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Salt & Tar
October 24, 2024
Salt & Tar

Salt & Tar

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Salt & Tar is a husband and wife duo determined to build a 35 foot custom George Buehler designed wooden gaff ketch sailboat; documenting their undertaking. Now, 5 years into the project, Garrett and Ruth have transported the boat to the San Francisco Bay Area. It began up a hill in Washington state. Equipped only with a 5000W generator, a few power tools, and resolution Rediviva has grown from a stack of lumber to a boat. Continuing the project in the Napa Valley Marina with better access to civilization and the ocean! You can also check out their instagram, https://www.instagram.com/saltandtar/, with more or less up-to-date information on the project. New episode every week, midnight on Thursdays PST. Stay tuned for the book is far from being closed.

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Salt & Tar Lastest Videos

Salt & Tar Update: Taking a Break
Salt & Tar Update: Taking a Break
There is always more to say but this is something we feel we need to do for now. We really appreciate your understanding. It's not easy sharing your life with the world and sometimes a step back to regroup is necessary. We are so thankful for the opportuni...
Salt & Tar: Ep.307- Fall into Fiberglass 🍁
Salt & Tar: Ep.307- Fall into Fiberglass 🍁
A whole lot of fiberglassing as fall approaches! We complete all the fiberglassing on the exterior of our new 10ft. dinghy. NEED anything from TotalBoat? Use our link and get a 5% discount: https://www.totalboat.com/saltandtar Code:03WHEXTEYFCA The ding...
Salt & Tar: Ep.306- Bottom’s Up
Salt & Tar: Ep.306- Bottom’s Up
I have the sickness at the time of recording my voice-overs so pardon the nasally voice. Garrett gets through all the prep work to start laying glass! At the end of this episode, theoretically, the dinghy would float ;) NEED anything from TotalBoat? Use o...
Salt & Tar: Ep.305- Structural Fillets
Salt & Tar: Ep.305- Structural Fillets
Thanks for watching! p.s. I try and reply to as many comments as I can but we are still so so busy so please do not take it personally 💕 Much love!!! https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar ----- pledge per episode https://www.pay...
Salt & Tar: Ep.304- Lapstrake Planking
Salt & Tar: Ep.304- Lapstrake Planking
Chesapeake Light Craft coined the term LapStitch which is a stitch and glue construction of a lapstrake hull. The design we chose has lapstrake planking above the waterline. SO cool to see Little Red in totality! The dinghy is from CLC, Chesapeake Light C...
Salt & Tar: Ep.303- Framing Little Red
Salt & Tar: Ep.303- Framing Little Red
NEED anything from TotalBoat? Use our link and get a 5% discount: https://www.totalboat.com/saltandtar The dinghy is from CLC, Chesapeake Light Craft, the Tenderly 10 design: https://clcboats.com/shop/boats/wooden-sailboat-kits/tenderly-dinghy.html Thank...

Watch Salt & Tar From The Beginning!

