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BARGE BUILD. Lots to do before we float! The launch is so close now! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 219
Lots to do and no time left. We are booked to go in the water next week on Thursday. We get stuck in to cleaning the boat and polish the metal bits that we got in the air from other boats. A terrible job that has to be done. We got on building the steps ...
Steam Bending Covering Boards – Episode 217 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
EcoFlow pitched in the rest of the funds for navigation gear! For more info about the Wave AC unit click: https://bit.ly/3xkco3w and enter the code ACORNWAVE for $50 off. Our steam woes are over as we repurpose a familiar fire setup to generate steam the ...
DESPAIR. Unfortunately big money goes out of the window!Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 218
With a shortage of cable crimps and sleeving it all gets a bit desperate to finish the electrics. We then have a bit of a blow when we get the cost for the CE marking for the boat. Apparently we need a Recreational Craft Directive which we didn’t know...
The Whiskey Plank – Episode 216 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
This episode covers the last two planks being installed. Watch the full recorded livestream of the whiskey plank here: https://youtu.be/AomcpAjIxWA Like the stream? Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only live streams! It's like being...
Electrocution Opportunity. The installation of the Victron Energy system. Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 217
We finally put the exhaust system to bed. Our flexible pipe from MasterFlex arrived and Carla and I fit the system together. We are very pleased to have finished that job. We then move on to the electrics. We wire the whole of the 240 volt system togeth...
Whiskey Plank Live! – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We went live as we put the last plank on Arabella. This is a big moment of celebration, a milestone for the build as we carry on toward launch in 2023. The whiskey plank is called so because it is the last plank on the boat, completing the hull structure, ...
Hanging the Starboard Sheer Plank – Episode 215 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Watch the Whiskey Plank livestream Saturday starting at 2 p.m. ET: https://youtu.be/AomcpAjIxWA Of the final three planks, the sheer strake (plank) goes on first. Made of locust, it can sustain the knocks and bumps of dock approaches or rafting (two boats...
BARGE BUILD. Aligning the engine. The things are getting more serious! Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 216
We finally get around to cutting the prop shaft and attaching the prop to the engine. We spend some time aligning the two up before moving on to the installation of the exhaust and the heater. Things are getting even more serious now as we are approachi...
Firing Up a 70 Year Old Steam Generator – Episode 214 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Thank you to EcoFlow, https://us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-mini-portable-power-station?aff=264, who sent us their Delta Mini Portable Power Station to test. We've been wanting to monitor the refrigerator's performance and actual electrical draw, and it's...
BARGE BUILD. The Race To Finish! Are we going to make it? Sailing Ocean Fox Ep 215
We get heavily into the plumbing this week. So many different kind of pipes, it’s unbelievable! We might have around 20 different pipes, would you believe that? We catch up on small jobs and install most of the pipes all over the place. The fuel fill...
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