Acorn to Arabella YouTube Videos
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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 112: Back to Oak and Other Odd Jobs
In this episode we hit the lowest point yet on the build and remove the cedar planks we worked so hard to install onto Arabella. The oak pile got sorted and inventoried to see if we even have enough oak to plank Arabella with it. The replacement planks ...
A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Exploring in the Canoe, No Boat Building!
No boat building in this video! Since the Open House got canceled and a birthday party could not occur, Steve spent his 35th birthday doing a little exploring via canoe. There is not even a glimpse of the boatyard or Arabella, just a quiet ride down a tiny...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 111: Putting Cedar to the Test
This round we dive into some plank repair on the hull and fix the cedar that exploded on us. Talk briefly about a new plank fastener we are using in preparation for installing what Atkin calls the bilge ceiling. We steam in the cedar plank after repair ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 110: Will Our Boat be Water Tight?
In this installment we continue fitting and hanging some cedar, we discuss why we are planking from the keel to the sheer as well as what we expect the oak to do as it swells after launch. We wrap up with extending the planking rabbet and fastening anothe...
3D Printed router template fixed my woodworking FAIL!!
One of the tools that I am finding more and more uses for all the time is my Creality Ender 3 PRO 3D printer! Here I used the 3D Printer to print a Router Jig for making perfect corners on my cabinet door openings! Previously I had cut the opening with my ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 109: Cedar Planks and Butt Blocks
In this installment we have a riveting good time attaching a cedar plank to the hull. We then install a pair of black locust butt blocks in Arabella to support the nib ends of the oak stealers. Another cedar plank gets sliced out of the raw board and it...
Installing a shower on my sailboat: Fiberglass Waterproofing & Shower Sump
The 1966 Spencer 42' Sloop was not built with a shower, so we're converting the head to a wet head by fiber-glassing the walls with West Systems Epoxy and Fiberglass. In order to be able to shower in the head it is necessary to waterproof the entire comp...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 108: The First Cedar on the Boat
In this installment we continue the battle with the brittle cedar planking and finally manage to get one fastened to the hull. Aaron tries his hand at fitting the stern of a cedar plank while Steve tackles the stem end and preps some black locust for butt...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 107: Trouble with Cedar Planking
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men... Well, we had quite the plans for the planking party and though we did get some accomplished, in the end they did go 'awry'. Our plan was to continue planking as we were and hoped that we could have a team scarfing ...
I made a mistake stripping the bottom of my boat!
Sometimes when you go looking for shortcuts you wind up making more work for yourself, this bottom job has been brutal and I tried something that would be faster than sanding... It did not work out well. Now the question is what will it take to fix it? ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 106: Stealers and Planking Crew
As many of you may have deduced, our planned planking party did not go as planned at all. This was for many reasons but mainly due to the outbreak of COVID19 right as people were on their way here. We had planned to take three weeks and get this great cr...
All about through hulls, and getting rid of holes in my boat!
In the last 2 years my boat tried to sink twice! No one wants a sinking boat! In this video we tackle what is the most common cause of a sailboat sinking, through hull fittings! What can we do to repair our through hulls, what can be done to replace or eve...
A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 105: A Visit From Louis Sauzedde (Tips From a Shipwright)
One of the things we appreciate so much about boatbuilding is that there are so many different ways to do things and so many things to learn. We have worked really hard to teach ourselves what we need to know in order to build Arabella. From studying in ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 104: The Last Oak Plank!
Steve made the last oak plank! Yes, we know, we've said it before (and might say it again... haha). But we are planning for this to be the last full length oak plank we put on the hull. After setting up our new planer with Joe and Grandpa, while I was...