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A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Dissimilar Metals and Galvanic action Part 1
Over the winter we decided to try out a little experiment we would share with everyone. While doing our research we heard a lot about the effects of different metals on one another. The nobility of a metal will determine how it reacts to others with diff...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 30: Deadwood and Some Lead
We're still waiting on the weather to start warming up but we can still get ourselves as ready as possible for when it does. We start to work with the lumber that will become our deadwood and we shoot a propane tank to help us melt lead into the major div...
Sailing Around The World – The Atlantic Crossing Part 2 – Living With The Tide – Ep 40
In this episode we continue our Atlantic crossing, catch our first ever fish and swim mid way across. After 14 days at sea we finally reach beautiful Barbados where Mike and Malou depart to continue their own land based adventure. For Living with the tid...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 29: Lead Contamination and our Keel Pour
After the video of our lead keel pour came out, we received a lot of comments regarding the safety of the pour and about concerns or contamination to the surrounding area. We did our best to get information regarding such issues and went as far as calling...
Sailing Around The World – Crossing The Atlantic Part 1 – Living With The Tide – Ep 39
In this Episode we have some more fun in Cape Verde, before heading back to Mindelo to prepare for the Atlantic crossing. We also get a new crew member join us for the adventure! Mike and Malou head off to fish with the locals and bring back a nice amount...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 28: Logging Round 2
There are differing ideas out there on what time of year is best to harvest trees for lumber. In our case, winter was ideal. Due to the cold and the lack of heating in the boathouse, we aren't able to work with certain materials such as paint, epoxy, fai...
Sailing Around The World – Cape Verde Cuisine – Living With The Tide – Ep38
In this episode we arrive in beautiful Mindelo Cape Verde. Once checking in we head to a new anchorage and hike up a mountain where the locals give us a taste of their local Grog! Mike and Malou head off to fish with the locals and bring back a nice amou...
Sailing Around The World – Atlantic Prep & Sailing to Cape Verde – Living With The Tide – Ep37
In this Episode we do out big Atlantic Shop ready for our crossing. Then its time to do final checks and preps before heading out on our longest sail yet! 6 days from Tenerife to Cape Verde. We land ourselves our first fish and show the new crew the ropes!...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 27: Flattening the Keels
After the arduous task of dragging our lead keel out of the ground and onto the cribbing in the boathouse, it was time to start working on flattening both keels in preparation for them to be mated together. See how we set things up in order to do that. Al...
Sailing Around The World – Be Careful What You Pull On! – Living With The Tide – Ep 36
In this episode we go out for a quick sail before Matt & Dad jump in for a quick dive. Luckily things didn't go as badly as they could have, but just remember "Be careful what you pull on!". Then its time to say goodbye to the Grogans and sail to Tener...
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