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Arabella’s Workbench, Part 2 – Episode 181 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The Bellota the Bilge Dragon t-shirt can be found here: https://www.bonfire.com/bellota-the-bilge-dragon/ All of the milling in the last episode is starting to show its worth as the workbench comes together. The Emmert patternmaker's vise, which was a gen...
No-Glue Drawers – Episode 182 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
This week it's just what it says on the tin. Steve goes through making the four remaining drawers for the workbench after he finishes the proof-of-concept drawer he and Wes started. Victoria's drawers went from impossible-to-open to dry and super wiggly in...
Working Towards the Galley & Alix Update – Episode 183 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Oh what a tangled web we weave! Anyone will tell you about the compromises in nearly all liveaboard choices, and to be sure at least a vast majority of cubic inches are considered and cogitated upon, this week's episode takes a hard 90-degree turn into an ...
We’ll Be Live from the 2021 Annapolis Sailboat Show – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Here are the streaming and in-person events over the coming week: 7 a.m. ET, Friday, October 15: A2A Live from the Annapolis Sailboat Show The stream will be here: https://youtu.be/498a2IpwfAc A look around, and talking tenders with John Harris of Chesa...
Tender Design & Selection w/ Designer John Harris – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The sound gets better at 13:11! Thanks for your patience. We had the mics turned down from the noisy day before, when we were walking around a crowded show grounds. Steve and Annie B met up with John Harris, owner and CEO of Chesapeake Light Craft www.cl...
LIVE Sailboat Tour of Bristol Channel Cutter Calypso – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We went live aboard a small cruising boat in Annapolis during the Annapolis Sailboat Show with Nica and Jeremy Waters, cruisers who went all-in on their beloved 28' Bristol Channel Cutter, Calypso. Over the last few years they've made a great many updates ...
Fitting the Galley Sink – Episode 184 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We hope you caught the live discussion with Chesapeake Light Craft's John Harris that stood in for last week's episode. If not, here it is: https://youtu.be/498a2IpwfAc And we went aboard Calypso, a Bristol Channel Cutter (hull No. 6, built by the Sam L. ...
Counter Install & Annapolis Sailboat Show—Episode 185—Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Before we went to the boat show, Steve made progress with the galley sink, counter, and stowage area. He broke out some locust and used cherry for the first time—some sweeping, beautiful curves have made a beautiful cubby for needful things where food pr...
A Grizzly in the Boathouse – Episode 186 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Steve is the 5th generation of his family to live at Pinetum Farm, and many of his tools are lovely hand-me-downs, but some are workhorses he bought at the start of the project for as much bang as he could get for the buck. Unfortunately, the Delta thickne...
The Chart Table – Episode 187 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
It seems like we start something, get it to a point, then move on to the next thing... and that's completely on purpose. We'll be able to know where we want our electronics and systems aboard the boat, and still be able to run the wiring and hoses for them...
Three Fiberglass Projects – Episode 188 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The usefulness of fiberglass, when applied in the right places, makes the proper application of it an important skill. This week, we tackle three projects, two of which call for fiberglass sheathing, and a third that is a layup set over a mold that will ev...
Bringing Home the Fiberglass – Episode 189 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The finishing touches go onto the shower pan, which gets a drain installed, and the anchor locker, which gets an outlet for gunk that might make its way via the anchor chain. Two-part epoxy paint serves as yet another waterproof barrier for these pieces, w...
A Little Help From the Masters – Episode 190 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
"Before the snow flies," is a busy time around a farm, and this year it involves improvements to the shed, fixing Akiva's platform, and doing a few other labor-intensive tasks for which we had a passionate group of volunteers to help with. Thank you very m...
Sealing Up the Fridge – Episode 191 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
There are a lot of steps to each of the things we do on Arabella, especially in the interior, and between those multiple paint coats drying, that epoxy curing, and intense reading about 12 V DC electrical systems, there's plenty to do around and about to p...
Norna Needs a Captain – Episode 192 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
After all the fiberglass, foam, and fairing compound from the last few weeks, we get to the pretty stuff for the custom refrigerator (oh heck maybe with a bit more of all of that, too): the drop-in lids are topped with cherry and cherry burl, and they're m...
What If This Doesn’t Work? – Episode 193 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
What a payoff! Layers and layers of all sorts of foam, 'glass, epoxy, and fairing compound have come to this big reveal of how this refrigerated chest will look when it goes into the boat—covered in contrasting cherry wood. Before then, though, it did se...
Boat Electrical Systems, First Steps – Episode 194 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Gratitude to Bluetti for sending along this unit and solar panels for us to test in the shop. See details for the AC200 Max: https://bit.ly/3pr9XK0 THERE'S A VIDEO EVERY DAY THIS WEEKEND. SUBSCRIBE! DON'T MISS THEM. Prepare to nerd out about some of the ...
