Naval Architect/Marine Surveyor - Boat Tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2019
- Meet David Wiggins. Fresh out of college he is a Naval Architect and Marine Surveyor working on the Mississippi. He gives us a look into the work he does and we give him a tour of Seeker.
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What a top bloke! Great to get his insight into the rules and regs you need to be aware of! :)
Nice young man there. Heck of a frisbee arm. Thanks for sharing Doug. The paint job is looking good. Have a great weekend.
The beauty of this, svseeker, Doug and ALL the wonderful peoples that make time in there lives to be part of this is overwhelming and the great thing is, in there giving there all makes huge steps small..Beautiful People, Beautiful Results. Now the reason I give my time and life to this, why not and where would I be if I didn't offer and be accepted for the future of Doug's dream ? " My feelings are, No Where" !!
Barton Robinson I’d be happy to have you as neighbour any time Bart, but I might need to insist that I have beardy Bart.
I occasionally sip in to watch the videos of Seeker being built. I believe I've been watching for the last 4 yrs maybe a bit more. Since then I've wanted to move there to Tulsa. More or less to help out.
More so now than ever
Great Info and an Honorable young Man .
David just makes me feel better about the future.
He’s like a warm security blanket. :-)
@@SVSeeker He's exactly the kind of person you want inspecting ships to make sure that your grain wasn't contaminated with coal dust. And he's the kind of person you want training the next person. And the next person. And so on. As long as there are ships.
Check the Fleet Pride truck parts store in Tulsa. The one in OKC at one time sold bulk antifreeze from a gas pump and also def fluid. Some junk yards sell filtered reclaimed coolant. Also look at a product called Redline water wetter. You can run straight water and add that to prevent corrosion. Race cars typically don't run antifreeze because in the event of a leak; they don't want it on the track. So look into various coolant additives that will allow you to run straight water and still have anti corrosion protection. They also sell antifreeze by the 55 gal drum. Some of those lube trucks that service construction equipment have tanks and pumps of oil and what not for the tractors. Might see if they have coolant onboard and the price. I think an additive so you can run straight water would be the cheapest option.
I couldn't help but notice that at one point you guys were standing on a floor tile that had "Eschew Obfuscation" engraved into it... I love it.
Naval architect shows up at the painting stage. Perfect timing.
Note on the question of using antifreeze for the keel cooler system: the engine that is there was taken out of a school bus, if I remember correctly. When it was in there, it used an antifreeze mix. So, it would be best to put in a 50/50 mix of long life antifreeze and distilled water. Premix is fine. Just don't use tap water, even if it is well water. The dissolved salts and additives in tap or well water will reduce the lifespan of the coolant, cause slow damage to seals on the water pump, and will form scaling that will act as an insulator inside the cooling system and engine block, causing reduced cooling efficiency. The mix will also reduce the vapor pressure, raising the boiling point of the coolant and reducing the loss of coolant to evaporation.
You can run just distilled water in the system, but you will get rust, flaking, rapid evaporation of coolant, and reduced water pump life. In an emergency, you could even run sea water, but flushing with fresh water and then replacing it with fresh coolant or even just fresh water of any type would need to be done ASAP. Also, don't let the system sit dry after running any improvised coolant in it even if it means leaving sea water in there for longer. Having the system drained will cause a lot of rusting if antifreeze mix wasn't the last thing in there, especially if you ran sea water in it. The water pump is designed to have at least 50/50 mix to help lubricate it and prevent corrosion and all the problems that causes, like chunks of rust floating in the system and wearing away seals and gaskets. You can even get blockages of rust in the engine block cooling galleries.
Also, I would carry a few spare pressure caps for the system. Having one go bad while out at sea in tropical seas would be a real problem, but I assume you have already planned for this. It is your boat and your time to fix problems with it, so this is just advise to make your life easier and the engine more reliable.
he could use just plain water with water wetter to prevent corrosion, increase boiling temp and lubricate the pump. It also lowers engine temps by about 10 degrees over water alone and cool down time seems to be quicker, not like that matters for his application. The stuff literally decreases the surface tension of water.
Exactly what we run in our race cars, mainly because we are not allowed to run glycol
@UCD_g2jXGHJyNZ2e5LS_H5WQ There is a serious difference between the two on quality of coolant for engines running for days and needing to be reliable. Race cars replace or much more often than a consumer engine.
