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Closing in on the Shutter Planks – Episode 164 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The gaps in Arabella's planking are getting much smaller... and soon they will be no more. We are pushing hard to close up the hull with Carolyn's help before she moves on. The shutter planks are a pretty exciting part of the build. There are only two of them, and they need to be perfec...
Mizzen Mast: Shaping Below Deck – Episode 163 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The planking work is moving right along, but unfortunately Jack and Wes have to head home. We discuss the work that we got done as a team, then focus on the mizzen mast, which is also nearing completion. Alix has been working on spot repairs with graving pieces, as well as shaping the base of the m...
They’re Back! – Episode 162 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Jack and Wes are back to do more work on Arabella. Wes's earlier visits involved stacking lumber and bending frames. Now he's back for a taste of planking and we hope he returns to help out with the interior. Jack was a part of our planking crew last year, specifically helping with some of...
With a Little Help From Our Friends—Episode 161—Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We're back to planking! We've asked some of our skilled friends to come back and help us get closer to closing up Arabella's hull. We have eight oak planks, a couple of cedar planks, and the black locust sheer strakes remaining for installation. After the remainder of the oak planks a...
Putting Taper in the Mast – Episode 160 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Lots going on here at the boathouse. It's time to put the taper in the top of the mast. Turns out there's a little bit more to that than just doing a straight taper. We'll be talking about a certain kind of taper as well as figuring out how to accommodate the slip of the router in ...
Hooked Scarf Joints and Bilge Stringers – Episode 159 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Bilge stringers (which we also call bilge bands) add longitudinal stiffness to Arabella in an area of the boat where it's needed. Carolyn, who's been working on fitting the stringers into the boat, gives us a good look at how she sneaks up on a very smart fit in a hooked scarf. Alix shows ...
Live From the Boat Shed 5—Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Live Q&A Session we held on Friday, April 16 from Arabella’s boat shed in Granby, MA. We also talked about the important changes coming to Patreon as of May 1. Read more about that here: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
There’s a New Shipwright in Town! – Episode 158 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We are looking ahead to getting back to planking Arabella this summer. In order to do that, we are going to want all hands on deck, so we got a little help coming in. The first of the crew has arrived and she will be helping us for the next month or more. Carolyn has a good amount of experience in...
Fairing the Mizzen Mast – Episode 157 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
There is a lot of work going into restoring Victoria's old mast to be our mizzen mast. We already set up a sort of lathe and jig to cut kerfs into the mast so that we can then bring it down to a six inch diameter. To do that, I used a combination of a power planer and a hand plane to get down...
Homemade Oak Plywood – Episode 156 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We're starting on the interior! At least starting with the pieces of the interior. Steve is milling up the stock that is going to become the bilge bands. These will get installed soon, when we get a new crew in to finish the planking. In the meantime, he is also making up our very own plywo...
Repurposing Victoria’s Mast – Episode 155 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Getting Victoria early in the project was one of the best decisions we have made. There was so much good material packed in that little vessel, and it seems like she just keeps giving every day. From all the beautiful mahogany in her interior, to the bronze fittings and hardware she was decked out ...
The Mizzen Mast Step – Episode 154 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
With the main mast step finished, it's time to make the mizzen mast step. This one is significantly smaller as it will hold a significantly smaller mast and take less of a load. It feels like we're installing a sculpture as integral part of the boat! It's very satisfying to be making...
Victoria’s Mast – Episode 153 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The bronze floors are done! It's a great feeling complete them and be able to move on to even more tasks that get us closer to launch. Steve keeps on with fitting the main's mast step, and Alix gets to work on figuring out the reuse of Victoria's spars. You may remember from previous ...
Mast Step and Alignment – Episode 152 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
With wrapping up the bronze floors comes working on the mast step. This wild looking piece is built up out of live oak and black locust and looks more like a sculpture than a structural element in the boat! We also check alignment on Arabella to see if everything is still where it should be. Grant...
Last Bronze Floors and a Mast Step – Episode 151 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
We finally get to finish up the work on the bronze floors. We had about six sets of frames that needed to go in once we removed the molds. These last sets all needed bronze floors made up for them as we couldn't make those on our first go around. That means, back to bending bronze and weldin...
Clean Bilge! – Episode 150 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Building a boat can seem like an incredibly daunting task. One thing that has gotten us through these years is seeing it a lot of little things that need to be done and pieces that need to go together. This episode is very much dedicated to that ideology. We make a couple more fin head bolts to lo...
Cockpit Mockup – Episode 149 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
There are a lot of exciting things coming together at the moment. Steve installed the rest of the tie rods, Alix finished the sill for the deckhouse to sit on and we made a mockup of the cockpit! One task completely finished, one setting us up for the deckhouse construction when temperatures warm ...
Our very own PRIVATE ISLAND in Maine! Sailing Vessel Delos Ep. 295
Delos has sailed to deserted beaches, tropical jungle rivers, and even bustling cities. And now we find ourselves in the amazing State of Maine, at our very own private island! After dodging a mine field of lobster floats we finally arrive at our new home for the next few weeks- our very own priva...![Sailing New England – Exploration of Mattapoisett Harbor – Ep. 16 [Sailing Ixion]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/ZlNFGPJzXSg/mqdefault.webp)
Sailing New England – Exploration of Mattapoisett Harbor – Ep. 16 [Sailing Ixion]
After all of the work, we decided it was time to finally enjoy ourselves starting by Sailing New England. Our first destination is Mattapoisett. We have spent so much time working that we sometimes forget to enjoy ourselves. Ixion has been in Mattapoisett since last year, yet we haven't taken ...
E34: Solo Sailing from Maine to North Carolina in November
If you want to support me, check out my Patreon account (thank you so much!!) patreon.com/windhippie For more regular photo updates and boating life, check out my instagram page: @boatlizard This is a throw-back video to the month I spent sailing from Maine to North Carolina in November of 2018. I...
E33: Solo Sailing from Maine to North Carolina in November on a 27 foot sloop
If you want to support me, check out my Patreon account (thank you so much!!) patreon.com/windhippie For more regular photo updates and boating life, check out my instagram page: @boatlizard The guitar song is '5 foot 2' played by my dad. This is a throw-back video to the month I spent ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 95: Harvesting White Oak Knees
Harvesting knees for Arabella turned out to be MUCH more work than we ever thought it would be. In the last episode we gathered a couple of stumps but we still needed a little more and then it was time to tackle the job of cleaning them... not to mention freeing them from the clump of wood, dirt an...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 87: Epoxy Tests
After our glue failure on the scarf joints for the planks, we also had some glue failure on the graving pieces. This time though, it was with a new and good batch of Resorcinol. So, we were not quite sure what the problem was at first. We later realized that the clamping pressure was being lost du...