Everything and the Galley Sink - Episode 228 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Acorn To Arabella
Steve Denette: The 5th-generation farmer who built the 38ft wooden ketch Arabella from the stumps of his family farm, now pioneering big-wall climbing in Newfoundland.
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Check out Bob Emser’s latest about Victoria, the Tender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60JHi_z7Evc
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
1:13 Protecting the boat decking material
1:35 Fairing and shaping the stem
2:28 The worm shoe and fairing to the garboard plank
4:23 What to do about the gaps in the seams throughout the planking; why we haven’t caulked yet
6:04 Adding humidity to the boat shed for caulking
7:55 Cutting the deadwood, fairing the sternpost to the hardware, and building the rudder
9:01 How far ahead of the work are our videos?
11:16 How the bronze parts from Victoria have saved both time and money
13:04 Manual Edson bilge pumps.
17:12 Seacocks
18:52 Stainless steel Mantus Marine anchors
21:52 Woodworking and carpentry in the forepeak
23:05 Electrical needs in the forepeak, and what we already have ready to go.
23:52 Woodworking, carpentry, and systems details needed in the main saloon. This includes the diesel heater stove, the stainless steel water tanks, watermaker details.
25:19 Anchoring the Shipmate woodstove and the galley stove, running the propane.
25:43 Galley details: woodworking needed around the sink since the glue-up for the galley countertop needs re-doing.
26:53 Work needed aft: finishing the installation of the diesel engine, its diesel tanks, through-hulls, and the quarterberth and cockpit.
27:35 The navigation table and all the instruments that need installing
27:44 What’s left to do in the head: systems, woodworking, and carpentry.
28:26 A verbal rundown of what’s needed on deck for carpentry and woodworking: hatches, cabin house, hardware installation.
29:49 The Super Intricate Master Planning Program (SIMPP) and how all of this looks on a calendar for real. When are all these things going to happen?
36:40 What about the sails? What about the spars? What about the tender? We are collaborating with other people to get these things done. Shopping out big projects to friends.
Doyle Sails, The Art of Boatbuilding, Shipwright Skills.
40:35 Navigation gear! GPS, chartplotter, GMI, electronic compass, radar, VHF, AIS, and more.
54:30 Things that will be left to do after launch.
59:30 Deck details and items that will wait until after launch.
1:01:26 Volunteer opportunities and work parties to come. Fairing the hull, mini-open house. Deadeyes, rigging, parceling and serving, and other needs. Sign up for our newsletter! http://eepurl.com/hn3Qyv
Have you commented recently about our path to launching our DIY wooden boat in 2023? This special presentation about the year ahead shows equipment we’ve never talked about before, reveals a few collaborations that are new, and talks about exactly what’s going to be done, and when.
With deep thanks to Bob Emser, Keith Mitchell, Mantus Marine, Edson Marine, Jamestown Distributors and TotalBoat, Doyle Sails and Robbie Doyle, Nanni Diesel, DeAngelo Marine Exhaust, MS Fabrication, and so many others.
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Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur boat builder building a 38′ wooden boat in his 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 he and the crew 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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