SV Seeker

[fukupananvil]

Well, he still needs to eat. Oh, and the price of sailing diesel is really high right now.

Looks like he can haul 3 x 55 = 165 gal, 1155lb, probably what, $1000 at a time in his little pickup. If I owned the bar/marina I would not want that load sitting there in that pickup truck, nor would I want him using the walkways and dock to move 55 gal drums to and from his mooring. Stiff breeze forecast there today, 20+ knots. Good day to sail, or not.

 

[Jud - s/v Sputnik]

Since those masts are welded on -- there is no possibility to unstep the masts.
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Welded on masts?!? I assume this isn’t a common thing.

Quote from Doug "There are many people who have no place to be at sea....I use to be one of them."
And this was before he even took an offshore trip and learned he would get sea sick.,.....Rally bad.
Then he goes on to list a "crew requirement" for "seeker" that he can't even match.
Comic gold (both k/comedy and the bad kid of karma???) here folks!!!!

The Seekers. Seek as he may for crew, Doug will never find another him

 

[epoxypete]

Comic gold (both k/comedy and the bad kid of karma???) here folks!!!!

What a totally self serving and contradictory diatribe! I have rarely heard such a word salad string of bull shit spewed by one person like this idiot. If ever there was one person I would never ever want to be on a boat with at the same time, this mental giant ticks all the boxes, and I mean ALL!
I presume this video was made well before his BSO reached that little bay off of the Pirates Cove bar. As he continues his fix-n-break-n-fix tutorials, it is revealing that he is now alone, instead of being surrounded by "courageous" crew, possessed with both the"adaptability to learn" and the"ability to fail." Most importantly, no one with a sense of humor has shown up either. This is a pity, since having the insight to laugh at yourself and others, regardless the consequences, rates high in Dugg's vacant cranium as a valuable skill to have at sea.

 

[Israel Hands]

Doug is now alone with his problems...

 

[Zonker]

Welded on masts?!? I assume this isn’t a common thing.

Doug does not like to follow the conventional wisdom on anything. That's for people who didn't learn by trial and error.

Can't say I've ever heard of a sailboat mast being installed in a permanent manner either. He probably couldn't think of another way to stop rain water coming in the deck opening or thought it would be extra strong that way.

 

[fukupananvil]

Quote from Doug "There are many people who have no place to be at sea....I use to be one of them."
And this was before he even took an offshore trip and learned he would get sea sick.,.....Rally bad.
Then he goes on to list a "crew requirement" for "seeker" that he can't even match.
Comic gold (both k/comedy and the bad kid of karma???) here folks!!!!

I forced myself to watch that crew requirement video. Turning the issue of requirements around, if I wanted to be a crew member on a sailing vessel accomodating researchers, I'd want for starters:

a. A vessel with known solid sailing capabilities.
b. An experienced captain who knows how to sail, navigate, and deal with adverse weather.
c. A known destination and nature of research and researchers; a copy of the researchers' contract.
d. Knowledge that the vessel is on firm financial footing.
e. A statement of crew duties and shifts.

I'd pass on this clusterfuck. Snafus and shitshows are safer.

 

[Jud - s/v Sputnik]

Doug does not like to follow the conventional wisdom on anything.
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He’s probabaly one of those secret savants, unappreciated geniuses whose wisdom and achievements will only be realized by future historians…or not.

 

[epoxypete]

He’s probabaly one of those secret savants, unappreciated geniuses whose wisdom and achievements will only be realized by future historians…or not.

Not.

 

[epoxypete]

Can't say I've ever heard of a sailboat mast being installed in a permanent manner either. He probably couldn't think of another way to stop rain water coming in the deck opening or thought it would be extra strong that way.

He undoubtedly had various people giving him ideas, like mast boots and the like, but thought his way was better...way better! Besides, the last thing he needs would be for his masts to fall out when his BSO is turtled by a humongous wave and then what? This is a sailing vessel, after all

 

[Rasputin22]

Doug does not like to follow the conventional wisdom on anything. That's for people who didn't learn by trial and error.

Can't say I've ever heard of a sailboat mast being installed in a permanent manner either. He probably couldn't think of another way to stop rain water coming in the deck opening or thought it would be extra strong that way.

Probably thinks that the welded in masts would prevent them from falling out when the boat turns turtle...

 

[Rasputin22]

I forced myself to watch that crew requirement video. Turning the issue of requirements around, if I wanted to be a crew member on a sailing vessel accomodating researchers, I'd want for starters:

a. A vessel with known solid sailing capabilities.
b. An experienced captain who knows how to sail, navigate, and deal with adverse weather.
c. A known destination and nature of research and researchers; a copy of the researchers' contract.
d. Knowledge that the vessel is on firm financial footing.
e. A statement of crew duties and shifts.

I'd pass on this clusterfuck. Snafus and shitshows are safer.

