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Designing the Power Plant – Episode 137 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
As we continue working on Arabella, we look ahead at starting to figure out the power plant. We got a beautiful new engine from Nanni Diesel last year and now we are back with Brook Streit from Kraft Power to talk about some of the intricacies of getting ...
Patience Is a Useful Skill – Episode 136 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Boatbuilding can be a slow and tedious (yet rewarding!) process. As with many things in life, patience is a useful skill. In this episode, we work on making up more short beams out of the scrap locust we have. This involves sorting through what we have, ...
Restoring Victoria’s Knees – Episode 135 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Part way through the build of Arabella, we were told about a boat we should look at in Mattapoisett, MA. Although we didn't need another boat to restore we decided to go take a look and see what she had for parts. Ultimately we fell in love, she was a wr...
Alix is Back! – Episode 134 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
As we said, "Alix will be back in the fall", it is now fall and Alix is back! We talk a bit about the our summer and our plans for the project and then get right to work. We start working on cleaning up and varnishing the deck beams as well as restoring s...![$430,000 Yacht Tour [Seawind 1260] Learning the Lines](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/UCXg4Pyk-88/maxresdefault.webp)
$430,000 Yacht Tour [Seawind 1260] Learning the Lines
The Seawind 1260 is essentially the bigger sister to the 1160, and you know we already love the 1160. Whether you feel that the 1260 or the 1160 is the right boat for you comes down to personal preference. They're both very similar but here is a list of so...
Fitting the Deck Carlines and Diesel Engine – Ep 133 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The time has come! We've all been waiting for the moment that big beautiful blue Nanni Diesel engine gets dropped into Arabella. She's been sitting patiently on the sidelines for a while now but the moment to see how she fits is upon us. Steve and Casey ...![What’s Inside This 13 Year Old Ex-Charter Catamaran? [Full Tour] Learning the Lines](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/SvllwBmtj90/maxresdefault.webp)
What’s Inside This 13 Year Old Ex-Charter Catamaran? [Full Tour] Learning the Lines
The Lagoon 440 is one of the most popular cruising catamarans on the market. It's big, spacious, and well-laid out for cruising. Part of what makes it desirable for some is the flybridge helm station up top. This is the 4 cabin 4 head charter version, but ...
Mast Blocking and A New Tool – Episode 132 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
They say "Do something you love, and you'll never work another day of your life", but when a tool doesn't do what it should and the task list for the day has a few boxes left unchecked, it really feels like work. Despite that, Steve soldiers on and nearly ...
Fitting the Sampson Post – Ep. 131 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Steve gets back to work on the deck structure as well as fitting the sampson post. This post which lies at the bow of the vessel needs to be very strong and stick straight up out of the deck. Steve uses a couple of tricks as well as welding another bronz...
It’s Good to be Back | Sailing Malta | Sailing Sunday Ep. 79
Check out the links below and SUBSCRIBE to come join us on this journey. We're backkkkkkkkkkk!!!! The fun adventures this week kick off at Comino island in a 200hp RIB, Mellhieha Bay, St Julians Bay then diving on a historic shipwreck in Valletta! Malt...
Deciding the Hatch and House Locations – Ep. 130 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
With some help from Thad and Satchel we decide on exactly where the openings for the fore hatch, house, and cockpit should go. With no experience sailing, it was great to have two very different and accomplished sailors give their input on how best to lay...
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 ...![The Interior of This 91′ STEEL DREAM SHIP WILL SHOCK YOU [Full Tour] Learning the Lines](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/9ZPl2Durw5A/maxresdefault.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, ...
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 bea...![9 Day Sail – Turkey to Malta Video Part 1 [Ep 50] Sailing Salacia Star](https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/SEtRBBvEXZA/maxresdefault.webp)