It's always a balance between improving the boat and improving our home. They are one in the same which makes it's hard to separate personal and work life. The ...

Now that the molds are out we can bend in the remaining 14 frames and finish framing Arabella! Big thanks to everyone who is following and supporting our ...

Rigger, Electrician, Painter, or Plumber sometimes all 4 at once. We complete almost everything on the list for the mizzen mast until we get a late-season ...

We've all been waiting to see this one. Arabella's molds finally get removed and we can see from stem to stern with nothing in the way! Big thanks to ...

For all those wondering where Alix has been and when he is coming back here are some answers for you! Spoiler alert: He is alive and well and enjoying some ...

Let's make Rediviva the ketch she was designed to be! Garrett and I work together to measure and cut our shrouds. Garrett permanently installs the mizzen mast ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing the Transom / More Floors (EP76) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

This round we tackle the remainder of the planking rabbet, make and hang some cedar and start prepping framing stock. It won't be long until the molds come ...

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We get all steamed up and tweak some steam bent white oak frames so they lay more fair with the planking. Measurements are taken off the hull and the ...

Vagabond was an Atkin design "Little Maid of Kent" Schooner http://www.atkinboatplans.com/Sail/LittleMaidOfKent.html The journal found me 7 years ago and I ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Casting Bronze Floors (EP75) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

In this episode we install some more oak planks, remove the stairs to the second floor so we can keep planking and run out of dry oak for planking stock. ...

Nothing sucks more than after a fresh bottom job your first sail runs you into a submerged tree. Garrett and Memo, being the handy quick-on-their-feet ...

This round we re-stock the lumber pile with some glorious white oak, ash and some hickory. Steve designs, builds and launches a quick and dirty pram for ...

Happy Video Thursday! Spring is here and that means more workable days than not. It's always exciting to watch the weather change. It adds new motivation in ...

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In this installment we get some much appreciated assistance and really motor along with the oak planking. With three of us in the shop two could work on ...

Come join us back on the boat as we continue our rigging. Our main focus is how we're going to secure the bottom dead eye to the chainplate. Instead of a metal ...

After numerous challenges and setbacks we are finally picking up the pace and getting into a solid groove! The replacement planks all go onto the hull quickly ...

Keeping to our salty vision we turn up our dead eyes. We are a gaff rig ketch so we couldn't very well have turnbuckles, we NEED dead eyes. This video spans ...

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Finishing the Deck Structure! (EP73) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; ...

This round we look to the future and start doing a little rigging preparation by roughing out some deadeye blanks. We also keep chugging along with planking, ...

"I got a plan, I have a plan," said Charlie, and 24 years later he proved it. For obvious reasons, we love hearing from those who have actually built a boat ...