SeaPod Floor Grid Update
The floor of the SeaPod will consist of the subfloor, the floor beams, and the surface flooring material. Here we are taking a look at the floor beams. These beams will provide the strength and support that we need under the floor.The floor beams need to be rigid because we don’t want the floor to […]
SeaPod Floor Panel Update
The floor of the SeaPod will be pieced together with custom-cut sections that are unique to each room. The panels are cut from large sheets of flooring and fit together almost like a puzzle. The design of these has taken quite a bit of work but the results have been good so far. The floorplan […]
Subfloor & Spar Planning
We are back at the factory with Craig for another update on the subfloor for the SeaPod. The subfloor will consist of 26 sections that will surround the center spar like slices of a pizza. We have one piece sitting on a temporary jig to show what the final alignment will be. Above the subfloor […]
SeaPod Production Update
We are back with another update from the Ocean Builders factory for some of the mold that we have been working on. We currently have two molds for the subfloor sections of the SeaPod. We have been refining these molds and now we are using them to produce a few more sections as a test […]
Floor Beam Production Update
We are back at the factory with Grant and Craig for an update on the production of our floor beams. For the past few weeks, we have been prototyping different methods of making the floor beams for the SeaPod. Through our research and trials, we have settled on the method that we want to use […]
SeaPod Master Mold Update
Work has been continuing on the master molds for the body of the SeaPod. We have been applying the fiberglass to every other section of the mold to every other section as we go around. Right now, the white surface of the positive mold and the red tooling gel surface on alternating sections make the […]
Removable Mold End Caps
As we start to complete the process of making our molds, we can move into making the actual panels of the SeaPod. This video focuses on the molds for the subfloor sections which will support the floors inside the home. You can see two of our subfloor molds which after having some slight deformations, were […]
Taking The TriPod Out For A Spin
Here we have some footage from our home marina here in Panama. We needed to move one of our TriPod bases to a different part of the marina so we used that as a chance to take it for a spin and see what it would be like in the open water. In the footage, […]
Walk-in Closet In The Master Bedroom
Here we have our CEO Grant walking us through the design of the walk-in closet that will be located in the master bedroom. One of the biggest challenges in building a floating home like the SeaPod is finding ways to be as efficient as possible with space. When we were reviewing the design of the […]
Mold Update
We are back at the Ocean Builders factory with another update on the progress of our molds. As you can see here, we have just successfully removed another subfloor section from the mold. Our employees are finishing up some polishing on the surface of the tooling gel coat which will be used again to make […]
Fail: Epoxy Master Mold Test
With many aspects of the SeaPod, we are pushing the envelope and challenging the old ways of doing things that have been done for decades. There has never been anything like the SeaPod ever built before so we are doing our own experimentation and testing of many different things through this process. That being said, […]
Safety Training
Reynaldo Howell Other, Safety Training
Everyone here at Ocean Builders works hard on the SeaPod project, and a lot of that work is potentially hazardous. As a company, we feel the responsibility to give our employees a safe working environment where we can minimize risks and hazards.One of the integral parts of maintaining a safe working environment is Reynaldo Howell, […]
Inserting The Tanks
Here you can see some of our employees working together at the marina to insert a ballast tank into one of the side spars of this SeaPod base. These fiberglass tanks have several internal chambers which can be filled with water or air to help balance or adjust the overall buoyancy of the SeaPod.We are […]
Cross Section Testing
Here we have an update on the construction of the subfloor for the SeaPod. The subfloor is made in sections that meet in the middle of the SeaPod like slices of pizza. Each section is made individually and then connected to the center column of the SeaPod. At the top of this structure, we will […]
Assembling A SeaPod Base
We have another update from the factory about the SeaPod base that we are currently building. We are beginning to connect the outrigger tubes to the center core. These sections weigh nearly one ton each so we have to use a crane to move them around. As the tube is lifted by the crane, we […]
Making Of The Bathroom Climbing Wall
Access to the roof of the SeaPod goes through the skylight that is located at the top of the shower. We could have easily used a regular ladder for this but we have done so much work to make the SeaPod unique so we felt that a ladder wouldn’t fit the theme of the home. […]
Using Open-Source Platforms For Home Automation
The SeaPod is a smart home that has dozens of automated processes that work together seamlessly. While the whole point of home automation is to make life in a smart home more convenient, it requires an immense amount of work to achieve that integration and operation that we need.When we originally started on this journey, […]
Making Of The Main Body
Before we can make our molds, we have to build the plug, which is what we call the positive mold. The plug is essentially the shape that we want the final product to be. So after the plug is built it is used to create the negative molds. The negative molds are what we use […]
Making The Windows In The SeaPod
When you look at the SeaPod, one of the striking features that you’ll notice is the huge panoramic windows that seem to wrap around the home. While these windows look stunning and provide wonderful views from the inside, they were quite a challenge to engineer.The original plan was to have one large window that would […]
Camera Gear & More Frequent Factory Updates
Grant Romundt Lifestyle
We truly think that the work that we are doing here at Ocean Builders will change the way the world looks at housing forever. With this idea being so unique, we felt that it was very important to document the process and keep everyone updated during every step. To help with the media side of […]