I'd also like to recommend distilled water and an antifreeze 50/50 mix. Remember what the paint... sorry, coatings inspector said about surface preparation and salt? That is the why behind the distilled water... Like KnightWithoutATable mentioned, there is other stuff going on with "anti-freeze" like lubrication for seals, corrosion inhibitors, stuff to preserve gaskets and other stuff too.
If you're wondering how to get those kinds of quantities I've seen it in 55 gallon drums at truck repair shops. They might sell you some or tell you where they got it..?
@@KnightsWithoutATable It is my understanding that water wetter is used on race cars when antifreeze is not allowed by the rules of circuit racing. Regular antifreeze is so slippery and so difficult to clean up that it poses a severe safety hazard to other racers in the event of a spill on track. I could be wrong but SV Seeker doesn't strike me as a race boat and if it's ever on a race track... something went seriously wrong. I'm totally with you on this one, 50/50 mix of distilled water and the correct antifreeze for that engine.
@Brandon S Yes! Salt, for example, is a pretty normal mineral to find in tap water. Not like a lot but enough to cause corrosion on the insides of an engine and the rest of the cooling system. All those surfaces that cannot be protected with a layer of paint...
Doug locomotives use water with additives for corrosion for the cooling systems. Looks just like green antifreeze, supposed to be non toxic.
They park engines on the track beside me sometimes, but I think they watch them closely.
And they don’t use distilled water either, when we add water to the locomotive it’s straight out of a hose!!
@@SVSeeker th-cam.com/video/OlWnc3pbqjQ/w-d-xo.html You want some lubricity, anti-fungal, rust prevention, and anti-freeze properties, but all those things lower the thermal mass and usually the thermal conductivity too. Water is the best coolant, it just needs a little help from some friends. So just find a good additive and use good tap water, test it if you want. You should also be able to contact one of the coolant additive companies and ask about marine applications and water guidelines. Just got me thinking and I didn't see a good answer quick.
Thanks for the video.
Doug, love this channell. Inspiring. Like to see this boat float. Peace
For the liquid in the keel cooler you may want to check out Mayhems Coolant X1 fluid. Its made for water cooled computers but it has anti corrosion and biocides mixed in. It might be worth adding some to distilled water
Small high speed diesels should always have a antifreeze or treated coolant mix . Nothing like pin holed liners to run up the costs . Plus coolant keeps rust and corrosion from forming on all those moving parts like water pump shafts . Plus less worry about PH levels .
Look for a place that recycles coolant just check your ph and make sure it was well filtered and get test strips or a refracting type of test instrument
Great video doug
Is the AC just for making it bearable to work inside? I also didn’t realize the hull was painted the hold tight just looked like flash rust in the videos. Do you think the pins on the front of the boat should have tethers or a ring for a tether so when you take them out and fumble one it doesn’t end up in the water? Love the work you all do! Thanks for sharing!
very interesting
Very smart young man
Thats what the plemsal lines if i spelled it right are for, very knowledgeable gentlemen
For your engine coolant- most on site fuel companies will sell bulk oils and coolant as well, and will bring it to you. A quick google tells me that there's a place in Tulsa called Timmons Oil, you might give them a call. They should be able to set you up with all the boat's fluids.
I wish, I WISH i had the chance to lend what little talent i have ti Seeker.
Damn ; 32 " Thousandth's Off on the Hull . Here We Go Again ! YYZ , Mohawk-Planker .
Hey hit up your local truck dealer, they should be able to get you coolant in 250 gallon totes or 55 gallon drums. Here in Seattle we stock several of each. Your semi trucks run 10 to 15 gallons each
I heard u say u need 300 gallons of antifreeze. Go to an ag equipment dealership and ask for sprayer winterizing antifreeze. Its sold in 55 gallon drums.It has anticorrsives in it. Usually it's on sale in the fall .hope this helps
I'll give that a go.
you might need an inspection for the seeker as youre going to rent / charter it out its basicly a commercial vessel
the coastguard might change there mind if they see the vessel used to do oceanic research
Youp. My thoughts.
Placards !! You have to have them they have to be placed in the right spot things like where to pump out what you can and cannot throw overboard where does the poop go it's a maze of placards once you get over / 64 ft also any vessel over 64 feet has to have the Marine Bible on board researching is probably the most fun of all and the language of the II captain😂 this is code red out!!
