"You know the answer" This kind of mentorship is invaluable. A little transitive confidence goes a long way.

I like that 99% conversation.

Q:What am I doing wrong here? A: Your learning. Again, what a fantastic outlook on life you have!

Now you got everyone, wanting to go out and buy a ton of lead, just to watch it run. Great job.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Kent Dutrieux I'm glad I have all I need. :)

I think it's hilarious you include the video of you arguing with the guys, good comedic relief after learning a thing or two!

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Christopher Miller I keep my soap box close.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+aserta Fuck No! I can't afford one of those.

@jrmym2

8 жыл бұрын

+aserta He has a swear boat...

This should have its own TV series, loads better than the crap that's on here in the UK! Great Job

Way to go! Awesome seeing the process optimized. And one thing I love about casting metal: you just melt down yesterdays mistakes and start over. Not that walk of shame to the woodshop buying the same stuff all over again :-)

you cant keep a good man down. i watched your first attempt with my heart in my mouth. that was a good warts and all vid. but just like i knew you would, youve come back and it looks like you havent missed a beat great vid doug all the best

I started watching your channel yesterday and have caught up to the present today. This is an addictive channel to watch. I love the fact that your not afraid to build something like this, not to mention in your front yard. I live in california where you would be arrested for even talking about doing this kind of build. It sounds like you have all the lead you need although do you have all the help you need. It would be a good vacation for some to help you with this. Good luck and thanks for video taping this for us to watch.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Jon Haslam Land of the Free, right?

I just stumbled upon this and I must say, I really like how you edit this video and I assume your others. Well done man, very enjoyable to watch.

@Shreyam_io

3 жыл бұрын

You following now?

Great result Doug - looks like you have nailed that pour now. Just another 17 to go -- phew! Another great episode.

Best channel on KZread.

"O that looks good". Looks like a fucking alien murder scene.

Love the casting videos, I learn something every time you upload a video. Very inspiring to see your project develop.

its great to see the lead is pouring good now almost another tick off the list douge and soon the rudder will be all done and mounted its great to watch as seeker comes to life bit by bit and all the great friends you have made along the way lots of extra knowledge from different people helping and even commenting there ideas .looking forward to the next installment of the seeker project lol all the best big pete

Well, you've got the lead pour worked out and seem to be satisfied with it. Good job

Congratulations on the successful pour Doug! Good job and very enjoyable video as always! :)

This build video just gets better and better with each episode.

SV Seeker, to the gentleman who suggested filling the keel with blocks of lead then filling the void. Even if you could (I agree that you cannot), they cold lead would be such an effective heat sink, you would still have voids even filling it to the top. The more surface area you pour to, the quicker it will cool. I do some bullet casting and trust me, a bullet mold that isn't properly heated just will not fill right. By the way, Ive been watching you from the beginning and really enjoy the videos.

Awesome video. Latecomer to this project but I've enjoyed it immensely. Looking forward to when you guys launch her and get out on the open waters!

My father built a 42' motor-sailer and we had a good time pouring the lead for the keel. We melted 1 1/2 tons at a time in an old cast iron bath tub and ran the lead into a wood form. We poured a total of 5 tons. We used a coal fire for heat and the exhaust of a vacuum cleaner for an air blast to make the fire hotter.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+enginebill Well done.

I'm addicted to watching SV Seekers. The second I get a notification on my phone of a new episode, I grab a coffee and watch. Thanks

Hell ya! Been waiting to see how you'd accomplish this since the day Tyler told me about your project, I like your keep it simple approach

cool glad yu got the pouring thing figured out,.your my closest yu tuber I may come for a visit one of these days,fair winds an safe travels,,,paul

Hard to believe I have been watchin your channel this long ...THANKYOU

That was really cool stuff. Loved it and it sure looks like all of you nailed it down pat.

Great channel! Just found you and subscribed. Keep up the great work with the videos! Very informative and straight forward. Cheers!

Thank you for the video, it's real nice to see them.

I bet with multiple pours a day the inside of the holds are nice and toasty..The pouring over the cavities length wise is a stunning victory, Looking good Seeker and Crew !!

Nice Job Seeker!!

bringing back memories of my Navy days..... love the vocal camaraderie....

That was a pretty intense job. It's interesting how much it pulls away from the steel when it starts too cool.

