Getting off the Couch and on the Water

[@ChrisMcEvoy]

Back in April, I got off the couch, and I went on an adventure. I hopped a plane from Ontario, Canada, and flew to Ireland, my first time ever flying and my first time ever visiting Ireland. Was so awesome exploring abroad. Met so many nice people from different races, religions, etc. Can't wait for my next adventure abroad.

[@SVSeeker]

AWESOME

[@omvaren]

I wish Seeker fair winds and following seas

[@pgnandt]

'Lofty sails'.

[@eatsinabeat]

All day long.

[@MyLilMule]

I suspect that the greatest gift that you have been given as a result of building Seeker are the friends that you have made. What a wonderful thing that is!

[@merlinbroaddus]

Finally took possession, 36 ft Carver 3697, now I need to fix the starboard engine!! I was hoping to get down to Pensacola before you left, but hopefully we will meet up somewhere!!!

[@shanefreeman6727]

Was sad when we came through big lagoon this weekend you were gone. wish you fair winds and following seas!

[@cennsa140driver]

I feel that ready to depart thing as we are leaving in a few days to hop in our highly modified and completely restored VW Wesfalia camper for a four week adventure from upstate NY to Montana and back. Last year we did the southern route to the west coast, so this year the northern one! Smooth sailing to you!

[@jt822]

I think you can use all your runner bout boat time towards your captains license . happy sailing, hope you get to visit Savannah Ga. and Charleston S.C.

[@SVSeeker]

Yup

Thanks for a great KZbin channel. 81 y.o. MORC racer. Too old to heel but enjoy every minute of your videos! Mike In Old VA.

[@paulwhitfield3453]

When transferring diesel ,instead of sucking the hose end, cup your hand around the hose where it enters the drum and blow into the drum.

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@jasonbrowne7525]

Seeker is beautiful what a Lovely vessel.

[@KildKenny]

So glad you don't get sick anymore. I was on the ocean once and I was so sick! I know those videos were a while ago. But I wonder how your doing with that. Safe sailing Doug and crew!!

[@SVSeeker]

No more problems at all. I'm sure to keep my ears and sinuses clear. And if I feel anything at all, I take 1/2 of a Dramamine.

[@rudywoodcraft9553]

Happy for you and the crew! And great shots of the 471 planing along...

[@tedralynndavies5586]

Dear Doug, you can use a vacuum cleaner on the end of the hose to start the syphon. Save your tastes buds and lungs for enjoying life!

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@BugeyeBob-zt6ne]

Going to miss seeing you here in Pensacola, hope to see you back this way in the future. I'll keep watching!

[@eatsinabeat]

Love your vids when we can watch them, starlink is not our friend so catch them when we can, currently in Padstow Cornwall UK, fair winds guys.

[@ChadPrestonOfficialThree]

Eventually... go WEST, young man! (True west - ignore compass readings and head for those real western lands) An amazing world is being hidden from us. Really, the only way to get there is to sail. Look forward to all your journeys, Doug.

[@kevlarandchrome]

That was the best looking smore I've ever seen, I am definitely trying that the next time I light the grill.

[@judebug329]

You will be missed on our beautiful Gulf shores!

[@DustyFixes]

4 years of being homeless, living in an old junk RV, I've started moving my wood shop out of storage and into a building, again. I should be making saw dust by the end of July. I'm happier that a bird with a french fry. lol

[@kimberlyonseastar]

Good to meet you guys out in Big Lagoon. Looks like we’ll be in Pensacola for awhile. Have a great adventure! Kimberly and Tracy on SeaStar

[@shootandfish2]

Artificial lures prices are insane. Stockpile an insane amount of fishing hooks, swivels, and line (always in demand for trading in remote places) and make everything else. Fluorescent pinks, blues, along with chartouse greens are your primary colors. Any raw meat for bait. Learn the uni-knot. Consider handlines (kiss). A little late, but old-school Penn reels (senators, jig masters, 209's, and 309's) are simple to maintain and easy to get parts (lots of interchangeability). My personal opinion to to target a fish size that can be eaten in a meal or two and forget long-term freezing.

[@eggertneistrup5238]

Hundested forever, get it on and take it around Doug !

[@rolandtb3]

Slowly going through your departure checklist. Great company. Rods, reels, line, tackle are not cheap. Who will catch the first fish, what type and size, what lure(s) and location?

[@SVSeeker]

We need a fisherman to go with the pole. Nobody was interested enough to even wet the line. :)

[@RenegadeADV]

Put a new boom on my sailboat today!

[@reeceevmez4106]

Install a small 12v fuel pump next to fill point on SV so you don’t need to suck and have a manifold so you can by pass it once the hose is full saving power

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@reeceevmez4106]

@@SVSeeker just for the new oncomers, makes it easier for them, keep up the good work

[@z06doc86]

Safe trip Doug and crew! Please keep us posted.

[@brianmoore4691]

Doug the next time you need to syphon from the 55 gallon tank just push the hose into the 55 gal drum as far as you can and then cover the end with your thumb. Pull the hose to where you want to drain to and release your thumb. No more diesel mouthwash. If that is too far or not possible. You could put a quarter turn valve on the end and do the same close the valve and pull to where you need to drain it open valve.

