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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 29: Lead Contamination and our Keel Pour
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 29: Lead Contamination and our Keel Pour

After the video of our lead keel pour came out, we received a lot of comments regarding the safety of the pour and about concerns or contamination to the surrounding area. We did our best to get information regarding such issues and went as far as calling...
  • Mar 30, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:42
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 28: Logging Round 2
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 28: Logging Round 2

There are differing ideas out there on what time of year is best to harvest trees for lumber. In our case, winter was ideal. Due to the cold and the lack of heating in the boathouse, we aren't able to work with certain materials such as paint, epoxy, fai...
  • Mar 23, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:02
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 27: Flattening the Keels
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 27: Flattening the Keels

After the arduous task of dragging our lead keel out of the ground and onto the cribbing in the boathouse, it was time to start working on flattening both keels in preparation for them to be mated together. See how we set things up in order to do that. Al...
  • Mar 09, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:13
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: 24000 Subscribers and Patreon!
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: 24000 Subscribers and Patreon!

We just broke 24000 subscribers and reached our Patreon goal of $1200 per video so we thought we would talk a bit about our expenses and how we are affording to do this project. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------...
  • Mar 02, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:18
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 26: Moving a 4.5 ton keel – Acorn to Arabella
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 26: Moving a 4.5 ton keel – Acorn to Arabella

It took us about three days to move the keel out of the ground and into the boathouse. No easy task moving an object that heavy. It's great to know that we now have our keel and it is sitting where it needs to be in the boathouse. Next we'll need to fai...
  • Feb 23, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:21
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 25: Setup for Our Lead Pour
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 25: Setup for Our Lead Pour

Need a setup to pour a lead keel? Here's how we set up to pour the 4.5 ton keel for our wooden sailboat build. We are building a 38ft wooden sailboat and needed a solid 9500lbs ballast keel. No easy task! If you haven't seen the video of the pour, you...
  • Feb 09, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:11
Pouring a 4.5-Ton Lead Keel | Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat (Episode 24)
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Pouring a 4.5-Ton Lead Keel | Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat (Episode 24)

We finally poured it! Watching 100 gallons of molten lead drop into a wooden mold is not something you experience every day. In this video we focused more on the pour itself and not on the details of our setup. We will go into that in our next video. If y...
  • Jan 26, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:27
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Molten Lead In A Wood Mold? (Q & A 1)
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Molten Lead In A Wood Mold? (Q & A 1)

In anticipation of pouring our 9500 lbs lead keel we have had many questions, comments, suggestions and concerns. Thank you all so much for all of them! We wanted to start a question and answer segment to be able to answer questions in a more thorough an...
  • Jan 19, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:05:23
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 23: Ballast Keel Mold – Round 2
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 23: Ballast Keel Mold – Round 2

We decided that our previous ballast keel mold made of concrete had the possibility of being too dangerous. So we made a new one. Out of wood this time. As we say in the video, we would like to start putting out a short segment in between the longer cha...
  • Jan 05, 2018
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:38
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 22: Great Grandpappy’s Gift from the Grave
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 22: Great Grandpappy’s Gift from the Grave

Right in front of the house is a row of perfectly straight Norway spruces. We couldn't help but think about the possibility of them becoming a part of Arabella. Especially considering that Steve's Great Grandfather planted them. What a great story to be...
  • Dec 22, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:11
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: The Good, The Bad and The Bronze
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: The Good, The Bad and The Bronze

Last week we shared Victorias trip home with us. Now we'd like to show you what she's got to offer. She a veritable treasure trove! We go through some of the bronze that we have already acquired and take you on a tour of what Victoria still has attached ...
  • Dec 15, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:30:47
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 21: Our Lady Victoria
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 21: Our Lady Victoria

Previously we drove to Rhode Island to build up some connections. While we were there, we were urged to go check out a boat that was for sale near there. We're lucky we did! What a treasure! Victoria is one of the biggest assets we have come across so ...
  • Dec 08, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:15:44
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 20: Rhode Island and Jamestown Distributors
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 20: Rhode Island and Jamestown Distributors

