Story

Boat Construction

The long build of Seeker's hull, structure, cabins, decks, rig, and systems.

Featured video

Half Hull First Flip

Published 2011-10-22

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Story videos

More on the Conning Tower and Top Deck

Framing and Ballast Tanks

Putting Together Argonaut Jrs Top Deck x264

Origami Boat Hull Model #2

Origami Boat Hull Model #3

Origami Boat Hull Model #4

Starting on the Hull

Paul's 65ft Origami Steel Chinese Junk Sailboat

Origami Boat Building - Folding the Hull - Part 1

Origami Boat Building - Folding the Hull - Part 2

Origami Boat Building - Folding the Hull - Part 3

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Origami Boat Building - Folding the Hull - Part 4

Origami Boat Building - Folding the Hull - Part 5

Origami Boat Building - Welding Overhead - Wire vs Stick

Origami Boat Building - Bulkheads - Part 1 - Layout

Origami Boat Building - Spreading Her Open

Origami Boat Building - Bulkheads - Part 2 - Fit Up & Boat Plans

Origami Boat Building - Bulkheads - Part 3

Origami Boat Building - Deck Braces - Part 1

Origami Boat Building - Deck Braces - Part 2

Deck Plating - Part 1 - Pilot House

Deck Plating - Part 2 - Side Decks

Building the Keels - Part 4

Building the Keels - Part 6

Skeg and Rudder - Part 2 - Skeg Frames

Skeg and Rudder - Part 10 - Skinning & Hanging the Rudder

Cargo Hold Framing - Part 1

Cargo Hold Framing - Part 2

Cargo Hold Framing - Part 3

Cargo Hold Framing - Part 6

Welding Brass with TIG and MIG

Welding the Hull Plate for Origami Boat Building

MIG Welding Aluminum with Hobart Ironman 210 and Miller Spoolmate 185

Cargo Hold Framing - Part 4 - Welding for age 6 and up.

Cargo Hold Framing - Part 8 - Hatch Studs

Companionways - Part 1

Bulwarks - Part 4

Bulwarks - Part 5 - Flanges

Pilothouse - Part 3 - Welding Aluminum is Easy

Cabin Tops - Part 1

Cabin Tops - Part 2

Cabin Tops - Part 3

Cabin Tops - Part 4

Cabin Tops - Part 5

Cabin Tops - Part 6

Deck Crane - Part 1

Sticking the Hull

Steel Boat Building - Rudder, Catwalk, Pilot House and more

Tentacles and Other Boat Building Stuff

Porthole Frames, Plasma Cutting and Light Painting

Weld-Grind-Repeat, and other Boat Building Activities

Mast, Capstan, and Frames

Junk Sails and Beautiful Frames

Sails & Keels & Frames & Viewports

Cargo Hold Deck...just getting started.

Cabin Floors and Decks

Bow Roller, Rudder, Deck Crane and more

Cabin Frames, Bow Roller Mods, and a Rocket Stove

Seeker LIVE - Apr 15, 2017 - Welding, Creativity, Anodes, Wood for the Boat

Seeker LIVE - Apr 29, 2017 - Sewing Sails, New T-Shirts, Hause Hole, Tesla

Sailmaking, Hawsehole, Sampson Post & Rudder Work

Seeker LIVE - May 6, 2017 - Welding, Work Table, Sailmaking, Grommets

Sailmaking, Sampson Post, Welding Blind, and Bulwark Braces

Seeker LIVE - May 13, 2017 - Hand Rails, Davits, Roping Sails, Tornadoes

SV Seeker LIVE - May 27, 2017 - Sail Rigging, Hatches, Hacking the Wild, Concrete Jungle

HTP Pulse MIG Welding, Deck Hatches, Grommets, and Hobos

SV Seeker Live - June 10, 2017 - Davit Winch, Deck Bolts, Block & Tackle

SV Seeker Live - June 17, 2017 - Deck Tiles, Tender Winch, Sewing Sails, T-Shirt Sale

Deck Tiles and Equipment Bolts

SV Seeker Live - June 24, 2017 - Keel Fuel Tank, Truck Axles, Shop Safety, Makercise

Crane Repairs, Welding, Sewing and Painting

SV Seeker Live - Oct 7, 2017 - Engine Room, Fuel Tanks, Electrical, T-Shirts

Boat Building - Dry Exhaust, Fuel Tanks, Cable Trays, Battery Storage, and Bow Rollers

SV Seeker Live - Oct 14, 2017 - Fuel Tanks, Battery Storage, Tender Engine and Jet Pump

SV Seeker Live - Oct 28, 2017 - Water Tanks, Battery Storage, Awesome Gifts

DIY Boat Building - Welding Stainless Steel Pipe, Painting, and Engine Room Stuff

SV Seeker Live - Nov 18, 2017 - Cargo Hold Paint, NiFe Batteries, Exhaust, T-Shirt Sale

SV Seeker Live - Nov 25, 2017 - NiFe Batteries, Furring Strips

Boat Building - NiFe Batteries, Furring Strips, Exhaust and Davit Winch

SV Seeker Live - Dec 2, 2017 - more NiFe Batteries and Furring Strips

SV Seeker Live - Dec 9, 2017 - Cargo Hold Walls, Exhaust Pipe, Dragon Eggs, Flee Bags

