Jakob – all the way from London England.
Jack and Jakob
Capping off the lead.
Mast Pipe
Tyler Lay delivering our main mast pipe.
Backing in the Mast.
Enjoying the evening.
Welding practice on the main mast construction rollers.
Fooling around a the junk yard.
Picking out our Mizzen Mast.
Many thanks to Eric, Jack, Michelle, Hugh, Shantanu and Jesse for kicking the boat project further down the road this weekend.
Eric welding by feel.
Shantanu making it smooth.
Main hatch adjustment.
Eric
Jesse raising the doorway.
Dinner by the fire.
It is a pleasure when you get to meet people who enjoy working, sharing, and learning. They exude confidence, not arrogance, but a confidence that anything is possible. That confidence is infectious and instills courage. And without courage we do not live to our potential.and do it anyway. LIVE
Sean
Sean hammering out a dragon boat hook.
Jack
Tentacles
Sean working on a deadlight.
Talk with your hands.
David Collins up in VA testing the CNC code for the ships wheel.
Chris Faith’s first time welding ever!
That weld on the left is the second weld Chris Faith did.
Excellent Day! Bart and I got the foremast step ready to weld in tomorrow. Jack and Dave worked on the rudder tube. And Grant & Serena got a capstan looking really good.
Rudder Reinforcements
Sand Blasted
Dave Kamp, Leclaire Iowa
Serena and Grant, Tulsa Oklahoma
Welding the Rudder Tube
The Next Casting
Curtis Parsons with his Big Red Mug
Thank you to everybody who has found a place in their cupboard for an SV Seeker Big Red Mug! We use ours every day and just seeing the message LIVE! gives us the push to make the most out of each and every moment. We understand from viewers, that it also has passed the Keurig test, the teabag test and the chicken noodle soup test! Woohoo!
Proceeds from the sales in our Junk Shop, go towards materials and equipment. Be sure and take a look at our official apparel and other items and see if there’s something you might like.
Once more we will state… our junk is way overpriced and you can easily pick up a coffee cup for less at your corner store. With that in mind, please don’t feel obligated, and if you need your money for other things, then don’t you worry about us as we will keep on going one way or another… it might just take us longer to reach the water. The greatest thing about being involved with The Boat the Internet Built, is that your contributions can come in many ways. Money, labor, materials, ideas and just a plain old “atta boy” now and then is greatly appreciated.
The Cox boys with their Thermal Mugs
We have a new shirt coming in April and other designs and items in the works. As for shipping, we try to make a quick turnaround and so far, things have gone really well with the help of the U.S. Postal Service. We’ve sent items all over the world and so far, it’s been a positive experience.
If you have a great idea for a product, feel free to let us know your ideas. Thank you again for your support, we feel honored to call you our friend.
Started off nice but then the rain moved in. Our plans for rain paid off. While Paul was here, he and I build a rain cover for the temporary burnout kiln and its doing it’s job now. Hopefully we will get a break in the rain tomorrow afternoon and pour our second bronze anchor winch capstan. Tom and Coen have done an awesome job pouring lead this week and tomorrow we will complete the last 10 tons of lead ballast being added to the keels. Coen and I welded and ground on the first capstan and it is definitely a usable piece. And Tom made parts for mounting the wheel. Far away in Virginia, David Collins put the final touches on a 1/4 scale model of a dragon that will be part of ornamentation of the boat’s wheel. If you have not suggested a quote to be engraved in the wheel please do so here: Ship’s Wheel. So screw the rain. We had an awesome day!
David’s dragon for the wheel with the final touches.
Filling the voids in the first capstan with silicon bronze MIG wire.
Burning out the next capstan mold.
Wheel Gear Box Parts
Tom making a mount for the wheel’s gear box.
Tom and Coen working on the first capstan.
Molten Lead Mirror
