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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...
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 ...
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...
Salt & Tar: Ep.115- Lanyard-ing the Dead Eyes
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Salt & Tar: Ep.111- How We Protect Our Hardware
Mild steel hardware has been used on boats for centuries. Most of our hardware, fittings, and fasteners are steel. Some are galvanized, like our fasteners, and others we protect in a couple step process. One of the things we like most about working with st...
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...
Salt & Tar: Ep.110- All in a Days Work
This one is for the fans. Listening to your requests; longer, less music, and not Ruth-less. Thank you for watching and following along on this dream. We’ve been taking time to be together and not always working on the boat. All of this means nothing if ...