SV Seeker in Review - 7 years in 27 minutes
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Some ideas take root and grow faster than the weeds. SV Seeker is one of those ideas that started from a chance conversation about building a boat and getting it to the ocean via the Arkansas river. That was about 12 years ago and the though of sailing a boat I built across the oceans was something that scared me. ...and it made me feel alive. And it still does. What's the point of living if you don't LIVE. Feel the fear and do it anyway. Blog: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/blog/ Store: http://www.svseeker.com/wp/sv-seeker-2/shop/
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I am not afraid to fail and i am not afraid of hard work.
The new year has struck and it feels as a perfect time to start, right now today.
Cheers
peace and love,
and maybe 1 day i can show up and help finish some painting on the seeker.
Im motivated by your vision and plan to create my own dreams.
But "money" has been the 1 thing that holds myself, friends and wife back from living the dream we actually want, rather than doing the daily rat race.
a reply would be amazing as i love the message your trying to send.
peace and love
Stop whining about what other people have & use that energy to improve your life you jealous dick!
I was an engineer for a honda foundry job in ohio and the floor workers would work 7 days a week 12hrs a day and make $30,000 just working 3 months... tough work but it’s there, I’ve known workers at gm making $80,000-$100,000 without a college degree just putting hard work and time in.
Is it easy, hell no, but their are plenty of jobs out there like this making it possible..... I also get it seems nearly impossible for single parents or the less fortunate but it’s still possible even without having to work everyday. In stead of complaining about it, go do some job research online at your local library.... If you have time to complain about it or time to watch these YouTube videos than you have time to do research that could change your life.... again, it’s not easy but it’s definitely possible and the only person holding yourself back is yourself.
I personally am truly inspired by these people and instead of going to the bar spending money on drinks, they are spending time together as one powerfully inspired family working together and having fun doing it. Also Imagine 4 or 5 families splitting the cost to build a $100,000 ship possible in parts and steel.... that’s less then what your average person spends on a car.
You don’t have to be a millionaire to do incredible things. As references, check out Mr Moneystache.... There are opportunities for everyone even if Companies like GM seem to be corrupt and uncaring about the life blood pf their companies.... it requires some courage and determination to find them and yes, life can be tough and unforgiving but it only takes a few strong determined people to help change that with a few creative ideas and the drive to follow that through.
Elon Musk came from africa with just enough money to get to the US with only a backpack and a mind filled with ideas and an unwavering drive to never give up... he came from a broken family with a terrible childhood and an abusive father and now his family are his workers which he had to pump over $50,000,000 back into over time to keep the company going through rough times were the banks din’t want to support him in order keep his company going and workers working instead of making layoffs after delays well working out issues that his company and workers helped overcome and create a successful company. His ideas have helped create jobs for 10,000 workers at Tesla and around 4,000 at SpaceX.
That’s all from a man who came to the US with just a book bag of clothing to his name... So back to my point which is just as important for myself as anyone else... We are the only thing holding are selves back from greatness and we cannot be afraid to fail.
But on the flip side I have just as much respect for those family’s that forgo a dream to be there for their children trying or completely caught up working two jobs to make a living and provide food for their families.... and I feel like we should help inspire and those other find those jobs that will allow a single parent to be able to work one job which will also pay for educations if you’re a good worker to help you make more money in the future allowing you to make more money and work 1 job allowing more time for you, family, and time to start making dreams a reality.
In the time I took writing this, I could have used YouTube to start refreshing and learning how to program in C+ programming or how to create a mobile app for a good idea I had like comparing different health care insurance costs to make companies more competitive and start lowering costs if it gets popular enough or compare costs of surgeries between different hospitals to ensure people don’t get ripped off and stuck paying extremely high costs compared to another hospital that could save a person from spending years to pay off an unfortunate event when they work hard just to survive.
I could have gone to many of the free educational sites like KhanAcademy to refresh on my electrical circuits classes or math classes like algebra because I forgot the chain rule or calculus... or pay a little bit of money like $24 to learn and get a certificate that I can put on my resume from apps like Brilliant for learning about one my interests in Augmented Reality.... which they have tons of different classes covering most fields from accounting, many different fields in programming , IT, finance, mathematics, science, engineering ext.
We just need to inspire and help those around us in are communities to help the timid find the courage to make the leap and provide great support to help each other keep a positive mindset and not to get discouraged by people selfishly putting others down which I’ve even seen this in interviews from arrangement management personnel conducting interviews. You ask those people what skills they’d require you to have and use the Internet to obtain those skills and prove to those kind of people what you know and to have them give you a task to prove you know your stuff. Yes some will still require a degree but others only care about what skills you have and can you make them money bc if you can prove you can make them money and do what’s required, then most likely you just got that job especially showing you determination to overcome hurdles without making excuses.
I love everything about this. The grand design. The community assistance. Engaging the children. The engineering skills. It's utterly brilliant. One of the best things on YouTube.
Just like me, always building something.
