Tally Ho just launched, came here to say tnx for telling me about Leo and hes project 7 years ago. I got the coin to prove it ;) Proud of you both.

@MrReddok

7 күн бұрын

Ditto, Minus the coin....

As the captain/owner of an open water research vessel, I can imagine there will be plenty more paperwork to come.

@lutemule

10 күн бұрын

That's when an Ensign comes in handy!

Good Luck "Captain"

Captain Jackson ingenuity! And, another great example of showing the whole design/adjust process.

As a 15 year old boy back in the 70's I used to fish by myself in a 14' aluminum john boat in the Gulf of Mexico with a 1958 18hp evinrude outboard motor and I'd go out off of Crystal river using the coal power plant stacks as a reference. (5-10 miles I'd guess) When they got small, I'd crank up and head back in, then drift back out again... Boy was I stupid!!! But back then I was young and indestructible ;-) No GPS, no radios, just an ore, a life jacket, and a whistle is all that was required 🙂 Getting my Private Pilots license back in the 90's wasn't near as hard as getting your captains ticket either... My how times have changed!!! And not for the better... Good luck sir!!!

Carnivore changed my life. Two benefits for your situation 1) coffee filter in the can not required 2) black water tank will last at least 3 times as long before pump out.

I live in downstate Illinois and I loved to go to the Museum of Science and Industry and see the U-505 as a kid. That and the coal mine. when I saw it they had not build a building around it. The U-505 prompted me to volunteer for Submarine Duty, that and a real strong fear of heights. It was either carriers (I did not want to climb a mast to work on an antenna) or river boats (they where still in Viet Nam at the time I joined). I did launch a boat and they had me standing on the fairwater plane, (saluting with one hand while holding on for dear life to a stanchion line with the other, yep, one hand for the ship and one hand for yourself), as we slide backwards down the building ways. The fairwater planes were 40 feet from the keel and the keel was sitting on 8 foot blocks. It was a fun ride though.

Good luck with the exam.

Thank you sir, you brightened day!

I was on that U boat as a child in the 70's.

@SlipFitGarage

11 күн бұрын

I was also on that U Boat as a child in the 80's.... When it was still parked outside. They dug a huge hole probably 10-15 years ago and it's now inside an underground room attached to the museum.

@TheCritterWindow

11 күн бұрын

That is interesting. Do they still have the mine shaft I wonder?@@SlipFitGarage

Fantastic Doug! Live the insight into what it takes to be a captain! Also the thoughts on the book you were listening too. Couldn't agree more. And I love that chair and mount! 🙌

The chats you have with the guys going by in their dingies just makes my day .

Those makers that are black and white and red and white are usually found in lakes. In the north east they are many of the lakes. I was all excited that I knew an answer on the captain’s test. Thank you for the great videos.

What a great video, thanks. Nice work with the spool gun.

Great job!

Being uncertain about the official safety standards is a very Doug thing lol

I took that exam back in '1991. Wish that I had the internet and all the extracurricular materials available today. I had about 15 lbs. of books. I passed them all but had to retake navigational aids. Those damn tugboats with the long tow, short tow, three lights two lights. What a pain! Lmao 🤣 😂 One of the toughest exams I ever had to take and I have a BS in electrical engineering. I use mine as a charter captain on the Great lakes. Good luck Doug I'm sure you'll do fine.

@SVSeeker

5 күн бұрын

Glad it's done for now. Speaking of the Great Lakes, I was expecting a question about the all-around stern lights used there. : )

An inspiration to us all. Perseverance has always been your undertone constant. Regardless as to your initial test results, I would sail under your command in your vessel any day of the week. Keep up chasing the dream, and thanks for continuing to spread your message. Dave Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

@SVSeeker

8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

“Captain Doug”, has a nice ring to it! Sending you nothing but good vibes.

I have full confidence in your abilities to pass the test, so I'm not going to say good luck, I'm saying congratulations on your success, captain!

After passing my 6 pack test It was so nice to be back working with my hands again. All that studying and test taking anxiety really makes me want to just build. Good Luck!

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

Exactly : )

Good luck Doug. Rooting for ya. After them papers comes the freedom.

