Craig is here to give us an update on the test assembly of the EcoPod. In the attached video he walks us through where we are in the process and what we will be doing as we move along. As you can see, we are hard at work here at the factory and making some […]

We are at the Ocean Builders Factory here in Panama with another update from Craig about the new EcoPod roof design. We have recently made a plug and three molds so that we can begin making the roof sections.The roof will be made up of a ring of 28 of these sections that go around […]

After we complete the visual inspection of our welds to make sure that everything looks right, we use an ultrasonic testing machine that can give us an internal image of the steel so that we can get a more thorough image of everything.Welding machines basically heat the steel and melt a stick of aluminum or […]

We have a big update from Craig at the Ocean Builders family here in Panama, the first 26 sections that make up the bottom half of the SeaPod are completed and ready for the next step.These 26 fiberglass sections make up the bottom “bowl” of the outer shell of the SeaPod. These sections are the […]

We are back at the factory with Grant who has an update on a slight design change to the SeaPod roof. We are working on a design that would give us the option to collect rainwater easier which could be used in the greywater systems for washing dishes or flushing toilets.The idea is to have […]

We are beginning to ramp up the production of our second and third SeaPod bases. The first base that we built will be used in our show home as an example of what the SeaPod will be, but these next two bases are the start of the actual production of SeaPod homes.We feel much more […]

We are back at the factory with an update on the construction of our second SeaPod central spar. You can see the team working on applying the fiberglass layers and resin to the structure. What we are working on here is essentially a fiberglass collar or sleeve that will go over the internal steel spar […]

It’s been a long journey over the course of this year. Longer than we had anticipated or wanted. But when creating something new and innovative, that is often the case. This project has been a huge undertaking, and there have been plenty of interruptions, from the Covid pandemic to dealing with supply issues to even […]

Yesterday we started cutting out the pieces needed for our new roof mold design. This design will be used to make the roof of our Seapod. This Seapod will differ from our flagship design and will be completely round. In the video, we can see the team working hard to create part of the master […]

While the outer shell of the SeaPod is made from fiberglass, most of the core and structural support is made from steel. While steel offers great strength and longevity, working with it can be difficult. Cutting these thick steel plates must be done with an oxy-acetylene torch which heats the metal and then uses the […]

We are back at the factory for a very big day in the development of the SeaPod. We have spent nearly a year creating the molds that we will use to build the SeaPod and now that those molds are built, we no longer have a use for the plug that gave them their shape. […]

We have been getting quite a bit of work done on our two SeaPod TriPod model bases here at the factory. In this video, we can see one of our welders making some welds on the interior of the core. This is a very important process in terms of giving the base the structural strength […]

We are back at the factory where our crew is working on the finishing steps of getting some of our molds ready for production. These 14 mold sections make up the top shell of the SeaPod, and they are quite large, with this being one of the smaller pieces. We recently removed these sections from […]

We are back at the factory doing some work on one of our TriPod bases. We are mounting one of the vertical sections that will be on the end of the outriggers. These vertical sections will house the ballast tanks that will keep everything floating properly. Additionally, options like the Wazebo will be built on […]

Each section of the SeaPod is made in a specially built mold that we use to form the fiberglass. Here we are at the factory with Connor to show the process of removing the finished fiberglass section from the mold. The fiberglass is hardened with a resin, but that resin also grabs onto the mold […]

We are back at the factory with Grant for an update on a change that we have made to the design of the SeaPod core. The TriPod model has three outriggers, or side-spars, that extend from the center core to create the base. At the end of each of these outriggers are large ballast tanks […]

After about a month of work, the time has finally come to remove the SeaPod shell molds from the plug. This has been a long process but these molds will be what gives the SeaPod its shape so we had to get it right.These sections are considerably bigger than the molds for the bottom of […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]