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Love Me Tender
Designing, building, testing, and improving Seeker’s diesel-powered jet tender, Love Me Tender.
Featured video
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 17 - Fixes and Back to the Lake
Published 2021-01-15
Start here for the Love Me Tender story.
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Videos
Videos follow the project timeline. When Part 1 of a series is reached, the complete series stays together before the timeline resumes.
Tender Davits, CNC Routing and more
Seeker LIVE - Apr 22, 2017 - Bulwarks, Casting Anodes, Chain Gypsy, Welder Generator, New Mugs, ButtonUp Kickstarter
SV Seeker Live - June 17, 2017 - Deck Tiles, Tender Winch, Sewing Sails, T-Shirt Sale
Aluminum Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 1
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 1 - Modeling
SV Seeker Live - Oct 14, 2017 - Fuel Tanks, Battery Storage, Tender Engine and Jet Pump
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 2 - Design Changes
SV Seeker Live - Jan 27,2018 - Tender, Mastheads, NiFe Batteries
SV Seeker Live - Feb 17, 2018 - Tender Build is Coming
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 3 - Lofting and Cutting
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 4 - Tender Weldfest
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 5 - Shape and Weld Aluminum
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 6 - Flotation Foam
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 7 - Foam Cover and Engine Install
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 8 - Cool, Drain, Lift, Cover and Floor
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 9 - Intake, Exhaust and Finishing the Cover
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 10 - Control Cables and Fuel Tanks
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 11 - Trailer and Wiring and more
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 13 - Buoyancy Test
SV Seeker Live in HD - June 2, 2018 - The Jet Boat has been Baptized
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 14 - Engine Installed - Ready for the Lake
Diesel Jet Boat Update from Stephen Cox and The Good of the Land
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 15 - Running on the Lake
SV Seeker Live - Diesel Jet Boat, Galley Appliances, Solar & Wind
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 16 - Tri-Hull
SV Seeker Live - Main Hatch Opener, Kamando Joe, Diesel Jet Boat
Today - Fixing and making bigger leaks in the Love Me tender
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 19 - Repairs
Kerr to Dardanelle
Tender Spreaders and Jib Crain
Tender Spreaders and Jib Crain - Patrons Only
Davit Upgrade, Sheet Clutch Dissection, and Sharks - Patrons Only
Davit Upgrade, and Sharks
Love Me Tender - Part 18 - Completed
SV Seeker Live in HD - Apr 28, 2018 - The Diesel Jet Boat is ready for testing!
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