A2A - Journey of a Wooden Boat - Episode 105: A Visit From Louis Sauzedde (Tips From a Shipwright)

One of the things we appreciate so much about boatbuilding is that there are so many different ways to do things and so many things to learn. We have worked really hard to teach ourselves what we need to know in order to build Arabella. From studying in books, haunting the Wooden Boat forum and even looking at real life examples (taking apart Victoria provided us with so much information).

But one of the nice things about building our community through these videos is that we have forged some great connections with experienced shipwrights who have a wealth of knowledge to share. Louis Sauzedde is one of these shipwrights.

We got to know Lou through our connections with Jamestown Distributors. Lou has had a long running, and very popular Youtube Channel called Tips from a Shipwright (if you don’t know if, you need to go check it out!). We’ve spoken with Lou a bit before but this was his first opportunity to come to see Arabella and he had some tips about planking to share with us, which we very much appreciate.

A special thank you to Jamestown Distributors who made the initial connection and has been helping us out tremendously throughout this project. And of course to Lou for making the trip out and spending the day with us in the boathouse.

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Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve and Alix started as amateur boat builders building their own 38′ wooden boat in their backyard: designer William Atkin’s Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel’s gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when they will travel and learn to cruise aboard the boat that they’ve built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.

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