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What The First 6 Months Did to the Hull – Episode 292 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Patreon supporters make these videos possible. Join the community: More on schooner Hindu: Steve orchestrates Arabella's inaugural haul out in Rockland, Maine, and it's our first time having a look at Arabella on the hard again. This DIY wooden boat, launched just this past June (2023)...
Break Another Little Piece Of My Boat – Episode 291 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Upgrade your mornings with better coffee. Head to save up to 20%! Thanks to Aeropress for sponsoring today’s video! Winter preparations continue with the diesel heater installation. Then, Arabella's trip south begins with a short hop from Camden to Rockland, where a storm adds to the list of ...
Propane Tank, Bringing It Up To Code – Episode 290 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Our sale on A2A gear continues! We're discontinuing shirts and hoodies. Last day to ship in the US for the holidays is very soon! Propane on boats, when properly handled, is safe and is a great way to cook as long as a few key safety things are in place. Our propane tanks are designed to sit ...
Nigel Calder Looks For Stray Current – Episode 289 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Troubleshooting marine electrical systems is a lot of trial and error with voltmeters and other gadgets, and for this round of experimentation we've got the guy who wrote the book. Nigel Calder is a cruiser, boat owner, educator, and author who wrote "Boatowner's Mechanical and Electr...
Fire In The Boat, Installing the Stove – Episode 288 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Check out the sale: Popular sizes will go fast! Now's the time to ship your holiday gifts, too. Last day for international shipping to get to you in good time is December 6, and a package shipped this week might get to you before Hanukkah's over. Last day for continental US shipping for C...
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: Join now and get the invite! We start with hot springs and Robin's birthday and then move on to Bob Emser's shop in Illinois (The Art of Boat Building), receiving some much-a...
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. Fitting that these two get engaged with helmets o...
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 end. Will Steve and Robin reach their go...
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. Rock climbing in the Organ Mountains isn't uncommon, but the rock climbing traverse Steve and Robin are planning certainly is. In fac...
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! Need help to join or upgrade? Email Steve and Annie B directly: acorntoarabella@gm...
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 electrical current, after consultin...
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 for a good long time without issue, and t...
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 Cove/Minister's Creek in Pulpit Harbor ...
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 containers, and some personal things into ...
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 to the preparations of a Hawaiian sailor we ...
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. Spoiler alert, they're beautiful. Ot...
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 00:00 Intro: Welcome back aboard Arabella 00:29 Rigging project, departing Newburyport, Massachusetts 02:46 Lifting / stowing the dinghy on deck 03:51 Raising sails 07:21 Sailing while in a relationship...
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 times does he say Garboard in this video! As...
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 homemade rubrail on the gunwale 00:11:32 Wh...
Navigating Arabella Up Two Tricky Rivers – Episode 276 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
A week of adventure! We conclude last week's sailing passage from Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Gloucester, Massachusetts, arriving on a mooring at the end of the day. From there, Robin found a sweet intracoastal passage on the Annisquam River, which connects Gloucester Harbor to Ip...
Sailing His Own Boat for the First Time – Episode 275 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
For information about our visit to Newburyport's Waterfront Park, please visit our website (link below) and click on the banner at the top of the page. Cheers! Transiting the Cape Cod Canal is something that many New England sailors hold as an eventual "someday" thing when they first...
Getting Ready to Sail North – Episode 274 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
What did we get up to in Bristol, Rhode Island? A bit of electrical work, some solar panel installation, sorting out rigging details so we can get to sailing this sailboat, and making a mockup of the hard dodger. Scott, KP, and Satchel are doing all this work from the mooring in Bristol, which on so...
Best In Show and Motoring to Bristol – Episode 273 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
If you’re struggling, consider therapy with this week's sponsor, BetterHelp. Click for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a licensed professional specific to your needs. For more info about our electric outboard from ePropulsion, visit here: From Mattpoisett to Mystic to Bri...