I agree with youd sentiment about germans/ ww2. Always enjoy your book recommendations. All the best from Toronto

Best of luck You deserve it

Captain: "Beam me up, Scotty" Oh, wrong Captain, good luck on your exam, we all know you will pass it. A quote from Spock best conveys my wises for you "Live long & prosper!"

@Chris-ut6eq

11 күн бұрын

As I've grown older, I appreciate the reply even more "Peace and long life"

best of luck for the exams!

The Wicked Witch of the West Cameo got me

Hey Captain D! if you made your own water bike or a padel kayak you wouldn't need to go a shore all the time to loose those 30/50lbs. WINK!😉👍👍

Good luck Doug

awesome video ty my friend.

@SVSeeker

6 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I know you are not fond of the government, but I found your comments about the EPIRB to be a bit uninformed. I have been doing volunteer air search & rescue for 47 years. Before ELT's in aircraft and EPIRBS in boats, search missions could last weeks and cost millions. Now, generally, with modern ELTs and EPIRBs, that provide position data, searches take hours, and lives are saved. Cell phone forensics have added to this as well. While you may not like expensive government mandates, this one saves lives and time, both the EPIRB owner, and the professionals and volunteers who are tasked with finding and rescuing people. Hit me up some time if you'd like to learn more about this and why the mandate is rational and effective.

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

So you are willing to submit to government oversite in your life when the government can save some money?

@Rowow

11 күн бұрын

You pay for the search and rescue though. And obviously the government is funded by your taxes. ​@@SVSeeker

@JamesG5223

11 күн бұрын

Sometimes. How can the government save money in this instance?

@JamesG5223

11 күн бұрын

In this case, search and rescue, the volunteers and the government pay for it. Ultimately the taxpayers. I guess we could simply say no EPIRB and you're on your own. Or, no EPIRB, and if you have to be rescued, you pay the bill (old school searches cost millions). When you can't pay, the taxpayers are on the hook anyway. In search, time is the enemy. If we can look at a position signal and go there, tens of thousands of man hours are saved and critically, victims lives are saved. In the past it was too common to find crash sites or sunken boats after it was too late for the victims. Today, the chances are vastly better if an EPIRB or ELT is present. Yes, they cost a lot, but they save victims and volunteer lives, time, and public money. So, when rational, I am OK with the government telling me what to do. I believe this is one of those cases. Of course, we can agree to disagree.

@doctorpancake5848

11 күн бұрын

So why are you "submitting to government oversight" by getting a captain's license, especially after years and years of insisting that Seeker/you don't need a license and they're just a piece of paper?

You are a do'er Doug love it.

I'm sure this video is delayed from real-time so Doug is probably already an official "Captain" by the time of this post. Congrats, Captain Doug! 🙂

For a footrest could build a box that has a dished top side to side so as the boat heels it stays a constant distance from the chair. Put it on a track to slide in and out when you don't want it in the way of standing and it will be good to go.

A common line here in the Netherlands about “good” and “bad” during WWII is: “we sure had a lot of resistance/freedom fighters after the war…”

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

We had a lot of immigrants changing their names. : ) Damage Control is not new.

That seat is far too posh for Seeker lol 😂 where’s the iron and wood?? 😊 more power to your elbow, you make me smile every time I watch you invent and make things 😊😊

Hey Skipper ........Captain laws........... BON COURAGE. you will have it for sure..!!!!!

I recall an episode where you scoffed at the Cosat Guard regulation that required oxygen and acetylene cylinders be stored on the deck and separately. You spoke about how ridiculous that was. You said you'd store them below decks and move them when you were inspected. In this episode you swore to obey the laws. How do you reconcile your oath with your intended practice?

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

First off; rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wiser men. Secondly, those are not laws. There are plenty of stupid laws without you needing to make shit up. Third, an oath forced on you is horse shit from the start.

@tissuepaper9962

10 күн бұрын

"...the duties required of me by the *laws* of the United States...". Regulations are not laws. Regulators are not legislators.

I have also found that there are two portable definitions. Mine is that I can move it around by myself without fear of getting a hernia. For them its that you can move it with a flatbed, crane or forklift.

