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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 75: The First Broad Strakes
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 75: The First Broad Strakes

We are learning so much from the planking process. After having cut and installed the garboard planks, we are now on to the first broadstrakes. These next couple of planks are going on right after the garboard and are also oak and need to be pretty sturdy. As these planks are also still fairly low...
  • Aug 16, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:29:28
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 74: Installing the Port side Garboard
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 74: Installing the Port side Garboard

It's on to the port side Garboard! We wanted to show a little bit more detail on what goes into installing these big planks. It can be a little bit of a fight to get them to fit just right. This one also had a little imperfection that needed to be dealt with before installation. We have som...
  • Aug 09, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:12
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 73: Fastening the Starboard Garboard
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 73: Fastening the Starboard Garboard

There is a fine art to planking a boat and we certainly are learning that by putting on Arabella's Garboard. This is one of the hardest planks to fit, but that just means it is a perfect test for us to learn the intricacies of planking. Arabella is going to have oak garboards and broadstrakes ...
  • Aug 02, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:28
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 72: The Garboard Plank
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 72: The Garboard Plank

It is time to start planking Arabella! This moment has been a long time coming and we are thrilled to be able to finally start this process. It does mean a bit of a learning curve though, so we had our friend Thad Danielson come back to the boat yard and help us through the process of marking out ...
  • Jul 26, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:49
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 71: Installing the Bronze Strapping
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 71: Installing the Bronze Strapping

Once she is sailing, we are planning on taking Arabella all around the world on adventures and in all kinds of conditions. A bluewater sailboat like her needs to be tough and be able to stand up to all kinds of conditions. Atkin designed her with these considerations in mind, but there is one more...
  • Jul 19, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:35
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 70: What Are Stop Waters?
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 70: What Are Stop Waters?

There are many steps in the boat building process that some people may not know of or think about when picturing the work being done. Most see the centerline timbers going up. Then the frames, the planks, deck, spars, etc. And Boom you have a boat! However, there are so many more intricate part...
  • Jul 12, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:45
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 69: A Bit on Lining Off
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 69: A Bit on Lining Off

The planking process can be something of a mystery. Unlike houses that are square and easily divided up to figure out siding, boats require a little bit more thought and layout for them to look right. In this video we go over a little bit of the lining off process. Lining off is the process of det...
  • Jul 05, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:32:04
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 68: Planking: Laying the Groundwork
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 68: Planking: Laying the Groundwork

Launching into planking is going to be a big and satisfying part of the project. We have been working towards this moment for a very long time. In order to make sure everything goes smoothly and is enjoyable, we need to make sure that we set ourselves up well before hand. In this episode, we do ju...
  • Jun 28, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:16
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 67: Q and A Before Planking
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 67: Q and A Before Planking

We are launching into planking soon but before we get into all that, we really wanted to do a little house cleaning video. We get so many questions about the project and it's not always easy to address them all in the subsequent videos. So, right now seemed like a good time to answer a few of...
  • Jun 21, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:34:22
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 66: Installing Pocket Keel Bolts
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 66: Installing Pocket Keel Bolts

Now that we have all the floors fabricated and the majority installed, there are 4 more very important ones to focus on. The ones that tie the ballast keel to the keel timber. These four floors in the middle of the vessel will hold the bolts that capture the 4.5 ton keel and keep it connected to t...
  • Jun 14, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:54
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 65: Installing the Bronze Floors
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 65: Installing the Bronze Floors

The prep is over with and it is finally time to install the bronze floors! We have invested so much time, energy and money in these and it is such a gratifying feeling to finally see them put in place. In the end, the installation went very smoothly and they all fit rather nicely. Other than havi...
  • Jun 07, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:20:12
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 64: Setup for Bronze Floor Installation
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 64: Setup for Bronze Floor Installation

The bronze floor timbers have been a lot of work but it is all paying off. We spend some time prepping everything so that we can finally get to installing these beauties in their places for good! Each faying surface will need treatment before we can place the floors and bolt them down. We also nee...
  • May 31, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:10
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 63: Welding the Bronze Floors
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 63: Welding the Bronze Floors

