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LIVE Sailboat Tour of Bristol Channel Cutter Calypso – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We went live aboard a small cruising boat in Annapolis during the Annapolis Sailboat Show with Nica and Jeremy Waters, cruisers who went all-in on their beloved 28' Bristol Channel Cutter, Calypso. Over the last few years they've made a great many updates ...
Tender Design & Selection w/ Designer John Harris – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The sound gets better at 13:11! Thanks for your patience. We had the mics turned down from the noisy day before, when we were walking around a crowded show grounds. Steve and Annie B met up with John Harris, owner and CEO of Chesapeake Light Craft www.cl...
We’ll Be Live from the 2021 Annapolis Sailboat Show – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Here are the streaming and in-person events over the coming week: 7 a.m. ET, Friday, October 15: A2A Live from the Annapolis Sailboat Show The stream will be here: https://youtu.be/498a2IpwfAc A look around, and talking tenders with John Harris of Chesa...
Working Towards the Galley & Alix Update – Episode 183 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Oh what a tangled web we weave! Anyone will tell you about the compromises in nearly all liveaboard choices, and to be sure at least a vast majority of cubic inches are considered and cogitated upon, this week's episode takes a hard 90-degree turn into an ...
No-Glue Drawers – Episode 182 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
This week it's just what it says on the tin. Steve goes through making the four remaining drawers for the workbench after he finishes the proof-of-concept drawer he and Wes started. Victoria's drawers went from impossible-to-open to dry and super wiggly in...
Arabella’s Workbench, Part 2 – Episode 181 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The Bellota the Bilge Dragon t-shirt can be found here: https://www.bonfire.com/bellota-the-bilge-dragon/ All of the milling in the last episode is starting to show its worth as the workbench comes together. The Emmert patternmaker's vise, which was a gen...
Arabella’s Workbench, Part 1 – Episode 180 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Bellota the Bilge Dragon: https://www.bonfire.com/bellota-the-bilge-dragon/ There is a great deal of difference between a boat built to suit most people—one that's meant to go onto the market to be sold immediately, with general accommodations builders ...
Vacation Adventures and Visiting Norna – Episode 179 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We covered a general plan for the interior in a breezy way a few weeks ago in a bonus video (https://youtu.be/RDxneIM3M8c), but now that a few things are in place and the vision came into focus, Carolyn drew a scaled layout plan that is approaching some se...
What to Expect When Visiting Acorn to Arabella
We're glad you're stopping by! Please follow all the signs, and very importantly, please approach quietly, silence your phone (including camera noises) and don't disturb work if Steve or other crew are focused and unable to visit with you. To see all the g...
Fitting the Saloon / Salon Berth – Episode 178 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
For visitor information and to watch the video Ben mentions in the intro, visit this page: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome We say saloon, some say salon... we say lapstrake, some say clinker... we're not calling the whole thing off. Boat t...
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...
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...
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...