Being able to look down and see your driveline is a really nice thing. Anytime you feel like something is off, you can know whether it’s a shut off now problem or a look at it later problem at a quick glance.
C'mon Doug, Give her the beans! let's see if she'll get up on plane! Glad the reduction box worked out well, That engine sounds WAY happier now she's able to actually use the turbo properly.
I really enjoy every video y'all put out I'm disabled and I can't get out to do the things I use to but I live through you guys it's Amazing what you do thanks it makes life a little better
Dude, running U-joints at any angle, other than a straight line, gives an inherent vibration, that's why CV joints were invented, to get rid of that vibration. You're trying to piss against the wind 🤣
Looking good. A 205 transfer case will make some scary sounds when there is no load and it is free spinning, it will be fine when the power is put to it.
If you continue having problems with bolts working themselves loose, try some nord lock washers on them. I put them on my exhaust headers to keep them from working out.
Those nordlock washers are the best thing since sliced bread. I use started using them on just about everything on my old Harleys. It's really been a game changer no more bolts backing loose causing rattles.
@Jonny- B yeah I love that the torque on the bolt has to increase to overcome the way the two washers interlock. Verses red locktite on something that I want to be able to remove easily but don't want to back off due to vibration
@@docsridingadventures2880 red loctite also needs clean surfaces to work properly. If that bolt hole goes through into the case as they imply with oil leaking out, it won't work at all.
@12:05 Here we see the US Navy's new, top secret stealth pelican. It is powered by a single Prat and Whitney turbofan engine and can achieve speeds in excess of 20 knots while skimming the sea at under 1 meter, making it impossible for radar to detect it.
Awesome job. You could always safety wire those bolts so you never have to worry about them coming loose on a long voyage again. Looks like you got it dialed in.
good to see that the oil is climbing the gearset !!! still wouldn't hurt to put a cooling circuit on it, just a pump with a temp sensor and a external derale cooler. have it dump the oil right back into the top of the case, with a spray bar if your fancy, and the spray bar and be something simple, like a piece of 3/8 brake tube with a few 1/64 holes drilled into it with the end pinched off. As to how to block the transmission from shifting, take the governor out, and pin the weights down. mechanics wire works.
I had a "holiday" on a merchant marine ship where some RPM were indicated in red, not to be sustained. I think on this vessel it was right between slow and half and you felt in in the whole ship when coming off anchor or accelerating after being in locks. Great memories 😊
0:22 as a Marine Mariner that is a perfectly acceptable answer, that tells you that shits unknown and wont be known untill furtjer kmoweiis gathered, an ss the Capt on my boat, this is applicable
Doug been following you for a long time. I've enjoyed the problem solving & discovering "smarter" way to do things. I understand things cost money & don't have a problem with the new pay something to watch your videos other than I simply don't have extra funds for what I consider to be a luxury for me. Plus the " Taser" videos are well disappointing. The faithful followers have been traded for the almighty buck. Wishing you & crew the best... Godspeed.
Sorry, but I'm no socialist. I make and sell a product. One part "CAN DO", one part "INSPIRATION". And if you like the content you are invited to be a patron and support that. And if you don't, you simply need some patience and wait for videos to be released to the public. Certainly, there is something productive, positive, and inspirational you can find to do that will make the time fly by. Hopefully so engrossing of your time and talents that you even forget to waste a moment on TH-cam.
This is working as well as I hoped it would. Glad you are dialing it in for your needs. Is it worth keeping spare replacement shafts, or U-Joints? I dont have your experience. But, it definitely seems like a good idea if it seems worth it to you. I can't tell you how much fun I'm having learning with you. The details of this ship are what make it so unique.
Después de varios meses vuelvo a recibir su canal y descubro con tristeza lo poco que ha subido su canal. Me atrevo a sugerir que active los subtítulos en todos los idiomas y no sólo en inglés ya que está privando a muchos subscriptores de sus fantásticos videos. Un saludo desde Salamanca, España.
I know it's a little late to ask. But how's the oil flow? I know it's a gear drive. But after a bit check the easy accessed bearings and check the oil for particulate matter. Since it's up on 1 end. And the front output will be for a air compression device. Keep an eye for a bit and set a oil level that works. Maybe a thermocouple to read out the tempeture.
