Acorn to Arabella - Journey of a Wooden Boat - Episode 52: Cutting the Aft Rabbet Acorn To Arabella 2026-09-19 | Acorn to Arabella - Journey of a Wooden Boat - Episode 52: Cutting the Aft Rabbet
The Organ Saint Traverse: An Update from New Mexico - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-10-13 | Want to hang out with us? Our monthly live event has been moved to next friday, meaning that if you join the $5/month or higher level of Patreon you'll get the invite in time to see a very special episode of it! patreon.com/acorntoarabella Need help to join or upgrade? Email Steve and Annie B directly: acorntoarabella@gmail.com.What's going on with the mountain climbing in the Organ Mountains of New Mexico? Lots of scouting and planning, of course, and a few other very sweet personal shares happen in this update.--------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Stray Current Puts Arabella in Danger - Episode 284 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-10-06 | As Steve and Robin prepare for a trip to New Mexico for rock climbing, they prepare their DIY wooden sailboat for the time they'll be away. Steve ends up getting into details of Arabella's 12-volt marine electrical system as he chases some possible stray electrical current, after consulting Nigel Calder's helpful marine electrical book, he sets to troubleshooting a completely depleted propeller zinc. --------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Boat Repairs Among the Windjammers - Episode 283 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-09-29 | It's time to head to Camden, Maine for some dockside boat repairs among the schooners in this very famous and picturesque pocket harbor. The cranse iron, or bowsprit cap, seems to have been a piece that was cast with imperfections. It did serve Victoria for a good long time without issue, and the hardware failure wasn't catastrophic. We don't expect the same thing to happen with other reclaimed pieces of hardware around Arabella.There's a really sweet Akiva check in at the end of the episode, so if you're a big Akiva fan (or if you have concerns about how he's adjusting to boat life) and want to know how he's doing, do stick around until the very end. --------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Riding Out The Storm, Hurricane Lee - Episode 282 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-09-22 | Hurricane while aboard a sailboat! Yes, Hurricane Lee was downgraded to a tropical storm just before it hit, but everyone here on the water prepares for what could be a longer storm rather than a stronger one. Robin and Steve ended up hiding out in Curtis Cove/Minister's Creek in Pulpit Harbor on North Haven Island in Maine, an extremely protected anchorage during the storm.With northeast winds predicted, and all-around protection, they cooked good food and hunkered down with ease and comfort, then sailed the boat alone for the first time since she was launched. During that sail, they encountered a rig failure which they handled as they came into Rockland Harbor. --------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Return to Granby, Everything Must Go - Episode 281 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-09-15 | Why the heck get back to Granby!? When moving aboard a sailboat, one of the biggest parts of the process for living aboard fully is moving all of the stuff of life, your things, to... SOMEWHERE. In our case, that's tools and boat shed into two shipping containers, and some personal things into a third, plus getting "rid" of a whole lot of everything else. We had a yard sale, gave some things away, and packed some things for later. Some sailing channels and blogs have talked about this ad infinitum, as there are very smart ways to organize for a future in a small living space. Its a more emotional process than one would imagine. Yes, it feels like a big cleansing or reckoning, like a big weight off of our shoulders knowing that it's done. It's also maybe a little easier because we've lived aboard this DIY wooden sailboat for a little while, and really felt what's important. Either way, we hope this shines light on the process for anyone who wants to downsize their belongings, whether for future adventure, or to feel lighter in general.--------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Other Peoples Race Boats - Episode 280 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-09-08 | Solo ocean racing, and the types of boats people use for them, is a world apart from Arabella and our crew here. We're getting ready for our own big adventure in 2025—climbing huge walls in Baffin Island—and see similar care and consideration applied to the preparations of a Hawaiian sailor we met in Portland, Maine. Hear his story here and take a tour of the boat with Steve and Satchel.A boat sinks at the dock in a big blow, Robin docks Arabella, we arrive in Rockland, Maine, and we finally get the final three pins we need to complete the pinrails. Thanks Ron!--------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Boat Work: Roller Furler and Lazy Jacks - Episode 279 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-09-01 | For those of you missing some of the woodworking and boatbuilding projects, we get to some much-anticipated DIY projects while at the mooring in Portland, Maine, such as getting the cherry wood winch bases cut to size, shaped, and installed on the coamings. Spoiler alert, they're beautiful.Other projects tackled: Lazy jacks were installed, and Steve does a cool hardware trick to get the rings he needed for them. It involves stainless steel chain. The roller furler for the furling jib has lengths of stainless steel that need to be cut to size and screwed to each other. Ever used Loctite AND 3M 5200 on a particular thing? This is definitely a measure 8 times cut once scenario, considering how very right it works when it's right, and how very wrong it can go if it's a little off-size. A sunset sail?! Don't mind if we do! Thanks for coming out, friends. Head over to KP's channel: @MakeSpaceByKP Watch the videos about Victoria being built: @TheArtofBoatBuilding --------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
The Boat Sails Itself, Without Autopilot - Episode 278 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-08-25 | Get an exclusive @Surfshark deal! Enter promo code ARABELLA for an extra 3 months free at https://surfshark.deals/arabella00:00 Intro: Welcome back aboard Arabella00:29 Rigging project, departing Newburyport, Massachusetts02:46 Lifting / stowing the dinghy on deck03:51 Raising sails07:21 Sailing while in a relationship 09:29 Sailing through the night 11:25 Lessons in Cape Porpoise, Kennebunkport, Maine23:54 Arabella fully balanced... "Look Ma, no hands!"27:01 Coming next week: Portland, MaineSteve mitigates some chafing problems aloft before he, Robin, and our friend Jack head off to Portland, Maine from Newburyport, Massachusetts. Lots of firsts in this episode!--------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
