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Now that we've got all of our boat decking down, it's time to caulk with cotton, and we go through some practice runs and observations when it comes...
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Long Live Victoria!! Last call for these: https://www.bonfire.com/long-live-victoria-1/ Check out Bob Emser's latest video about making a half-hull model of Victoria, the Tender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY_YQV_o3fM
We've been preparing the boat de...
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 pl...
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The sheer strake g...
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Our woode...
King planks and covering boards are so essential to the longevity of wooden boat decking, it warrants the caution and care that we've taken to get here. The covering boards are both "glued" and screwed, albeit with a wood glue called 4200, which can be rem...
Surprisingly to some, paint is one of the many boat systems we have to account for on Arabella. Each part of this DIY wooden sailboat is carefully considered as we paint, varnish, oil, or even leave something bare... all decisions are intentional and caref...
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When it comes to scarfing the covering boards, there are three approaches to "Hide-a-butt" scarves! Many ha...
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Robin gives us a glimpse of this channel's adventure c...
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Covering boards are coming closer to their final shape. Decision time again! The t...
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It's a special event to launch a ship, and though she's too small to call her one, this 38' wooden sailboat will be launched...
We went live with Bob Emser from The Art of Boatbuilding and with John Harris of Chesapeake Light Craft on Friday, June 24 at The WoodenBoat Show. We announced that Bob will be building our wooden tender (dinghy) and John helped us with downsizing the plan...
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As we prepare for the boat decking, which can also essentially be thought of as the boat deck flooring, there is a lot of preparation for the lumbe...
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Our steam woes are over as we repurpose a familiar fire setup to generate steam the ...
This episode covers the last two planks being installed. Watch the full recorded livestream of the whiskey plank here: https://youtu.be/AomcpAjIxWA
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We went live as we put the last plank on Arabella. This is a big moment of celebration, a milestone for the build as we carry on toward launch in 2023. The whiskey plank is called so because it is the last plank on the boat, completing the hull structure, ...
Watch the Whiskey Plank livestream Saturday starting at 2 p.m. ET: https://youtu.be/AomcpAjIxWA
Of the final three planks, the sheer strake (plank) goes on first. Made of locust, it can sustain the knocks and bumps of dock approaches or rafting (two boats...
Thank you to EcoFlow, https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-mini-portable-power-station?aff=264, who sent us their Delta Mini Portable Power Station to test. We've been wanting to monitor the refrigerator's performance and actual electrical draw, and it's...
Coach roof (cabin house) carlins are installed this week, and there's probably not much more satisfying than seeing finish go onto interior pieces before they're assembled like big-kid Lego, where they'll live all their days from here on out. Since the sur...
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We begin by making the locust coach roof carlins identically curved, and ...
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