You could put a plate, hinged at the front underneath of the seat with a foot rest on and when not in use fold under the seat towards the back so the foot plate hangs down and when in use use a locking detent at the right angle so it locks in place giving your feet something to rest on.

I remember when I took my airman’s written test many years ago before KZread and Goggle the biggest part of the test was weather related about 70% reading weather maps etc

Tkzz for sharing,.,...,peace

very good...

Saw the sub back in high-school 1978. It was very cool. Being 3'10 I thought it was very roomy. My friends didn't think so.

Your EPIRB question, going off Australian rules as a guide, it would be D. We have what they call 'smooth waters', which are bays and inlets, but go outside that relatively protected area or 2 miles into the oggan and, by law, you need an EPIRB. You spending $400 is a lot cheaper than multiple boats and helicopters looking for your soggy arse. 1 boat or chopper straight to you and home in time for tea and medals. My grandfather was a guy that would go miles out to sea with in a 10' tinny, a fishing rod, 4gal of gas and and a packet of cigarettes. My dad was the poor bugger that would spend days flying search patterns or later organizing SAR for silly old buggers that went out unprepared.

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

Yes. It's a lot cheaper and many times more likely to succeed. But you can just as easy make a determination that searching for a target with a 1% chance of success is simply a waste of time and allow people the freedom to do as they please. Because next time the gadget might be $1000 that you'd need to put into food and housing and so your government effectively bans you from your favorite fishing ground 2.5 miles offshore. When you know the prevailing set and drift will put you back on the beach in time to walk home for dinner. Because once they start.... ...well you can look around and see where it leads.

@hoyks1

9 күн бұрын

@@SVSeeker In a society the individual has rights, but also has responsibilities to society as a whole (no one likes those though). Society has decided that bodies washing up on the beach is less than optimal and since there isn't a database of names with 'don't bother rescuing this guy' against them, some 19 year old kids in a Coast Guard launch will put to sea and risk their lives to bring you back, dead or alive, even when the odds are less than 1%. The least you can do is give them better odds. No one likes spending money on safety equipment, I'll bet the accountants at Harland & Wolff were asking if they really needed all those lifeboats on the Titanic, I mean, what are the chances of ever actually using them?

@SVSeeker

9 күн бұрын

@@hoyks1 First off those 19-year-old kids love the opportunity to do that job. That is why they joined. So don't force them to be wimps. We need young men trained to be dangerous men. And so you want to control what others do based on a desire to provide poor training for people who want to be skilled rescuers? I agree that we have responsibilities to our society. And I believe that it is our responsibility it to protect the freedoms of my neighbors not to regulate their lives.

Take a look at a big truck seat mount. They have a shock absorbing mount built in for those bumpy rides.. You can mount it on a telescoping pole for height adjustment.

Doug I like how you are making improvements to your ship. Is there any particular (important) improvement you made because you are in the water now that you may have not thought about until you did hit the water? Keep up on the great work! Good luck on your captain license. I go fishing on Lake Superior and all we need is a marine radio. I think the device is only for commercial applications on the big ponds.

One trick I have used cutting aluminum with a skill saw is to spray the blade with wd-40. It keeps the blade from loading up.

@SVSeeker

9 күн бұрын

Works good. Ya just have to get it all off before you try to weld on it.

Never stop learning!

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

Live like you will die tomorrow. Learn like you will live forever. : )

Great video, I'm praying to Poseidon that you passe all of the test! 👍

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

Nice pick of gods for that prayer. Thanks. : )

Black/White Red/White markers, we have those in our lakes in New Hampshire.

Nice

Are you preparing for an episode that may never happen????

Some sort of collapsing box would be good as foot rest. So it folds in on its own footprint. Some fillets around the edge so you don’t stub your toe when it’s not in use and collapsed down?

I hope all goes well on your test. Love the captains chair. Take care and have a fantastic weekend

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

Thanks, you too!

Don't forget to show them your whoopee cushion. I still have mine...somewhere.

You can cut deeper through your 2 in hole and it will make a big difference.

You make aluminum welding look like plastic model gluing. great job.

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

It’s pretty much the same thing. Just don’t touch it for a bit once you’re done.

