I can't believe I've been watching Doug for 11 freaking years ... Wow!
@SaxonSavage5 ай бұрын
I can't remember exactly when I started watching, but I know its been years now and I have learned a lot from this series.
@Ifixtit4 ай бұрын
Man it was just a couple pieces of steel
@roscoejones45153 ай бұрын
How many more years do you think the "shakedown cruise" is going to last?😂
@redrockranchspotlights4 ай бұрын
I watched Seeker built from some of the earliest episodes pulling the huge sheets of steel up to weld. He inspired me to dream bigger and do more. Been an amazing journey and I actually felt involved by supporting the project just by always watching and liking Seeker videos. Even now on the water Seeker continues to grow and get even better. Thanks for following his adventure and documenting it and Yeti for sponsoring this video.
@seanfyodorovich52304 ай бұрын
Getting even better? It can barely go any distance without something breaking.
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
Does he have a KZbin channel?
@redrockranchspotlightsАй бұрын
@@terencemerritt 100's of great build videos ..Search SV Seeker. Cheers
@Guysm1l3y5 ай бұрын
Alright gents! Poo knives up for Dug!
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
🍴
@alexanderjones63834 ай бұрын
OMG does not everyone's family have those?
@stevenbrowningsr11445 ай бұрын
I had forgotten how long she sat at the port waiting on permission to launch. Wow! Thank you Yeti.
@thomasbecker96764 ай бұрын
That's because he refused to get insurance.
@CerebralAilment4 ай бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676 I don't think it was refusal so much as it was having the ability to afford it.
@thomasbecker96764 ай бұрын
@@CerebralAilment He knew about it far in advance and ignored it. It's all well-documented. I suggest you go read the Sailing Anarchy discussion.
@okiedoke63734 ай бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676you want me to read something written by naysayers like yourself that are too lazy to get out and do things on their own you don't have the stamina to build a stick bridge much less a boat until people like you and like that have to run other people down to build yourself up make sure you're pretty low person I'm just glad I don't have to deal with you on a daily basis cuz I hate malignant people like yourself
@mikemiller7564 ай бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676 It's no coincidence that when you type "Sailing Anarchy" into Google, the first result is "Sailing Anarchy SV Seeker"...
@jonanderson51375 ай бұрын
I just came to say I miss the grandkids and Ms. Kay. Comment section is lively!
@billsargent34074 ай бұрын
That was sweet. Kay got smart and left that black hole of a human!
@okiedoke63734 ай бұрын
@@billsargent3407when people put negative things about other people it's only to bring them lower than themselves so you're trying to make him lower than yourself with your comment put you on a pretty low level of species of human I'm truly glad I don't have to deal with malignant of your nature
@roscoejones45153 ай бұрын
Oddly, I doubt very much if they miss Duug!
@TechGorilla19875 ай бұрын
@6:30 - Kay was an absolute angel.
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
What sort of person trades a boat for his family?
@Guysm1l3y5 ай бұрын
@@YoloSwagNinja Probably someone who was raised by WOMEN!
@richwaight5 ай бұрын
@@YoloSwagNinjawhat sort of family disowns a member for following their dreams?
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
@@richwaight it must sting seeing a comments section that Doug can’t control. How is he gonna block the trolls and haters? Hahah.
@thomasbecker96765 ай бұрын
@@richwaight He put his young grandson in danger many, many times, and when his son asked him not to, Doug cut him off, happily. He's a monster.
@adamgibbs77384 ай бұрын
Awesome story. Very sad though that he lost his family over a boat. Hopefully they can reconcile
@TheNutzandBoltz4 ай бұрын
Something tells me that this was his way of dealing with losing his family.
@fpnbrian4 ай бұрын
@@TheNutzandBoltz pretty sure the family was part of the initial build, and left mid-build
@seanfyodorovich52304 ай бұрын
@@TheNutzandBoltz The family got in the way, so he discarded them.
@Buck19544 ай бұрын
The Non-Launching Party was great! It has been a great ride and an inspiration. Get out in the shop and do something. I'm building a shop, stick by stick.
@justthetip71365 ай бұрын
Future Taco Stand!
@TechGorilla19875 ай бұрын
What ever happened to the documentary?
@mikemiller7564 ай бұрын
They're waiting for the climatic ending.
@egotastic49804 ай бұрын
Great video, and an amazing journey watching Doug and the Seeker for many years.