10. comment for SV Seeker in Review - 7 years in 27 minutes
This channel should be recommended in schools to show kids that they have the potential to build their dreams and make an honest living.
Fantastic!
24:07
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30. comment for SV Seeker in Review - 7 years in 27 minutes
Great build tho!!
love the ship tho!
HOLY SOCKS!!!
Your ex-wife needs hearing protection, eye protection, and gloves just to left her blouse and expose her boobs?!
DAAAMMMN!
SV Seeker is a much harder boat protect than I imagined!
I watch all the great people on You Tube overcome mountains, and make great things out of junk and scraps, and then you see all the waste and destruction by "Experts". Makes you wonder what the real plan is.
50. comment for SV Seeker in Review - 7 years in 27 minutes
All I have to say is wow and will you adopt me lol
Totally awesome work there !!!
Or as we say in Canada ' Beauty eh !!'
100. comment for SV Seeker in Review - 7 years in 27 minutes
Amazing
One thing let to an other and I just finished watching this. I'm just typeless and in awe. I had to suscribe and I'll be watching this from the begining instead of lame TV shows. This is real life right here, real reality TV as it should be. Thanks for the inspiration and all the dreams it will generate. Keep it up and may Neptune himself safely guide this vessel and all your crew/family where ever you wish.
Cheers from Canada
Alex.
(Chukee2009 & Steve Cox brought me here)
Send them a link to this video
A ship.
...uummm, OK.
Kid . Welding already
Amazing skills...looking for the launch
Also, 24:08, lol
Days since the last accident: 0
All done by a few people working together. I am in awe !!
Oh, I like that saying! I hope you have that on one of your wood squares.
Hey, where'd the last half hour go????
Thanks for the (entire) video.
I couldn't describe it better. You pretty nailed it.
This is incredible
From what I understand Simon Lake was fond of taking reporters under the sea to demonstrate his new Dive Chamber invention?
First he would submerge to the ocean floor and throw open the hatch while the roaring hiss of air was equalizing the chamber and scare the absolute living crap out of the News People
If you could find the Argonaut II there's no doubt in my mind there will still be claw marks in the solid steel walls of the dive chamber
After this vid.. I gonna get my fat ass out to the garage!!!
Life is to short for lacyness! (is that a word?)
Great work on the boat! keep it coming!
The spirit you embody is proof that the American spirit is still alive and that the ambition to achieve greatness is only limited by our willingness to dare. Thank you for documenting this.
The counter-balance of the keel or centerboard means that, since the wind can't push the boat sideways, it pushes it forward instead. Also, the air passing over the sails as the boat moves along generates extra sideways pull (and a bit of extra thrust) because the sails act like an aircraft wing (racing catamarans sometimes have a solid airfoil instead of sails even). So a mono-hull with the weight of a keel as counterbalance can get a bit of thrust from sails even if the wind is coming at them, rather then from behind. old square rigged ships like the Viking longboats couldn't sail into the wind at all.
AND OF COARSE YOUR GREAT GRAND SONS ADVENTURES HAS HE GROW UP
CAN NOT BELIEVE ALL THAT TIME HAS PAST US BY ,SO DAM QUICKLY
*Edit: 6:35 definitely one-upped it haha
Depuis le début je suis ton projet .
J'aimais bien ta compagne du début et le petit garçon !
Problèmes ?
Good evening my friend .
From the beginning I 'm your project.
I liked your companion early and the little boy !
Problems ?
Georges
I just finished watching all the movies.
backwards!
I saw you unbuild a boat.
launched a submarine and unbuilt it etc.
and now the summary of everything in the right direction.
I hope you finish building your dream!
keep it up!
I have enjoyed every one of your videos and would love to drop by one day to see her for real, though by the time I can, she might already be running in fair winds and a following sea.
Keep up the great work I wish you all the best for the project (^-^)b
I'm speaking with you from Turkiye. And I like website and effort for your dream I think :D ( sorry about my english :D ) you are working good and your ship is growing up palatially and proudly... BUT YOU WILL NOT SEE HER WHEN SHE GROW UP IF YOU STILL WORKS UNSAFE. You have to come in to line with WORK SAFETY RULES. for that little child (7:19) and your love (5:27)(5:38) :D :) actually with your friend also (24:09) :D :D :D have good work :) ;)
yves//////////////////////// france
Keep it up.
Kinda miss Kay and the kid though - hope they're fine.
You take care Doug, again, kudos on the amazeballs work!!
hope you realy thought out the move once the boat is done , oh and that the big rig is firmly atached to the trailer by the time you need to let the boat intoo the water .......... oh brakes dont forget the brakes
that part where you where dancing behind the lady with the walkman still had me in stitches
I cant wait for the next YT on your adventures Doug
Challenging times are what make humanity thrive !
Thank you for sharing part of your journey, I feel privileged to have been able to see a small part.
"Where did you buy that boat?" they would say.
"I built it along with help from my friends" you'd say.
Sounds of jaws hitting the floor follow.
sv seeker keep up the good work!
I am curious what the future holds!!
ROCK ON
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