Wow! You are doing a big project! Inspirational!

remindes me of hunchback of Notre Dame! I love fabricating everything you do. Custom work! videos are like night at the movies! sprit is always with you. just saying mercy! mercy! from Phoenix, Az. Happy trails! Jim.

Wow, I didn't think the steel would move at all. Boy was I wrong on that subject. Way to go Doug.

Great work as ever... on the filming as well as the boat

Steel expansion happens on the side heated because the molecules spread apart on the hot side first. Great job on everything. Thank you for the knowledge.

@SVSeeker

3 жыл бұрын

We'll there is more to it than that, like the shape of it, because it flexed inward.

@carterlee8344

3 жыл бұрын

@@SVSeeker Yes, but it flexed inward the side which saw the heat first. Think about it. Mmm?

@carterlee8344

3 жыл бұрын

I’m, I love what your doing. Very ambitious.

Nicely done on the upgraded pot, that old melting tank was ok for making ingots back in the day but just not up to the task for this. flow rate is sooo much better now that the duct is just getting in the way. :)

Very cool video. I hope to see more in the future.

Had to review the keel construction. It looks like you are able to fill the wing sections mostly in one pour. Guess it turned out to be simpler than it looked at first.

Many thanks for the reply great videos. Wish I was stateside to come help you guys

definitely the coolest video I've seen in awhile

The largest keel pour on youtube! Believe me Ive looked! Glad it worked out

dammit these videos are few and far between :). I love your build. i've seen and re-seen everyone of them. Keep up the good work. hopefully i will be able to come lend a hand one weekend.

Might sound a tad silly, but i got a tad excited watching that lead poor. That was so cool to see it flow, made me wonder if any large ship builders would see this and I'd love to hear them comment on the small guy building at home, such a great project.

@nickbreen287

8 жыл бұрын

+SupaLexy (SupaNautica & MotoLexy) Large ships use concrete.

@SupaNautica

8 жыл бұрын

Cool, the methods may be different but still good to see the small guy building such a large boat at home.

I hope you filmed all the other pours! Because... y'know... We'd like to watch them.

I did that once, and the crew used an old steel bath tub that had a valve on the drain to let the lead out.

well looks like you have it figured out, nice job.

This is great. You guys are hilarious. I cast from 10 molds different loads all for 12ga. This is awesomeness. Subscribed..

well done, excellent work.

*high five* - glad the pour got all figured out! Can't wait to see those dragons lit up. I've done plenty of low-temp casting, and the bar/shot suggestion won't work because the molten lead would lose heat to the bars, even more so with the shot due to higher surface area - it'd freeze out and choke off before it flowed in. Early on I tried to fix "oopses" by re-pouring, reheating the mold and re-pouring, etc. - I always wound up with two parts in one mold, it never fused back together. You could toss some shot in to force a quicker freeze against critical structure, but I doubt you could get down there and pile the shot just right - might as well just have someone under the boat with a hose on that particular spot to keep it cool and avoid warping. Really cool to see it go well for you this time. I know small pours that go wrong can be frustrating, but a big pour like that... that's a hell of a lot of propane and hard work to re-do!

Great job ! Was very satisfying to see that river of lead pooring down ! I really enjoy your videos ! My only complaint is : Since i discovered you channel, i've look at all your videos, spent a few evening on them... but now i'm catching up and i have to wait for the next ones :) Oh well, since you still have years of work ahead, it might give me a chance to come down from canada someday and visit you guys ! Keep up the good work !

Hi Doug, I very much like you work. I may have a suggestion for the lead pouring. You could attach the metal tube, with a hinge, to the kettle. This may prevent the lead splatter.

Thanks for the update good video as usual

We have been pouring lead keels for 55 yrs the first thing we deal with is shrinkage the best way to do that would be to drop some ballast lead in first spread it all around then pour ur molted lead as quick as posable into the cavity it will melt quite a bit of the ballast that's in the ingots u dropped in keep using that system to u get to the job is completed

love it i wish i could be there to work like you guys i hope to be able to hep before it goes in the water

Great stuff, Guys.

a few gallon of polyester resin on top would seal the job off nicely, and stop any water ingress.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+spinaway I've considered that, but I think something like coal tar epoxy with more flex would survive better without pulling away from the steel.

@spinaway

8 жыл бұрын

We did this with a fishing boat we built, the resin is thin enough to fill all the gaps, its fifteen years since it was poured and still as good as the day we did it, just a thought, great project by the way dug, greetings from England.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+spinaway You got resin thin enough to flow down the crack between steel and lead?