Salt&Tar episode 1
Salt&Tar episode 1
The first of many videos to document the building of our 35 ft wooden ketch. She is a George Buehler design called Button 2.
Salt&tar episode 2
Salt&tar episode 2
Ballast pour!
Salt&Tar   Episode 3
Salt&Tar Episode 3
Details of the framing process.
saltandtar episode 4
Salt&Tar Episode 5
Salt&Tar Episode 5
A little more of our day to day life. Not all of boat-building involves actually working on the boat unfortunately. This is my first video assembly (Ruth here!) so be kind! Thank you all for your support!!!
Salt&Tar Episode 6
Salt&Tar Episode 7
Salt&Tar Episode 7
Sorry for the long wait! iMovie threw me a curve ball that took some brain power on my part :)
Salt&Tar Episode 8   Planking!
Salt&Tar Episode 8 Planking!
Finally we begin planking! https://saltandtar.wordpress.com https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar
Salt & Tar   The First Year
Salt & Tar The First Year
Ruth here: I assembled some of my favorite photos over the last year and came up with some sort of summary commentary to hopefully sum up the build so far. This took longer than I thought to compile. I first thought of just throwing every single picture in...
Salt & Tar Episode 9 – The Engine
Salt & Tar Episode 9 – The Engine
In February we successfully acquired our engine. She is a Westerbeke W52 motor. We were able to get a good deal and the drive out wasn't too far. She now sits on the lawn awaiting the day we lift her into the shed and onto her permanent mounts in the boat!
Salt & Tar Episode 10
Salt & Tar Episode 10
Once again my poor tiny Mac couldn't handle exporting the video in full HD.... but here's the new video! The quality is not too bad. We are getting so close with the topside planking but unfortunately Garrett's back is out once more for time number three. ...
Salt & Tar Episode 11
Salt & Tar Episode 11
Episode 11! Intermediate frames, engine, and more planking. Thanks for watching! saltandtar.wordpress.com
Salt & Tar Episode 12
Salt & Tar Episode 12
Sorry for the long wait! I can't believe how fast time moves even when it feels like it's not. This is how we managed to put our 600 Ib engine up and through the shed and into the boat. It shockingly only took 40 mins all said and done. A very special wa...
Salt & Tar Episode 13
Salt & Tar Episode 13
saltandtar.wordpress.com gofundme.com/saltandtar This is my longest video so far! I had so much footage to sort through. I'm really excited I figured out that if I export the video to my external hard drive I'm not limited by the size of video. My tiny M...
Salt & Tar Episode 14 – Trees for Masts
Salt & Tar Episode 14 – Trees for Masts
We drop a few doug fir trees on our neighbors property for masts, booms, gaffs, etc.
Salt & Tar Episode 15 – The Stringers
Salt & Tar Episode 15 – The Stringers
We tackle the stringers in this episode. They are added structural supports for the bottom planking as well as added surface area to fasten the planking to the hull. For the most part getting these up was a big pain in the butt! They are long and awkward m...
1000 Subscribers!
1000 Subscribers!
Sorry for the poor video quality but the content of what I wanted to say to you is there. In less than a week we've gone from 200 Subscribers to over 1000! I'm just ecstatic!!! I can't believe more than 8,000 people have watched our latest episode. At the ...
Salt & Tar Episode 16 – Deck Beams and Bottom Planking
Salt & Tar Episode 16 – Deck Beams and Bottom Planking
I'm really happy with how this video came out. I had a lot of fun putting this one together. I can't complain when we are starting two major steps towards getting the boat completed. Rediviva really transforms into a home. Enjoy! We are now on Patreon! ...
Salt & Tar Episode 17
Salt & Tar Episode 17
saltandtar.wordpress.com gofundme.com/saltandtar patreon.com/saltandtar This video combines a bit of our life outside of boat building and boat building which consumes our life. Can you tell we dream about the ocean a lot? The dream is not to build the bo...
Salt & Tar Episode 18
Salt & Tar Episode 18
saltandtar.org patreon.com/saltandtar gofundme.com/saltandtar Filmed: November 2016 Have questions? Please leave a comment below or you can email us at: salt.and.tar@gmail.com We intend on putting together some Q&A shorts that will be available thr...
Salt & Tar is in Good Old Boat Magazine
Salt & Tar is in Good Old Boat Magazine
Check out the new growing website: http://youngandsalty.com/ The articel about Sailing YouTube channels: http://www.goodoldboat.com/pdfs/Good_Ship_Vicarious.pdf Thanks again everyone for staying tuned! I now have a computer on loan to start the next vide...
Salt & Tar Episode 19
Salt & Tar Episode 19
saltandtar.org patreon.com/saltandtar gofundme.com/saltandtar Finally the episode is complete! I struggled with this one. Sorry guys... Not only because I had started on it and then my computer crapped out and I had to start over but because this winter w...
Salt & Tar Episode 20
Salt & Tar Episode 20
https://saltandtar.org https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar Moving on and moving forward. Erecting the cabin walls and getting close to putting in bulkheads! Much shoveling was needed to free our masts from the weight of ...
Salt & Tar Episode 21
Salt & Tar Episode 21
https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar (For those who are only here for the BoatBuilding skip forward to 7:26) 50/50 Trying to find the balance between work and sailing. Having the opportunity to ...
Salt & Tar Episode 23
Salt & Tar Episode 23
I know I've made you all wait far too long for this video! Yes, I skipped an episode. It was the only way I could see around the stalemate I had blocked myself into. I'd try to work on 22 and every time I'd get started all the crazy feelings surrounding t...
Salt & Tar Episode 24
Salt & Tar Episode 24
As I write Rediviva sits in the Napa Valley Boatyard, safe. Finally the craziness of the move slowed down enough for me to get this episode done and out to you all! I'm thinking there might be one more episode between now and when I put out the trucking e...
Salt & Tar Episode 25
Salt & Tar Episode 25
https://saltandtar.org/ https://patreon.com/saltandtar https://gofundme.com/saltandtar.org Hustling in our last month left in the woods. Getting rid of some serious roots like the boat cradle and our outhouse. I really wanted to get this video out to you ...
Update:
Update:
Sorry it's not a full length episode but just a quick bit about where the boat's at and some cool other wooden boat channels to get your nerd on! Sampson Boat Co: Restoring Tally Ho https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg-_lYeV8hBnDSay7nmphUA http://sampsonbo...
Salt & Tar Episode 26 – The Move
Salt & Tar Episode 26 – The Move
Hello all you beautiful people, it's been a while! Episode 26 takes us through the very exciting and long day of loading the boat for transport. David, with Associated Boat Transport, really made this experience for us. We know our friendship will continu...
Salt & Tar Episode 27   The Arrival
Salt & Tar Episode 27 The Arrival
https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar The boat makes it to Napa! She's so close to a wide open bay when she's ready for sea trials. We've been located here in the San Francisco area before so we're ...
Update 2.12.18
Update 2.12.18
Just a quick word of what's up. I'm trying to get the videos out more regularly (bi-monthly) and I even gave myself a deadline but life had other ideas... https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar
Salt & Tar Episode 28 – Killing Time in the Storage Yard
Salt & Tar Episode 28 – Killing Time in the Storage Yard
Thanks for watching, following, and supporting! https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar In this episode we're sanding the masts, emptying the boat, looking for boat parts, and oh yeah trying to take ...
Salt & Tar Episode 29 – Caulking the Seams
Salt & Tar Episode 29 – Caulking the Seams
Moving right along and the first thing that needs to get done is sealing up Rediviva's hull. I cannot wait to roll on that first bit of finish paint. Yard life is treating us well. Being able to commiserate with fellow sailors and their never ending projec...
Salt & Tar Episode 30
Salt & Tar Episode 30
The work continues at the boatyard bringing us closer to splash time! saltandtar.org patreon.com/saltandtar gofundme.com/saltandtar Music credits They say-WowaMusik Maccary Bay-Kevin MacLeod ft. Brett VanDonsel on and on-Nicolai Heidlas Music
Update: We’ve Got Shirts!
Update: We’ve Got Shirts!
If you're interested in supporting the project by getting yourself a shirt, or just like the shirt...or if you're our moms this is the link to Bonfire! https://www.bonfire.com/salt-and-tar/ Thanks everyone for watching, following, and supporting! Much Lo...
Salt & Tar Episode 31 – Part 1: Cabin Re-Remodel
Salt & Tar Episode 31 – Part 1: Cabin Re-Remodel
Cabin re-remodel! Big changes as we get back in touch with the dream that persuaded us to take on this project! https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar