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Bellota the Bilge Dragon: https://www.bonfire.com/bellota-the-bilge-dragon/ There is a great deal of difference between a boat built to suit most people—one that's meant to go onto the market to be sold immediately, with general accommodations builders ...

For visitor information and to watch the video Ben mentions in the intro, visit this page: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome We say saloon, some say salon... we say lapstrake, some say clinker... we're not calling the whole thing off. Boat t...

Bilge stringers (which we also call bilge bands) add longitudinal stiffness to Arabella in an area of the boat where it's needed. Carolyn, who's been working on fitting the stringers into the boat, gives us a good look at how she sneaks up on a very smart ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing Casting & Floors / Plank Stock (EP83) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 83. We have finished casting! In this episode, th...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Pouring Bronze / Fastening Floors (EP81) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 81. Having poured all the smaller bronze Floors, we have to b...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Cutting for Propeller / Boring for Prop-Tube (EP80) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 80. Cutting the Prop aperture and boring out the h...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Lining-out for Planking (EP78) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 78. In this episode we calculate the locations and sizes of all the hu...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing the Transom / More Floors (EP76) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 76. In this episode I focus on the final install of the tra...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Restoring the Transom (EP74) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 74. In this episode I work on repairing and reinstalling Tally Ho’s ori...

We have been waiting for our haul out since day one of ownership so when the time came we felt ready. However, we did not plan for a pandemic or poor weather to hit in the middle of our projects, delaying our progress. Spending lockdown in the boatyard def...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing the Deck Structure! (EP73) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 73. This is the day - the big reveal! With the deck structure fas...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Bilge Stringers / Oak problems! (EP72) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 72. In this episode we face a major dilemma - having found tha...