Do u plan to do high speed shake downs.. test for top speed an maneuvers ...mostly for like storm other emergency let alone God forbid pirates try chasing you
@@SVSeeker you're complaining of excessive vibration? It vibrated it's own bolts out. Unless the phase was fixed in subsequent refitting, in which case, yes.
Not knocking in any the the way its all operating but if you factor in the money, time, effort spent on the running gear to date wouldnt it just have been easier to get hold of a proper marine transmission rated for the Cummins and at the ratio you need. Can be obtained from 1:1 up to 7:1 and higher. Wouldnt need to spring for a Twin-disc or ZF. Theres Nigata or Tonanco or any of the other "Asian"makers. They all build incredibly good and in the case of the "Asian" makers very cheap boxes. Most come with very efficient marine oil coolers. Would eliminate auto box trying to change gear on you (altho you can get 2 speed proper marine boxes too) and the transfer box with a now needed oil cooling system which could require an oil pump, raw -water pump (unless you plumb it into and existing system which will dump extra heat into it needing an extra cooler or bigger cooler being fitted. 👍👍 to what you have done/achieved so far tho.
If the Lock-Tite doesn't hold, Nordlock washers are an option. Another option is to drill holes in the heads of the bolts and then run a pair of wires with one through the hole that you twist together very tight as it passes out of the hole, with it continuing on to the next bolt on the housing. This is house bolts are retained in airplane engines and can be used, when done right, to keep bolts from coming loose. As for making Best Speed, there are three reasons to still use it: a medical emergency onboard, the vessel is in danger where it is located (storm, mechanical failure, who knows), and the last and most likely to run across, a Mayday call from another vessel in the area. Getting there to render aid ASAP for a vessel in distress can be the difference between a really bad day for a crew and a group of grave markers on shore. All the things you learn when you sit next to a US Coast Guard Warrant Officer 3 while you are in a class for electronics and chat with them during class breaks. He had some crazy stories and some really sad ones. Several ghost ship ones too.
aircraft wiring works really well. we have to do that on our rudder gear due to vibrations turning a 65" wheel. easy to snip off the wiring if you need to get them out in a hurry. when youre drilling the heads, drill a few extra for backup and zip tie them nearby so youre not shuffling thru drawers in an emergency
Our mechanics found that taking a rare earth magnet and attaching it to the bottom of the oil basin/trough was able to easily collect metal shavings inside the pot. No need for a specific magnetic plug.
Doug, the yokes on the shaft between the engine and the transfer case are out of phase by 90 degrees. The yokes on the shaft are supposed to be in line with each other. I couldn't get a good look to verify the other shafts. This is a huge source of vibration.
The only possibly issue I see that transfer case should be mounted the same angle as in truck due to oiling im not sure about that one but newer ones have oil pump in them to oil all the bearing and gear if it kills a bearing or gear that may be your issue
Maybe have shock absorbers with heavy springs opposing each other . Either two or four sets. When it shifts one direction then a spring pulls it back . So it could have this for forward and backward motion. Maybe ? Kind of like a springer front end on a Harley Davidson ?
Are you now able to put it in gear with the blade already pitched to drive position? Before it would stall your engine unless you pitched them all the way flat with no bite.
Do they make a reverse manual valve body for that transmission? That would change the shift pattern for that trans from P-R-N-OD-D-2-1 to P-R-N-1-2-3-D-OD.
I don't know if this will affect you eventually where you're at or not. I saw on the news today that the upper Mississippi is flooding. It's reached down to Burlington IA so far. Barge traffic has been halted temporarily.
HI there, the 545 allison shift from 1st to 2nd at 19kph ,then it have to drop below 10km to take 1st again . fit the seedo of the bus to see shaft speed'.
very curious if your high frequency start tig machine burns out any electrical components on the boat. looks like that part was grounded on the vice you were welding on and i presume that's grounded to the boat as well. I've been afraid to strike a high freq start arc on any of my vehicle chassis just because grounds extend into all electronics to some extent. is this a concern of yours at all or have you considered it? I would love to rope it off as an old wives tale rather than always operating in fear but when you start thinking about what the ground plane might touch in a vehicle, boat, or anything else it's a bit scary. curious your thoughts.
