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00:00 Intro: Welcome back aboard Arabella
00:29 Rigging project, departing Newburyport, Massachusetts
02:46 Lifting / stowing th...
00:00:00 Intro, Newburyport update and American Yacht Club
00:01:12 A look at the hull, repainting the waterline
00:04:59 Standing rigging with Dyneema climbing slings
00:07:22 Victoria and her electric outboard motor from ePropulsion, the challenges of a...
A week of adventure! We conclude last week's sailing passage from Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Gloucester, Massachusetts, arriving on a mooring at the end of the day. From there, Robin found a sweet intracoastal passage on the Annisquam River,...
For information about our visit to Newburyport's Waterfront Park, please visit our website (link below) and click on the banner at the top of the page. Cheers!
Transiting the Cape Cod Canal is something that many New England sailors hold as an eventual "s...
What did we get up to in Bristol, Rhode Island? A bit of electrical work, some solar panel installation, sorting out rigging details so we can get to sailing this sailboat, and making a mockup of the hard dodger. Scott, KP, and Satchel are doing all this w...
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Sure, she looks all right, but how did this DIY wooden sailboat fare when a professional marine surveyor technically assessed actual details of wooden boat cons...
This DIY wooden sailboat is launched and as she floats, and the videos will continue far into her journeying. There is plenty aboard to finish, build, and perfect.
We are at The WoodenBoat Show this weekend. Come see us at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Conne...
Join us in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts for the culmination of seven years’ work and the celebration of the launching of a wooden boat.
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At the end of this video we have a reminder about our attendanc...
Coming to launch? It's IMPORTANT to visit the link below to get parking information. This small seaside town is looking forward to hosting you, and we've assured them that our community are the best kind of guests.
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The auxiliary diesel engine on this wooden sailboat is a 40 horsepower Nanni diesel, and we run it for the very first time in this video. After dropping the diesel in, aligning it well enough for now, remotely-mounting its fuel and oil filters, and adding ...
Our official launch shirt is still on sale, (see the Bonfire link below) and you might want to stop by our merchandise shop to see something very special for those attending launch day.
Our Bonfire fundraising campaign is open to help cover the costs of l...
Today is your last chance to get your official launch shirt ordered up so it arrives in time for launch, but you can order it any time in the next two weeks as well.
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So much is going on in the boat shed as A...
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Handrails, also called grabrails, aren't just a convenient feature... they're one of the most important boat safety items aboard. They should be comfortable in the hand, easy to reach, and of course people also would like them to be aesthetically pleasing....
You've been waiting, and now it's here. Caulking the hull of this wooden boat. It's not mysterious, but it does take practice, and Arabella's dynamic oak planking edge-set on its inboard edge makes it so we have to be very careful with the amount.
If you...
THANK YOU to everyone who has joined and upgraded on Patreon. The next Live from the Boat Shed for Patreon supporters will certainly be a hoot! The link to join is below.
You're invited to our Longboarding Party! Buy some wood, try your hand at the "tort...
COME TO THE LONGBOARDING PARTY! April 29 and 30. WOOD FOR SALE. Work with us. Have a good time. Come on by. Link below.
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When you say you're bringing your best people an...
Let's get this cutwater (stem or bow of the boat) shaped up, shall we? Plus, more 12 volt electrical work, the worm shoe is installed, the last of the pitch repairs on the deck are carried out, we get a varnish and finish report from Ross and George, and t...
Marine electrical, woodworking, an epoxy pour, KP update, Akiva update, wood finishing and varnishing, hull fairing, bilge pump installation, navigation equipment, and spiffing up the shaper to do the big work of making the cherry wood grab rails for the i...
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It's a full shop these days, and in this episode, there is truly a little bit of everything. Woodworkers will enjoy the joinery from S...
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That's right, it's time to cut some holes in the boat... not the through hulls yet for things ...
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Our lithium iron phosphate batteries by SOK Batteries for this DIY wooden sailboat need a saf...
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