2 Months on a New Boat, Full Walkthrough - Episode 277 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-08-18 | 00:00:00 Intro, Newburyport update and American Yacht Club00:01:12 A look at the hull, repainting the waterline 00:04:59 Standing rigging with Dyneema climbing slings00:07:22 Victoria and her electric outboard motor from ePropulsion, the challenges of a homemade rubrail on the gunwale00:11:32 What's coming up for the roller furler and jib?00:13:12 Are the anchors secure?00:14:24 Staysail pedestal and the off-sized hanks.00:15:38 Do we like the manual windlass?00:16:42 Got some belaying pins? 00:17:33 Why no sail covers or lazy jacks?00:21:06 Where are the solar panels? 00:22:37 What's up with that wooden dodger?00:26:32 Preparing for jib sheets and winches.00:28:41 Tour down below—forepeak.00:32:05 What's on the workbench ?00:34:10 Saloon: How's that charging station and table?00:37:39 Galley tour! Propane stove, food storage.00:42:24 Navigation table.00:43:24 Steve's ice cream. 00:45:42 The one disappointment.00:50:57 Cruising plans for the next few months 00:55:05 True treasure: The Guestbook -------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Navigating Arabella Up Two Tricky Rivers - Episode 276 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-08-11 | A week of adventure! We conclude last week's sailing passage from Provincetown, Cape Cod, Massachusetts to Gloucester, Massachusetts, arriving on a mooring at the end of the day. From there, Robin found a sweet intracoastal passage on the Annisquam River, which connects Gloucester Harbor to Ipswich Bay. This makes a lot of firsts, including calling for bridge openings. Two hours later, Arabella arrived in the Merrimack River, which is a tricky place for any boat to navigate because of rocks, intense currents, and at this time, perigean spring tides. And finally, we get to see Steve and Robin adventure up into a marsh to check on some bait traps that Steve had set a few days prior, we have a dockside event for visitors to come aboard and feel the boat floating, and Steve shows how the water flows down and into the anchor locker when it's a particularly wet day outside. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Sailing His Own Boat for the First Time - Episode 275 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-08-04 | For information about our visit to Newburyport's Waterfront Park, please visit our website (link below) and click on the banner at the top of the page. Cheers!Transiting the Cape Cod Canal is something that many New England sailors hold as an eventual "someday" thing when they first get started sailing. Sometimes the weather outside the Cape can be dicey. The Cape Cod Canal is an engineering marvel many years in the making, if you count all the preliminary surveys and even an earlier iteration of it many years ago. It's an exciting place, meaning that the current rips through, and the time to transit either north or south is dependent upon the tide. Boats without engines can't transit the canal. Thank you so very much to Paul Jackman for coming out to follow us down the canal on his bike! Check out his work here: youtube.com/c/jackmanworksWe can't thank the town of Bristol and TotalBoat enough for the mooring, services, and welcome we had while we were there. Cheers to you all! See ya in Newburyport!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Getting Ready to Sail North - Episode 274 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-07-28 | What did we get up to in Bristol, Rhode Island? A bit of electrical work, some solar panel installation, sorting out rigging details so we can get to sailing this sailboat, and making a mockup of the hard dodger. Scott, KP, and Satchel are doing all this work from the mooring in Bristol, which on some days, with the prevailing southwesterlies, can be a pretty "sporty" place in the summer time. We've since sailed on to the next place, and we are now doing real-time updates on Instagram and Facebook if you want to catch where we are and take a photo from shore. We don't have public events scheduled at this time, but we might in future! Get our newsletter to be in the know when we do get something on the calendar. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Best In Show and Motoring to Bristol - Episode 273 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-07-21 | If you’re struggling, consider therapy with this week's sponsor, BetterHelp. Click betterhelp.com/acorn for a 10% discount on your first month of therapy with a licensed professional specific to your needs.For more info about our electric outboard from ePropulsion, visit here: epropulsion.com/spirit-evoFrom Mattpoisett to Mystic to Bristol, we go from boat show to a short-term home base, take many visitors on board, and motor along to new horizons... just around the corner. We still see people we know wherever we go, though, getting some big hellos from boats passing by.As far as projects are concerned, we fire up the water maker, which is a high-pressure, reverse-osmosis system that desalinates sea water. Since it's removing dissolved salts, yes it does indeed remove bacteria and viruses as well, which are larger than salts. Satchel does some good explanations on how to start a water maker for the first time. TDS stands for total dissolved solids. What's the power draw on the 12 V electrical system? How much water can this water maker put out?The last few minutes are a nature show. Enjoy!!