A Visit Aboard Calypso – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Here's the rest of the conversation. We broadcast an earlier live video— https://youtu.be/uZkFNjgkezQ — in which you can see Anne's friend Nica making fantastic soup and sandwiches aboard Calypso in Spa Creek. After that, we had a nice conversation wit...
More from the Boat Show Booths — Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We've got three booth visits for you, and exciting ones at that: Sea Frost refrigeration, Mantus Marine's anchor swivel and chain hook, and a nifty tool demo at the beginning. After building the refrigerator and having it so close to finished, we're glad...
Finally Back to Woodworking! – Episode 195 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Don't worry, electrical geeks and systems nerds, there's still plenty to do on the wiring front. We have to put that on pause a bit until we know what the clearance is around the finished water tanks. Until then, let's keep screaming along on the interior....
Built Like a Tank – Episode 196 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Come along with us to MS Fabrication in Dorchester, Massachusetts, where Evan Kelly takes the three dimensional templates we built a couple of weeks back and turns them into stainless steel water tanks. In this episode, we'll follow one tank through that p...
The Companionway Ladder & A Big Update – Episode 197 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Visit here if you think you can help with our rigging hardware: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/rigging-hardware New Tiers on Patreon! https://patreon.com/acorntoarabella So many updates this week! What's cooking for 2022? Did we just reveal a bit about o...
All Together Now – Episode 198 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
To get yourself a reminder when we go live on February 11 visit: https://youtu.be/pCa0VXfjl_8 Visiting February 11 here in Granby? Please read this: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome In this episode, we fabricate, modify, and install a bunch...
Cables and Cold Days – Episode 199 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Set a reminder for the live steam on February 11 visit: https://youtu.be/pCa0VXfjl_8 Visiting February 11 here in Granby? The info you need: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome NEW BONFIRE T-SHIRT CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF NEXT FRIDAY! It's cold. Ve...
All Hands on Deck, 6 Years of A2A – Episode 200 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Livestream celebration, 5 p.m. ET: https://youtu.be/pCa0VXfjl_8 A2A Community Tee: http://bonfire.com/the-a2a-community-crest Visiting us in Granby today? Here's more info: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome Comment when you see the moment yo...
200th Episode Livestream SHINDIG! – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Join Steve, Akiva, Annie B, and special guests for Live from the Boat Shed 15. Who will stop by? Who will call in? See you there on February 11 at 5 p.m. ET. (Want to see the other episodes in our Live Archive? There’s 14 hours’ worth on Patreon!) ---...
Old Bungs & New Tile – Episode 201 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Get the A2A Community crest on a tee or sweatshirt: https://www.bonfire.com/the-a2a-community-crest/ We save even the smallest or thinnest pieces of mahogany from Victoria just in case a piece of scrap wood might be helpful. As we looked to fill the bungs...
Installing the Water Tanks – Episode 202 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Last call for this very important fundraiser: https://www.bonfire.com/the-a2a-community-crest/ Only a couple of days left, and it's crucial to the coming year and the work we need to do to prepare for launch. Thank you for your support! The water tanks h...
It’s All In His Head – Episode 203 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Learn more about our VERY LAST open house or about visiting Arabella here: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome Now that we've got the various stainless tanks and heat shields here at the shop, it's time to start doing this and that around Arab...
New Crew Member, Meet KP – Episode 204 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
For more information about Open House and to get updates, visit this page: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome We've had a history of talented, kind, supportive crew here. They're more than employees, of course. KP came to us by way of a long-...
Putting In the Bilge Tanks – Episode 205 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Open house May 2022 information is here: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome The head might be a small space, but there are a lot of details that have required a great deal of planning and critical decision-making. Steve discusses and installs...
Final Deck Beams & Scouting Launch Sites – Episode 206 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
KP got a week to settle in, and takes on a satisfying task: fitting the last three deck beams now that we're done with major interior installations just below them, and that we're getting everything in order to install the next big things: covering boards ...
Installing Bulkhead and Galley Stove – Episode 207 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
For information about our May 7&8 Open House (our final one!) visit: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome Evan at MS Fabrication in Dorchester, Massachusetts finished an important stainless steel surround that serves as the home for the gal...
Putting In the Shipmate & A Visit To MIT – Episode 208 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Apply for our summer 2022 apprenticeship, or pass this link to someone you think would be interested: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/internship-summer-2022 It's time to make a home for the woodstove, which will get a similar heat-resistant surround as di...
A Tight Squeeze On Deck, Fitting the Centerline Blocking – Episode 209 – Acorn to Arabella
We did a shoutout to a special, potential intern: https://www.instagram.com/p/CcWVEITvo7q/ Spread the word on IG and FB! If you applied last week, we'll be in touch soon. Centerline blocking does one big, important thing, and it's something that's barely...