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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

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