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Bringing Home the Fiberglass – Episode 189 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Nov 26, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:32
Three Fiberglass Projects – Episode 188 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Nov 19, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:18
The Chart Table – Episode 187 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Nov 12, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:15
A Grizzly in the Boathouse – Episode 186 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Nov 05, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:27:18
Counter Install & Annapolis Sailboat Show—Episode 185—Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Oct 29, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:28:53
Fitting the Galley Sink – Episode 184 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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. ...
  • Oct 22, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:59
LIVE Sailboat Tour of Bristol Channel Cutter Calypso – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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 ...
  • Oct 17, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:17:15
Tender Design & Selection w/ Designer John Harris – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Oct 15, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 01:08:43
We’ll Be Live from the 2021 Annapolis Sailboat Show – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Oct 11, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:02:49
Working Towards the Galley & Alix Update – Episode 183 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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 ...
  • Oct 08, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:53
No-Glue Drawers – Episode 182 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Oct 01, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:42:53
Arabella’s Workbench, Part 2 – Episode 181 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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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...
  • Sep 24, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:23
Arabella’s Workbench, Part 1 – Episode 180 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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Arabella’s Workbench, Part 1 – Episode 180 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Bellota the Bilge Dragon: https://www.bonfire.com/bellota-the-bilge-dragon/ There is a great deal of difference between a boat built to suit most people—one that's meant to go onto the market to be sold immediately, with general accommodations builders ...
  • Sep 17, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:01
Vacation Adventures and Visiting Norna – Episode 179 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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Vacation Adventures and Visiting Norna – Episode 179 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We covered a general plan for the interior in a breezy way a few weeks ago in a bonus video (https://youtu.be/RDxneIM3M8c), but now that a few things are in place and the vision came into focus, Carolyn drew a scaled layout plan that is approaching some se...
  • Sep 10, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:34:59
What to Expect When Visiting Acorn to Arabella
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What to Expect When Visiting Acorn to Arabella
We're glad you're stopping by! Please follow all the signs, and very importantly, please approach quietly, silence your phone (including camera noises) and don't disturb work if Steve or other crew are focused and unable to visit with you. To see all the g...
  • Sep 03, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:03:10
Fitting the Saloon / Salon Berth – Episode 178 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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Fitting the Saloon / Salon Berth – Episode 178 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
For visitor information and to watch the video Ben mentions in the intro, visit this page: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome We say saloon, some say salon... we say lapstrake, some say clinker... we're not calling the whole thing off. Boat t...
  • Sep 03, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:30:45
Installing the Forward Berth – Episode 177 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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Installing the Forward Berth – Episode 177 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
This video ends with Carolyn's excitement to sit on the frame she built for one of the saloon setees and we'll get a glimpse of Steve laying down on his future berth thanks to all the work shown in this week's episode. A water tank will go inside the spa...
  • Aug 27, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:22:34
The Pleasures of Square Carpentry – Episode 176 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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The Pleasures of Square Carpentry – Episode 176 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Buttoning up the forward bulkhead with coats of sealer and varnish makes way for some interior joinery in the forepeak that Steve has plenty of experience producing. Tools that have long sat dormant in the shop are whizzed back into life to create square m...
  • Aug 20, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:29:51
Bonus: The Satisfying Process of Sealing Wood (ASMR) – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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Bonus: The Satisfying Process of Sealing Wood (ASMR) – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We’ll see you Friday for a regular episode, but we’ve had a lot of requests for less speaking, and for perhaps something with a calm pace. We won’t be changing how we’re documenting progress on Arabella, but we wanted to release a bonus video showi...
  • Aug 17, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:03
100-Year-Old Mahogany Trim – Episode 175 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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100-Year-Old Mahogany Trim – Episode 175 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
In the past, we've had a look in the garage at the piles, en masse, of the mahogany lumber that came out of Victoria, but this week's video goes through a pretty extensive and specific inventory of what we have to play with for reclaimed wood as we put the...
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:24:35
The Floor Plan, Bonus Video – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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The Floor Plan, Bonus Video – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
A big reveal here: We have a close look, side by side, of Steve's plan for Arabella's interior laid alongside Atkins's fairly general layout he envisioned would fit the needs of most cruisers about a hundred years ago. This conversation between Steve and S...
  • Aug 06, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:26:09
Pitching the Bilge – Episode 174 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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Pitching the Bilge – Episode 174 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Short run of merchandise available at acorntoarabella.com today: We've got planking offcuts of various sizes, frame offcuts from that closed-up port side of the boat, rejected copper rivets, and challenge coins from @SV Seeker. (Doug's launching in a coupl...
  • Aug 06, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:38:11
The First Bulkhead – Episode 173 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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The First Bulkhead – Episode 173 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The pesky, dangerous maple that serves as an anchor for the boathouse comes down in this episode, and Steve (who has worked in the past as an arborist, and of course, felled the trees for the lumber in Arabella) goes through a couple of specifics about how...
  • Jul 30, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:25:51
House Top Interior, Fairing and Painting—Episode 172—Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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House Top Interior, Fairing and Painting—Episode 172—Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
A big part of strip-built construction isn't the glue-up itself, which is a satisfyingly quick process, but is the fairing and finishing process that comes after. Steve and volunteer Grant (thanks again, Grant!) fill large imperfections and voids in the se...
  • Jul 23, 2021
  • Language: EN
  • Play Time: 00:31:50

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