We've been crazy busy the last couple of months. Many unexpected trips and work have kept us from getting much progress done on Arabella. This video is from a trip we made to Rhode Island. We have to admit, it's not our best work but we'll be back in fu...
  • Nov 24, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:05
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 19: Film Festival and Wooden Boat
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 19: Film Festival and Wooden Boat

We make a trip to Maine to show our short film in the International Maritime film Festival in Bucksport, Maine. On the way we catch up with old friends and make new ones, we visit Wooden Boat and Alix even goes for a sail. We met Kourtney and Pete from th...
  • Nov 10, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:28:50
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 18b: Bow and Stern Timbers (Part 2)
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 18b: Bow and Stern Timbers (Part 2)

In our last installment we started laminating some of the bow and stern timbers. The forefoot was one piece that ended up being a little trickier and we wanted to dedicate an entire video to it. We decided to steam and bend three of the laminations for t...
  • Nov 03, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:16
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 18a: Bow and Stern Timbers (Part 1)
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 18a: Bow and Stern Timbers (Part 1)

Last week we started shaping the keel timber. This week, we start on the laminations for the bow and stern timbers. We didn't have any timber large enough for these so we had to glue some large pieces together in order to achieve the desired dimensions. ...
  • Oct 27, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:09
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 17b: Shaping the keel timber (Part 2)
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 17b: Shaping the keel timber (Part 2)

We ended the last video with a teaser of us chainsawing some lead keels. We go into more depth on that and then show how we finished the rough shaping on the wooden keel. El video doblado en español. Desarrollado por Papercup: https://youtu.be/R1O_MW6Z...
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:16:07
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 17a: Shaping the keel timber (Part 1)
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 17a: Shaping the keel timber (Part 1)

The keel timber is ready to be shaped. As it was such a big moment for us having everyone help bring it into the boathouse, we wanted to keep sharing that feeling and have everyone here for another open house while we did the preliminary cuts. We also go...
  • Oct 13, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:45
A2A – Bonus Content: Short Film – Acorn to Arabella: A Year and a Half in Review
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A2A – Bonus Content: Short Film – Acorn to Arabella: A Year and a Half in Review

We made this short film to show at the International Maritime Film Festival in Bucksport Maine the weekend of September 29th, 30th and October 1st. The film festival is jointly put on by Downtown Bucksport and Wooden Boat magazine. The short explains a li...
  • Sep 30, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:12
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 16: Melting Lead
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 16: Melting Lead

The lead keel is one of the most exciting parts of this build at the moment but it is also the scariest, by far! We have melted down some of the wheel weights and loose lead in order to weigh it, while talking about that, we weigh in on the actual pour. ...
  • Sep 15, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:19:25
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 15: Casting The Ballast Keel Mold
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 15: Casting The Ballast Keel Mold

We've started showing you the process to build the lead keel. In one of the previous videos we showed the plug being made, now we get into the structure we built to hold that male plug, pour concrete in it and remove it to reveal a female mold which the l...
  • Sep 01, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:13:53
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 14: Smelter Tank Work
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 14: Smelter Tank Work

We've been wicked busy this summer! As we say in the video, we got invited to the International Maritime Film Festival in Bucksport ME for the weekend of September 29th to October 1st. This should be so much fun. If you are considering going, go can fin...
  • Aug 18, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:04
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Quick Update (1)
Acorn To Arabella

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Quick Update (1)

Hi everyone, We've got a quick update for you all about what is coming up soon. We also talk a little about how you can help us really get this project off the ground. FOLLOW US: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Instagram: https://www.in...
  • Aug 04, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:03:34
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Wooden Boat Show ’17
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Wooden Boat Show ’17

We took a Saturday off of our usual boatbuilding duties and went to the 2017 Wooden Boat Show at Mystic Seaport. We had a blast and met some really amazing people and some some really neat things. We are already loving the community we are growing into. ...
  • Jul 21, 2017
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:07:24
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