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Fitting the Main Deck Beams – Ep. 129 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Deck beam construction has begun! In this episode we make great strides towards a framed deck in Arabella. The black locust shelves get varnished and prepped for fastening. Steve spends a rainy day making longer rivets and a bunch of deck beams get cut out and fastened together. Big thanks to Th...![The Interior of This 91′ STEEL DREAM SHIP WILL SHOCK YOU [Full Tour] Learning the Lines](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/9ZPl2Durw5A/mqdefault.webp)
The Interior of This 91′ STEEL DREAM SHIP WILL SHOCK YOU [Full Tour] Learning the Lines
This is the biggest, coolest, most interesting, and most exquisite yacht we've toured thus far! Words cannot express how awesome this 1957 91' custom Feadship motor sailor is! Her name is De Vrouwe Christina, and she's a giant work of art. Built in 1957, and completely refitted and r...
Fitting The Shelf, Picking Out Deck Beams – Ep. 128 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Bob and Steve finish fitting the black locust beam shelf into Arabella. This involves some pattern making and a whole slew of hooked scarfs to be cut. While Bob does the final few fits on the shelf, Steve launches into finding the strong (king) deck beam locations. Right before Bob heads back to...![9 Day Sail – Turkey to Malta Video Part 1 [Ep 50] Sailing Salacia Star](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/SEtRBBvEXZA/mqdefault.webp)
9 Day Sail – Turkey to Malta Video Part 1 [Ep 50] Sailing Salacia Star
Motoring sucks when you are in a sail boat! SUBSCRIBE LIKE FOLLOW What happens to most of us when our kids have families, careers & children of their own? It can feel lonely, left out & down right depressing just going through our daily routines & catching any spare time...
Acorn to Arabella – Episode 127 – Bolting Breasthooks, Starting the Shelf, & Ben Moves to MA
With some help from Bob Emser @TheArtofBoatBuilding we get the breasthooks bolted into place and launch into the black locust beam shelf. Black locust is known for it's rot resistance and durability, exactly the qualities one wants for a deck structure. The locust is also very pretty wood and...
Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 126 – Building The Breasthooks, Working Solo
With the sheer clamp bolted into place the next piece of the deck puzzle is the breasthooks. The breashooks join the clamp with the stem and stern posts and provide a lot of structural stability. In this episode we take a look at Victoria's breasthooks and launch into making ones for Arabella....
Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 125 – Installing the Clamp
Welcome back! This episode Steve gets the sheer clamp bolted together and fastened to the steam bent frames of Arabella. The clamp is the first piece of deck framing and the beginning of the visible timbers inside Arabella. Joe gives us a hand and we get the big planer rig finished and running st...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 124: Varnish and a Visit to Rosalind
In this episode we varnish the white oak clamp and start working on cleaning up Victoria's hackmatack knees. The knees were likely harvested from the roots of a hackmatack tree growing in a bog in the North East sometime around 1925. It's amazing to be able to put them back to work in Ar...![Teaser – Turkey to Malta [Ep 45] Sailing Salacia Star](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/KSzCoOSBGDc/mqdefault.webp)
Teaser – Turkey to Malta [Ep 45] Sailing Salacia Star
Turkey to Malta took longer than expected, have put a quick video together of some highlights, hope you enjoy. SUBSCRIBE LIKE FOLLOW What happens to most of us when our kids have families, careers & children of their own? It can feel lonely, left out & down right depressing just ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 123: Building the Clamp
In this installment we make progress on the big planer set-up and we launch into building the sheer clamp. The sheer clamp is the first piece of the deck structure as well as the first piece of the visible interior. Time to step up our game and make it look nice as well as strong. Thanks for follo...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 122: Moving Up to the Deck
In this episode we fasten all the recently bent frames and Arabella becomes 100% framed! After that big milestone we launch into the deck structure which is a whole new set of challenges and fun. Thanks for following the journey! We could not be making these weekly videos without your support! ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 121: Bending In the Last Frames
Now that the molds are out we can bend in the remaining 14 frames and finish framing Arabella! Big thanks to everyone who is following and supporting our crazy journey! Without you we would not be able to produce these weekly videos. Hope you enjoy this episode and thanks for watching! If you w...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 120: Taking Out the Molds
We've all been waiting to see this one. Arabella's molds finally get removed and we can see from stem to stern with nothing in the way! Big thanks to everyone who has donated or otherwise contributed to the project. We would not be sharing this video series without your help! Thank you...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Where’s Alix?
For all those wondering where Alix has been and when he is coming back here are some answers for you! Spoiler alert: He is alive and well and enjoying some well deserved R+R with Keira.
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 119: Getting Ready for a Big Change
This round we tackle the remainder of the planking rabbet, make and hang some cedar and start prepping framing stock. It won't be long until the molds come out and the remaining 14 frames get bent in! Thanks for watching and following our crazy journey! ---------------------------------------...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 118: Steaming Frames and Lining Off
We get all steamed up and tweak some steam bent white oak frames so they lay more fair with the planking. Measurements are taken off the hull and the shape/location of the cedar planks get determined. It's a whole bunch of hot oak and middle school mathematics. Thanks for watching and if yo...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 117: We Ran Out of Dry Oak, Now What?
In this episode we install some more oak planks, remove the stairs to the second floor so we can keep planking and run out of dry oak for planking stock. Don't worry though, there are many ways to keep moving forward while the recently milled oak cures. If you are interested in some of the or...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 116: Steve Launches His First Boat
This round we re-stock the lumber pile with some glorious white oak, ash and some hickory. Steve designs, builds and launches a quick and dirty pram for fishing adventures on the local brook and Arabella gets some more oak planks added to her hull. It's a jam packed episode, enjoy! ---------...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 115: Picking Up the Pace
In this installment we get some much appreciated assistance and really motor along with the oak planking. With three of us in the shop two could work on Arabella while the third picked timber and made planks. We procure some big ole logs that we were told was walnut but turned out to be ash (still ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 114: Getting Back on Track
After numerous challenges and setbacks we are finally picking up the pace and getting into a solid groove! The replacement planks all go onto the hull quickly and smoothly compared to the other planks. We also have to get a bit inventive so we can hit the same screw holes in the bronze strapping wi...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 113: Deadeyes and Hanging Planks
This round we look to the future and start doing a little rigging preparation by roughing out some deadeye blanks. We also keep chugging along with planking, the Alaskan sawmill rig gets some good use as does the 27" thickness planer. The culled cedar planks made some most excellent patterns ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 112: Back to Oak and Other Odd Jobs
In this episode we hit the lowest point yet on the build and remove the cedar planks we worked so hard to install onto Arabella. The oak pile got sorted and inventoried to see if we even have enough oak to plank Arabella with it. The replacement planks are found in the oak stores and are cut from...
A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Exploring in the Canoe, No Boat Building!
No boat building in this video! Since the Open House got canceled and a birthday party could not occur, Steve spent his 35th birthday doing a little exploring via canoe. There is not even a glimpse of the boatyard or Arabella, just a quiet ride down a tiny brook, getting lost in the marsh, scaring s...