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Its Definitely Not Sailing - Episode 272 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-07-14 | Join Patreon TODAY to get an invitation for a livestream tour belowdecks TONIGHT at 5 p.m. ET!Sure, she looks all right, but how did this DIY wooden sailboat fare when a professional marine surveyor technically assessed actual details of wooden boat construction, compliant 12-volt electrical systems, marine plumbing, and marine diesel engine installation? Today, we see Arabella leave the town dock in Mattapoisett for a short jaunt around the harbor as she was surveyed, and we also jump back to when marine surveyor and sailor Peter Hunt first visited us about a month before launching. To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabella--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!Original Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Launching His First Boat After 7 Years of Hard Work - Ep. 271 - Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-06-23 | This DIY wooden sailboat is launched and as she floats, and the videos will continue far into her journeying. There is plenty aboard to finish, build, and perfect. We are at The WoodenBoat Show this weekend. Come see us at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut. We motored here on Arabella! thewoodenboatshow.comYou'll notice a talented en plein air painter at the end of this video—that's Mariah Little. See more of her work at her website: mllfineart.com or on her Instagram feed: instagram.com/mllfineartIn this video, we give a sense of the two weeks at Buzzards Bay Yacht Services, where we worked very long days so we could motor to The WoodenBoat Show in Mystic, Connecticut for this weekend. When it comes to all the detail of the work there, we'll definitely be telling you more soon.We even fire up the diesel engine to come around the wharf in Mattapoisett. This is a real treat. We hope you get a sense of what it was like to be there with celebratory crowds, our families, and each other. It'd be a misnomer to call this a finish line. It was definitely a milestone.Thank you very much for all of your support and for watching. It means the world. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Arabella’s Launch - Launching a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-06-17 | Join us in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts for the culmination of seven years’ work and the celebration of the launching of a wooden boat. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Arabella Leaves Granby For The Coast - Episode 270 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-06-16 | Skillshare has sponsored today's video. The first 1,000 people to use the link will get a 1 month free trial of Skillshare: https://skl.sh/acorntoarabella05231 You can learn a lot in a month!At the end of this video we have a reminder about our attendance at The WoodenBoat Show, and describe what it is and why you should come visit us at Mystic Seaport. thewoodenboatshow.comLAUNCH INFO PAGE: acorntoarabella.com/launch-informationA wooden boat, seven years in the making, starting with milling trees for the lumber, went across the state via the highway to the coast where she really belongs. Before going, we needed to organize and protect the big floor tools in the shop, such as the big band saw and thickness planer. Arabella had to be shifted toward the driveway about 20 degrees or so in order for the truck to have the room it needed... how do you move very heavy things? Carefully and with smarts.We arrived in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, and only a couple days later put the masts in this sailboat for the very first time. That means we immediately began working very hard here at Buzzards Bay Yacht Services. We do a bit of step welding. Steve goes aloft on the mast like the climber he is. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
What Goes Up Must Come Down - Episode 269 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-06-09 | Coming to launch? It's IMPORTANT to visit the link below to get parking information. This small seaside town is looking forward to hosting you, and we've assured them that our community are the best kind of guests.acorntoarabella.com/launch-information Launch is at 10 a.m.! Make plenty of time to get to the waterfront by way of our shuttle buses or a sweet walk through a beautiful town. Have special needs for mobility? Email Annie B for a plan. Too busy for you Saturday? Come Sunday!We plan to be at The WoodenBoat Show! thewoodenboatshow.com It's a boat show held at Mystic Seaport from June 23, 24, 25. The nifty diesel exhaust from DeAngelo Marine Exhaust is installed this week thanks to their highly skilled diesel engineer and his creativity. Windex as a lubricant! Kyle departs but plays us a tune first. And one of our biggest moments yet: we disassembled the boat shed that has been this DIY wooden boat's home since she was a drawing on a plywood floor.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Firing Up the Diesel Engine - Episode 268 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-06-02 | The auxiliary diesel engine on this wooden sailboat is a 40 horsepower Nanni diesel, and we run it for the very first time in this video. After dropping the diesel in, aligning it well enough for now, remotely-mounting its fuel and oil filters, and adding an oil change pump, also remotely installed, it was good to hear this diesel roar to life with ease.Only a couple days left to get your launch shirt: bonfire.com/official-launch-shirtWe also put a lot of holes in the boat (through hulls), Kyle gets super close to the llamas, we get a short peek at the bronze machining that Joe has been doing, Satchel gets the depth sounder transducer set up (another hole in the boat), Steve begins to put together the cockpit coamings, and there's a personal note from Steve at the end.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
He Sews Sea Sails By The Seashore - Episode 267 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-05-26 | Our official launch shirt is still on sale, (see the Bonfire link below) and you might want to stop by our merchandise shop to see something very special for those attending launch day.Our Bonfire fundraising campaign is open to help cover the costs of launch and to offer bonuses to our crew working overtime to ensure we hit the water on time. See it here: bonfire.com/official-launch-shirtFairing the hull with more long boarding or torture boarding, building the sails at Doyle Sails in Salem, Massachusetts, plumbing for the watermaker, building the rest of the companionway hatch. copper sheathing and peened fasteners in the rudder, sailboat mast details, striking the waterline with a laser level, painting the hull with the first layer... that's what we've got for you this week. Hustle and know-how, to say it shorter. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Sanded To A Fair Curve, Longboarding - Episode 266 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-05-19 | Today is your last chance to get your official launch shirt ordered up so it arrives in time for launch, but you can order it any time in the next two weeks as well. bonfire.com/official-launch-shirtSo much is going on in the boat shed as Arabella approaches launch day. Here's a synopsis:We fire up the Victron AC inverter and get some details about how that fits into our marine DC electrical system. The forward portlights on the cabin house need new external bronze plates because the ones they came with fit poorly.The cockpit goes outside to get all of its accoutrements (deck prisms, deadlights) installed. Saloon table charging stations are detailed, and the very simple AC system is discussed. It's basically the water heater (which heats off of the engine), and a single GFCI plug for when Arabella is on shore power. Where did we put the only plywood in Arabella? Have a peek at our Carolina Wren in the garage. She had four babies. They're all great and have fledged now. LONGBOARDING PARTY! Wood for sale. Volunteers really did a wonderful job getting us hours and hours into fairing the hull for this DIY wooden boat. And Satchel tells us about the unexpected ride he had while on Long Island Sound: the US Coast Guard responded to his and his friend's call for aid.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Arabellas Spa Week, Swelling The Hull - Episode 265 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-05-12 | Find the Ugreen PowerRoam 1200 here:1）Ugreen on Amazon：amzn.to/3M8dfNq ($200 OFF with Coupon+ Code：05Ugreen1200 )2）Ugreen Official Website：bit.ly/41xO3od ($200 OFF with Code：05Ugreen1200 )3）Ugreen PowerRoam 600W：amzn.to/3MatGcd ($100 OFF Coupon)OFFICIAL LAUNCH SHIRT: bonfire.com/official-launch-shirt***AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH BONFIRE***Well, everyone's been wondering about swelling the planks, and here's the big reveal and most effective way we've found to do it. STEAM. Yup, we steam this whole wooden boat for about a week, stoking the fire each day in preparation for the torture boarding. Satchel makes progress on the 12-volt marine electrical system. We test the fresh water tanks that are fed by the watermaker, and Kyle, who is doing all things fluid-related, explains a few things about the boat plumbing. Steve talks more about the base for the main sheet traveler, which when rigged, will be where the main sail is controlled from. Scott's beautiful cherry wood grab rails give a finished look to the saloon. More holes are sawn into the deck, this time for dorade vents and anchor chain inlets from the anchor windlass.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Arabellas Bronze Bumper - Episode 264 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-05-05 | Handrails, also called grabrails, aren't just a convenient feature... they're one of the most important boat safety items aboard. They should be comfortable in the hand, easy to reach, and of course people also would like them to be aesthetically pleasing. They should be everywhere aboard, ready to grab in case of a sudden and unexpected motion, as happens from time to time in a quiet anchorage with passing boat traffic. These handrails are one of the most anticipated boat parts in this DIY wooden boat so far (it covers the joint between the grub aka house sill and the cabin house) and so we hope you enjoy the covered bronze bolts and the more finished look of the interior. Steve installs a large piece of custom bronze hardware to the boat, which covers almost the entirety of the stem. We also bung all the fastener holes, get a little more work done on the companionway hatch, check in with Akiva, and get a little further on the traveler, which is an important part for the running rigging and sail trim. To support Cindy's ride, donate here: profile.pmc.org/CF0139-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!This week we use Gleam 2.0 totalboat.com/products/gleam-marine-spar-varnish?_pos=1&_sid=0ed6acde5&_ss=rand TotalFair fairing compound totalboat.com/products/totalfair-epoxy-fairing-compound?_pos=1&_sid=4127dd14f&_ss=rTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Waterproofing The Boat Hull With Cotton - Episode 263 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-04-28 | You've been waiting, and now it's here. Caulking the hull of this wooden boat. It's not mysterious, but it does take practice, and Arabella's dynamic oak planking edge-set on its inboard edge makes it so we have to be very careful with the amount. If you're able to come this weekend for the hull-fairing (tortureboarding) cookout and work party, RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/YTrzGRiYR7dmrcCx7Overcaulked, a wooden boat can break frames or pop planks. It's an extreme result, and not likely to happen, but we're proceeding with caution and good advice from Larry Pardey and Bud McIntosh, as usual. "Details of Boat Construction" and "How to Build a Wooden Boat" came off the book shelf frequently at the start of this build, and still come out from time to time.After caulking, seams are painted with regular topside paint above the waterline in order to protect the cotton, and also to hold it in place. It's driven in there pretty well, but the paint really does help to hold it in place for all our other steps. Thanks to all the volunteers who made bungs and came to bung the boat over a few days. A few thousand went in, and it was quick and efficient. Thanks!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!This week, we use Wet Edge paint: totalboat.com/products/wet-edge-marine-topside-paintTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
How To Make Boat Soup - Episode 262 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-04-21 | THANK YOU to everyone who has joined and upgraded on Patreon. The next Live from the Boat Shed for Patreon supporters will certainly be a hoot! The link to join is below. You're invited to our Longboarding Party! Buy some wood, try your hand at the "torture boards". RSVP here: https://forms.gle/ySWqNjBYM24snbVNAFor some pine tar soap and beautiful, traditional yacht enamels, visit Kirby Paint Co.'s website: kirbypaint.comRoss goes over exactly what he was doing on the boat deck for the weeks he was here, including the refining of the surface and seams where Jeffrey's Marine Glue had gone astray or needed some care. Enjoy a satisfying application of linseed oil to the deck, too.Small pieces, all that were simultaneously in production, are installed on the boat, making Arabella look more complete than ever as far as deck furniture is concerned. The coaming for the lazarette hatch, the companionway step and frame, the main sheet traveler (with a sneak peek at its future), the forehatch, the cockpit nav station, dorade boxes, the toerails... it's all coming together. And finally, we share our very simple version of boat soup. Anne uses far less tar and adds turpentine to hers. The recipes vary from shop to shop. Share yours below!Thanks for cheering us on. It means the world. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!This week we use the High Performance Epoxy: totalboat.com/products/clear-high-performance-21-epoxy-kitsTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
A Fairer Hull and an Oiled Deck - Episode 261 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-04-14 | COME TO THE LONGBOARDING PARTY! April 29 and 30. WOOD FOR SALE. Work with us. Have a good time. Come on by. Link below.RSVP: Buy wood or come help us out: https://mailchi.mp/da9d0bba53d9/longboardingpartyWhen you say you're bringing your best people and that you're going to be able to grind the entire hull on a first pass of fairing, then you better bring your a-game, and Robin's dad and his friends did just that. Working with large angle-grinders is grueling and we appreciate their hard work.Our propane tank was designed to be on its side, which is convenient for storage just aft of the cabin house. David begins mocking up a deck box that will act both as storage for needful things and, when ranging farther and living aboard, it will be just the right size for holding a spare, full propane tank, and the empty one when we switch it out. Propane is our main cooking fuel.Ross applies a satisfying first coat of oil on the deck after meticulously taking care of scraping and repairing the pitch alongside George. Yes, we're aware that our guests are not wearing PPE of certain sorts. We do have a culture of safety here in the boat shop, and encourage everyone to wear protection that's appropriate for the work being done.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Is This Last Job Fit for the Chainsaw? - Episode 260 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-04-07 | Let's get this cutwater (stem or bow of the boat) shaped up, shall we? Plus, more 12 volt electrical work, the worm shoe is installed, the last of the pitch repairs on the deck are carried out, we get a varnish and finish report from Ross and George, and the biggest visual progress possibly of them all: the beautiful toe rails are installed. Subscribe to Bob’s channel for updates about the progress on the dinghy: youtube.com/@TheArtofBoatBuildingYou might remember the bronze brackets for the toe rails being fabricated by MS Fabrication of Dorchester, Massachusetts: Evan cut each piece with his waterjet machine, and Steve welded them together. They've since been bolted to the deck, waiting for these long pieces of oak to be bolted to them. To check out what our capable and informative friend Madison does when she's not helping us with our 12 volt electrical system, visit her channel here: youtube.com/c/thedigitalmermaid--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
100 Days Until Boat Launch - Episode 259 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-03-31 | Marine electrical, woodworking, an epoxy pour, KP update, Akiva update, wood finishing and varnishing, hull fairing, bilge pump installation, navigation equipment, and spiffing up the shaper to do the big work of making the cherry wood grab rails for the interior. There's a lot going on in the shop, and to give you the inside baseball perspective, Steve has about four things going on so he can be working on something when people are working around and about the galley and he can't get to it. His main project, though, is definitely working out the stowage in the galley and rebuilding the elements that support the galley sink. Thank you very much for your support through our push to the water. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!In this video, we use Gleam 2.0 Spar Varnish: totalboat.com/products/gleam-marine-spar-varnishTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
A Few More Cooks in the Kitchen - Episode 258 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-03-24 | Following Cindy's bike ride or want to donate to cancer research to cheer her on? Visit: profile.pmc.org/CF0139It's a full shop these days, and in this episode, there is truly a little bit of everything. Woodworkers will enjoy the joinery from Scott, systems nerds will appreciate Satchel's work with the marine 12 volt electrical equipment, and of course we've got some sanding and wood finishing (varnish). Steve also gets out the welder, and no worries, he definitely got his title for the week and Ben called it his Sistine Chapel. It's that good.We're rolling with a Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery bank and it's neat to get Satchel's perspective on the various items needed to make that work well with an alternator and in a marine environment. We'll have a lot more about this in future videos as well.Plus, AKIVA! And little Ernest the Boston Terrier. They're best buds. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Holes In the Boat and Deck Waterproofing - Episode 257 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-03-17 | Click to support Cindy's ride for Dana Farber cancer research: profile.pmc.org/CF0139Sign up for launch news and volunteering: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvThat's right, it's time to cut some holes in the boat... not the through hulls yet for things like the marine diesel engine, but a wire chase for the Garmin navigation equipment, a place for the aft ventilator cowl to pass through, and a dead light for over the galley sink. There's continuing progress on the fore hatch, the 'midship skylight, pitch scraping on the boat deck and some melting to waterproof the deck... and of course all the little bits and bobs and parts for the boat interior are getting thorough sanding. We could probably have a whole separate channel that just covers sanding. Maybe we've sanded away a boat's worth of wood. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Acorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
How To Use A Board Stretcher, Housing The Lithium Batteries - Episode 256 - Acorn to Arabella Acorn To Arabella 2023-03-10 | Support Cindy's ride for Dana Farber's Cancer Research: profile.pmc.org/CF0139To follow her cross-USA bicycle trip: polarsteps.com/CindyFuhsOur lithium iron phosphate batteries by SOK Batteries for this DIY wooden sailboat need a safe, strong home in the stern section of the boat alongside the marine refrigerator compressor and Victron DC power inverter. This week, Adin builds those, and we also see a lot of sanding, sanding sanding, cleaning, sanding and some sanding. But we don't subject you to as much of it as got done! We're always looking for volunteers, and these days we're hoping to get a large crew together to make our boat launch celebration on June 17 and 18 a huge success. Sign up for our newsletter (link below) or sign up specifically to be on launch crew here: https://forms.gle/pkc44so2oB84knNP9------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