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@brianmoore4691]

@@SVSeeker Just trying to keep you around as long as possible. Those chemicals they put in our fuel now days, well this aint the fuel we grew up with. Thanks for all you do and like I said just want to see you stick around for a long time!

[@pgnandt]

Was a big fan of the old fashioned Swiss Seat myself. Stitching made me nervous. Bosin chair for comfort only.

[@mikkokarna]

Wait.. what happened to that aluminium tender that was built?

[@SVSeeker]

I gave it to a crew member. It was too heavy as we were already down in the stern after launch.

[@stevenr8606]

👍🏻 don't stop. Keep working 💪 😂😂 Made a surface lure for my friend with a ⛵️ sailboat. His 1st. fish was a 39lb. Mahimahi. I was happy & jealous 😉

[@richardschaefer3889]

All caught up. Binged all 14 yrs. Hell yeah, Doug. Hell, yeah.

[@johnmallette3143]

Tkzz for sharing.,.,.,peace

[@jakobrebeki]

Doug. how many litres or gal of diesel does it take to fill the seeker fuel tanks from empty. The boats looking great, i never guessed there would be so many little jobs to do on your snagging list. Still every day the list gets shorter. Enjoy your sail out....

[@stevenr8606]

That's why the best name for a sailboat is 'ENDLESS LIST'

[@TheRyanHenke]

Fill with what? Water? Diesel? Hydraulic fluid?

[@SVSeeker]

I have 1100 gallons on board and the two keel tanks are still empty. So maybe 1800+

[@ChuckDaBear]

How long are you staying in Tampa? And do you plan on makings to the Atlantic side of Florida. I'd like to come see you and the boat. May I suggest St. Augustine? Lots of cool stuff to do downtown, I'll even show you around if you would like.

[@SVSeeker]

Long enough to make some repairs and for the wind to change. St. Augustine is certainly a possibility.

[@ChuckDaBear]

Castillo de San Marcos is awesome, going up the light house is cool but tiresome, Ponce de Leon fountain of youth is cool and you can actually drink the spring water, Flaggler College has beautiful Spanish architecture and a lot of history. You could do an entire video just on St Augustine. Plus I've got a 360 cam we can use.

[@mechbest8685]

Doug could you take an old baseball thrower the kind with two wheels. replace the wheels with round brushes and then have the anchor chain travel through while the brushes are spinning to clean your anchor?

[@SVSeeker]

Ya could, but all ya really need to do is sail for four or five days without anchoring and all of that crap dies and falls off.

[@EnvirotekCleaningSystems]

Stick a longer length of hose all the way into the barrel and fill the hose. Cover the end with your thumb. Pull it out fast and put the covered end of the hose below the level of the fuel in the barrel and un-cover the end of the hose and the fuel will begin siphoning. All you are dong either way is filling the hose. If you don't have a long enough hose, you can just push it in, cover and pull out, uncover, stick back in really quick and fill the hose that way and then put it beneath the level of the barrel. Much better (and a lot easier with a little practice) than mouth siphoning which will eventually end up with a mouth or fuel or soap and that will sometimes end up with some swallowed.

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@davidsandberg7631]

Marine thanks for serving God and Country...

[@IndependantMind168]

Service members swear an oath to uphold the constitution which is about individual liberty. It wouldn't make any sense for a Hindi American to join the service if the service were to uphold your specific beliefs over theirs. The freedom to practice religious beliefs or non-religious beliefs are what makes the US truly free. That's why the Hindi, Muslim, Jew, and so on join. If it were an oath to serve a specific god or gods then the rights of others are trampled on fullstop.

[@mattmead2623]

Sammy Hagar working on appliances.....nice

[@maxpower4781]

I could go sailing with my wife. There's sharks right asking for a friend.

[@SVSeeker]

LOL I saw a seven footer off Pensacola

[@olivier2553]

You know about that $10 device you fix to the end of the pipe, shake it up a couple of times and it starts your siphoning without having to suck it up. No motor, no electronic, no pump per se. I don't know the name, but I have seen a couple of channels using it to siphon gas in their off road vehicles.

[@HWPcville]

I bought one at Tractor Supply. It is a plastic hose with a short piece of copper tube on the end with a glass marble trapped between two crimps. Jogging it up and down in a fuel can will start a siphon in short order.

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@olivier2553]

@@SVSeeker You could still use that skill to siphon barrels or rum (just to stay in the pirate theme).

[@kaydog2008]

Outside freezers and fridges are the only way to go………………. Or a diy built refurbished walk in closet pods is the ticket. From used commercial vessels.

[@troyboyd3100]

Can you get a 1" shaker siphon? The 1/2" ones work well enough for my tractor, just take some time. For 55gal drums you would want something faster.

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@noiseosoutros]

very good...

[@Oversizeddoneright]

Just upgraded to a 19 foot fiberglass cruiser from the 14ft aluminum v hull....

[@pgnandt]

I'd like to see the Seeker head for Bermuda. Jus'sayin'.