@petropzqi4 ай бұрын
I've been watching sense the beginning, greetings from Sweden
@charleswidmore54584 ай бұрын
me too friend. I have enjoyed every episode I've seen. it's been a blast so far
@googleuser8594 ай бұрын
The crab people have him now 🤷🦀
@Balnk13264 ай бұрын
Simply one of the best stories on KZbin.
@jeffgreene60424 ай бұрын
SV Rusty Junk will be in the ocean doing research before this guy.
@teresadunn46084 ай бұрын
Love it when people actually follow their dreams.
@paulfollo81724 ай бұрын
Great video! Nice work everyone. 👍
@05201985nal5 ай бұрын
This soundtrack is ridiculous
@JP-st2mk5 ай бұрын
Great video of Doug's dream. It was nice to see again some of the people that helped him and the Seeker get where they are today. Thanks.
@stefanmeier67634 ай бұрын
I'm following Doug quite from the beginning - a verry inspirational journey. I LOVE Seeker! 🙂
@ChrisB2574 ай бұрын
Me too - been watching all this all these years, and still, totally enamored with Doug's amazing skills, perseverance and dedication. He is truly one of a kind. Many of us perhaps have lived vicariously thru all this but then we aren't a Doug! What a fella :)
@rodneylee40265 ай бұрын
Well done. I like the music a lot. 👍
@peterkyhn46914 ай бұрын
Fantastic! I've been following Doug for about the last 5 years. I got choked up watching the dream come true.
@thomasbecker96764 ай бұрын
It's amazing how much research he's getting done in the lesser Antilles, isn't it?
@billsargent34074 ай бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676 I thought it was off Guam....
@thomasbecker96764 ай бұрын
@@billsargent3407 Maybe the coast of Midway?
@jameswilson79625 ай бұрын
That is a very nice story that you put together for Doug and I watched all of the sv seeker videos. Very nicely done
@kevinsmith69304 ай бұрын
Anyone know who this J.J. Cale cover is?
@derrybryson5 ай бұрын
Great video. Nice to see Seeker on the water. When I started watching years ago, I never thought it would get finished. Keep at it Doug!
@MyLilMule5 ай бұрын
Great video. I was glad to have been able to visit Doug and Seeker when I was passing through Tulsa some years ago. Wish I could have played a part in building it.
@crazylogie12725 ай бұрын
Best part about this videi, BETSY WARNER WASNT IN IT ONCE!
@TechGorilla19875 ай бұрын
You missed her much to the benefit of your mental health.
@mrbfox17755 ай бұрын
7:59
@jacobpoucher5 ай бұрын
@@mrbfox1775dang it!
@jacobpoucher5 ай бұрын
😔🤢🤢🤢🤢@@mrbfox1775
@BaldGuyComedy5 ай бұрын
boogie gets run offline by pug and turns into an internet troll. Wasn't in my bingo card.
@huga-t3j5 ай бұрын
A+ for this video
@mrvertigo235 ай бұрын
Waiting for the research
@billsargent34074 ай бұрын
Free research, off Guam!
@kevinbowers39174 ай бұрын
He just got into the Gulf of Mexico this year,, is finalizing the drivetrain and systems to fully support research properly imo.. he's rebuilt the transfer case several times trying to achieve a robustness similar to marine focused equipment.. Naysayer,, shame on you.
@kschleic90534 ай бұрын
It will happen as soon as the shakedown is done
@mikemiller7564 ай бұрын
@@kevinbowers3917 This year? He's been in the Gulf for two years buddy... Fall of 2022.
@michaelwarlick43284 ай бұрын
Not built as a speed boat.
@Heybudhowsitgoing3 ай бұрын
"Theres mot a lot of things in the world that are designed to bring the community together" Is that was Doug was doing when he faked an explosion and traumatic brain injury, faked a doctors visit, had a fake doctor and fake horrible diagnosis, peddled this all to his fans for several days over several videos? Got the donations he wanted, and then said it was all a joke? After he got backlash for it, he claimed that he didnt want any of these people as viewers anyways? Called people names and alienated his viewership? Told everyone that he isnt actually your friend and to stop watching? I dont really care, I just dont really find that to be something that "brings the community together" LOL. Its a strange thing tk say given the context!
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
When did this happen
@wookieworks34 ай бұрын
Tulsa's biggest grifter is now the ocean's problem...
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
Does sv seeker have a KZbin channel
@blackspike2710Ай бұрын
Not any more.
