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Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 79: Making Sawn Frames
We've done steam bent frames for the majority of Arabella, now, in the stem and the stern, it's time to make some sawn frames. Where the bow and stern come in to the centerline timbers, the shape of the hull is fairly sharp. Steam bending frames in these areas would not be very easy nor i...
Salt & Tar: Episode 59- Deck Planking
Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie a HUGE thank you to everyone that has purchased items off our wishlist. You are giving us a big step forward in the projects to come. We've never had such nice tools. You all are amazing, beautiful, wonderful people that we a...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 78: The Last Oak Broad Strakes
Planking has been a very fun challenge though a bit of a challenge it has been. Learning to fit the oak planks to each other has its intricacies. We need to make sure the plank fits well fore and aft but also that the bevels match so that we can put in a good bead of cotton caulking. All of this ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 77: Sole Beams and Diesel Engine
With all the bent frames installed in Arabella and all the bronze floors in place, we can now work on installing the sole beams. The sole beams are the members that will span from frame to frame and support the cabin sole inside of Arabella. We are installing these now because it will allow us to ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 58-Embracing Yard Life
Diving into yard life again. Long and productive days. Napa is hot so taking mid-day breaks is huge. The second half of the day when it's still warm but the decks are fully shaded are the best. After our work here in the yard is complete we'll be looking for a slip closer to the bay to con...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 76: Pocketless Frame Installation
One of the great parts of boatbuilding (or maybe the hardest part about learning boatbuilding?!) is that there are many different ways to do things. And they are all correct! Steaming in Arabella's frames is a good example of this. All her framing so far has been steamed in after we have cut ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 75: The First Broad Strakes
We are learning so much from the planking process. After having cut and installed the garboard planks, we are now on to the first broadstrakes. These next couple of planks are going on right after the garboard and are also oak and need to be pretty sturdy. As these planks are also still fairly low...
Salt & Tar: Episode 57-Movement! Back to the Boatyard
Here we go! Back to the boatyard to get a few more big projects done on the boat. To come is deck planking, mast raising, through-hull cutting, bottom painting, and re-splashing. The trip was about 5 miles and took a little over an hour and a half. We arrived the Saturday before our haul out because...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 74: Installing the Port side Garboard
It's on to the port side Garboard! We wanted to show a little bit more detail on what goes into installing these big planks. It can be a little bit of a fight to get them to fit just right. This one also had a little imperfection that needed to be dealt with before installation. We have som...
Just About Sailing August 2019 – re-varnishing everything, stage one – removing the old varnish
This is a job I have been putting off for ages. Stripping back all the varnished areas back to bare wood and re-varnishing. To make it fair we have split the work 50:50; I am doing all the external wood and my daughter is just doing the bits inside the boat. Neither of us had done this before, so w...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 73: Fastening the Starboard Garboard
There is a fine art to planking a boat and we certainly are learning that by putting on Arabella's Garboard. This is one of the hardest planks to fit, but that just means it is a perfect test for us to learn the intricacies of planking. Arabella is going to have oak garboards and broadstrakes ...
Salt & Tar: Episode 56-River Shenanigans
I had a lot of fun putting this episode together. I'm looking forward to the day I get to make a sailing video for you all! We are so very grateful for the help we've received from you out there. The views, the subscribers, our patrons, and everyone that has donated from Amazon. It's ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 72: The Garboard Plank
It is time to start planking Arabella! This moment has been a long time coming and we are thrilled to be able to finally start this process. It does mean a bit of a learning curve though, so we had our friend Thad Danielson come back to the boat yard and help us through the process of marking out ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 71: Installing the Bronze Strapping
Once she is sailing, we are planning on taking Arabella all around the world on adventures and in all kinds of conditions. A bluewater sailboat like her needs to be tough and be able to stand up to all kinds of conditions. Atkin designed her with these considerations in mind, but there is one more...
Salt & Tar: Episode 55-Sampson Post and Battery Bank
Our final weeks of water life are upon us. Do not fret we are super excited about our haul out. In this episode we take on the sampson post and installing our house battery bank. The sampson post is our last big construction project while at Judy's dock. It went smoothly. We took our time while...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 70: What Are Stop Waters?
There are many steps in the boat building process that some people may not know of or think about when picturing the work being done. Most see the centerline timbers going up. Then the frames, the planks, deck, spars, etc. And Boom you have a boat! However, there are so many more intricate part...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 69: A Bit on Lining Off
The planking process can be something of a mystery. Unlike houses that are square and easily divided up to figure out siding, boats require a little bit more thought and layout for them to look right. In this video we go over a little bit of the lining off process. Lining off is the process of det...
Salt & Tar: Episode 54-Finishing Our Main Mast
The mast project took just about 2 weeks to complete. We wanted to move quickly as renting the space was adding up daily. We get the mast rounded and add the hounds which are where our shrouds are attached. We've got about a month before we are hoping to haul Rediviva out to step the masts and ...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 68: Planking: Laying the Groundwork
Launching into planking is going to be a big and satisfying part of the project. We have been working towards this moment for a very long time. In order to make sure everything goes smoothly and is enjoyable, we need to make sure that we set ourselves up well before hand. In this episode, we do ju...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 67: Q and A Before Planking
We are launching into planking soon but before we get into all that, we really wanted to do a little house cleaning video. We get so many questions about the project and it's not always easy to address them all in the subsequent videos. So, right now seemed like a good time to answer a few of...
Salt & Tar: Episode 53-Building Our Main Mast
Last episode we laminated up a new main mast. We continue shaping the mast to fit the mast step and getting it closer to round. Long but great days working outside in the Napa Boatyard! Thanks for watching everyone! Many thanks and much love, Ruthie a HUGE thank you to everyone that has purch...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 66: Installing Pocket Keel Bolts
Now that we have all the floors fabricated and the majority installed, there are 4 more very important ones to focus on. The ones that tie the ballast keel to the keel timber. These four floors in the middle of the vessel will hold the bolts that capture the 4.5 ton keel and keep it connected to t...
Acorn to Arabella – Journey of a Wooden Boat – Episode 65: Installing the Bronze Floors
The prep is over with and it is finally time to install the bronze floors! We have invested so much time, energy and money in these and it is such a gratifying feeling to finally see them put in place. In the end, the installation went very smoothly and they all fit rather nicely. Other than havi...