A Skylight and the Saloon Table - Episode 255 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-03-02 | A little slip of a computer key makes it so Friday's video is live a day early. Enjoy! Life aboard a sailboat revolves around the saloon table, and this week Steve makes progress on a tilting version of one while our new crew member, Scott, builds the cover for the fore hatch. If you look closely, there are a lot of types of joinery in the shop this week, and there are a great many carpentry approaches that could be taken for everything we build. Scott, our new crew member cut his first dovetails here in the shop. The navigation station for the cockpit comes a little closer to done as well, and a slew of warmer days means we can remove the large plastic tent to see, for the first time, the cabin house fully faired and with port lights installed!The countdown to launching this DIY wooden sailboat is clicking by, and we're glad you're here on the journey with us!-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Four Months Left, But Whos Counting? - Episode 254 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-02-24 | Use this link for Huusk knives: https://huusk.club/ATA And it'll let them know A2A sent ya!Boat navigation equipment normally lives both inside a boat and in the cockpit. One place, the navigation table, allows one to make a plan comfortably out of the weather. The cockpit equipment, obviously, is easeful to see and use from there. For example, the man overboard button, right in front of a skipper, is where it ought to be. It's not just about convenience. Steve mocks up and then builds a box for in-cockpit navigation essentials, Also in this installment: more portlight work with Aaron and Adin, some talk about Dorade boxes and how they work, satisfying carpentry and joinery, and a few days ripped off the countdown calendar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityIf you are going to shop at TotalBoat, please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way!To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Retrofitting 100 Year Old Lights for LED - Episode 253 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-02-17 | Join and get the latest Live from the Boat Shed for just $5/mo on Patreon. $15/mo and above gets you instant access to over 25 hours of the Live Archive. patreon.com/acorntoarabellaWe're excited and thankful to have remote filtration by Keenan Filters for Arabella's diesel engine! keenanfilters.com The dual Racor-type filters make it possible to keep the diesel engine running while switching tanks, switching filters, troubleshooting diesel problems, and we can even polish our diesel fuel. Steve unboxes this wonderful piece of equipment and talks about it at length. KP explains the different types of LED lights that work with the fittings inside Victoria's light fixtures. Since LEDs politely sip energy, and require DC electricity to work, they're perfect for boats. Finding LEDs that play well with existing light fixtures is easy, as they come in festoon, single and double contact bayonet, and other types of connectors that are already on boats. No need to retrofit anything new into the boat except for the compatible lights themselves. But we start out with a visit. Joe the Machinist has had a hunk of cherry wood in his barn for the last 15 years that belongs to his older brother, Roland. As Steve prepares to make grab rails for the interior that run all along the inside of the cabin trunk. For that, we'll need substantial pieces, and this will do quite nicely.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Theres A Tiller In This Tree - Episode 252 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-02-10 | Joining Patreon for $5/month will get you an invitation to tonight's Live from the Boat Shed: patreon.com/acorntoarabella And will get us to launch!Possibly the most special thing about this project, if it's possible to rank special things, is the on-the-farm lumber milling we've done. When we need to make something, the material for it is just outside the shed or over in the woodlot past the hay field, waiting to have the shapes in it discovered. Today? The steering for this DIY wooden sailboat: a stick called a tiller needs to be made, and Steve's wood selection is discussed.Meet Adin, a new person on our crew with a few skills we'll be needing as we near launch. Also, we get a visit from a group of technical high school students. Wait what... EIGHTY OF THEM?! And finally, rest in peace, trusty tarp! Ya did good.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Launch Update and Navigation Panel Build - Episode 251 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-02-03 | Launch Updates—Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvJoin us on Patreon, get us to launch day: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaLaunch is in Mattapoisett, Massachusetts at Shipyard Park on June 17, 2023 at 10 a.m. There will also be festivities on June 18. We will be attending The WoodenBoat Show at Mystic Seaport Museum the following weekend. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter so you don't miss any details. Electronic gear nerds and woodworking fans rejoice! This week, we get back inside the boat for a look at how Steve puts together one of the most personalized parts of a sailboat: the navigation table and nav station. GPS units from Garmin, VHF radios, breaker panels, 12 volt plugs, Garmin radar, GMI 20, and more.We're accepting of the fact that our setup for the navigation station will never be in its final draft for lots of reasons. Lightning strikes, changing technology, changing needs and cruising style... any of these things would mean that we'd need to rethink and change it, and we've always been happy to contemplate (and excited by some of!) the future changes that may come. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Making the Deadlights Waterproof - Episode 250 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-01-27 | Get your invite to Live Q&A: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaFollow The Art of Boatbuilding: youtube.com/c/TheArtofBoatBuildingDeadlights are "windows" on boats that can't be opened. They let light in, which is important of course for a good mood and a lovely living space, but is also likely to keep mold at bay. Along with needing a custom cherry wood interior plate for a finished look, Steve needs to replace the glass, which is likely inappropriate for a boat, with sheet acrylic. Butyl tape is the go-to for many marine hatch applications. It does a great job of sealing between layers, and has a fairly good lifespan. And speaking of long-lived materials: acrylic has a longer lifespan than Lexan on boats. Some people are surprised by that, but acrylic is UV resistant and is unlikely to craze, especially when it's thicker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