Holy shit. I’m at UNO currently for Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) and I’m just starting my last year.
My 2 hobbies, making and disc golf, together at last
Air conditioning is a must
Maybe on your boat.
hi boat is looking very good
Hey doug, at 11:00 youve got a water collection hole. What happens if the hydraulics leak and contaminate the water source? Might be worth putting a simple dam in place?
There will be a valve that has to be opened before any deck water is allowed into the tanks. It also keeps the salt in bird shit out. :-)
8:42. I did a spit take..thought you said a ship full of semen not cement. who knew I was a 13 year old full grown adult... Great update, have a great weekend seekers.
@Brandon S Carry on and have a great day... seamen/semen.
Interesting to hear about the regulations for recreational craft. Surprisingly here in New Zealand there is way less regulation around recreation vessels than you have in the US. Here there is no registration, if you are under 6M (20 feet) you have to have lifejackets for each person, but this is local authority regs. You see some stupid people out there 6 people in a 16' runabout with old kapok jackets stuffed up in the bow .
Hi Doug. Your boat is looking amazing. I'm so very impressed. Looks like you're nearly done with all the sandblasting. What a shame you couldn't wait for me to bring out my sandblasting rig and work with you. I was so looking forward to hauling it from Jacksonville Florida to your place. But I totally understand that you could not just sit still waiting on me to come blast with you. It saddens me that I could not pull free fast enough to join you.
But I'm so proud of you and all of what you've done. When people ask me who I admire, I"m hard-pressed to name anyone. But you're at the top of the list. Yeah you're a hard worker, but what really impresses me is your eagerness to learn so many various different skill sets and pull them all together to make one result that typically takes a highly trained team of different experts.
With me running a welding, fabrication & repair shop, plus my commercial sandblasting, I feel I can understand your many "responsibility" hats you wear. You're like me in that you're unable to turn down learning and mastering a new skill set because no one else but yourself will give you the result you need in the fashion that will suit you.
You are (were) an IT guy Doug. But you learned welding, fabrication, casting and so many more. I'm a mechanic, welder, designer, fabricator, professional sandblaster, and I just had to acquire more skill & learning on how to build websites.
jacksonville-florida-sandblasting.com/
That new website is the reason why I could not come join you. It has 200 man-hours into building it (& it only has one page), not counting all the studying and learning I had to go through to achieve it. You are one of the people I admire most Doug. Not because you built a boat, but because of all you had to overcome and learn to achieve the result of building a boat. Because you push aside anything that is in the realm of excuse manufacturing and you stick to it until you manufacture top-notch results. You refuse to name any excuses while your tunnel visioned on producing that result.
You have many motivational signs on your boat. Here's one from me.
"Victimosis" the #1 most common disease that kills dreams that could have come true because the victim had the disease of only being able to find and point blame at others why they could not do X.
Maybe we will eventually get together someday Doug. I would really love to meet you in person and not just talk on the ph.
My hats off to you Doug. Best wishes. Chris
Love the new web site! And I would love to meet you someday and see your operation. It would have been fun to have you out, but besides being a long way, it has actually worked out very nicely for me to be able to blast small sections at a time. There has been a lot more time in grinding welds, and welding spots I missed than I ever imagined. And once off the fix and cleanup work is done I can put on a gallon or two of paint and then move on to another section. Thanks again.
Try an electric turkey carver for cutting the foam.
If your gonna send your deep water camera (submersible)down ,how are you gonna stabilize and operate ?
They don't.
Do they have a noise maker? Has he met Doug?
Make your own Antifreeze its essentially Ethylene glycol and Propylene glycol which you can mix water into. You can buy those in bulk from chemical suppliers mostly ones tied to the petrochemical industry. I can't really help as I am not in the USA but half a world away I could :) ask a friendly paint chemist there's sure to be one nearby. Usually you can get it in 200l drums (55gal) Most automotive suppliers add dye so it looks chemically and hard to make but essentially its as simple as.
they also have anti-corrosion agents and other stuff mixed in to them
Allot less than you might think the Glycol is the anticorrosion agent as it reduces the Oxygen content and activity.
Dave is a Navel Architect......he designs Belly Buttons.
