Seeker Knowledge
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Fabrication & Tools
The fabrication tools and skills used to build Seeker and other projects, including welding, machining, CNC milling and routing, plasma cutting, lathe work, grinding, 3D printing, CAD/CAM, and shop-built tooling.
Featured video
Building the Keels - Part 1 - Cutting Welding 1in Plate
Published 2012-04-12
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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.
CNC Router Cutting Plywood for the Submarine
Plasma Cutting
Drop Weights and Rudder
CNC Plasma Table
Starting on the Hull
Cutting Grooves on a Lathe and YouTube Trolls
DIY Boat Propeller - Part 6 - Casting Lessons Learned
DIY Boat Propeller - Part 7 - Welding Repair
Grizzley 4003 12x36 Metal Lathe
Origami Boat Building - Welding Overhead - Wire vs Stick
Deck Plating - Part 1 - Pilot House
3D Printer add-on to CNC Plasma Router Table - Part1 - New Control Box
Watertight Doors - Part 1 - Weld Distortion
Welding Brass with TIG and MIG
Welding the Hull Plate for Origami Boat Building
3D Printer add-on to CNC Plasma Router Table - Part2
ROV Camera Tilt
MIG Welding Aluminum with Hobart Ironman 210 and Miller Spoolmate 185
Boat Building Tour and Invitation
Keel #2
Cargo Hold Framing - Part 4 - Welding for age 6 and up.
Welding and Rudder
ROVs Boat Fixtures and Welding Plastic
Bulwarks - Part 5 - Flanges
SV Seeker Tour and Invitation
Pilothouse - Part 2 - Raise the Roof
Pilothouse - Part 3 - Welding Aluminum is Easy
Pilothouse - Part 4
Pilothouse - Part 7
Sticking the Hull
Porthole Frames, Plasma Cutting and Light Painting
Scuppers, Keels and Pouring Lead
Dragons and the Main Mast - Part II
Tour and Invitation
Portlights and Gangway
Sails & Keels & Frames & Viewports
Foremast & Sole & Deck Hatch & CNC Routing
Cabin Floors and Decks
Seeker LIVE Jan 21, 2017
ROV - Remotely Operated Vehicle work continues
Seeker LIVE Feb 18, 2017 - ROV and Davits
Seeker LIVE - Mar 11, 2017 - Tormach Mill Stand, Steel Rack, and Davits
Tormach CNC Setup, Bending Pipe, Plasma Cutting and more
Seeker LIVE - Mar 18, 2017 - 501c3, Tormach 3D Printer, Tools and Storage
Seeker LIVE - Apr 1, 2017 - Metal Casting, Plasma Tables, and other stuff
Metal Casting, Aluminum Bronze and Back to Welding
Seeker LIVE - Apr 15, 2017 - Welding, Creativity, Anodes, Wood for the Boat
Bulwarks, CNC Routing, Casting Anodes, Decking, Chocks and more
Seeker LIVE - Apr 22, 2017 - Bulwarks, Casting Anodes, Chain Gypsy, Welder Generator, New Mugs, ButtonUp Kickstarter
Seeker LIVE - Apr 29, 2017 - Sewing Sails, New T-Shirts, Hause Hole, Tesla
Seeker LIVE - May 6, 2017 - Welding, Work Table, Sailmaking, Grommets
Sailmaking, Sampson Post, Welding Blind, and Bulwark Braces
Seeker LIVE - May 20, 2017 - Grommets, Hatch Covers, Welder-Generator
HTP Pulse MIG Welding, Deck Hatches, Grommets, and Hobos
SV Seeker Live - Jun 3, 2017 - Hatches, Deck Bolts, Sails, Boat for Sale, Pulley Design
SV Seeker Live - June 10, 2017 - Davit Winch, Deck Bolts, Block & Tackle
Junk Rig Sailmaking - the Mizzen Sail
SV Seeker Live - June 17, 2017 - Deck Tiles, Tender Winch, Sewing Sails, T-Shirt Sale
SV Seeker Live - June 24, 2017 - Keel Fuel Tank, Truck Axles, Shop Safety, Makercise
SV Seeker Live - July 1, 2017 - Pirate Fashion, Pulleys, Money
SV Seeker Live - July 15 2017 - Raffel Drawing, Multifunction Welder, Bow Rollers, Wiley Ports
Bow Rollers, Sails, Tormach CNC and more
