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Single-Handing the 38’ Wooden Sailboat He Built Himself
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You can still contribute to the fight against cancer at https://profile.pmc.org/bf0201 This week, we map out our passage from Shelburne to Lunenburg, NS, ...

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Repairing Tally Ho’s electric drive – was this hybrid system worth it?
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Support TALLY HO; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 224 In which I have to repair the ...

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From P-Town to Nova Scotia: Our First International Sailing Adventure
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This week, we’re taking Arabella international—we’re sailing from Provincetown, MA to Shelburne, Nova Scotia. But, before we go too far, we need to calibrate ...

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We’re Over-Wintering Where? Getting Ready for Our First International Passage
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This week, we're getting our homebuilt wooden boat ready for her first international passage. Sure, it’s just to Canada, but to us, it’s a big deal! First up ...

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Moving the Diesel Engine Panel & A New Cockpit Nav Station
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It’s Arabella Demolition Day, folks! This week, I’m dismantling our on-deck nav station and engine control panel, and rebuilding one big station to house all ...

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Repairing Rot in the Bowsprit & Snugging Up a Loose Rig
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A calm morning in Marion Harbor makes for the perfect day to deal with the rot I found in Arabella’s bowsprit while we were back in Miami. What I thought was ...

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Gale Force Winds & Broken Autopilot! Offshore from VA to MA
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This week, we’re setting out for a 4-day offshore run from Norfolk, VA back to Mattapoisett, MA—where we launched Arabella almost two years ago to the date! ...

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Sticker Shock! Decorating the Dodger Before Cruising to Norfolk
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Work on the dodger may be done, but before we can leave Okracoke, we need to install our new Garmin GMI20. The last one died halfway through our passage from ...

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Dodging Shoals and Working on the Dodger: Sailing to Ocracoke Island & Cape Hatteras
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This week, Arabella makes her way to Ocracoke Island, at the south end of North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Robin and I have been looking forward to visiting the ...

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Fixing a Leaky Boat Deck & More Boat Maintenance Fun
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After our offshore run, I promised Robin that I would wait for her in Beaufort so she could see the wild horses on Carrot Island, explore the shops in downtown ...

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5 Days And 4 Nights Offshore: Catching Mahi & Learning Lessons
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This week, the journey resumes on day three of our offshore sailing passage from Miami, FL to Beaufort, NC. Along for the journey was my old college buddy, ...

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Setting Sail for a 600-Mile Offshore Passage (But Only After a Little Boat Work)
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This week, we’re getting ready for a 600-mile offshore passage from Miami, FL to Beaufort, NC. Before we set sail, I took the chance to get some boat work ...

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Trading the ePropulsion Electric Motor for a Loud, Smelly Gas Engine (But At Least It Works)
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This week, we start with a visit from the one and only Sam Holmes—a real, actual sailor! Sam regales us with tales of suffering and single handing his ...

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Boat Maintenance Woes: Technical Difficulties with the Watermaker & Auto Helm
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You know what they say: “BOAT” stands for “Break Out Another Thousand.” While we were anchored in the Dry Tortugas, I got our Spectra watermaker back online. ...

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Autopilot or Bust: A Metalwork Collaboration Between Acorn to Arabella and SV Seeker
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This week’s video resumes in the Dry Tortugas, where we’re stuck on finding a solution for installing our auto helm. But that can wait…first, fishing! Our bait ...

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After Over 3,000 Miles, Arabella Drops Anchor at the Dry Tortugas
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In this episode, we sail Arabella over to the clear, blue waters of the Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west of Key West. Starting from the Ten Thousand ...

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Sailing Two Wooden Boats & Saltwater Fly Fishing in the Ten Thousand Islands
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In this week’s episode, we say goodbye to Sanibel Island and the beautiful “Ding” Darling Wilderness, and we set sail for Florida’s Ten Thousand Islands, an ...

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We Left Our Heart in North Captiva #Cruising #Sailing #LiveaboardLife
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Along our journey south, we decided to drop the anchor in North Captiva and stay a few days. We totally fell in love with this sleepy island town. From walking ...

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The Boca Grande Experience #LiveaboardLife #Cruising #WoodenBoat
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We took Arabella to Boca Grande for a week to get some boat work done...but we had to spend some time adventuring, too. We paddle boarded over to Three ...

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Transom Repairs on Victoria: Boat Work is Better in Boca Grande & North Captiva
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Get an exclusive 15% discount on Saily data plans! Use code ARABELLA at checkout. Download Saily app or go to https://saily.com/arabella ...

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Paddleboarding Adventures in Cabbage Key & Cayo Costa #SailFlorida #LiveaboardLife
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Four months ago, we left Maine on our hand built wooden sailboat. Join us in Southwest Florida, as we adventure our way through Cabbage Key and Cayo Costa. We ...

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Fixing the rudder and painting the boat!
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Support TALLY HO; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 214 In this episode we identify ...

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Cruising Cabbage Key & Cayo Costa: Finding a Hidden Paradise
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Use this link to subscribe and save $20 off your first subscription of AG1 https://drinkag1.com/acorntoarabella -------------------------- This week, Arabella ...

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Cruising the Okeechobee Waterway #Sailing #Cruising #Travel
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We spent 4 days cruising the Okeechobee Waterway in our handbuilt wooden sailboat, and this is what we saw... 🎥 Watch the full episode - ...

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