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Cedar Strip House Top, Gluing Up – Episode 171 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The mock-up, and now mold, for the cabin house is finally put to work as the cedar strip-planked house comes together. Building this crucial part of the boat with this method has many reasons, chief among them being that strip-planking is extremely strong ...
Exploring WHITE LADY CAVE in SOUTH WALES (Gone wrong) No. 91
Between getting really lost, not carrying the right equipment and exploring caves which were not meant to be explored...this adventure was definitely one of those we shudder about when remembering. However, after more research, we went back to explore Whit...
Finishing the Port Side Planking – Episode 170 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The last plank... for now, anyway. This episode doesn't feature the whiskey plank, and Steve does a very good explanation for those who have been asking about the difference between a shutter plank and a whiskey plank. We've got four shutters, and like all...
The Best of BOAT LIFE ~ Spearfishing and Exploring in the EXUMAS ~ Postcard 19
This may have been our FAVORITE stop in the Exumas! Lee Stocking Island has so much to offer, and we loved spending some time here, exploring underwater and on land. To us, this was the perfect Bahamas experience! Friends, fishing, snorkeling, coconuts, ...
SHORT ~ An Artist on a Sailboat ~ BOHEMIA ART
We are very excited to present Agus from BOHEMIA ART! Agustina is a Argentinian artist that we've had the pleasure of sailing with for the past few months. She's shared her work, ideas, and visions with us throughout these months, and she's inspired us t...
Arabella Gets a Makeover – Episode 169 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
As we've been finishing the rest of the planking on the port side, we have had groups of helpers lend a hand to clean up Arabella's interior. Most recently, David and his son, Grant, card-scraped the interior and applied Danish Teak Sealer to planks and fr...
Port Side Sheer Strake – Episode 168 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The weather our here in western Massachusetts has been a bit wacky. Though colder days pushed off the possibility of gluing early in the season, we're now dealing with really hot days and thunderstorms—but that's not slowing us down as we scoot along pla...
Bracing for the Sheer Plank – Episode 167 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Getting the nib-ends of these full-length planks fitted into the rabbet fore and aft is one of the hardest tasks of planking Arabella. Since we don't have any wiggle room to move fore or aft, the cuts need to be dead-on for the planks to sit correctly. Add...
WING FOILING in George Town & we explore an ABANDONED MARINE RESEARCH CENTER ~ Postcard 18
We are in George Town, a popular cruising destination in the Exumas, Bahamas. We're waiting out some strong winds and make the best of them by getting out WING FOILING, and Tom even gets a gig doing some coaching! After a week, we decide to head back nort...
Installing the Oak Shutter Planks – Episode 166 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
It's a big moment here in the Acorn to Arabella boathouse. We have been steadily working on closing up the hull and now the oak shutters are going in. After these are installed, we will only have six more planks to go. Two cedar strakes will lead up to th...
Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
Acorn to Arabella—our wooden boat building project—will take you on a journey from stump to ship, as we turn trees from the family farm into a 38' wooden boat that will eventually sail the world. See ya every Friday with a new video highlighting the bo...
One Minute About Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
An overview of who we are and what we do. See ya every Friday with a new video. Want to see more? Here are some suggestions. Watch us pour 100 gallons of lead: https://youtu.be/K1cpJBtWnQg Watch us drop a 70' tree Steve's great grandfather planted: https:...
SHORT ~ MIND = BLOWN ~ Our first TOW-IN FOIL SURF session! ~ Postcards From Bagheera
Welcome to our first official SHORT! See why we're making this kind of videos here: https://youtu.be/-qLFBkDw8QQ We were chasing a swell forecast in the Bahamas, and the wave we wanted to surf didn't end up shaping up as the direction was a little off. L...
INTRODUCTION TO OUR SHORTS! ~ Postcards From Bagheera
We're so excited to launch our SHORTS series!! ~ FIRST OFFICIAL SHORT OUT TOMORROW! Stay tuned!! ~ We're making a different style of edit, shorter and more focused on specific experiences we've had. From our windsurfing and foil sessions, to memorable m...
Wrapping Up the Mizzen Mast – Episode 165 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
The mizzen mast has been tandem project as the planking has progressed. Alix chipped away at it between other important tasks, and now it's finally finished! Of course, the hounds and hardware need to be installed, but this big, beautiful, repurposed piece...
WE SWAM WITH WILD DOLPHINS!!! Cruising the EXUMAS ~ Postcard 17
We really feel like we got the full experience while cruising the Exumas Cays, especially with what happened at the end! Amandine's mom is cruising with us for a few weeks and we're getting to see as many amazing things as possible. In this postcard, we b...
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 o...
Ep 225 | Learning to TIG Weld and Nutshell Repairs, Nutshell Workshop, Austraiia
Magnus is planning on making the davits for Peanut and our dear friend, Bryan, is a welder so he shows Magnus the ropes. Magnus begins the repair on the lid of the front gas locker from Nutshell. The lid is very old and badly decayed so he goes about buil...
The BEST CRUISING DESTINATION in the WORLD??? Cruising the EXUMAS~ POSTCARD 16
We've made it to what many call the best cruising destination in the world... the EXUMAS! Having Amandine's mom on board for the adventure, we are energized to explore as much as possible. In this postcard, we bring you along as we meet iguanas on the bea...
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 ...
Ep 224 | We Need New Sails. Time to Measure Up. Sailing Nutshell, Australia
With our sails coming to the end of their lives and needing regular minor repairs we have recently been aware that we probably need to address this issue especially for when we are in the Kimberley, which is a very remote location. We have also been decid...
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,...
The PERFECT passage??? ~ Postcards From Bagheera ~ POSTCARD 15
With trade winds blowing south east every day, it is rare that when heading south east, you can sail downwind. But it happened! We had the perfect weather, with clocking winds that would give us a chance to sail downwind even while sailing around the Berr...
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 ...
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