Typically automatic transmission low and reverse is driven through the planetary gears. That will eventually wear out faster than say you have it in second gear with less pitch.Maby even better fuel economy ?
If you are running that NP 205 in low range it is going to be noisy. There is a gear whine to most NP 205 transfer cases I have encountered in 30 years of owning, building and working on 4x4 trucks.
Aren’t there any dry docks or floating dry docks that you could use if you were to change the cutlass bearing? Or beach it and use the tide as a natural dry dock?
How does the oil pump inside most transfer cases move the oil around to keep the middle idler and upper now bearing lubed. Or is it like the clear oil displays with the cranks that the oil additive allows oil to follow up the gears.
The engine rpm was too low. Engines are more efficient when they are not lugging. That high Exhaust Gas Temp is fuel burning in the exhaust that did not get used in the cylinder.
y would loose the shroud tho.. les hammering, and y think you got more thrust whitout being the schroud is straight and not shaped like a ventury.. Thats a profi tip. Nice to see that building it different as normal still works. Nice!
I agree with the naval merchant engineer. Love your try guy approach. Being a boat chimp for over 40 years. At 74' and a motor-sailor. A fixed pitch 3 blade really wouldn't hurt overall efficiency. Just simplify your system maybe?
This super short drive shaft will most likely not work. In my experience, the 90° twisted shaft yoke will cause vibrations. The yokes should always be positioned in the same way to each other
You need to understand that I have heard predictions like that since I started building Seeker. I think nothing we have done has gone without some dire prediction. So, you're not alone. Just most likely wrong.
Sorry to say it cause I love to build Everything myself , but at what point do ya just buy a cheap used twin disc reseal it and run it , hope this works out for ya for now tho
Maybe when this does not work, but so far it's looking great. I had that same question 1200 miles ago when I just had the Allison 545. Maybe it's time to start thinking that there are other ways that work besides Twin Disc. And Cheap Twin Disc? You must mean one that needs a complete rebuild, which voids the "Cheap"
Love the content, just starting the video now. Was wondering if you could provide an ROV update in a video soon? Im extremely excited to see it in action! Keep up the good work
Right now, I'm building a honey bee empire. Putting in 12-19 hour days, every day. YT is my TV, and I rarely miss a major episode. I'm glad you got 3 birds killed with one stone. Also sorry the gods that be hate the word fuck so fucking much that you can't make money if you say it. Colorful language makes the world a better place.
My cousin actually did exactly what is on that sticker on a lobster fishing boat in novascotia 2 years ago and lived they were still at the warf when it happened 41 pints of bood one Leg gone above the knee handful of stainless and titanium holding the other one together minus toes 7 broken ribs lacerated liver 5 broken fingers smashed shoulder concussion ripped ear was awake and never lost consciousness until the loaded him in the ambulance His gf was 5 months pregnant at the time and they just had another baby boy yesterday ! he's been walking on prosthetic with cruches lately was laying on the floor wrenching on a side by side within 4 months of the acident he's one tough mother fucker
Got him watching seeker in the hospital he bought a mig welder once his 👋 healed enough to hold the trigger built a snow pluogh for the side-by-side that fall after the accident was going print him that sticker for the back of the wheelchair and put----- I fought the shaft and won now fuck off---- instead of the warning
If there's room... I'd safety-wire the bolts on that transfer case. Myself, I've really enjoyed this series. All the best now going forward.
I winced when you stuck your finger in the transfer case Doug!
Being able to look down and see your driveline is a really nice thing. Anytime you feel like something is off, you can know whether it’s a shut off now problem or a look at it later problem at a quick glance.
C'mon Doug, Give her the beans! let's see if she'll get up on plane!
Glad the reduction box worked out well, That engine sounds WAY happier now she's able to actually use the turbo properly.
I really enjoy every video y'all put out I'm disabled and I can't get out to do the things I use to but I live through you guys it's Amazing what you do thanks it makes life a little better
Same for me.
I am an ex navy and merchant marine engineer and I love the on the job engineering you guys perform until you solve the problem.