[@marty0715yt]

Gaff Pole catches more than just gaff. Just a pole with a hook. That's right. Sail Easy.

[@koningbolo4700]

3:30 There is a challenge for ya: Having a biljart table (and functioning well) on a boat... Jeopardy Biljarts...

[@davidapp3730]

Safe sailing.

[@CerebralAilment]

You gotta get yourself a jiggle hose for those fuel transfers 😂

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@hoyks1]

Fishing lures are made to catch fishermen, more than they catch fish.

[@innomedelpopolo]

Ciao Doug, quando ti vedo salire in testa d'albero con la imbragatura, penso che potresti saldare sull'albero dei piccoli gradini. Buon viaggio saluti dall' Italia 🇮🇪❤️

[@SVSeeker]

That’s not a great idea on a Chinese Junk Rig. The sail would too often hit the steps.

[@innomedelpopolo]

@@SVSeeker ok 👍

[@collinwerth9886]

Instead of sucking down a hose of diesel, put at check valve at the bottom and shake the top of the hose that goes down in the barrel.

[@SVSeeker]

But who wants to loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@terryboehler5752]

I need to go to Manila. Any future plans in that direction. I have skills.

[@SVSeeker]

Not any time soon

[@user-fy6rr6sz2n]

Use air pressure... with a wet rag for a seal to start siphon

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@Qgal5kap123]

That zinc spray is coming in handy, eh? ;-)

[@SVSeeker]

I seems to hold up well too.

[@Graveltrucking]

They sure make the marked fuel cherry flavored I guess in the USA its a big cash grab to fine people for running dyed diesel in their vehicles. Yeah get everything painted up once you start getting the salt spray on her she's gonna be rusting. Can't wait to see the videos of Seeker slogging through some big rollers.

[@moonbrothers9098]

3d printed lures?

[@UNRELATIVE]

Valerie, and her friend, Paisley, said the mermaids need a shirt...

[@kirkpennock2997]

Does youtube have a video response to your video feature?

[@Bullshit1011]

Doug, you covinced me to get a more modern 3d printer , thank you for being such a good influence on me 😂

[@SVSeeker]

Go for it!

[@SVSeeker]

Go for it!

[@symbolsandsystems]

the Mermaid looks sort of like a Tranymaid.

[@SVSeeker]

You look a bit like a cocker spaniel.

[@symbolsandsystems]

@@SVSeeker more like an alley cat

[@AlsinoFerreira]

😎

[@devinholland2189]

Ever tried the trick with compressed air blow off to start a siphon?

[@SVSeeker]

Yes, but who wants to loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@ssaw88]

You should hook up a transfer pump or get a batter powered transfer pump to avoid deep throating diesel as often

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@ragnoxten4158]

I'd argue that handling 2 lines is less safe than one, which can easily hold your weight.

[@tristanmacrae8115]

There are more eficent ways to climb a rope, cavers use 2 acenders and then a foot acender anyway you should defenetly hold the tail of the rope while lowering grigris slip all the time even with the handle fully closed be carefull!

[@SVSeeker]

I don't know. I think I'd put my money on that ten year old kid.

[@collinwerth9886]

How long is the line for crew?

[@SVSeeker]

Too long for this year unless you helped build her.

[@patsquach4080]

Throw the. Idea around …of making a. Small scale Replica of your helm wheel with the octopus….and make it a clock … and . engraving. …SEEKING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE …. Trade mark it !!! Get the copyright for it …. Just a thought. It would be even more special if you built them with. YOUR 3D Printer on your. Ship ..made by. You !!! All proceeds will go to buying your fuel …. lol. I have mentioned this idea before …. Hope you’ll think about it .. maybe ask your viewers if they might want something like this.. instead of a coffee mug .. …. lol. Build the clock into a coffee mug … food for thought ..!!!

[@billsrq1788]

Hello from Siesta Key Florida. Your only a hour away from seeing the whitest sand in the world.

[@JosephTabone-j4p]

😄😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@chuckthomas8176]

Hey did I miss the "capt licensing " ?

[@paulbolus9399]

That's not a spinnaker :)

[@jeverich]

Why not pull the boat into the fuel dock instead of shuffling barrels??

[@LittleWapiti]

Seeker’s size and tall mast makes taking her into a non-commercial dock very difficult. If you notice he always is anchored away from marina and uses red tender. So he needs to use 55g barrels anyway and off road diesel is $2 per gallon cheaper!

[@SVSeeker]

That's spot on.

[@Jimmyb918]

Great episode nice to see Robert back can't imagine 20 years in the Marine corps 2 was enough for me yeah it wasn't all that bad but it wasn't all that great either

[@dougkirby4709]

Fishermen have been known to worry that when they go their wives will sell their fishing gear for what they told her they paid for it. Bon Voyage !

[@WiseInvestor123]

first comment, hello seeker

[@SVSeeker]

Hello there!

[@bubatrilis5200]

dont suck , blow in the drum and it wil go it self zero husle

[@SVSeeker]

And loose a skill honed over years of filling lawnmower tanks from cars? Never! : )

[@bubatrilis5200]

Memories does not make you younger , -change dose . keep up with good work , love from Lithuania .