Seeker Knowledge
Doug-approved lesson
Build What You Need
If the tool doesn't exist, build it. If you can't afford it, build it. Or fine the path around it. Resourcefulness is often more valuable than resources.
Projects that demonstrate this lesson
Related entities
- NURD Research
- Plastics Material
- nanoplastics research Research
- plastics research Research
- Hull Structure
- origami hull Structure
- origami folding hull Structure
- Batteries Electrical System
- Generator Electrical System
- Tormach Tool
- Lathe Tool
- Mill Tool
- casting furnace Equipment
- metal casting furnace Equipment
- Propeller Mechanical System
- Anchor Equipment
- anchors Equipment
- anchor winch Mechanical System
- anchoring Structure
Evidence
Evidence is inherited from the reviewed projects and entities connected to this lesson.
Primary evidence
Videos
Videos, transcripts, website material, and Doug-authored project posts.
NURD - Nanoplastics Underwater Recovery Device
260122 NURD - Nanoplastics Underwater Recovery Device
381 additional references are available through the related entity pages.
Primary evidence
Transcripts
Videos, transcripts, website material, and Doug-authored project posts.
Argonaut Jrs Anchors
threads to adjust the the anchor weight
Argonaut Jrs Anchors
anchor way he used so this is our way of
Boat City Prop Shop
us a tour of the propellers used to have
Boat City Prop Shop
blackwill takes the propellers around in
Boat City Prop Shop
five mercury propellers that's an old
DIY Boat Propeller - Part 3
propellers but you know I tried putting
1,247 additional references are available through the related entity pages.
Community discussion
Facebook discussion
Questions and discussion from the Seeker community. Useful context, but not automatically verified engineering evidence.
Facebook comment
...I would need to build a foundry to make this 6" pipe size happen then throw in on the lathe and mill. But that's been on my list for a while now. I have delrin sheet to make the washers out of.
Facebook comment
Does it have to be a lid? Or could it be a ball valve like in a thru hull? The ball would have a hole in it and rotate to either close the thing or let water in. I think the design of something rotating would be easier than an open and close lid like in the pi...
Facebook reply
Doug Jackson do you have a hell to pay on a steel hull?
Facebook reply
David Jackson It delivers oil to vearable pitch control propeller system. That thing is designed to leak oil. So what doesn’t flow through that goes through the pressure relief valve.
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Commentary
Sailing Anarchy
Public commentary and opinion. It may include speculation, errors, or incomplete information and should not be treated as verified technical evidence.
Sailing Anarchy post #10198 page 510
...rent DC wires for the auto pilot motors running somewhere under the floor, as well as batteries and other stuff. I've lost track of what's in the cargo hole and the engine room. I think the DC motors are in the engine room. He formerly had the welding setup in...
Sailing Anarchy post #10267 page 514
...are just a bunch of mama's boys! Buying a ready made propeller, off the shelf engine,batteries, following real "plans"... I could go on illustrating how fearful they are of doing some real learnin',including but not limited to what amounts to just restoring a...
Sailing Anarchy post #10285 page 515
...are just a bunch of mama's boys! Buying a ready made propeller, off the shelf engine,batteries, following real "plans"... I could go on illustrating how fearful they are of doing some real learnin',including but not limited to what amounts to just restoring a...
Sailing Anarchy post #10379 page 519
There was some sporty weather rolling through where Seeker is anchoring the other week. Down where?
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