Why do I gravitate towards your videos Doug? That warning you posted just caused to me to literally drop everything and watch any potential carnage!
That is definitely an epic safety sticker.
Dude, running U-joints at any angle, other than a straight line, gives an inherent vibration, that's why CV joints were invented, to get rid of that vibration. You're trying to piss against the wind 🤣
Sea trials are always just that! Well done on the shakedown and getting through the issues.
Looking good.
A 205 transfer case will make some scary sounds when there is no load and it is free spinning, it will be fine when the power is put to it.
Yep I have a Dana 20 which is all gear drive also... and under the right conditions you can get her to howl pretty good... no harm done 🙂
If you continue having problems with bolts working themselves loose, try some nord lock washers on them. I put them on my exhaust headers to keep them from working out.
Those nordlock washers are the best thing since sliced bread. I use started using them on just about everything on my old Harleys. It's really been a game changer no more bolts backing loose causing rattles.
@Jonny- B yeah I love that the torque on the bolt has to increase to overcome the way the two washers interlock. Verses red locktite on something that I want to be able to remove easily but don't want to back off due to vibration
@@docsridingadventures2880 red loctite also needs clean surfaces to work properly. If that bolt hole goes through into the case as they imply with oil leaking out, it won't work at all.
@12:05 Here we see the US Navy's new, top secret stealth pelican. It is powered by a single Prat and Whitney turbofan engine and can achieve speeds in excess of 20 knots while skimming the sea at under 1 meter, making it impossible for radar to detect it.
Was thinking similar LOL
came here to make a similar joke.
I believe your drive shaft yokes are out of phase. They are working against each other.
Awesome job. You could always safety wire those bolts so you never have to worry about them coming loose on a long voyage again. Looks like you got it dialed in.
Andy’s’ thoughtful face is a treat to behold . FOCUSED 👌
I’ve been fallowing from the start and some how lost track of your progress. So glad to see her sailing. I hope to one day run into you on the water.
It is as interesting to see all the punch list items being worked out as it was seing the superstructure go together. Thanks
Glad you enjoy it!
Welding in shorts is how I keep my tan all year. Nice job.
Looks like you're making progress...thank you for sharing!
good to see that the oil is climbing the gearset !!! still wouldn't hurt to put a cooling circuit on it, just a pump with a temp sensor and a external derale cooler. have it dump the oil right back into the top of the case, with a spray bar if your fancy, and the spray bar and be something simple, like a piece of 3/8 brake tube with a few 1/64 holes drilled into it with the end pinched off. As to how to block the transmission from shifting, take the governor out, and pin the weights down. mechanics wire works.
This comment is useful since this case was not originally designed to operate at that clocking angle.
I had a "holiday" on a merchant marine ship where some RPM were indicated in red, not to be sustained. I think on this vessel it was right between slow and half and you felt in in the whole ship when coming off anchor or accelerating after being in locks. Great memories 😊
Fantastic progress! Well done guys
Junkyard wars!!! Love it!👍👊🫡
One of my favorites
0:22 as a Marine Mariner that is a perfectly acceptable answer, that tells you that shits unknown and wont be known untill furtjer kmoweiis gathered, an ss the Capt on my boat, this is applicable
Hey Doug great 4 episodes. ❓❓Doug have you heard of (Shaft Shark - Propeller Line Cutter)❓❓An absolute must have 2 of them.
Hoping to see y'all next week when we are at Paradise Inn. Also hope to see the American Magic! Damn that thing is fast!
I really enjoyed the diff case project and it turned out awesome. 👍🇺🇸✌️
Doug been following you for a long time. I've enjoyed the problem solving & discovering "smarter" way to do things. I understand things cost money & don't have a problem with the new pay something to watch your videos other than I simply don't have extra funds for what I consider to be a luxury for me. Plus the " Taser" videos are well disappointing. The faithful followers have been traded for the almighty buck. Wishing you & crew the best... Godspeed.