Cliffs Notes on crew

https://www.disl.edu/images/uploads/vessel_release_and_rules.pdf

 

[fukupananvil]

He undoubtedly had various people giving him ideas, like mast boots and the like, but thought his way was better...way better! Besides, the last thing he needs would be for his masts to fall out when his BSO is turtled by a humongous wave and then what? This is a sailing vessel, after all

He doesn't regard welds as permanent. Witness all the weld, grind, break it apart, reposition, reweld....

 

[epoxypete]

Doug is now alone with his problems...

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Feel the fear, acknowledge the fear, but do it anyway. Is this not how everyone learns?Ha! Dugg is certainly alone with his white elephant and no amount of bravado and other bullshit declarations will entice innocent folks to join in his dangerous delusion. The real test would be for a potential willing crew to actually show up with their own highly detailed performance contract and get Dugg to sign that! I think I can almost hear the response from Dugg going something like," What kind of a pussy are you for wanting ME to sign a performance contract?! Only pussies raised by mothers who were women need contracts! Get off of my vessel right now, you pussified asshole!"

 

[mathystuff]

Since those masts are welded on -- there is no possibility to unstep the masts.

 

[epoxypete]

He doesn't regard welds as permanent. Witness all the weld, grind, break it apart, reposition, reweld....

You know, I think you are onto something.He has stated on multiple occasions how much he loves working with metal because you can so easily cut off a mistake, grind off the remaining bits and fuck up the replacement and new weld all over again, ad nauseam. Brilliant! He claims to be a life time learner, but has demonstrated repeatedly any real ability to ever finally learn anything at all, and all this despite untold hours of practice. He is one dense sick puppy.

 

[fukupananvil]

Need to remove the guard for Dugh.

 

[Rasputin22]

Just saw this posted locally. I think it would be a good shakedown for Doug and the Seeker.

Florida 120​

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Playing around with a drawing program to come up with the picture to CNC into the plaque I will send to anyone who successfully completes the Panhandle 180 challenge. (https://swidmier.wixsite.com/fl120/panhandle-180) I plan on putting a picture of the person's boat in the middle.
I am hoping to make a run at it during the first week in April. Just depends on the weather.
Quick refresher, the Panhandle 180 is a challenge to sail, paddle or row from Pirates Cove in Josephine, Alabama to North Beach Social Club in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida and back again for a total of approximately 180 miles. You choose when to go, where to launch, who to go with, what boat to take, and etc. However, you cannot may any progress using a motor. If you plan on doing the challenge, let me know and I will see about setting up a blog so you can document your run.

 

[Sail4beer]

Yeah, a welding savant. At least he admitted that he burned his hand on the piece he he’d just incorrectly welded. He’ll be honest enough to tell us the next time he does it. Of course, anyone should know that you don’t handle welded sections without gloves.

He was looking for help figuring out how to troubleshoot his suitcase welder and a poster told him about a missing screw in the welding tip that could cause a serious malfunction. Doug said he’d put it back in…

 

[Rasputin22]

I apprenticed to a cabinet maker in a small family owned and operated shop. One of my first jobs when out on a dishwasher installation was to clean up the copper sweat fittings to reuse when the new dishwasher was installed. My boss would lie on his back with both arms stretched under the dishwasher and use a small propane torch to melt off elbows and unions which I then heated up and wire brushed with some flux to ready them for the next step. I had just set an elbow down next to my boss without cooling it with a wet rag. He reached down to his waist and was patting around for the now clean (but still smoking hot) copper fitting. He grabbed the hot fitting and almost had his hand back into the cramped space under the DW when he yelled and reflexively sat up banging his head. He had an odd dry sense of humor that I was learning to mimic so I asked, "That ain't hot is it Shaw?"

He was still sucking on a burnt finger but said, "Naw, it just didn't take me long to look at it..."

Some of Doug's weld burns remind me of that learning moment.

 

[fukupananvil]

I apprenticed to a cabinet maker in a small family owned and operated shop. One of my first jobs when out on a dishwasher installation was to clean up the copper sweat fittings to reuse when the new dishwasher was installed. My boss would lie on his back with both arms stretched under the dishwasher and use a small propane torch to melt off elbows and unions which I then heated up and wire brushed with some flux to ready them for the next step. I had just set an elbow down next to my boss without cooling it with a wet rag. He reached down to his waist and was patting around for the now clean (but still smoking hot) copper fitting. He grabbed the hot fitting and almost had his hand back into the cramped space under the DW when he yelled and reflexively sat up banging his head. He had an odd dry sense of humor that I was learning to mimic so I asked, "That ain't hot is it Shaw?"

He was still sucking on a burnt finger but said, "Naw, it just didn't take me long to look at it..."

Some of Doug's weld burns remind me of that learning moment.

In an absent minded moment or two I've done it with a bare hand on a hot piece after working it on an anvil. Red heat color gone to black. Instant hard spot burn on the fingertips. Great for robbing banks and not wanting to leave fingerprints. I generally work with one glove on the left hand and none on the right. Don't answer the phone or make videos when working. Helps. Now if you do it frequently, maybe time to switch hobbies or avocation.