Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Boatbuilding”

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 103: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica: Part 2

We put on this basic blacksmithing course in Costa Rica with the help of our friends and in conjunction with El Astillero Verde with the hopes of making a difference in the community down there. It was a very rewarding trip on many different levels. In t...

Mar 20, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:38

A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Limited Edition Planking Party T-shirt 2020

As promised, we are starting our planking party today and to celebrate that we are putting out our favorite limited edition tshirt to date! If you enjoy the videos and would like to support in a way where you also get a great gift for yourself or someone ...

Mar 16, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:02:05

Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 102: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica! Part 1

Well, it's finally that time! Our trip to Costa Rica has come. We've been planning on this for a long time. Unfortunately, things didn't pan out for both of us to go. So Steve stayed back to get us ready for our planking party and I travelled down with...

Mar 13, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:47

BoatBuilding – Installing Beamshelves / BIG plans! (EP67)

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Installing Beamshelves / BIG plans! (EP67) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ---- EPISODE 67. In this episode, I finish planing the beamshelves, mov...

Mar 08, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:26:09

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

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

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

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

The Pilot Cutter PELLEW (EP65)

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - The Pilot Cutter PELLEW (EP65) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 65. In this episode, I return to Cornwall to catch up with Luke Powell...

Feb 08, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:14:25

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

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

“TALLY HO’s first voyage?” – and other questions (EP64)

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - “TALLY HO’s first voyage?” - and other questions (EP64) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 64. As I’m away from the boat for ...

Jan 18, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:37

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

Building an ultralight nesting boat

I build a skin-on-frame dinghy in my parents garage in NC. The dinghy will be 7ft when complete and disassembles into two nesting pieces.

Jan 08, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:12:33

Milling White Oak Timber in New England (EP63)

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Milling White Oak in New England (EP63) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 63. In this episode Cecca and I travel to New York, where we ...

Jan 05, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:51

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

Boatbuilding – Making Beam Shelves (Tally Ho EP62)

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht - Making Beam Shelves / Sheer Clamps (EP62) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 62. In this episode I start by adjusting the position ...

Dec 21, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:28:19

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

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

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

Installing the Fashion Pieces (Rebuilding Tally Ho EP61)

Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Installing the Fashion Pieces (EP61) Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 61. In this episode we install the Fashion Pieces, which...

Dec 01, 2019
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:39

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

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