Sorry, but I'm no socialist. I make and sell a product. One part "CAN DO", one part "INSPIRATION". And if you like the content you are invited to be a patron and support that. And if you don't, you simply need some patience and wait for videos to be released to the public. Certainly, there is something productive, positive, and inspirational you can find to do that will make the time fly by. Hopefully so engrossing of your time and talents that you even forget to waste a moment on TH-cam.
This is working as well as I hoped it would. Glad you are dialing it in for your needs. Is it worth keeping spare replacement shafts, or U-Joints? I dont have your experience. But, it definitely seems like a good idea if it seems worth it to you. I can't tell you how much fun I'm having learning with you. The details of this ship are what make it so unique.
I’m also going to echo the safety wire suggestion for those bolts
That is awesome Doug! Another fabrication solution.
Great work . Your mantra should be don't get flustered just get it done. Great video too.
Congrats Doug, big issue resolved!
Después de varios meses vuelvo a recibir su canal y descubro con tristeza lo poco que ha subido su canal. Me atrevo a sugerir que active los subtítulos en todos los idiomas y no sólo en inglés ya que está privando a muchos subscriptores de sus fantásticos videos. Un saludo desde Salamanca, España.
Turn on the Closed Caption and set the language to Spanish.
Hey Doug, where have you been? Did you sink SV Seeker when you tried to change the cutlass bearing in the water?
Sounds a lot healthier now.
Great work.
I can see at 0:53 the driveshaft is 90° out of alignment?
I know it's a little late to ask. But how's the oil flow? I know it's a gear drive. But after a bit check the easy accessed bearings and check the oil for particulate matter. Since it's up on 1 end. And the front output will be for a air compression device. Keep an eye for a bit and set a oil level that works. Maybe a thermocouple to read out the tempeture.
Do u plan to do high speed shake downs.. test for top speed an maneuvers ...mostly for like storm other emergency let alone God forbid pirates try chasing you
That’s my favorite safety sticker also.
Great to see the engine in its happy rpm place very impressive
She sounds, so much better.
I wouldn't be worried about temperature until it gets to 230. Getting to 212 is a good thing. Burns the moisture off especially with that breather.
I enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work
great work
0:53 ujoints 90 out of phase, that'll cause the output speed to vary over a rotation, causing vibration
And it makes no difference when setting it up.
@@SVSeeker you're complaining of excessive vibration? It vibrated it's own bolts out. Unless the phase was fixed in subsequent refitting, in which case, yes.
@@peterbassett2179 Yes.
Now, yall *are* headed to Charleston at some point yea?
Keep up the work
Excellent A #1 Video. Put all that in the operations manual. Start Typing. LOL
maybe that bearing is a good excuse to test intentional grounding! if there is a drastic tide near you....
Not knocking in any the the way its all operating but if you factor in the money, time, effort spent on the running gear to date wouldnt it just have been easier to get hold of a proper marine transmission rated for the Cummins and at the ratio you need. Can be obtained from 1:1 up to 7:1 and higher. Wouldnt need to spring for a Twin-disc or ZF. Theres Nigata or Tonanco or any of the other "Asian"makers. They all build incredibly good and in the case of the "Asian"
makers very cheap boxes. Most come with very efficient marine oil coolers. Would eliminate auto box trying to change gear on you (altho you can get 2 speed proper marine boxes too) and the transfer box with a now needed oil cooling system which could require an oil pump, raw -water pump (unless you plumb it into and existing system which will dump extra heat into it needing an extra cooler or bigger cooler being fitted. 👍👍 to what you have done/achieved so far tho.
what would we all have learned from doing that? and we would not have all the entertainment of doug's videos!!
True. Wouldve learned that the KISS principle was, is and always will be the best solution.
If the Lock-Tite doesn't hold, Nordlock washers are an option. Another option is to drill holes in the heads of the bolts and then run a pair of wires with one through the hole that you twist together very tight as it passes out of the hole, with it continuing on to the next bolt on the housing. This is house bolts are retained in airplane engines and can be used, when done right, to keep bolts from coming loose.
As for making Best Speed, there are three reasons to still use it: a medical emergency onboard, the vessel is in danger where it is located (storm, mechanical failure, who knows), and the last and most likely to run across, a Mayday call from another vessel in the area. Getting there to render aid ASAP for a vessel in distress can be the difference between a really bad day for a crew and a group of grave markers on shore. All the things you learn when you sit next to a US Coast Guard Warrant Officer 3 while you are in a class for electronics and chat with them during class breaks. He had some crazy stories and some really sad ones. Several ghost ship ones too.