Check out the TH-cam vid "Cleaning the Ship's Cargo Hold | Seaman Vlog" a little about cleaning the cargo holds of bulk carriers.
You can see light in the gap where the pilot house meets the deck. Has it been mounted permanently or do you still need to install a gasket or sealant?
OMG! ....nah, it's not preeminently mounted till we put the boat in the water. We'd never get it under the power lines with the pilothouse attached.
SV Seeker I forgot about the transport. Awesome video, this guy was so cool and knowledgeable. Even lives in a boat!
For your keel coolers, if you are looking for rust inhibiting, and you do not need freeze protection, you should check into Nalcool 2000. WRT identifying Seeker as a recreational boat, and therefore not needing to meet USCG requirements, I do not think that will work if you take on board scientists, or others, and they pay you to use Seeker.
Thanks. ....and the boat is free of charge.
Fresh water with water wetter. If you run your engines, it wont rust up.
My granpa can't use the internet comments, but he says his RV that he lives in was upgraded to "LifePo4"" batteries and they are better .
What is carved into the wood floorboards at 17:07?
th-cam.com/video/-rlZjTMqISQ/w-d-xo.html
have you had anybody do a 3d computer model of your deck house to see if everything fits the way you want it to? It might be a good idea. I'm sure you have viewers and supporters who can manage something like that with minimal measurements and specs for the items.
Yeah it’s laid out on our website under the pilot house
@07:32 you should care, for instance a ship is designed for a certain amount of cargo, it interesting ($$$) to take more. More might speculate with your safety/wellbeing. She might (will) response differently with more cargo than allowed. I think you would hate it if some doggy captain smash into your ship, or in a bridge ... because she/he wants to get a extra $...
Look in 33 CFR and 46 CFR
Cfr covers certification of airplanes too.
David is handsome!
I tried to get him to pose for The Men of Seeker Calendar but it looks like it will just me me and Bart
Yummy Yummy
I got into disc golf a few years back. It's a great way to shed a few pounds. You're essentially walking around with a friend or two throwing frisbees but with the rules of golf. I'm sure they have a course near you. The sport has taken off in the last decade. Would you like me to send you a set of discs? Similar to Club golf, you have your driver, your mid-range, and your putter. I can't throw very hard so I just use the mid-range and the putter. I've got 19 screws and two plates in my throwing arm. If I can do it, anyone can.
In terms of rules to follow you will have to follow MARPOL rules for discharge of waste and pollution.
No. You don't have to follow rules, that is for brainless twits. You actually get to decide.
SV Seeker was just a thought. We’re also lucky over here in the UK with very few rules for pleasure craft. Having safety equipment and pollution/discharges are about the only ones you are expected to follow, I assume very similar in USA.
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When I sailed head cargo maintenance the inspector used to come aboard with white gloves to see if the cargo holds were clean enough to load grain or soybeans,corn etc if the inspector didn’t pass the holds the old man used to come unglued on the deck department as they were responsible for the cleaning of the cargo holds I didn’t mind cause that meant we had more time ashore lol
David's record throw: th-cam.com/video/-pY-JIZjm6Y/w-d-xo.html
I need somebody qualified to design a 60’ pontoon boat that can carry 25-30 people, must have bathroom, and stand-up bar. Anybody?
I don't think you need a designer. A little knowledge about displacement, draft, center of gravity, center of buoyancy, pick a material that fits your needs and your're off to the races.
SV Seeker I live in a river town called Stillwater in Minnesota. There are old paddle-wheelers, but many have the capacity of 200 to 300 people. There seems to be interest in a boat for 20 to 30 people. I’m not sure if I would be able to get insurance for a commercial passenger vessel that was home built?
hahaha once you get out in the open water on a hundred degree day in that big metal sauna of yours with zero wind you're gonna wish you had air conditioning when you're not wishing you were dead. god help you if you take that thing out into the horse latitudes.
good luck on your party boat, matey
You’re projecting yourself on to other people.
It was 110 a few days ago. It's just lovely to take a dip and stretch out in the shade. Perhaps you should try spending a little more time outside?
@@SVSeeker swimming in seawater on hot days without fresh water to wash off with is... ill-advised, matey.
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Teach him that it isn't Imperial, its USC.
It's Imperial.. just because you choose to rename it, don't make it so...
I better not see a single life vest or the safety sallies have won