In last week's episode, we went into detail about how we are fabricating the forward sawn floors. From how we are taking measurements using tick sticks and a ...

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 ...

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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 ...

Diving into yard life again. Long and productive days. Napa is hot so taking mid-day breaks is huge. The second half of the day when it's still warm but 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 ...

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 ...

Here we go! Back to the boatyard to get a few more big projects done on the boat. To come is deck planking, mast raising, through-hull cutting, bottom ...

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 ...

This is a job I have been putting off for ages. Stripping back all the varnished areas back to bare wood and re-varnishing. To make it fair we have split the ...

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 ...

I had a lot of fun putting this episode together. I'm looking forward to the day I get to make a sailing video for you all! We are so very grateful for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our final weeks of water life are upon us. Do not fret we are super excited about our haul out. In this episode we take on the sampson post and installing our ...

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 ...

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 ...

The mast project took just about 2 weeks to complete. We wanted to move quickly as renting the space was adding up daily. We get the mast rounded and add the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last episode we laminated up a new main mast. We continue shaping the mast to fit the mast step and getting it closer to round. Long but great days working ...

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 ...

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 ...