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BARGE BUILD. Time? Watch this… before you start building a boat! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep180
#boatbuilders #buildingboats #boatjobs Carla gets to work on the Pilot House roof. We lay the first covering of fibreglass and Carla spends days sanding and sanding again. Simon finishes the bed and bolts the floor down. It was a great week of work on ...
Installing the Forward Berth – Episode 177 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
This video ends with Carolyn's excitement to sit on the frame she built for one of the saloon setees and we'll get a glimpse of Steve laying down on his future berth thanks to all the work shown in this week's episode. A water tank will go inside the spa...
BARGE BUILD. The story of our lives! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 179
#boatjobs #boatwork #boatyard After sanding and sanding forever, varnishing and varnishing forever the Pilot house job is finished for now. One last coat to do towards the end of the project. We start building our bed and get into another long job. I hop...
The Pleasures of Square Carpentry – Episode 176 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Buttoning up the forward bulkhead with coats of sealer and varnish makes way for some interior joinery in the forepeak that Steve has plenty of experience producing. Tools that have long sat dormant in the shop are whizzed back into life to create square m...
Bonus: The Satisfying Process of Sealing Wood (ASMR) – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We’ll see you Friday for a regular episode, but we’ve had a lot of requests for less speaking, and for perhaps something with a calm pace. We won’t be changing how we’re documenting progress on Arabella, but we wanted to release a bonus video showi...
BARGE BUILD. roof is on! No rumps and bumps, looks beautiful! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 178
#buildingaboat #Wegotthis #broken This week we finally get the roof laminated up and cut to shape. Hopefully we will get it fibreglassed as soon as possible. Carla works on the windows and breaks the final glass. I hope you are all enjoying the journey a...
100-Year-Old Mahogany Trim – Episode 175 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
In the past, we've had a look in the garage at the piles, en masse, of the mahogany lumber that came out of Victoria, but this week's video goes through a pretty extensive and specific inventory of what we have to play with for reclaimed wood as we put the...
Destination Sailing Channel – Martinique. Sailing Ocean Fox
#traveltheworld #explore #nature This week we take a look at Martinique, this island was originally called the Island of Flowers. If you are buying a watermaker follow the link below, and receive an additional set of filters with your purchase. If you spe...
BARGE BUILD! Are we watertight yet? Waterproof? Water resistant? Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 177
#fixingwindows #boatwork #littionbatteries This week we get stuck in to glazing the Pilot House, and find out how difficult it really is. We also start to build the roof to the Pilot House, soon we will be watertight. Our battery bank arrives from Hong K...
The Floor Plan, Bonus Video – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
A big reveal here: We have a close look, side by side, of Steve's plan for Arabella's interior laid alongside Atkins's fairly general layout he envisioned would fit the needs of most cruisers about a hundred years ago. This conversation between Steve and S...
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