We've done steam bent frames for the majority of Arabella, now, in the stem and the stern, it's time to make some sawn frames. Where the bow and stern come in ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Finished Framing! / Planking Timber Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

Planking has been a very fun challenge though a bit of a challenge it has been. Learning to fit the oak planks to each other has its intricacies. We need to ...

With all the bent frames installed in Arabella and all the bronze floors in place, we can now work on installing the sole beams. The sole beams are the ...

One of the great parts of boatbuilding (or maybe the hardest part about learning boatbuilding?!) is that there are many different ways to do things. And they ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – The Life of a Futtock / EP54. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

We are learning so much from the planking process. After having cut and installed the garboard planks, we are now on to the first broadstrakes. These next ...

It's on to the port side Garboard! We wanted to show a little bit more detail on what goes into installing these big planks. It can be a little bit of a ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Frame-Raising 2.0 (meeting the crew) / EP53. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

There is a fine art to planking a boat and we certainly are learning that by putting on Arabella's Garboard. This is one of the hardest planks to fit, but ...

It is time to start planking Arabella! This moment has been a long time coming and we are thrilled to be able to finally start this process. It does mean a ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Installing the Bow Assembly / EP52. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

Once she is sailing, we are planning on taking Arabella all around the world on adventures and in all kinds of conditions. A bluewater sailboat like her needs ...

There are many steps in the boat building process that some people may not know of or think about when picturing the work being done. Most see the ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Assembling the bow timbers / EP51. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

The planking process can be something of a mystery. Unlike houses that are square and easily divided up to figure out siding, boats require a little bit more ...

Launching into planking is going to be a big and satisfying part of the project. We have been working towards this moment for a very long time. In order to ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht Cutting the Stem / Bow pieces / EP50. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

We are launching into planking soon but before we get into all that, we really wanted to do a little house cleaning video. We get so many questions about the ...

Now that we have all the floors fabricated and the majority installed, there are 4 more very important ones to focus on. The ones that tie the ballast keel to ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Removing the Bow Assembly / EP49. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

The prep is over with and it is finally time to install the bronze floors! We have invested so much time, energy and money in these and it is such a ...

The bronze floor timbers have been a lot of work but it is all paying off. We spend some time prepping everything so that we can finally get to installing ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Leo’s Story (RORC presentation / EP48(Pt2). Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...