No Small Jobs, Propeller Shaft Alignment - Episode 249 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-01-20 | Get invited to Patreon Live Q&A: patreon.com/acorntoarabella $5 a month gets an invite! Merch: acorntoarabella.com/merchandise Contribute directly: acorntoarabella.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=573a62bbb6aa6094f1c46de6It's more complicated than one would think to make an existing hole a little bigger, but Joe the Machinist and Steve take it on this week as the propeller shaft comes into alignment with where the diesel engine will permanently sit. Of course, we need to know where the propeller shaft comes out in order to make the final adjustments on the position of the diesel engine on its beds and mounts. Still in the rotation of current projects is the finish work on the coach roof, the framing for the hatches on the coach roof, and all the good planning to keep the inside of this sailboat dry for comfort and easy annual boat maintenance. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
That Prop Is Too Small & Other Comments - Episode 248 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-01-13 | Support our new crew positions most directly: acorntoarabella.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=573a62bbb6aa6094f1c46de6Bonfire Campaigns, a couple days left! bonfire.com/store/acorn-to-arabellaApply for our positions here: https://forms.gle/KPANKCkBVaHPdqwK6This week, we address some recent frequently asked questions and comments. 0:00 Introduction, Call for Help0:51 Diesel fuel tank placement1:52 Balancing this wooden boat4:38 Heavy wooden boats6:22 Coast Guard inspection?7:25 The propeller is too small10:30 Rudder aperture details12:40 Chainsaw vs. Sawzall battle!19:00 Overview of 12V electrical system24:39 SOK LiFePO4 battery bank27:29 Victron charging components29:20 Sailboat water heater31:05 Pump for pressure water32:02 Spectra Watermaker36:27 Moment of Gratitude and Beauty---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Strapping Up The Diesel Tanks - Episode 247 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2023-01-06 | Support these new crew positions most directly: acorntoarabella.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=573a62bbb6aa6094f1c46de6Bonfire Campaigns, one week left! bonfire.com/store/acorn-to-arabellaApply for our positions here: https://forms.gle/KPANKCkBVaHPdqwK6We're putting our diesel fuel tankage for our marine diesel engine just about where boat designer William Atkin has it in the plans. These monel steel tanks came to us by way of a decommissioned boat, and so the three 20-gallon tanks have essentially made a decision for us: 60 gallons of on-board fuel, and a plan to have plastic containers on deck for when we might want or need more for a longer sailing passage, such as an Atlantic crossing.We also take a trip back to Dorchester and MS Fabrication, where Evan works up some custom straps that will hold the monel diesel tanks up into the chocks that Steve has prepared, safe and secure. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Flying Solo With A 300 lb Rudder - Episode 246 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-12-30 | Visit our website to contribute directly for help as Steve supports his mom: acorntoarabella.com or acorntoarabella.com/merchandiseEvery Bonfire campaign ever: bonfire.com/store/acorn-to-arabellaSteve is goin' it alone, kind of, this episode. Beside a little help from our dear friends David and Aaron, he's been using a combination of mechanical advantage with climbing gear and a respect for gravity. The rudder hardware from Victoria that our stalwart machinist, Joe, has rehabilitated is put into place this week, which means it must be aligned very precisely. These days, Steve is working on painting the cabin house as he waits for the afternoon sun to shift around to the stern of the boat, where he works on the rudder. This is a pattern we know well here at this time of year, when the days are short and cold. We're creeping up on the very first of our exterior colors, and it's exciting in many ways. Thank you to everybody sharing so much—their family stories about cancer, survivorship, loss, inspiration, hopes, and well wishes. We are absolutely overwhelmed and full of gratitude for your support in all the ways it's been received. Yes, watching the ads helps us. Telling your friends about the channel helps us. Sending us a contribution through our website helps a little more than the Bonfire campaign, but your shirts are seen by many, and those conversations mean the world. THANK YOU. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Personal News Affecting Launch Plans - Episode 245 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-12-23 | Visit the Bonfire Shop: bonfire.com/store/acorn-to-arabellaDirect links to campaigns:bonfire.com/a2a-backbone-summer2018bonfire.com/a2a-stormy-petrel-hull-winter2018bonfire.com/a2a-floor-timber-spring2019bonfire.com/a2a-planking-summer2019bonfire.com/a2a-planking-party-spring2020bonfire.com/akiva-dreamsbonfire.com/bellota-the-bilge-dragonbonfire.com/the-a2a-community-crestbonfire.com/long-live-victoria-1Visit our website for more ways to pitch in: www.acorntoarabella.comInterested in applying for diesel installation, 12V electrician, and/or boat carpentry work? More info here: https://forms.gle/XuLLBJGnQ1iPcpzAAIn this episode, a lot of different things come closer to completion. Pads for handrails and hatch coamings go onto the house top, then primer coats of paint are applied. Larry Kindberg from Accutech Marine Propeller brings the Variprop feathering propeller to the shop. We get to fiberglassing the cockpit, which will be dropped in eventually. Bob Emser sent us a full-size footprint and side-to profile of Victoria the Tender so we can see how it fits on the coach roof. Be a fly on the wall for Aaron's smart questions—a lot of our future plans for the house top are addressed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaIn this episode, we use TotalFair: totalboat.com/product/totalfairTotalBoat High Performance Epoxy: totalboat.com/product/high-performance-21-epoxy-kitsTotalBoat Thixo jamestowndistributors.com/product/product-detail/64347TotalBoat Total Protect totalboat.com/product/totalprotectTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Instagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabella
