SeaPotential introduces DUO to U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, RI

Yesterday Tim MacDonald, as Team Leader of Team SeaPotential, and Andy Cole a graduate student in Architecture on loan to SeaPotential from Roger...

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January 20, 2016

Yesterday Tim MacDonald, as Team Leader of Team SeaPotential, and Andy Cole a graduate student in Architecture on loan to SeaPotential from Roger Williams University had the unique pleasure of introducing SeaPotential and our competition in the Wave Energy Prize to US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D RI) as the first enterprise-in-residence at Tinker|Bristol and a pioneer in the New Energy Economy.

After the meeting with Sen. Whitehouse, Tinker steering committee member Halsey Herreshoff, a retired marine engineer, naval architect, entrepreneur, self-described tinkerer and 3rd generation boat-builder who is well known in yachting circles walked with Tim and Andy over to meet Bud Luther, an expert metal fabricator whose business is nearby Tinker|Bristol. After a living 45 minute exchange of ideas, Bud agreed he could do all the custom fabrication Team SeaPotential needs to build our 1/20 scale model of the DUO, making our team that much stronger!

Below are a few pictures of some of the metal bending, cutting and shaping machines in Bud’s fabrication facilities.

Some of the metal bending, cutting and shaping machines in Bud’s fabrication facilities.
Some of the metal bending, cutting and shaping machines in Bud’s fabrication facilities.
Some of the metal bending, cutting and shaping machines in Bud’s fabrication facilities.
Some of the metal bending, cutting and shaping machines in Bud’s fabrication facilities.
Some of the metal bending, cutting and shaping machines in Bud’s fabrication facilities.