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BARGE BUILD. Bought a PROJECT BOAT. Follow the adventure! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep172
#boatsoncranes #riverboats #sailingadventure We finally make a decision on which boat to buy! We are very happy to show you which barge we chose to buy. It is going to be a brand new boat, nothing better than that right? Well, at least we hope so! We will...
Arabella Gets a Makeover – Episode 169 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
As we've been finishing the rest of the planking on the port side, we have had groups of helpers lend a hand to clean up Arabella's interior. Most recently, David and his son, Grant, card-scraped the interior and applied Danish Teak Sealer to planks and fr...
BARGE BUILD. Barge should we buy? VOTE to be part of our journey! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 171
#voting #bargingineurope #barges We look at two more barges, one old and one that has never been in the water. We now have selected four barges for you to help us to make a decision. Follow the link below to vote: http://www.quiz-maker.com/QQ8N5F31T Vide...
Port Side Sheer Strake – Episode 168 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The weather our here in western Massachusetts has been a bit wacky. Though colder days pushed off the possibility of gluing early in the season, we're now dealing with really hot days and thunderstorms—but that's not slowing us down as we scoot along pla...
BARGE BUILD. Is this Divorce? Oh dear!!!!! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 170
#buyingboats #boatsonthemarket buyingbarges We look at a few barges in Essex and on the River Thames before deciding we should buy the big barge Heather Rose. But Carla has better ideas when we fall out! Thanks for watching! Please subscribe and leave a c...
Bracing for the Sheer Plank – Episode 167 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Getting the nib-ends of these full-length planks fitted into the rabbet fore and aft is one of the hardest tasks of planking Arabella. Since we don't have any wiggle room to move fore or aft, the cuts need to be dead-on for the planks to sit correctly. Add...
BARGE BUILD. How insane are we? Bluewater sailing vs Barging! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep169
#bluewatersailing #barging #boatbuilding #refurbishingboats We travel up to the Humber estuary to look at two Barges. The first is in a lot worst condition than we were expecting. The second is far too big! What can be done? Thanks for watching! Please s...
Installing the Oak Shutter Planks – Episode 166 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
It's a big moment here in the Acorn to Arabella boathouse. We have been steadily working on closing up the hull and now the oak shutters are going in. After these are installed, we will only have six more planks to go. Two cedar strakes will lead up to th...
Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Acorn to Arabella—our wooden boat building project—will take you on a journey from stump to ship, as we turn trees from the family farm into a 38' wooden boat that will eventually sail the world. See ya every Friday with a new video highlighting the bo...
One Minute About Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
An overview of who we are and what we do. See ya every Friday with a new video. Want to see more? Here are some suggestions. Watch us pour 100 gallons of lead: https://youtu.be/K1cpJBtWnQg Watch us drop a 70' tree Steve's great grandfather planted: https:...
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