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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 86: Boring!
Need to drill a big hole?... BORING! That's right, we are final to the point of boring out the stern post for our prop shaft. We were very much looking forward to this set up and seeing how this works. We put together a setup that included a long boring ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: SAILCARGO Invasion
We'd like your help! We've made some very good friends these past years via the project. A lot of which are doing some very cool things. At the last WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport, we met up with a group of them and hatched a plan. Our friends at SAIL...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 85: Glue Failure
With a project like this, there are always going to be ups and downs. The key is trying to stay up beat and finding a way around the road bumps. We've been greatly slowed down this summer by the work of figuring out the prop shaft assembly which has requi...
Ship of Theseus / Project Recap! (EP58)
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Ship of Theseus / Project Recap Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 58. In this episode, I ask the question “is Tally Ho still the sa...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 84: Lining Off and Diminishing Board
While we take a break from the prop shaft assembly to let Joe finish milling the Delrin liner and the other components, we get back to some planking. As soon as the prop shaft assembly is installed in the stern post, we will be able to hopefully get moving...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 83: Riveting Test and Prop Shaft Assembly
Sometimes, boatbuilding is all about big showy pieces coming together. But much of the time it is also working with small details. This week, we focus on some of these details that we are going to have to figure out before we move on from the prop shaft ...
WOODEN BOAT REBUILD – Shaping the Cutwater / More Timber! (EP57)
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Shaping the Cutwater / More Timber! Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 57. In this episode, I cut the rest of the shape of the Cutwate...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 82: Working on Prop Shaft Fittings
We are getting farther up the hull with the planking and as we do so, we are nearing the point at the stern where the propeller shaft will go through. We need to get this hole bored before we plank past it because we are going to need to be able to align ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 81: Sawn Frames and Cedar Rack
Completing Arabella's hull is something we are eagerly striving for. With this installment we cross a milestone in that goal. All of Arabella's frames that can currently go in, are finally installed. Once we have completed the planking process, the last...
Roughing-out the Stem / Timber Decisions (Tally Ho Ep 56)
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Roughing-out the Stem / Timber Decisions Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 56. After the busyness of the Frame-raising, it’s just m...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 80: Sawn Frames and Bronze Floors
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 template to how we are cutting our rolling bevel down the frames without a ship's saw. In this ep...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 79: Making Sawn Frames
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 to the centerline timbers, the shape of the hull is fairly sharp. Steam bending frames in these ...
Finished Framing! / Planking Timber (TALLY HO EP55)
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Finished Framing! / Planking Timber Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 55. Tally Ho is fully re-framed! In this episode we see the fin...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 78: The Last Oak Broad Strakes
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 make sure the plank fits well fore and aft but also that the bevels match so that we can put in a...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 77: Sole Beams and Diesel Engine
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 members that will span from frame to frame and support the cabin sole inside of Arabella. We are insta...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 76: Pocketless Frame Installation
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 are all correct! Steaming in Arabella's frames is a good example of this. All her framing so far...
The Life of a Futtock! Reframing 1910 yacht (Tally HO EP54)
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – The Life of a Futtock / EP54. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 54. In this episode we follow the life of a single Futtock, from bein...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 75: The First Broad Strakes
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 couple of planks are going on right after the garboard and are also oak and need to be pretty sturd...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 74: Installing the Port side Garboard
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 fight to get them to fit just right. This one also had a little imperfection that needed to be dealt...
Rebuilding Tally Ho – Frame-Raising 2.0 (meeting the crew!) EP53
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Frame-Raising 2.0 (meeting the crew) / EP53. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 53. Having installed the new Stem, it’s time to rep...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 73: Fastening the Starboard Garboard
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 that just means it is a perfect test for us to learn the intricacies of planking. Arabella is going ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 72: The Garboard Plank
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 bit of a learning curve though, so we had our friend Thad Danielson come back to the boat yard and...
Replacing the bow on a vintage wooden boat / Rebuilding Tally Ho EP52
Rebuilding a historic sailing yacht – Installing the Bow Assembly / EP52. Support; http://www.sampsonboat.co.uk/support Become a Patron; http://www.patreon.com/sampsonboatco ----- EPISODE 52. A worrying thunder-shake in the new stem means I have to m...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 71: Installing the Bronze Strapping
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 to be tough and be able to stand up to all kinds of conditions. Atkin designed her with these c...
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