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
@ why
@blackspike2710Ай бұрын
@@terencemerritt he got banned for violating KZbin terms of service
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
@ what did he violate tho? Seemed like an ok guy
@blackspike2710Ай бұрын
@terencemerritt he was extremely hostile to criticism.
@ApathyZone3 ай бұрын
Been watching since the start. Amazing man, and an amazing journey.
@ready2fishnow4 ай бұрын
The dirty thumb 👍 or , The other hand.❤
@tomhurley39384 ай бұрын
Well done! Of the caliber, to the purpose and in the spirit of all S/V SEEKER productions. Thank you.
@RAMOakleyRN5 ай бұрын
Incredible the number of naysayers at this juncture. This is certainly a feat for the common man, and those that chose to sacrifice to help Doug get it on the water. And the story continues as systems that weren’t meant for a boat are adapted and challenges overcome.
@opcn184 ай бұрын
Tenacity and sticktoitiveness are great qualities, admirable virtues, but they don't erase things like boat stability and seaworthiness. Building a 74' luxury yacht in your front yard mostly by yourself is way beyond any one person, but taking the extra week or two at the start to come up with real a real statement of requirements, scantlings and stability curves is not. It wouldn't have required any equipment that he didn't have, and would have saved him time, labor, and money, it just would have taken a bit of humility, real humility. Seeker as she stands is not safe as compared to other recreational sailboats. And on the ocean the duty to render aid is not just a norm or a societal nicity, it's the law. Doug isn't just putting himself at unnecessary risk. And I'm not some nay sayer who thought seeker would go straight to the bottom on launch. I had put my prediction down in writing more than a year before she launched including performance numbers that turned out to be reasonably accurate too (her top speed looks about 1.2 knots lower than I had projected, which was already well below the potential of a hard chined steel boat this size). She has major stability issues and adding bulwarks with insufficient freeing ports and hatches that aren't water tight to that mix is a recipe for disaster.
@billsargent34074 ай бұрын
@@opcn18 Dung will tell you elsewise
@Cousin_Gregg5 ай бұрын
The real Walt Grace.
@ZENTEN77774 ай бұрын
It’s the American spirit. Inspiring all the way on it’s journey
@mrvertigo235 ай бұрын
Or the Refund
@Chris-ut6eq4 ай бұрын
Doug is a true seeker.
@susanhenderson23224 ай бұрын
Brilliant, and I've watched since episode 2.
@sonmistful5 ай бұрын
00:58 "the worst that can happen is - you can fail" There it is. End of story. More important than that - if you fail, accept it, take away something, anything, from that failure and move on. No fixing some mistakes. Like building a ship with no real plan.
@thomasbecker96765 ай бұрын
Seeker has been nothing but a chain of failures, because Doug refuses to take advice from experienced individuals.
@billsargent34074 ай бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676 And he belittles them
@SailorBarry5 ай бұрын
Hell yes!!! Love seeker and what Doug is ever achieving!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@MoviesSam5 ай бұрын
Outstanding. Biggest Congrats possible to Doug and the community of contributors.
@ethanghansen5 ай бұрын
Go Doug!
@Heinz201494 ай бұрын
Love it!
@ready2fishnow5 ай бұрын
"before the boat"
@ready2fishnow4 ай бұрын
Nemo ain't a fish he's a legend #grouper Mr grouper
@ready2fishnow4 ай бұрын
I want to eat Nemo 🎉
@avonneave21315 ай бұрын
Awesome demonstration on so very many positive level's. Ahoy there and fair thee well.
@KarlLittle19755 ай бұрын
Great video guys!
@fabiennemortier3029Ай бұрын
WOAH !!! Bravo !!! 👏
@rudywoodcraft95534 ай бұрын
Great job on the video for a great project!
@randywise52414 ай бұрын
Watching Doug make this dream work has been a great inspiration. "What have you built today?" 👍
@N-Scale5 ай бұрын
SUPER COOL !!!!!
@tujuprojects4 ай бұрын
Wonder why his son is not part of that all.
@blackspike27104 ай бұрын
His son has seen what Doug is like off camera.
@stinkintoad4 ай бұрын
Cant believe its been 3 years already since he left the port.