NordLocks for sure. They are the only lock washer that really works.
aircraft wiring works really well. we have to do that on our rudder gear due to vibrations turning a 65" wheel. easy to snip off the wiring if you need to get them out in a hurry. when youre drilling the heads, drill a few extra for backup and zip tie them nearby so youre not shuffling thru drawers in an emergency
Our mechanics found that taking a rare earth magnet and attaching it to the bottom of the oil basin/trough was able to easily collect metal shavings inside the pot. No need for a specific magnetic plug.
Doug, the yokes on the shaft between the engine and the transfer case are out of phase by 90 degrees. The yokes on the shaft are supposed to be in line with each other. I couldn't get a good look to verify the other shafts. This is a huge source of vibration.
Yes, but it makes no difference for a test fit, except you have a lot more comments. : )
@@SVSeekerI see. I thought you were doing your test runs like that. I assume my comment on phasing wasn't the first one.
The only possibly issue I see that transfer case should be mounted the same angle as in truck due to oiling im not sure about that one but newer ones have oil pump in them to oil all the bearing and gear if it kills a bearing or gear that may be your issue
Y'all need some handheld radios when you are doing stuff like this
Maybe have shock absorbers with heavy springs opposing each other . Either two or four sets.
When it shifts one direction then a spring pulls it back .
So it could have this for forward and backward motion.
Maybe ?
Kind of like a springer front end on a Harley Davidson ?
If you could not find a divorced transfer case would a transfer case on a trial sparation work?
LOL : )
Are you now able to put it in gear with the blade already pitched to drive position? Before it would stall your engine unless you pitched them all the way flat with no bite.
Hello Doug, as a Pensacola local and while you are here, do you allow visits to tour the Seeker?
Most Saturdays Text me at 918 630 4050
Armchair mechanic here!
How about the kick down? Could you just have it triggered all the time to keep the gear box in a lower gear?
Ahh the classic F-clamp, aka F-it clamp...
Does the job. Nice! Hope it is sturdy enough.. Proof off the pudding, The eating!
Do they make a reverse manual valve body for that transmission? That would change the shift pattern for that trans from P-R-N-OD-D-2-1 to P-R-N-1-2-3-D-OD.
Damn good job.
How about adding Shock Absorbers to steady-out/dampen the ripples of energy in the transfer case?
Where are you at now ? And do you plan to come up the East Coast? North Carolina
Pensacola. And maybe.
Cutlass bearing replacement, under water. Only Doug Jackson has the balls to even consider it. And only Doug would get er done, successfully.
great video once again thanks!
I'm surprised you don't have a stethoscope. You seem to have everything else.
This is 1 cool 🚢
I don't know if this will affect you eventually where you're at or not. I saw on the news today that the upper Mississippi is flooding. It's reached down to Burlington IA so far. Barge traffic has been halted temporarily.
I sure could have used some of that water six months ago. From record lows to record highs in six months. What a turn around.
HI there, the 545 allison shift from 1st to 2nd at 19kph ,then it have to drop below 10km to take 1st again . fit the seedo of the bus to see shaft speed'.
very curious if your high frequency start tig machine burns out any electrical components on the boat. looks like that part was grounded on the vice you were welding on and i presume that's grounded to the boat as well. I've been afraid to strike a high freq start arc on any of my vehicle chassis just because grounds extend into all electronics to some extent. is this a concern of yours at all or have you considered it? I would love to rope it off as an old wives tale rather than always operating in fear but when you start thinking about what the ground plane might touch in a vehicle, boat, or anything else it's a bit scary. curious your thoughts.
Definitely put some lock wire on those transfer case bolts.
Typically automatic transmission low and reverse is driven through the planetary gears. That will eventually wear out faster than say you have it in second gear with less pitch.Maby even better fuel economy ?
Well , there goes the PG rating 👍🏻🙏🏼🤠
If you are running that NP 205 in low range it is going to be noisy. There is a gear whine to most NP 205 transfer cases I have encountered in 30 years of owning, building and working on 4x4 trucks.
