your overwhelming support.

Luuk

Jason

Chris

Cloie

Bart

Here’s an opportunity for you to support Seeker and add a bit of “you” to the project.    We have 50 Ipe (E-pay) tiles, approximately 24″ x 24″ each, that will be used as the floor in our cargo hold area.  You can sponsor a tile for $50 and it will include an inspirational quote and your name.     Choose either one of our suggested quotes, let us choose for you or submit one in the “notes” area upon checkout and we will work with you in making your sponsored tile one of a kind.    Any questions?   Email Doug at svseeker@ymail.com

>>>> Deck Tile Sponsor

106 Ipe (E-Pay) deck tiles arrived. They are 2×2 feet and weight over 25 pounds each.

Ipe (E-pay) floor tiles arrive.

We tested V-caving with the CNC table and we like the results. You will soon be able to sponsor a tile for Seeker, and have your favorite inspiration quote along with your name carved into it. Imagine the joy some wreck diver will have when they recover the artifact you sponsored.

Testing CNC V carving the floor tiles.

Daniel is a scientist in his day job, so he was perfect to construct and direct our paint test.

Daniel Majonis, Toranto Canada

POR15, Rust Doctor, and MetalFix

Military Non-Skid. “Do not use on flight deck.”

Once cured the test samples will be placed in our homemade salt spray test chamber. Every hour the salt water is agitated by air for 1 minute.

DIY Salt Spray Test Tank

Tony Cavazos also stopped in this weekend to help, as well as locals, Paul Hatch, Jack and Bart. Together they made more progress on the tile supports

in the cargo hold and we like how it’s coming together.

Paul Hatch, Bart and Tony

Cargo Hold Soul

Relaxing with Tony and Bart

Paul Hatch
Sand Spring, Oklahoma

Andrew Logan
Toledo, Ohio

Eric Towell
Toledo, Ohio

Holly Rupp
Toledo, Ohio

Eric and Holly drove in from Toledo Ohio to work all weekend.  By some strange coincidence, Andrew Logan also from Toledo Ohio dropped in and stayed long enough that I loaned him some work cloths and put him to work.   Jack dropped by as well as Paul Hatch from near by Sand Springs.   And Bart to the mix and we had a great crew and got a lot done.

Thanks to everyone! –Doug