@apeiron_visuals5 ай бұрын
Wonderful project, story and production. Thank you for all involved persons ❤
@richwaight5 ай бұрын
That was fantastic!! Really captured the essence of Seeker and the enigmatic Doug. The driving force behind it. Bravo!! 🙌 👏
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
“Enigmatic”. lol
@LesDyer5 ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along on your journey, Doug. It is wonderful fun watching as your story unfolds.
@CarlinComm4 ай бұрын
Dude, this gives me chills! I didn't watch Seeker from the beginning, but I've followed for a very long time. I forgot some of this, the 7 months on the Hard, wow, that was just so hard to watch when it was happening. Best wishes to Doug and the whole crew!
@thomasbecker9676Ай бұрын
Did you miss the fake explosion "prank?"
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676where’s this at?
@CerebralAilmentАй бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676 Lets see it make a video on your channel this is the first I've heard about it
@ysesq5 ай бұрын
what did you F up today ?
@jandoodle67694 ай бұрын
😂the family
@MCX5485 ай бұрын
oof
@jaydewitte29584 ай бұрын
This should be played at every high school graduation!
@blackspike27104 ай бұрын
As a warning.
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
Warning?
@DavidLucas-hf1cx4 ай бұрын
This guy turned into such a sociopath.. what a shame
@Ifixtit4 ай бұрын
One of the greatest stories around.
@googleuser8594 ай бұрын
Lol
@100acrewood774 ай бұрын
Cool video, enjoyed watching seeker be built and now following the journey.
@d_onthebitefishing68115 ай бұрын
Great story hope yeti supported this with some cash
@bilgerat76945 ай бұрын
I have followed from the start and that brought a tear to a stokers eye
@rgarizonahomestead27295 ай бұрын
It's has been adventure building this boat and what has done over time. Well done video. Thanks for sharing, and have a wonderful weekend
@misawajason4 ай бұрын
One of the absolute best channels on KZbin. I've been subscribed for years and years, and thoroughly enjoy the content. It's crazy that it's been three years since the insurance fiasco. Doug has come so far since then, and is currently on the East Coast of Florida conducting some upgrades to the boat. Wish him and the boat nothing but years of safety and adventure!
@thomasbecker9676Ай бұрын
"This channel was removed because it violated our Community Guidelines."
@ebnn4life5 ай бұрын
I miss Kay, I hope she is doing well. Its sad yet comical how Seeker was launched 2 years ago, and it cannot operate longer than a few days without breaking down and taking several months to fix.
@opcn185 ай бұрын
For the price of the kitchen appliances alone you could buy a boat that is more capable and comfortable and take more people further and faster than Seeker has gone more safely and with less work. Doug spent 15 years and half a million dollars on seeker.
@ulbuilder5 ай бұрын
@@opcn18what have you done to bring joy to yourself and others? How many people have you inspired to follow their dreams to the end?
@markjaycox75245 ай бұрын
@@opcn18- So buying your dream is better than building your dream?? It's not about the destination. It's about the journey.
@opcn184 ай бұрын
@@markjaycox7524 If you are going to break up your family and leave them feeling isolated and abused yes, absolutely yes.
@billsargent34074 ай бұрын
@@opcn18 Its only his wife, son and grandson that he has isolated
@eatsinabeat5 ай бұрын
If this video was comfort food, man you would be comforted for a long long time, absolute gold.
@722racing35 ай бұрын
This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and anyone on the seeker will be lucky to live through it.
@markjaycox75244 ай бұрын
@@722racing3 - Why so negative?
@theVoyage5 ай бұрын
I've watched a few of his more recent videos, he seems to spend most of his time bodging his drive train back together after it's latest failure. His drive train is a cobbled together mess of parts, his wiring is terrifying, and the boat seems to just barely function at the best of times. Building Seeker was impressive, but things haven't gone well since he hit the water.
@timreimer54514 ай бұрын
Well please give Doug some insight and examples from your home built boat. I'm sure he will listen to you.
@stefanbehrendsen3304 ай бұрын
You'd really be surprised how many industries are held together with bodges and a cobbled mess of parts then.
@thomasbecker96764 ай бұрын
@@timreimer5451 Doug had a pair of hydraulics engineers onboard helping him, and after they left, he insulted them and refused to take any advice.
@theVoyage4 ай бұрын
@@timreimer5451 See, it's easy to say something like this, but the fact is, people build working boats themselves quite frequently. And Doug doesn't listen to anyone, if he did, he wouldn't be on transfer case rebuild #6.
@mikemiller7564 ай бұрын
@@timreimer5451 Doug most definitely will not listen to people who know...
