Into the Atlantic

Thanks Doug for giving me my old navy day views. The sunsets and sunrises on the ocean will always be my favorite times in the Navy at 25yrsold 1995-2004. Song for ya. Anchor’s away my friend anchors away. 🥰🥰Glad to see Betsey chasing her dreams as well.

I do love Betsy, she was so helpful and kind dealing with my purchase years ago back when Doug was still stuck in his yard. Great woman!

I like that you built a powerboat that identifies as a sailboat. What a time we live in!

Doug. If you ever find the Time. Think about using your 3D Printer to create a replica of your steering wheel with the octopus and make a clock out of it. …. Make one to give it too one of your special friends. for helping you on your adventure…. That would be cool ! Food for thought !! Sail long and prosper…. lol.

It's a real pleasure to see you doing major mechanical work while under way with no panic, a reliable temporary replacement and a plan to rebuild what failed. That is what all of the experiences that are behind you have prepared you for. A great testament to your way of thinking.

I'm a say it again... ditch the transfer case and get an auxiliary truck trans, they are made for constant duty, the low range on a transfer case is meant for limited useage, too much heat. And an aux trans will have a smaller foot print.

I remember when we spoke back in April 2016 back in Tulsa and you told me about hitting the Alantic. So glad you made it. More adventures to come and sights to see. Good winds Doug....

The amount of equipment, parts, gear, machinery and repair time on this boat seems a lot more than others.

Seeing the Fort Pierce jetty brings back some great memories. My grandparents lived in Port St Lucie and grandpa and I spent a lot of time fishing off that jetty. First snook I ever caught was there.

Betsy, you look marvelous. You're a great sport. Love ya your one of a kind

Betsy... Great fur baby painting!

Looks like a fun couple days. Well done. Have a great day, Doug!

Good video. Thanks for sharing your experience.

If that seal fails repeatedly, the drive shaft might need a carrier bearing. Common issue with offroad / HD truck use where components are under constant heavy loads. Carrier bearing saves the internal bearings, too.

Reminds me of Tulsa. Proud of you Doug!

Oh what fun with the transfer case, you defiantly know that thing inside and out. on another note... ...Betsy , your hair cut looks great

You're going to get really good at rebuilding that transfer case at this rate. These close to shore trips are really stress testing all of Seeker's systems nicely and finding the weak links while showing that you can make repairs while underway and without losing propulsion completely, which is impressive for a vessel you built yourself in your front yard. Most commercial ships would need a rescue tow if they had a failure and even though they are fully engineered and proven designs, accidents happen and systems fail from flaws, especially at sea. Seeker's going to outlast you Doug, probably by a long time, as long as she's taken care of.

I think the t case has held up better than I thought it would. But I still think you would be better off with a top loader 4 speed. It would be a straight in line setup no joint or vibration problems and you wouldn’t have to run it upside down so it would help with the leaking issues. It would also give you the option to run 3 different ratios including a 1:1. That way if you move away from the auto transmission to a marine transmission you will have more control over the output. Should be sending pictures of our boat build soon.

You fix more in one day than many fix in their life. If You make it Your self You can fix it if You just buy it and don’t know how to build it You become dependent on mechanics etc. This encourages me to make more if my own things and to become more independent. Made my own chicken coop and it works pretty good or at least the chickens like it enough to go in it each evening.

WELCOME to the COLVIN world. we gots a 42 ft Gaff Schooner Gazelle. Great boat.