@spinaway

8 жыл бұрын

+SV Seeker yeh it was very thin it flowed right to the bottom of the bilges, formed a brilliant seal, if you buy a gallon and make a mock up you will see how well it flows.

@GunFunZS

8 жыл бұрын

+spinaway Better to have big gaps than small ones. Capillary action will get you. Thin layers of things close together draw in and hold moisture. Resin tends to flex at a different rate than metal and flake off. As it does so, it will make a blister of moisture you can't inspect underneath. Also it tends to degrade into little chips which bugger up bilge pumps.

Hi, I'd love to be over there helping you with this project. I've been watching you since before you first started the Seeker. I'm just starting to learn to weld using a new mig welder, and I'm loving it. As you can imagine, at the moment I'm better at grinding, but I am getting there. Keep going and enjoy. All the best from me in Woking nr London, England. Jon.

Rough old boys having fun! Wish I was there with ya!

I know there is talk of rust in the keels and I had a similar non salt water related project that we poured oil into. The oil would eventually work its way around the lead and keel hull. Not sure if you could still pour the coal tar in after though

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Dans L'eau Yeah. Oil, diesel, epoxy, tar, .....

Seems to have worked great!

Yay a new video!

looking GOOD Lewis!

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Larry Wills Feeling good Billy Ray.

It’s crazy that this video took place 6 years ago. I feel like it was just yesterday.

glad you found away around that Doug looking good there

I think putting some blocks in there and pouring over them is an excellent idea.

That was fun to watch. Thanks!

OMG - 9:07 - "That looks like a lot more lead than we had last time......." "......................" "..... HEH!" - So awkward haha I replayed like 5 times and died laughing haha

I'll never grumble about the "hassle" of casting lead bullets again. I've got it easy.

dont change a thing! Doug your approach to building things is amazing(take lots of ideas mix up the ones you like and change only if it doesnt work) ive watched you fight and succeed since the begining and the only way in my opinion you could do a better job is if you started over with what you know now. love these videos not because i wanna build a sailing vessel, instead because i love to try and sometimes fail in my own shop doing things i get told "cant be done"

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Calvin Kraushar Spot on. “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” ― Jules Verne

@robertvanhoose2437

8 жыл бұрын

+SV Seeker I'll second Calvin. You're the right mix of smart and crazy and a real inspiration.

Just wondering if the water would shoot to the top of the lead thus not being trapped?

Good Job Doug, lead is interesting. Lead can be taken out of the earth and put to work. Weapons, was the first order of business. My Trade was named after Lead. THx for your videos.

Task: Get lead into the keel; Method: Anyway that works; Outcome: Success, WooHoo!!

I'd consider tossing solid blocks in with the molten lead during some of the pours to save propane and to reduce the amount of heat.

@kerrydangerfield6528

6 жыл бұрын

nagualdesign why didn’t you think of that.?

@noahwolfe1304

6 жыл бұрын

Shut up

@jimmorgan465

6 жыл бұрын

Do not toss, put in there then pour.

@RobertSzasz

6 жыл бұрын

Jim Morgan sorry for necroposting, but the hardest to reach cavities would likely be near the bottom. You want hot, liquid lead at the bottom to fill up cavities. If you put ingots in the molten pool it wont create voids. If you pour molten lead over a pile of cold ingots it will just encapsulate the air pockets.

Doug really well done and great to watch, it would be interesting to see how far the lead went into the keel and if it filled it up? maybe a tap with a small hammer will tell you.

Hi, I just happen to come across this video. Looks like you are building a big boat. How thick is the hull?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+bob5466 1/4"

Man oh man I love plasma cutters, I get to run one all day long for my job. I'm always bummed when it's time to quit and head home haha

did you heat up the keel before pouring the lead to allow it to pour into all the gaps so it would not cool down to quickly// and how did avoid air pockets/ even distribution throughout the keel ??????????

@eltontv6002

7 жыл бұрын

james guias its just for weight.

Really cool man. Liked and subscribed

I like all your videos 👌.. great work.... ❤️ from India

I'm out sailing now. On our way to the Bahamas and waiting out some weather in FL. l enjoy your work. Glad mine is done and now I'm out playing. You will be soon too. Looking forward to seeing you out here. If you ever need local knowledge about someplace I've been just ask.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+LongDistanceSailor That might actually make it worse, as one side would be hot and expanding and the other cold and contracting. I think we are safe if we just don't use the torches until it all has cooled down.