If you let the seat connection a bit loose and a put on a couple of bungee to pull the empty seat down in a neutral position, then I think when your boat tilts the seat sets itself automatically when you sit it it because your mass will overcome the bungee pulling force…. Just a thought.

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

Maybe. But I think I really don't want it reacting to each and every wave.

You could always mount the chair to a heavy coil spring and bolt it to the floor. lol

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

Weeeee! : )

You might want to put foot rest on the chair like a barbershop chair so when it keels to the side you have your feet rested. If you plan to hit the big sea you could have it shocked like a semi seat. The back might still need brace from the Center to the outside of the base you made. A baring on the pipe that anchors to the upright so it’s easier to rock side to side. You might want to think about having a tablet so you can adjust course with being in the chair. Where is the cup holder’s or a study table to to bring over so you have a table in the chair.

Rather than cut the sides off the parts, you could have extended the slit to the opposite side of the hole, by a 1/2" or 3/4" to give you more clamping flexibility

@billwiehe4872

11 күн бұрын

Great suggestion. I would add that the slit can be extended as much as necessary. Just leave enough material to "hinge."

Passing dredges in the ICW you will see the cylinder bouys based on which side the dredge captain wants you to pass.

Build a winch which is driven by a bicycle to hoist sails and stuff ;) Training plus redundancy if the hydraulics fails

@SVSeeker

8 күн бұрын

: )

Doug thanks for continuing to inspire. I'd be willing to bet you passed that test first try. Time for me to go make something and stop watching KZread!

A thing you might have tried to make the clamp work better is to continue the cut past the hole as far as you need to to get the deflection you want. Then drill a hole at the end of the slot to prevent cracking.

Great video Capt.

Mr. Gulch!!😂😂

My Cap!

Hope you pass. You put enough work into it.

I took a day off food and just drank coffee. Next day I just couldn't eat as much. Stomach shrank over night. Never went back to old quantities. Lost 50 pounds that never came back on. Saved 40% on the food budget too..

Maybe a crescent-shaped swing guide at the bottom

Just about every port in us uses morse A to mark the sea buoy. Its important to know so you can quickly find the beginning of the channel at night visually

Thanks for having us and our care package on your video Doug 😃 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

Doug, For a footrest, would cable or chain attached to a light solid crossbar work. It would swing with the chair but not be quite the shin basher a full footrest might be. I believe congratulations are in order.

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

Yeah, something like that would be good. It’s got to be made working be tucked back out of the way too.

@eshootziscrs2868

9 күн бұрын

@@SVSeeker 3d printed step, dynema spliced hangers and a 3d printed slot catch under the seat to stow the step. You are a mad genius sir.

Wicked Witch of the Sea? 25:40 Great edit. Get your Captain's license so you can pay a fee every year or are you gonna get a j o b ?

Beautiful work Doug. Are you able to meet all your electrical requirements with the solar panels? Or do you have to use the generators as well?

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

It depends on the time of year and the weather. For the past week, I have been running on just half of the panels. I have one side off for repairs and upgrade to the wiring.

Add a second mount same as the top

Are they still using the chart for R.I. / Eastern Connecticut for the plotting portion of the test? The test sure has changed since I got my 100 ton license. Good luck!

Why not have a type of heavy drawer slide so you can move set closer to the wheel??? The slide chair away when not needed at anchor?

Would a cloth strap hanging from the seat work as a footrest for the captain's chair? It will always be at the correct angle, and nothing to trip over bang in to.

When you were riding your bike, was that the music from the Wicked Witch of the West when SHE was biking? 😆

blame the Edmond Fitzgerald for the great lakes eperb thing

Just a thought, What about bearings on the seat shaft at the back? That way the chair roll would not be jerky. (if you get my meaning)

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

I thought about something like that, but I don’t think I want it responding to every wave. People have to walk around beside it to.

@Knightysfishing

10 күн бұрын

@@SVSeeker I am just spit balling here, maybe a spring on either side. Not one of the heavy-duty springs. Just something to avoid the jerking. Just an idea. Watching your video's gets the old Brain going lol.