SV Seeker Live - Dec 16, 2017 - Painting the Cargo Hold, New T-Shirt, Dragon Eggs

SV Seeker Live - Dec 23, 2017

SV Seeker Live - Jan 6, 2017 - Dragon Egg Manufacturing, Cargo Hold Insulation

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 5 - Shape and Weld Aluminum

Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 6 - Flotation Foam

SV Seeker Live - Complete - Mar 24,.2018

SV Seeker Live - April 1, 2018 - BIG NEWS for the BIG BOAT

Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 8 - Cool, Drain, Lift, Cover and Floor

Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 11 - Trailer and Wiring and more

SV Seeker Live in HD - May 12, 2018 - Seeker Challenge

SV Seeker Live in HD - May 19, 2018 - Meet Our New Crew

SV Seeker Live in HD - June 2, 2018 - The Jet Boat has been Baptized

Insulation, Pipe Bending, and Boat Building

The Mind of a Boat Builder - Acorn to Arabella

The Mind of a Boat Builder - Zora

Sailmaking - Chinese Junk Sails - Step by Step

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

SV Seeker Live - Main Hatch Opener, Generator Frame

CNC Mill, Lathe, Router, 3D Printer, and Plasma Table going to Sea

Water Cooled Hydraulic Oil Tank

Main Hatch Completed

Floor Grates, Companionways and more

The Mind of a Boat Builder - Tally Ho

The Mind of a Boat Builder - Brupeg

Engine Cooling, Leaning TIG, Bart's Trailer Fire

Hydraulics - Part 1 - Bending, Fitting, Threading, and TIG Welding

Gas Cylinder Rack - OMG It's Going to Explode

Chinese Junk Rig, Roping, Grommets, Patches, Sheaves, and Battens

CNC Mill-Lathe Sheaves and Alloy Junk Rig Battens

Yards and Sheaves and Other Boat Building

Engine Room Work and More - Using every welding process we have

SV Seeker The lessons of the boat the internet built

Compressor Repairs, Welding, Painting, Exhaust, and Davit Removal

Naval Architect Marine Surveyor - Boat Tour

Painting the Boat - Part 4 - Rudder, Foksal and Air Conditioning

Calculating Displacement, Weight and Waterline

Plasma Cutting, Welding TIG and MIG, and Origami Boat Building

Red Cedar, Head, Helm, Mermaids, Fiberglass Boat, and CNC

Aluminum Welding TIG vs MIG and the Boat Cover

Rainwater Collection System...my roof's got a hole in it and I might drown

SV Seeker DIY RO - Part 1 - Draft 1

Welcome to SV Seeker

Boat Building - Odds and Ends

Deck Crane Rebuild - Part 2 - Sorting out the Hydraulics

Deck Crane Rebuild - Part 4 - Teardown and New Bearings for the Worm Drives

Deck Crane Rebuild - Part 5 - Blasting and a visit from Maker 238

Deck Crane Rebuild - Part 6 - Reassembly and Hacking Hydraulics

Come to the SV Seeker Launch Party is Aug 21st, and see the Tulsa Zoo

Pilothouse Fitout - Part 10 - Console, Shelves, Solar and back to Hydraulics

Deck Crane Rebuild - Part 7 - Reassembly - Converting from Opened to Closed Hydraulics and Adding a Remote Control

Boat Tour and Party Photos from Tulsa Port of Catoosa

Sailing Rig Failure at Sea

SV Seeker Launch

Raising Sails - Part 4

Raising Sails - Part 4 - Mistakes Were Made With Jubilant Swearing

Raising Sails - Part 6 - Welding in the Mast

Masterbuilt Propane Grill

Portable Gas Grill for the Boat

Hit my First Barge and Entering the Mississippi

Raising Sails - Part 8 - First Sail

Sail Modifications Part 1

Troubleshooting a Miller X-treme12VS Suitcase Welder - Supporters

Raising Sails - Part 10 - More Foresail Mods and TIG Weld Distortion

Troubleshooting a Miller X-treme12VS Suitcase Welder

Anchoring Heresy

Anchor Winch Hydraulics Upgrade with Chain Shaft Coupler - Patrons Only

Anchor Winch Hydraulics Upgrade with Chain Shaft Coupler

Autopilot - Part 3 - Now just turn it on and see why it doesn't work - Patron Only

Autopilot - Part 3 - Now just turn it on and see why it doesn't work

Enjoying the Little Things

SV Seeker Training Video - Part 1

SV Seeker Training Video Part 1

SV Seeker Training Video - Part 2

SV Seeker Training Video

SV Seeker Training Video - Part 1 -Tour

Rebuilding from Failure

Make a Deck Shade from Scratch

Moving the Mill to Balance the Boat - Patrons

Moving the Mill to Balance the Boat

The Ultimate Sailboat Workshop

SV Seeker is heading out soon

Fixing the Broken Battens

Hurricane Helene Pulling Our Chain

Origami Boat Building and Modeling

BOOM - Big 3D Printing

Two Examples of Origami Boat Structural Design

Thimble Shoal Lighthouse

Nanoplastics Sampler Build - Help Requested

Nanoplastics Sampler Build - Part 1 - We Need Your Help

Fishing Sailing Sinking Repairs and Dolphins

Love Me Tender - Part 18 - Completed

SV Seeker Live in HD - Apr 28, 2018 - The Diesel Jet Boat is ready for testing!