@LongDistanceSailor

8 жыл бұрын

+SV Seeker I'm sure you will be fine with the safeguards you have in place. And I defer to you in all things hot metal! I'm more into machining and design, I will have to publish my wind generator sometime. But, wouldn't cooling the outside make the steel want to flex towards the inside?

"Do you know what 99% is?" "About two inches from the top." God, I love salt-of-the-earth engineering.

Any worry about the gaps left after the lead cools? Could that rust and eat from the inside out?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul Myers We are going to entomb it under a plate of steel so it suffocates.

Hello Doug, you sad a video before that it could be some air pockets while its pooring, how can you control this and what makes you shure the keel is filled out without air bubels ?? thank you and keep on !!

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Koller The thing we wanted to avoid is the lead cooling before it flowed out the the edge of the keel. Pouring quickly was the answer.

@FRANKY231182

8 жыл бұрын

for shure but in this case i would tilt the whole boat to the left or right to float to the corner of the keel ?? sorry i am not a pro or somone else engineer but that keeps me considering but you know the way thank you

hello but if you fill it with sand and cement ? it's the same?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Dlc. hp No. Lead is over 600 pounds per cubic foot. Concrete is only about 150.

Im curious, why would you want to pour lead into the keel, aside from lowering the center of mass which I do understand, are there any other reasons to pour lead?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+2009dudeman Nope. That's the reason.

Not sure if I missed it at some point..... what was in the keel before?... what would the shipyard have used if not lead?.... and what effects of displacement does the lead do for weight of the ship?thanks for your time and I loved the video....

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+everwharesismine Nothing was in the keel. This is new construction, not a refit. And it's hard to beat lead but iron ingots and steel shot in epoxy would be my next preference. If it's a motor boat the ballast is not critical so even concrete would do, but I would not want it rested against the hull as it holds too much water.

love the ship bro.. keep up the good work!! I'm a huge fan! I'm in Nashville and as soon as I can count me in for nonstop welding..lol.. I restore classic cars for a living so hand me a mig and its on HAHA.

often the easiest it the best, don't know if somebody has suggested this or not, but you could make the tip where you are pouring the lead form smaler so it is easier aim, espesaly as you get to each end of the keels.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+irockyuorule Right. I'm going to take a hammer to that pour spout. That might be enough.

@irockyuorule

8 жыл бұрын

That might do the job fine, if that doesn't work, you need a bigger hammer, haha

That worked very well

nice job doug,winter is a good time to do the lead with all the heat from the melting of the lead.At this point do you have any idea when you might finish?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+shawn burnett (tailermade) Hope to finish with the lead by May. That's about as far out as I ever plan. :)

make sure you stagger filling port and starboard sides to the boat warps evenly as you add all that weight.

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+vipervette03 The whole boat is stilling on the keels and the keels are sitting on the ground. Nothing it going to move.

is the lead to add weight to the boat, and give it balance?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+NosillaWilla Exactly. It counter balances the sail.

+Sv seeker, forgive me asking, but aren't you guys worried about the fumes given off the lead? Really dangerous I thought the fumes were?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+jbss7382 See the description.

Interesting video...I don't wish to sound like Mr. OSHA, and I do see your notes on lead safety, including recommended temps, but is there any issue breathing Lead vapors in that semi-enclosed space...I realize lead is not at boiling only melting temps, but there are probably some vapors coming off melting pot (sublimation? evaporation?).

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Ronplucksstrings I eat bacon too.

I can only imagine how hot it would get inside the boat trying to melt 1000 lbs of lead in August. It might get old, But me thinks it is better to do the lead during the cold weather. All that molten lead at one time flowing out of the pot is amazing!

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+tbirdracefan Hell Yes! We do plan some things.

Doug, when you plan to transport the Seeker by tractor/trailer. have you consider road weight with the lead in the keels, plus dry weight of the boat and the truck/trailer combination. Most states require permitting for large loads. With the lead, are you pushing road weight limits?

@SVSeeker

8 жыл бұрын

+Bruce Watson Not an issue. Permits are easy.

Just wondering why you would work around molten lead without respirators? Just asking for trouble down the road with lead poisoning.

@SVSeeker

6 жыл бұрын

Because if you read up on what the dangers are you'll see they are easily avoided and respirators are not really necessary.

that second pour was awesome, definitely the way to do it. end results look perfect