@f5debris2 ай бұрын
Incredible story Doug! It’s a pleasure to have met you the way we did!
@DuncanMargetts5 ай бұрын
The thing is a deathtrap... lets hope if the worst happens, its only Doug who suffers.
@jandoodle67694 ай бұрын
Every boat is a death trap. Still I went out sailing today, what did you do ?
@DuncanMargetts4 ай бұрын
@@jandoodle6769 Rebuilt the cooling system on my 40yo Landcruiser.
@jandoodle67694 ай бұрын
@@DuncanMargetts 🤣that’s a death trap too.
@DuncanMargetts4 ай бұрын
@@jandoodle6769 I travel alone and dont propose to carry researchers.
@jandoodle67694 ай бұрын
@@DuncanMargetts on the road, you are never alone. This boat is a new build and even professional build boats have time of trails let him figure it out he will get there one issue at the time. And you lighten up, cranky pants.
@jasonbrowne75255 ай бұрын
Very cool
@jamesfriedrichs27775 ай бұрын
I love it when I see new videos drop!
@Cheers_Warren5 ай бұрын
I can’t believe the negativity in some comments . The point is he got out there and did it! And he is encouraging to anyone that does the same big or small projects. Are there other ways to achieve what he he’s trying to do ? For sure and he would agree, but this was his way and he is having so much fun doing it , don’t knock it until you try! Lovely tribute to Doug and the seekers! Cheers Warren
@thomasbecker96764 ай бұрын
Did what, exactly?
@Cheers_Warren4 ай бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676 have you watched his video? He built a huge boat from ground up , filled it with all sorts of equipment and is using it on the water right now! Do I agree with all his decision , no , but doesn’t make it wrong ! He cast his own propeller blades out of very hard material to cast ( im in that business) and they work ! That’s ridiculous! What have you done that makes what he did pail by comparison? I don’t see anything you posted? Cheers Warren
@seanfyodorovich52304 ай бұрын
@@Cheers_Warren This is the usual sort of thing Doug would say. Legitimate criticism, concerns or advice from people who actually know boat design/building and sailing the oceans are dismissed with him pontificating about building a 74 foot boat in his front yard.
@Wrenchmonkey13 ай бұрын
@@seanfyodorovich5230 What are your "legitimate concerns"?
@dutchglobetrotter64645 ай бұрын
Superb!
@epsilonsilver78605 ай бұрын
Awesome video.
@bmill7755 ай бұрын
YETI has been taken by the grifter just like all the people who send him money. What a joke. Makes YETI look like idiots.
@SailorBarry5 ай бұрын
You Doug trolls need to get off the internet. It’s sad to see you all so obsessed. Step outside. Take a breath. Look away, you’ll be fine :)
@seanfyodorovich52304 ай бұрын
Well Yeti does sell ridiculously overpriced coolers to people with more money than brains.
@jakobrebeki5 ай бұрын
Very well filmed. I forgot just how long it took....
@dougmacleod72414 ай бұрын
Great video and what a wonderful subject, building not just a boat but friendships and a whole community.
@jwhowsezjwhowsez54485 ай бұрын
Great Vid could of watched another 2 hours ofcontent
@nalasemaj1Ай бұрын
Fantastic video Doug. Make it to New Zealand and I'll shout you a coffee.
@jimmiles335 ай бұрын
Years later, he still hasn’t researched a single thing.
@chapter4travels5 ай бұрын
Have you cleaned your room today as your mother asked you?
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
@@chapter4travels. No, he’s a hater, and haters live in their mom’s basements or something. What did you break today?
@richwaight5 ай бұрын
Years later here you are still bitter someone has made something of their lives and inspired thousands to join on the way. Amazing how many bitter people there are who don't want to see someone succeed.
@chapter4travels5 ай бұрын
@@richwaight Exactly, well said.
@mrvertigo235 ай бұрын
@@richwaight Have you heard the things that come out of his mouth when decent and experienced people offer help and advice?
@TrulyUnfortunate4 ай бұрын
I've been watching your journey for a lot of years and cheering you on. To see it finally come to fruition is incredible!! I kinda hate to see the journey come to an end.... I really hope you continue to show us a new chapter in the saga of SVSeeker!!! You can bet I'll be watching.......
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
Does sv seeker have a channel?
@quadcam24v5 ай бұрын
Too bad it's unreliable and unfit for purpose. A floundering, floating failure.