The end of the current metal work which comes with fabricating the bronze floors we are installing in Arabella is finally nearing its end. These structural members tie the frames to the centerline and whether they be wood or metal, are one of the most important parts of the build. We have put a lo...
  • May 24, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:23:06
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 62: Fitting the Engine Beds
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 62: Fitting the Engine Beds

We pushed really hard to get the bronze floors finished up so they could be sitting in their places during the open house. In this episode we show how we got the floors ready to start fabricating the supports for the engine beds. Since everything fits in such a small space here and has to be fairl...
  • May 17, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:27
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 61: Tacking Floors and Steaming Frames
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 61: Tacking Floors and Steaming Frames

We're moving right along with our silicon bronze floor timbers. We tacked most of the floor pieces together in preparation for welding them in batches. Before we can finish making the rest of the floor timbers though, we need to replace the frames that we culled recently. There were a couple...
  • May 10, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:20
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 60: Forward and Midship Floors
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 60: Forward and Midship Floors

As we continue moving forward on the forward and midship bronze floor timbers, we are kindly interrupted by a friend of ours who plays us a cover of 'Boats to build' by Guy Clark. The bronze floors are a tedious amount of work. Bending the compound curves in the wings going up the frames...
  • May 03, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:58
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 59: Clean up and Bronze Floors
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 59: Clean up and Bronze Floors

We've all been looking forward to getting to work on the bronze floors but before we can do so, we had a bit more cleaning up to do in order to finish up with Victoria. As we're looking to save as much as possible, we had to strip all the planking of its fasteners and find a way to safely ...
  • Apr 26, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:21:40
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Financial Update 2019
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Financial Update 2019

Well, it's tax time again! Perfect timing for us to go over our finances for the project before we ramp up to a change to weekly videos. Just like last year, we go over what the project finances look like. We find it to be an important part of the project. When people donate to Acorn to Arab...
  • Apr 19, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:10:32
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 58: Dismantling Victoria
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 58: Dismantling Victoria

Well, it's finally time to say goodbye to Victoria. We got her knowing she was going to be a parts boat but was still the first boat we ever owned. Feels a little bitter-sweet. On the other hand, she has given us so much! Not only her hardware but also a sense of excitement having her in th...
  • Apr 12, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:18:07
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 57: Bronze Floors
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 57: Bronze Floors

Floor timbers are a critically important structural member in wooden boats. As we've been building Arabella, there have been many decisions so far in terms of following the original plans or making slight adjustments. Each decision has pros and cons. When it came to the floor timbers, we felt...
  • Mar 29, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:29:49
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: BIG UPDATE!
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: BIG UPDATE!

We've been going for three years straight now. At first we were working full time jobs and building on nights and weekends to support ourselves and pay for the build. Recently the support has been strong enough for us to be able to work full time on the project but we were still held back on ...
  • Mar 22, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:09:47
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 56: Planking Material and Floor Timbers
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 56: Planking Material and Floor Timbers

Milling our planking stock out of our donated cedar and working on figuring out our bronze floor timbers! Buckle up because there is a lot of information here. A lot goes into this project behind the scenes that we don't talk about. Most of that is the mental game of figuring out how to do wh...
  • Mar 15, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:35:05
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 55: Removing Victoria’s Cockpit and Rudder
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 55: Removing Victoria’s Cockpit and Rudder

After having stripped Victoria of her interior, we now move on to disassembling her hull by removing her cockpit, aft deck and then her rudder. Almost all of the mahogany that is being stripped from her is being saved and we will reuse as much of it as we can in Arabella's build. As for her ...
  • Mar 01, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:23
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 54: Beginning of a New Journey
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 54: Beginning of a New Journey

What is the soul of an old boat? We believe it has to do with all the people she has touched and the journeys they have experienced. All this shows in every detail and aspect of an old boat. It would be a great disservice to Victoria if she were simply cut up and sold for scraps. We plan on lovi...
  • Feb 15, 2019
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:34
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