SV Seeker Live - July 22, 2017 - Tormach 770, Patreon, Bow Roller, Chain Stopper
Tormach PCNC 770 for CNC Mill Beginners and Chain Stopper
Tormach Mist Coolant and Chain Locker and more
Crane Repairs, Welding, Sewing and Painting
SV Seeker Live - Sept 30, 2017 - Fuel System, Engine Room, Electrical, Making Excuses
DIY Boat Building - Welding Stainless Steel Pipe, Painting, and Engine Room Stuff
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 9 - Intake, Exhaust and Finishing the Cover
Diesel Jet Boat Build - Part 10 - Control Cables and Fuel Tanks
SV Seeker Live in HD - June 2, 2018 - The Jet Boat has been Baptized
SV Seeker Live in HD - June 17, 2018 - Pipe Bending, Timeline for Completion
SV Seeker Live - Diesel Jet Boat, Galley Appliances, Solar & Wind
CNC Mill, Lathe, Router, 3D Printer, and Plasma Table going to Sea
Casting and Installing Anodes & Learning to Weld
Live - Tour and Future Plans
The Mind of a Boat Builder - Brupeg
Engine Cooling, Leaning TIG, Bart's Trailer Fire
Hydraulics - Part 1 - Bending, Fitting, Threading, and TIG Welding
Installing a Thousand Studs for Furring Strips.
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
Tool Offsets for the Tormach Rapidturn
Yards and Sheaves and Other Boat Building
Engine Room Work and More - Using every welding process we have
Compressor Repairs, Welding, Painting, Exhaust, and Davit Removal
Plasma Cutting, Welding TIG and MIG, and Origami Boat Building
Insulation, Welding, and Starting in the PilotHouse
Aluminum Welding TIG vs MIG and the Boat Cover
Before You Buy a CNC Router BobCAD and BobArt
DIY Reverse Osmosis Watermaker - Part 3 - Fitting it into the Boat
Wheels for the Boat - Part 6
Engine Room Sink
Main Hatch Drive Mechanism - Mark II
Learn to Weld
Pilothouse Fitout - Part 10 - Console, Shelves, Solar and back to Hydraulics
Boat Tour and Party Photos from Tulsa Port of Catoosa
Moving the CNC Mill aboard Seeker
Raising Sails - Part 6 - Welding in the Mast
Boat Brackets Braces and Supports
Sail Modifications Part 1
Raising Sails - Part 9 - Foresail Modifications
Raising Sails - Part 9 - Foreward Sail Modifications
Troubleshooting a Miller X-treme12VS Suitcase Welder - Patrons Only
Troubleshooting a Miller X-treme12VS Suitcase Welder - Supporters
Troubleshooting a Miller X-treme12VS Suitcase Welder
Mainsail Yard Reinforcement - Patron Only
Mainsail Yard Reinforcement
New HTP Welding Machine
SV Seeker Training Video - Part 1 -Tour
Sail Repair - Part 1
Moving the Mill to Balance the Boat - Patrons
Moving the Mill to Balance the Boat
Black Water Tank and Other Upgrades
The Ultimate Sailboat Workshop
Build the Box from Pallets but Think Outside It
Using a CNC Mill with no CAD Tormach 770 Conversational
Using a CNC Mill with no CAD - Tormach 770 Conversational
TIG Welding on SVSeeker
Arduino, 3D Printing and a Depth Sensor for the Plastics Sampler
Flowmeters, Hall Effect Sensors, 3D Printing, and Dragons
BOOM - Big 3D Printing
Thimble Shoal Lighthouse
Submarine Seeker
NURD - Part 6 - Building a Custom Hose Reel
NURD - Part 11 - Starting on the Nets
Love Me Tender - Part 18 - Completed
Components & concepts
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Principles demonstrated
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Evidence sources
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Journey
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Primary evidence
Videos
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