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If you are refitting a sailboat, you need to build this!

One of the most valuable things I have done while my boat has been out of the water is building a set of stairs to get on and off of her. It has made life so much easier. In this video I go through the process of how I built them and give my thoughts on ...

Mar 06, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:08:48

A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 101: Pairing an 1800s Thicknesser and a Chrysler Flathead 6

Sometimes, pairing vintage machines, is just cool! When we got the 27 inch thicknesser from Ganon and Benjamin a couple months ago, we knew we were going to have to figure out how to pair it with a bomber power source. In the end, everything came togethe...

Mar 06, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:59

Making Custom Head Cabinetry for my 1966 Spencer 42′ Sloop

This week on part 3 of the head rebuild: I made templates and cut out bulkheads and started assembling the sink cabinet after pulling the old through hulls on my 1966 Spencer 42' Sloop. I then used the Rockler Circle cutting jig with the Makita Router ag...

Feb 28, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:12

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 2

Part 2 of our recap video! We have gone through so much since the last recap video that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. From figuring out how to build bronze floor timbers, to saying goodbye to Victoria. A new engine to making sawn frames. And...

Feb 28, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:03

Bending Plywood for my DIY sailboat restoration ⛵

To make the radiused cabinet face for the head in my 1966 Spencer 42' Sloop, I kerf cut 18mm Marine Grade Okume plywood, 19 cuts, almost through to the last ply. This allows the wood to bend then be filled with thickened epoxy, I used West Systems 105/20...

Feb 21, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:41

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 1

Progress is being made on Arabella every day, but that last time we checked in on what we have done up to now was about two and a half years ago. We felt that a recap of the last couple of years, to see all the work that has been done, would be a really f...

Feb 21, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:28

Gutting the head part 2 – 1966 Spencer 42′ Sailboat Restoration Project

This time on the Renegade Show: It is Demolition time on my 1966 Spencer 42 Sloop! On any boat whether it be a weekend sailor, live-aboard or open ocean sailing vessel, you need to have a good working head! My S42 is no exception and on this episode we c...

Feb 14, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:31

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 100: Reroofing the Boathouse

In the last episode, we started to work on getting ready to change the roof on the boathouse. After a visit from the local building inspector a little while ago, we were told that we needed to replace the plastic we have with a membrane that is at least f...

Feb 14, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:57

Gutting the head part 1

It is finally time to get started on the big remodel! First step gutting the head. The 1966 Spencer 42 is a great boat, but the head was not built with a shower, and after 54 years has sustained some water damage. I decided to gut it completely and start...

Feb 08, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:09

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 99: Getting Ready for a New Roof

We have had a lot going on here at the boatyard. With having to revamp the roof due to the new building inspector in town, to getting the new thicknesser up and running, to getting the last oak planks on the boat before we leave for Costa Rica. We manage...

Feb 07, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:13

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 98: Antique Thicknesser

We are still pushing to get work done while we deal with figuring out what needs to be done to revamp the boathouse. We got another set of boards milled up for the last oak plank on the port side. As we are getting down to the last of the oak planking st...

Jan 31, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:24

113. Dirt Cheap 48′ DREAM World Cruiser [Full Tour] + Update | Learning the Lines

This boat was built in 1972 by Camper & Nicholsons, and she's crossed the Atlantic three times since then. She needs some work, as all old boats do, but she's got great bones and is looking for her new owner to bring her back to her glory days We real...

Jan 25, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:41

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 97: Finishing the Grown Oak Knees

Gathering the grown knees has ended up being quite the adventure. But in this episode, Steve tackles the biggest stump of them all. This one yielded quite a few good specimens that will be perfect in Arabella. Once all the knees were freed and once side...

Jan 24, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:51

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 96: What Are Grown Knees For?

We've been busting stump to get the knees freed but that doesn't mean the battle is over. We still have many more to go and once they are freed, they still need to be sized and thicknessed. The good news is, we only need to rough them out right now so th...

Jan 17, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:01

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 95: Harvesting White Oak Knees

Harvesting knees for Arabella turned out to be MUCH more work than we ever thought it would be. In the last episode we gathered a couple of stumps but we still needed a little more and then it was time to tackle the job of cleaning them... not to mention ...

Jan 10, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:13

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 94: Gathering Oak Rootstock

Welcome back and Happy New Year! We've been working on Arabella for four years now. We cut the first tree in January of 2016 and it has been a wild ride since then! There have been plenty of challenges along the way. We look forward to solving these cha...

Jan 03, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:08

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 93: A Little Bit Behind the Scenes

We have been working on sending tools down to SAILCARGO for a while now and we finally are getting to the point of actually shipping things! With everything we gathered, we had to figure out how to get it down there and not lose anything in the process......

Dec 20, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:21

Winter Maintenance Projects on 116 YEAR OLD traditional Cargo Boat! – First Mate & Captain, Ep: 01

Support : Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/CaptainBarry Instagram: SV/Dagon - http://www.instagram.com/svdagon Instagram: Providence - http://www.instagram.com/providencesailcargo Hello! This is the first episode of First Mate And Captain! I really appre...

Dec 16, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:29:56

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 92: Steaming Planks

In the last episode, we broke a plank. No big deal though, as with everything we've come up on in the project, the key is just finding a way forward. So we cut the broken end off of the plank and figured out a way to rig it so that we could steam the en...

Dec 13, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:24:04

Gaff Rigged Tall ship cargo sailing, First Mate & Captain – Youtube and Patreon Intro

This is the channel video! Support: Patreon - www.patreon.com/CaptainBarry/ Hi, Barry here! I'm the First Mate on Providence Sail Cargo and Captain of SV Dagon! I want to share my life at sea with everyone. Come find out what happens on a 1903 built Gaf...

Dec 13, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:01:36

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 91: We Broke a Plank

Well... we broke a plank. No worries though. We got it fixed and back on the boat. That's how we roll here... with the punches and not against them. We got a lesson in how far you can push a plank to bend and from now on will know what we can and can'...

Dec 06, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:15

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 90: Backhoes, Easy Bake Ovens and Bilge Bands

There is always a ton of stuff going on at the same time here. And although some of it is behind the scenes action and not necessarily boatbuilding per se, there is a lot of the project spent working on some really interesting random things! Figuring out...

Nov 29, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:58

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 89: Planking Our Boat

Planking can be a long tedious process, especially when you are gluing up and fastening full length planks. We have gone into much of the details of how we are planking in previous videos, we now want to show some work being done without the interruption ...

Nov 22, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:11

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 88: Setting our First Homemade Rivets!

We made our own 1/4 inch square copper rivets to hang Arabella's planks and we are now to the point where we actually get to use them! This is such an exciting time for us as we have planned and worked so hard to make these. We finally get to see the fru...

Nov 15, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:30

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