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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this weeks episode of Barefoot Sail and Dive we prepare the boat to go OFF GRID. Or at least we prepare to be more sustainable. We have acquired a new to us ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SHIPWRECKED sailboat on uninhabited Abrolhos island sailing WA - 117 How come we had never heard about the shipwreck of the Batavia before we came to The ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

We're Tom, Amandine, and Bonbon. In October 2019, our lives were changed forever when we won a writing contest and were given a Morgan 32, Bagheera. Her ...

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 ...

The mock-up, and now mold, for the cabin house is finally put to work as the cedar strip-planked house comes together. Building this crucial part of the boat ...

Between getting really lost, not carrying the right equipment and exploring caves which were not meant to be explored...this adventure was definitely one of ...

The last plank... for now, anyway. This episode doesn't feature the whiskey plank, and Steve does a very good explanation for those who have been asking about ...

This may have been our FAVORITE stop in the Exumas! Lee Stocking Island has so much to offer, and we loved spending some time here, exploring underwater and on ...

We are very excited to present Agus from BOHEMIA ART! Agustina is a Argentinian artist that we've had the pleasure of sailing with for the past few months. ...

As we've been finishing the rest of the planking on the port side, we have had groups of helpers lend a hand to clean up Arabella's interior. Most recently, ...