Great vid and good luck on the test 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

Thanks! 👍

Great video, love the Captains Chair. Hope you pass the test first time. Time is better spent engineering or just playing around All the best from the Uk

Doug, I totally agree with you about government oversight is getting out of hand. Such as driver's licenses, vehicle insurance, guard rails, seat belts, child safety seats, helmets, speedometers, toilet tank capacity, lane lines, and no passing zones, DUI laws, domestic battery laws, and firearm restrictions!!!

I'd like to find a nice captain's seat/stand something like that for our big boat, but at $500~$600 for that one I might keep looking(used? DIY?) ....oh and yeah, I've seen that submarine in the museum, my favorite thing there and one of the coolest things made out of metal I know of

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

Got that one for $400 but that company is out of business. Likely why it was only $400.

@benjamint.minkler221

11 күн бұрын

@@SVSeeker yeah, I've been on boats that have that flip up seat design so you can keep your feet under you during rough rides with the arms cradling you to the sides, never thought of one that swings as you roll for a sail boat so that's a cool idea how you did it and should be interesting(might get a little weird standing? but anything holding you in place a bit makes it far less of a fatigue) .... my powered cabin cruiser doesn't need anything that fancy, just something that makes it as tall sitting as when standing - its got a two person bench seat there now, and all of the above deck seat vinyl has to be redone so I'd like to redesign/replace all of it we had a big storm last year that crushed a section of docks at the marina, so sank a lot of boats tied to it in their slips, thought maybe I could salvage some seating, but the insurance companies hauled everything away and they wouldn't let anyone near them looking for parts

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

@@benjamint.minkler221 That's a shame. It's not going to do anyone any good in the landfill.

After getting your certificate, continue to review the material. Strive to master all these concepts. You will benefit greatly from that. You don't know how, until it happens.

I can't figure out why your channel has not blown up! It's one of the best on you tube!!!

@SVSeeker

11 күн бұрын

Not sure I’d really want that. We got a nice thing going on here.

Hi Doug, Just wondering why you didn't make your Captains chair free swinging at the bracket, maybe with bearings, wouldn't matter what angle the boat was. Good luck on becoming "Captain Doug".

@SVSeeker

10 күн бұрын

I think it would be a bit like having a sledge hammer swinging back an forth.

👍👍

I'm sure that you've mentioned it on the past, but I'm curious why you opted to not install a full beam gantry, even if a temporary one until you say up the ship how you like. I'm sure that it would have saved you a lot of time and work, potentially a few injuries.

@SVSeeker

9 күн бұрын

If you mean an overhead rail gantry it's because of the head room. Once you add a even a low profile trolly and winch the working lift height was not sufficient for things like the generator. So we have strategically positioned pad eyes for that and the deck crane can access a lot of the space as well.

American footballers with helmets suffer much greater head trauma than rugby players who, not having helmets, don't lead with their heads.

@pgnandt

11 күн бұрын

Yup. What protects us can make us weak. Wear gloves and you get soft hands.

@briansaben5697

10 күн бұрын

That’s not true. A study of collegiate football and rugby players several years ago showed rugby players received 2.5 concussions per 1,000 players vs only 1 concussion per 1,000 players in football. There have been other studies with similar conclusions. I did a lot of reading on the subject a few months ago when my son got a concussion playing lacrosse (stick to the helmet).

@SuperDirk1965

10 күн бұрын

@@briansaben5697 That's because in order to have a concussion, you need to actually have a brain.

Eating carbohydrats is eating sugar as its only sugar moliculs strung together. Try the conivor diet. You can eat all you want and still loose weight. Took me a year of trying before getting there.

If I were to live on a boat, I seriously thought I would have to get rid the idea of having a shop. Doug uses a milling machine for ballast and a cargo hold for stock, and can work outside on a nice day and inside on a rainy one.

Love your bit about the pressure to conform with society. Tyrants have known about this for centuries and use it to get populations to accept lots of things that the casual onlooker would think is insane. We see it even today as well-meaning neighbors with the exact same values hate each other because the other guy likes the puppet on the opposite hand. The world needs more Dougs.

why not 2 clamps/mounting points, one high and one low?

I would love to use that chair with a joystick controlling the boat :)

@SVSeeker

8 күн бұрын

Sorry. You have to use a tablet.

You'll pass first time