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Salt & Tar: Episode 87-Glorious Day to Raise the Main
- A glorious day indeed. Our 40 foot main mast is on the boat! Rediviva is a ketch rig but only our main was ready, the mizzen mast will come later. A huge thank you to the marina for making this day go so smoothly. My mom was able to make it and Reid, Ga...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 110: Will Our Boat be Water Tight?
In this installment we continue fitting and hanging some cedar, we discuss why we are planking from the keel to the sheer as well as what we expect the oak to do as it swells after launch. We wrap up with extending the planking rabbet and fastening anothe...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 109: Cedar Planks and Butt Blocks
In this installment we have a riveting good time attaching a cedar plank to the hull. We then install a pair of black locust butt blocks in Arabella to support the nib ends of the oak stealers. Another cedar plank gets sliced out of the raw board and it...
Salt & Tar: Episode 85-Four Shrouds, Four Days (Part 2)
-Yup! Days 3 and 4 were much quicker. We managed to also take a day off and enjoy a sundowner dinghy ride. A few discoveries of what you can find in the Napa River occur and we are days away from being able to step the mast. One more episode to go before t...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 108: The First Cedar on the Boat
In this installment we continue the battle with the brittle cedar planking and finally manage to get one fastened to the hull. Aaron tries his hand at fitting the stern of a cedar plank while Steve tackles the stem end and preps some black locust for butt...
Salt & Tar: Episode 84-Four Shrouds, Four Days (Part 1)
This is part 1 of prepping our main mast to go up! Days 3 and 4 went much quicker, as is tradition. One mast at a time and one shroud at a time. It's been fun working away from the boat, aka keeping the mess away from home ;) Thanks for watching! ~Ruthie...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 107: Trouble with Cedar Planking
The best laid schemes o' mice an' men... Well, we had quite the plans for the planking party and though we did get some accomplished, in the end they did go 'awry'. Our plan was to continue planking as we were and hoped that we could have a team scarfing ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 83-MAST COLLAR w/Rolf!
Two major things before the main mast goes up: build the mast collar for the stays and make the shrouds. When we step the mast we'll need some temporary lines to hold it up. We'll hang several blocks from the mast collar to do this. Rolf is kind enough to ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 106: Stealers and Planking Crew
As many of you may have deduced, our planned planking party did not go as planned at all. This was for many reasons but mainly due to the outbreak of COVID19 right as people were on their way here. We had planned to take three weeks and get this great cr...
Incredibly lightweight Dinghy Build Pt2
I build the second half of my skin-on-frame dinghy and test it out. If you’re interested in contributing, links for patreon, venmo or paypal are below: https://www.patreon.com/samholmes https://venmo.com/code?user_id=2372932546330624672 https://www.payp...
A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 105: A Visit From Louis Sauzedde (Tips From a Shipwright)
One of the things we appreciate so much about boatbuilding is that there are so many different ways to do things and so many things to learn. We have worked really hard to teach ourselves what we need to know in order to build Arabella. From studying in ...
Extra – The Herreshoff Marine Museum and America’s Cup Hall of Fame – Sailing Sweet Ruca Vlog
Sweet Ruca get's off the boat and explores one of the best sailing museums around. The Herreshoff Marine Museum offers some of the best exhibits and most interesting details in boat design and development through the years, not to mention the America's Cup...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 104: The Last Oak Plank!
Steve made the last oak plank! Yes, we know, we've said it before (and might say it again... haha). But we are planning for this to be the last full length oak plank we put on the hull. After setting up our new planer with Joe and Grandpa, while I was...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 103: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica: Part 2
We put on this basic blacksmithing course in Costa Rica with the help of our friends and in conjunction with El Astillero Verde with the hopes of making a difference in the community down there. It was a very rewarding trip on many different levels. In t...
A2A- Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Limited Edition Planking Party T-shirt 2020
As promised, we are starting our planking party today and to celebrate that we are putting out our favorite limited edition tshirt to date! If you enjoy the videos and would like to support in a way where you also get a great gift for yourself or someone ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 102: Blacksmithing in Costa Rica! Part 1
Well, it's finally that time! Our trip to Costa Rica has come. We've been planning on this for a long time. Unfortunately, things didn't pan out for both of us to go. So Steve stayed back to get us ready for our planking party and I travelled down with...
A2A – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 101: Pairing an 1800s Thicknesser and a Chrysler Flathead 6
Sometimes, pairing vintage machines, is just cool! When we got the 27 inch thicknesser from Ganon and Benjamin a couple months ago, we knew we were going to have to figure out how to pair it with a bomber power source. In the end, everything came togethe...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 2
Part 2 of our recap video! We have gone through so much since the last recap video that we couldn't fit it all into one episode. From figuring out how to build bronze floor timbers, to saying goodbye to Victoria. A new engine to making sawn frames. And...
Salt & Tar: Episode 76-Floating Once Again
It would've been nice to have felt a little more organized but other than that there were no complaints about the day. We are so looking forward to the next time we do this with spars up, ports in, and engine running. We nearly have all the gear/equipment ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Bonus Content: Acorn to Arabella 2020 Recap – Part 1
Progress is being made on Arabella every day, but that last time we checked in on what we have done up to now was about two and a half years ago. We felt that a recap of the last couple of years, to see all the work that has been done, would be a really f...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 100: Reroofing the Boathouse
In the last episode, we started to work on getting ready to change the roof on the boathouse. After a visit from the local building inspector a little while ago, we were told that we needed to replace the plastic we have with a membrane that is at least f...
E32: Refitting my 27′ Boat in Maine- Part 3
If you want to support me, check out my Patreon account (thank you so much!!) patreon.com/windhippie For more regular photo updates and boating life, check out my instagram page: @boatlizard The guitar song is Bean Rag played by my dad. This is a throw-...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 99: Getting Ready for a New Roof
We have had a lot going on here at the boatyard. With having to revamp the roof due to the new building inspector in town, to getting the new thicknesser up and running, to getting the last oak planks on the boat before we leave for Costa Rica. We manage...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 98: Antique Thicknesser
We are still pushing to get work done while we deal with figuring out what needs to be done to revamp the boathouse. We got another set of boards milled up for the last oak plank on the port side. As we are getting down to the last of the oak planking st...
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