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Oars for Victoria and Going Home – Episode 287 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
TONIGHT! Live from the Boat! See the woodstove running, visit with us on Arabella. 5 p.m. ET for Patreon members: https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Join now and get the invite! We start with hot springs and Robin's birthday and then move on to Bob E...
High Peaks and Big Questions – Episode 286 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Night climbing the Enchanted Tower in New Mexico, a long-time goal for Steve and Robin, is just as beautiful as they thought it might be. This is last episode of our Organ Mountain rock climbing trip has yes, THAT big question... the popped question. Fitti...
Traversing the Organ Mountains, A Quick Update – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We got a drone! You can really get a sense of this forbidding and challenging New Mexico terrain from up above, and the bird's eye view of the Organ Mountains is really something. Rock climbing and mountain climbing on this journey is about to come to an e...
Carving Out A Path, The Organ Mountains – Episode 285 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Tonight is our monthly livestream for Patreon members. The link to join us is on our Patreon feed, and we have 30+ hours of extra content in our Live Archive. https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Rock climbing in the Organ Mountains isn't uncommon, bu...
The Organ Saint Traverse: An Update from New Mexico – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Want to hang out with us? Our monthly live event has been moved to next friday, meaning that if you join the $5/month or higher level of Patreon you'll get the invite in time to see a very special episode of it! https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Need...
Stray Current Puts Arabella in Danger – Episode 284 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
As Steve and Robin prepare for a trip to New Mexico for rock climbing, they prepare their DIY wooden sailboat for the time they'll be away. Steve ends up getting into details of Arabella's 12-volt marine electrical system as he chases some possible stray e...
Boat Repairs Among the Windjammers – Episode 283 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
It's time to head to Camden, Maine for some dockside boat repairs among the schooners in this very famous and picturesque pocket harbor. The cranse iron, or bowsprit cap, seems to have been a piece that was cast with imperfections. It did serve Victoria fo...
Riding Out The Storm, Hurricane Lee – Episode 282 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Hurricane while aboard a sailboat! Yes, Hurricane Lee was downgraded to a tropical storm just before it hit, but everyone here on the water prepares for what could be a longer storm rather than a stronger one. Robin and Steve ended up hiding out in Curtis ...
Return to Granby, Everything Must Go – Episode 281 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Why the heck get back to Granby!? When moving aboard a sailboat, one of the biggest parts of the process for living aboard fully is moving all of the stuff of life, your things, to... SOMEWHERE. In our case, that's tools and boat shed into two shipping con...
Other People’s Race Boats – Episode 280 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Solo ocean racing, and the types of boats people use for them, is a world apart from Arabella and our crew here. We're getting ready for our own big adventure in 2025—climbing huge walls in Baffin Island—and see similar care and consideration applied t...
Boat Work: Roller Furler and Lazy Jacks – Episode 279 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
For those of you missing some of the woodworking and boatbuilding projects, we get to some much-anticipated DIY projects while at the mooring in Portland, Maine, such as getting the cherry wood winch bases cut to size, shaped, and installed on the coamings...
The Boat Sails Itself, Without Autopilot – Episode 278 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Get an exclusive @Surfshark deal! Enter promo code ARABELLA for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/arabella 00:00 Intro: Welcome back aboard Arabella 00:29 Rigging project, departing Newburyport, Massachusetts 02:46 Lifting / stowing th...
Restoring Our Classic Yacht Morna – Episode 1
Hey Guys! Welcome back, its been a while... In this video we begin working on Morna, removing the Garboards, Fuel Tank and Cockpit. We have a long journey ahead, so join us as we take on this exciting project. Join Matts new drinking game..... How many t...
2 Months on a New Boat, Full Walkthrough – Episode 277 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
00:00:00 Intro, Newburyport update and American Yacht Club 00:01:12 A look at the hull, repainting the waterline 00:04:59 Standing rigging with Dyneema climbing slings 00:07:22 Victoria and her electric outboard motor from ePropulsion, the challenges of a...