@bst3105 ай бұрын
He can move the goal posts as much as he wants, it will not never result in victory.
@charlesjohnsjr.58095 ай бұрын
Yes, but he’s the man in the arena. If you know you know.
@ajmac5735Ай бұрын
Looks like his channel has been deleted !!
@terencemerrittАй бұрын
Why
@tonyozimek21164 ай бұрын
Awesome
@kilgoar5 ай бұрын
the problem is that all the resurch he's doing is on unlikely contraptions for his propulsion and setting up wifi for watching movies
@TechGorilla19875 ай бұрын
Redundant wifi to assure the anchor alarms will alert him when he drags in to a channel while he and the chippy are mini-golfing on shore.
@richwaight5 ай бұрын
Jealousy will eat you alive pal! Best you put your phone down and get out in the real world. Or maybe ask yourself have you inspired anyone ever? Doug's inspired thousands to join him on his project. Amazing how many bitter people there are trying to tear him down.
@kilgoar5 ай бұрын
@@richwaight go buy a yeti microphone, troll
@theVoyage5 ай бұрын
I've seen a few of his videos, that boat is a floating Rube Goldberg machine, mostly because he refuses to fork out on a proper marine transmission.
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
@@theVoyage. Don’t insult Rube Goldberg like that. He got an engineering degree from UC Berkeley in real life, AND his contraptions actually worked. Duggie gets nasty when smart people talk, and…. well…. I wouldn’t exactly say that Seeker works.
@THESPORTINGCAMP5 ай бұрын
Thank you YETI. 🤝
@tmartin67175 ай бұрын
A powerful video measuring up to the achievements of the Seeker. I have been waiting a long time for this to come out. Thanks for all the hard work producing this.
@YoloSwagNinjaАй бұрын
His KZbin channel got taken down. Hahahahahahaha
@NoOneIsGoingToSaveYouАй бұрын
why and how just searched for and I do not see it.
@thomasbecker9676Ай бұрын
@@NoOneIsGoingToSaveYou "This channel was removed because it violated our Community Guidelines."
@CerebralAilmentАй бұрын
I'm confused why its funny? @YoloSwagJinja
@YoloSwagNinjaАй бұрын
@@CerebralAilment he won’t get to post any more hoax videos about fake brain injuries.
@bradley35494 ай бұрын
Man, I miss the videos with Aiden. It's one of the things that drew me to the project.
@thomasbecker9676Ай бұрын
His grandson? The one he put in mortal danger several times?
@bradley3549Ай бұрын
@@thomasbecker9676 "Mortal Danger" LOL.
@thomasbecker9676Ай бұрын
@@bradley3549 What do you think would happen to a small child if a large sheet of steel fell on them?
@glennevitt52505 ай бұрын
A Very Sweet Story ❤😎💯
@normanboyes49834 ай бұрын
Congratulations of capturing the essence of this project, the man and the ‘boat that the internet built’. I watched Doug from the beginning and it has been an amazing project throughout and could not have been completed without vision, determination, a fair bit of help and obstinacy. The marine environment is a very harsh environment and it will test man, materials, equipment and systems. By his own confession Doug had no relevant marine experience and it’s pretty safe to say he does challenge orthodoxy and ‘rules and regulations’. Any new vessel, especially a one of a kind ‘home built’ can be fully expected to have ‘teething issues’ and of course some of them could have been avoided by fitting certified marine equipment but of course at a much higher installation cost. I fully expect Doug will overcome the essential equipment issues and in the process develop a wee bit more humility and a new respect for the marine environment - but I will not be holding my breath on the latter.
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
“The free houseboat that the internet built.” Dude is just living on a beach spending money in his free boat, not a bit of research to be found.
@SailorBarry5 ай бұрын
He’s still in sea trials bruh. Chill.
@YoloSwagNinja5 ай бұрын
@@SailorBarry. Two more years and he will be ready to go.
@@SailorBarry same. He will be 300 miles east of midway in no time.
@MargaretLeber5 ай бұрын
When he approached a foundation that matches vessels with research projects, he discovered that most of them required the Skipper to have a Master's licence. He studied for the exam, took it and passed it. Onboard. In the Gulf of Mexico. In a boat that started as coils of steel in his front yard. In Tulsa, Oklahoma.
@acblack10325 ай бұрын
Ah Doug, we have gotten older dude LOL Great to be alive ant-it. But 11 yrs geez man well done.