Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Wooden boat”

Installing the Lodging Knees – Episode 144 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

We are nearing the end of the knees! It's amazing the difference that can be seen as these all start to go in. Not only to the rigidity of the structure but also at how the space seems so much different inside. Knees keep the hull from wracking while sai...

Jan 08, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:28:57

Salt & Tar: Ep.121- Swab’s got a Girlfriend

Thanks for watching everyone! ~Ruthie p.s. if you’re near the SF Bay Area and would like to volunteer you can reach us here: [email protected]. Let us know your experience and what you’re comfortable doing. We’ll get back to you as soon as we...

Jan 07, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:05

Removing our DOOMED keel — Sailing Yabá #9

We are Ben and MP! Recently we decided to purchase a two masted huge wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought was sinking and relying on many bilge pumps to survive so we had to lift it onto the dry to start a f...

Jan 03, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:22:42

Making and Fitting Lodging Knees – Episode 143 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Knees and blocking are what keep the deck of the boat from racking or moving in unwanted ways. Ours are made from the stumps we dug out of the ground around this time last year. It's amazing to see the final product from those rough pieces or material to...

Jan 01, 2021
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:38

Salt & Tar: Ep.120- An Epic Way to End a Year

The engine is running! What a great way to end one year and start the next. If I don’t respond to your comment I’ll try and answer your question in the next video. I hope you all have a wonderful kick off to 2021. Let’s go sailing 🎉 Thanks for w...

Dec 31, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:29:27

Sanding our hull to reveal BAD news & a BIG repair — Sailing Yabá #8

We are Ben and MP! Recently we decided to purchase a two masted 70ft wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought was sinking and relying on many bilge pumps to survive so we had to lift it onto the dry to start a f...

Dec 27, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:16:17

Starting to fair the deck structure – Episode 142 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Now that we have installed the short beams around the deckhouse opening, it's time to start fairing that out. These beams have all been milled a bit oversized for this purpose. This means we start by fairing the ends of the short beams down to the carlin...

Dec 25, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:34

Salt & Tar: Ep 119- Our First Volunteers

Thanks to our followers we are taking final measurements for our sails and welcome our first volunteers. Josh & Alexis are amazing people. They ended up staying 10 days as Josh was determined to hear that motor roar! We can’t thank them enough for no...

Dec 24, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:44

BOAT TOUR of our wrecked Brazilian ship — Sailing Yabá #7

We are Ben and MP! Recently we decided to purchase a two masted 70ft wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought was sinking and relying on many bilge pumps to survive so we had to lift it onto the dry to start a f...

Dec 20, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:34:16

Emily Builds a Sailboat – FANCY DAGGERBOARD – CLC Eastport Nesting Pram (Ep 9)

Girls can build stuff, too! Support this and other projects via our Patreon page: http://patreon.com/EmilyAndClark Over two months, Emily built a lightweight wooden boat, to be used as a sailing, rowing, and motoring dinghy for S/V Temptress. This model i...

Dec 19, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:18

White Oak Rootstock Knees – Episode 141 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Last year, at about this time of year as well, some blood, sweat and maybe tears were shed in retrieving some large White Oak rootstock from the woods and painstakingly carving out some knees from them. This was a miserable yet rewarding experience that i...

Dec 18, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:42

Salt & Tar: Ep.118- Rigging the Bow

Sit back, relax, and enjoy that this is not your boat project ;) All is well aboard Rediviva yet when you’re ready to go full speed ahead but your planning and supplies are not… well, it takes longer. We still press forward, with our humor in tact and ...

Dec 17, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:58

Now the works can officially get started! Meet our new location! — Sailing Yabá #6

We are Ben and MP! Recently we decided to purchase a two masted 70ft wooden schooner in Brazil. The fun detail about our story is that the boat we bought is sinking and relying on many bilge pumps to survive and we need to lift it onto the dry ASAP to fix...

Dec 13, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:19:18

Carlin Joints and Lodging Knees – Episode 140 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

There is a lot of time consuming but rewarding work in boat building. Cutting carlin joints to instal short beams is a good task to show how much time some of the jobs can take. Each side of Arabella's cabin had 11 short beams to be installed (after havin...

Dec 11, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:18:57

Salt & Tar: Ep.117- A Jack Tar’s View

A Jack Tar is what they used to call the sailor that was entrusted with slushing/taring the rigging. It was a messy job. It would be a crazy task when there’s miles of rope to cover on hundred foot or more tall masts. Garrett’s “nice” jeans are now...

Dec 10, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:23:40

Installing the midship lodging knees – Episode 139 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Alix continues work on Arabella with making and installing the lodging knees at midship. These, along with the rigidity of the housetop, will help keep the deck structure from racking. We also get to see the end of Steve and Robin's vacation adventure as ...

Dec 04, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:27:35

A Glimpse of Past and Future! – Episode 138 – Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

We all need a break from big projects and this time it's Steve's turn! As Alix stays back to look after Arabella and the boathouse to continue work on fitting and installing some knees and short beams. Steve and his partner head off on an adventure out we...

Nov 27, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:21:36

Salt & Tar: Ep.115- Lanyard-ing the Dead Eyes

Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie https://saltandtar.org/ https://www.patreon.com/saltandtar ----- pledge per episode https://www.paypal.me/saltandtar --------- one-time donation p.s. Also, thank you for watching/tolerating ...

Nov 26, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:29

Salt & Tar – Meet Our Sailmaker

Say hello to Mike and his family! Mike is making our sails for Rediviva. He and his wife own M&H Bartles, Sailmakers in Boothbay, Maine. We're excited for you to meet them and see what they create along the way. https://www.mhbsailmakers.com/ https://w...

Nov 22, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:45

Salt & Tar: Ep.114- Installing the Main Chainplates

We’re recovering from last week and get to a project we know we can complete; the main chainplates! It was fun working on a straight forward project. Much of the work was already done and all that was left was to secure them to the hull. So much thinking...

Nov 19, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:27

Girl MAROONED on remote island, learns ANCIENT WOOD CARVING skills (Expedition Drenched S1 Ep.80)

Here’s an extra long video following Oceane as she journeys on land on Morovo Island, learning about their famous wood carving. We are currently anchored in Morovo lagoon, and have commissioned three villages for some wood carving projects for sylfia. Sp...

Nov 15, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:32:03

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 ...

Nov 13, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:05

Salt & Tar: Ep.113- Building Our Buehler Boat

With most of California on fire, working conditions aren’t ideal but we press onward. We work on the main chainplates a little, make some more headway on the engine deck box before we wait on parts again, and solve a problem. We’ve known for a while th...

Nov 12, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:25:11

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, ...

Nov 06, 2020
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:31:45

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