The deck framing is almost complete on Arabella. In this episode, Steve wraps up all the framing in the aft section by making a couple more deck beams and then ...

We working on wrapping up the last of the deck framing before we can get to a house top mockup. While Alix continues with fairing around the house top ...

The Cherubini 48 foot staysail schooner is a heck of a classic boat! She's 56' length overall when you include the bowsprit and boomkin. Designed by John ...

We are nearing the end of the knees! It's amazing the difference that can be seen as these all start to go in. Not only to the rigidity of the structure but ...

Knees and blocking are what keep the deck of the boat from racking or moving in unwanted ways. Ours are made from the stumps we dug out of the ground around ...

Now that we have installed the short beams around the deckhouse opening, it's time to start fairing that out. These beams have all been milled a bit oversized ...

Last year, at about this time of year as well, some blood, sweat and maybe tears were shed in retrieving some large White Oak rootstock from the woods and ...

There is a lot of time consuming but rewarding work in boat building. Cutting carlin joints to instal short beams is a good task to show how much time some of ...

Alix continues work on Arabella with making and installing the lodging knees at midship. These, along with the rigidity of the housetop, will help keep the ...

We all need a break from big projects and this time it's Steve's turn! As Alix stays back to look after Arabella and the boathouse to continue work on fitting ...

The Troublemaker 9500 is a revolutionary new monohull design that I believe fixes a lot of the problems that cruising monohulls tend to have including deep ...

As we continue working on Arabella, we look ahead at starting to figure out the power plant. We got a beautiful new engine from Nanni Diesel last year and now ...

Boatbuilding can be a slow and tedious (yet rewarding!) process. As with many things in life, patience is a useful skill. In this episode, we work on making ...

Part way through the build of Arabella, we were told about a boat we should look at in Mattapoisett, MA. Although we didn't need another boat to restore we ...

As we said, "Alix will be back in the fall", it is now fall and Alix is back! We talk a bit about the our summer and our plans for the project and then get ...

The Seawind 1260 is essentially the bigger sister to the 1160, and you know we already love the 1160. Whether you feel that the 1260 or the 1160 is the right ...

The time has come! We've all been waiting for the moment that big beautiful blue Nanni Diesel engine gets dropped into Arabella. She's been sitting patiently ...

The Lagoon 440 is one of the most popular cruising catamarans on the market. It's big, spacious, and well-laid out for cruising. Part of what makes it ...

They say "Do something you love, and you'll never work another day of your life", but when a tool doesn't do what it should and the task list for the day has a ...

Steve gets back to work on the deck structure as well as fitting the sampson post. This post which lies at the bow of the vessel needs to be very strong and ...

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With some help from Thad and Satchel we decide on exactly where the openings for the fore hatch, house, and cockpit should go. With no experience sailing, it ...

Deck beam construction has begun! In this episode we make great strides towards a framed deck in Arabella. The black locust shelves get varnished and prepped ...

This is the biggest, coolest, most interesting, and most exquisite yacht we've toured thus far! Words cannot express how awesome this 1957 91' custom Feadship ...