Aren’t there any dry docks or floating dry docks that you could use if you were to change the cutlass bearing? Or beach it and use the tide as a natural dry dock?
How does the oil pump inside most transfer cases move the oil around to keep the middle idler and upper now bearing lubed. Or is it like the clear oil displays with the cranks that the oil additive allows oil to follow up the gears.
I've wondered for some time if you could lock it in 2nd and lower engine rpm than depend on engine torque to save fuel.
The engine rpm was too low. Engines are more efficient when they are not lugging. That high Exhaust Gas Temp is fuel burning in the exhaust that did not get used in the cylinder.
y would loose the shroud tho.. les hammering, and y think you got more thrust whitout being the schroud is straight and not shaped like a ventury.. Thats a profi tip. Nice to see that building it different as normal still works. Nice!
Everybody knows you need to do at least two-three tries when you build stuff 😆
Nice!
I'm building my shop while working in it.
I agree with the naval merchant engineer. Love your try guy approach. Being a boat chimp for over 40 years. At 74' and a motor-sailor. A fixed pitch 3 blade really wouldn't hurt overall efficiency. Just simplify your system maybe?
At least ya know what gear ratio twin disc to shop for now
I knew that when I designed the props. And I still have $13,000 I did not spend on a Twin Disc.
This super short drive shaft will most likely
not work. In my experience, the 90° twisted shaft yoke will cause vibrations. The yokes should always be positioned in the same way to each other
You need to understand that I have heard predictions like that since I started building Seeker. I think nothing we have done has gone without some dire prediction. So, you're not alone. Just most likely wrong.
th-cam.com/video/gmV4qwLfOMY/w-d-xo.html
Maybe this video will help to understand the physics.
lockwire those bolts and nuts
Under sustained load will oil temperature of the transfer case become an issue?
Run It and Watch It!
Could it be possible that the 'dragging' noise is cavitation?
I think not, given the surface area of the blades, their speed, and the physical damage to the shroud.
What about a water proof camera? Take vid of the props!
Sorry to say it cause I love to build Everything myself , but at what point do ya just buy a cheap used twin disc reseal it and run it , hope this works out for ya for now tho
Maybe when this does not work, but so far it's looking great. I had that same question 1200 miles ago when I just had the Allison 545. Maybe it's time to start thinking that there are other ways that work besides Twin Disc. And Cheap Twin Disc? You must mean one that needs a complete rebuild, which voids the "Cheap"
Love the content, just starting the video now. Was wondering if you could provide an ROV update in a video soon? Im extremely excited to see it in action! Keep up the good work
Right now, I'm building a honey bee empire. Putting in 12-19 hour days, every day. YT is my TV, and I rarely miss a major episode. I'm glad you got 3 birds killed with one stone.
Also sorry the gods that be hate the word fuck so fucking much that you can't make money if you say it. Colorful language makes the world a better place.
haul out / dry dock??? thought you are out in a Tidal area can you not just Beach the Seeker at High tide to do the work??
My cousin actually did exactly what is on that sticker on a lobster fishing boat in novascotia 2 years ago and lived they were still at the warf when it happened 41 pints of bood one Leg gone above the knee handful of stainless and titanium holding the other one together minus toes 7 broken ribs lacerated liver 5 broken fingers smashed shoulder concussion ripped ear was awake and never lost consciousness until the loaded him in the ambulance
His gf was 5 months pregnant at the time and they just had another baby boy yesterday ! he's been walking on prosthetic with cruches lately was laying on the floor wrenching on a side by side within 4 months of the acident he's one tough mother fucker
Got him watching seeker in the hospital he bought a mig welder once his 👋 healed enough to hold the trigger built a snow pluogh for the side-by-side that fall after the accident was going print him that sticker for the back of the wheelchair and put----- I fought the shaft and won now fuck off---- instead of the warning
U-joints are cheap and easy to replace. CV joints ate smoother.
I have replaced 10 cv joints in my life. I have never replaced a U-Joint. : )
I want to hear my doctor to say "F*ck if I know" if he doesn't know!