Enjoying Modern Life? Thank A Machinist! - Episode 244 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-12-16 | Join us for a visit in a marine propeller shop, where a CNC lathe and other specialized tools are used to machine our propeller shaft. At Accutech, accutechmarine.com, we walk you through the process, and show off some other very cool things they're able to do in the propeller shop. We also hang the rudder for the first time in its place, and get to see what it all looks like. It's a big reveal! As is the view from the inside as the sealed, faired, painted, routed, then painted-again overhead of the cabin trunk is put into place on the cabin house. Then the cabin trunk is fiberglassed, effectively making what was once strips of cedar, inappropriate for planking or other parts of the boat, one solid piece of waterproof, composite material. It is now monocoque—the outside of the soft cedar has been transformed into a structurally hard, durable, easily maintained surface. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaThis week, we use an extremely healthy amount of TotalBoat High Performance epoxy on the cabin house: totalboat.com/product/high-performance-21-epoxy-kitsTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Bowsprit and Main Boom - Episode 243 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-12-09 | http://eepurl.com/hn3Qyv Never miss an episode. Volunteer. Stay in touch. acorntoarabella.com/merchandise Merch orders need as much time as possible to get to you in time for the holidays. Please take a moment to put in your order now. After about the middle of next week, we can't guarantee that things will get to U.S. destinations in time for some of the holidays. We'll do our best, though!The latest on tender Victoria from The Art of Boatbuilding: youtu.be/iwCX0vCEmqYOther wooden spars, the bowsprit and boom, are epoxy glued and laminated with 2" stock just like the wooden main mast. Steve covers his method for making a tapered spar. The marks made call on all the powers of simple geometry. How do we know how big to make any of this stuff? We return to the boat plans for a reminder on that. Also in here: neat little trick for finding the center of something, how and where to start a taper to ensure strength while still removing some material, and a sweet look in on an afternoon with Steve and Aaron, harvesting more bronze hardware. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Acorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Serve and Protect, Prepping the Shrouds - Episode 242 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-12-02 | THE LAST DAY you can get domestic shipping on time in the US is December 19, and we're a tiny operation here. If you want to support us while giving a gift, visit here: acorntoarabella.com/merchandiseNext week is December's Live from the Boat Shed. $5/mo on Patreon gets you an invite! patreon.com/acorntoarabellaAn abovedecks extravaganza of important projects hurtling toward completion. Lots of progress this week, friends. Roll up your sleeves, let's dig in to making the square wooden spar round and about the galvanized shrouds for this wooden sailboat.Keith Mitchell from Shipwright Skills takes a long walk by way of a lot of passes up and down the mast. Many cuts are needed to achieve the ever-smaller facets that progress to the final round shape. The wooden mast is made octagonal, then 16-sided, then 32-sided... then laboriously sanded to round.Steve explains why we've chosen galvanized standing rigging for the shrouds. Arabella's forestay will be of stainless steel, as it needs to stand up to a furler's foil moving around it, but everything else will be parceled, served, then sloshed galvanized wire. Eyesplices captured top and bottom (top over a special piece of hardware, and bottom attached to deadeyes). We'll also check in with KP for a hot minute for the detail being routed into the overhead of the coach roof. Happy Friday!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Thats A Lot Of Glue - Episode 241 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-11-25 | Enjoy $300 off Growatt's Infinity 1500 here: shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=2213102&u=3457147&m=129133&urllink=&afftrack= And use code “GrowattBF” for an additional $50 off OR Find the Infinity 1500 on Amazon & use code “15%off” amazon.com/dp B0BKYZYVYV Thanks, Growatt!Shopping today? Consider giving gifts that get Arabella closer to the water. acorntoarabella.com/merchandise We've got some special stuff!The forward hatch gets trimmed to its final size and holes for deadlights are cut. It was tall, and now it's less tall and looking way more proportional to the cabin trunk. As per usual, there's a little bit of conversation around final decisions for it, and so KP and Annie B weigh in.Part two of turning Great-Grandpa's front yard tree into Arabella's wooden main mast reveals our plan for putting electrical items up at the top of the mast—we glued blue electrical conduit right up the middle to make it easy to chase wires. We re-assemble this disassembled tree into a final glue-up stronger than the tree would have been with its heartwood, sapwood, and other imperfections removed. Lots of glue, lots of progress. Happy Friday! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaToday we use more TotalBoat High Performance Epoxy than you can shake a stick at. You can find it here: jamestowndistributors.com/product/product-detail/336216To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Building The Main Mast - Episode 240 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-11-18 | Visit EcoFlow for more Black Friday promo info on their power supplies and to save up to 50% off their products: EcoFlow Website us.ecoflow.com/?aff=264 Amazon amzn.to/3UkapGcAnd, use this code to get ANOTHER 5% off, too: YPVNA6CS (available directly through their website or on Amazon)Want to help deliver the spruce to Bob Emser of The Art of Boatbuilding as Steve asks at the end of the video? Email us! acorntoarabella at gmail dot com.This week, it's THE BIG STICK: the main mast. The lumber from great-grandpa's black spruce tree has been drying for the last few years and we're ready to glue it up with a hollow channel in the center for the electrical items we need at the top of the mast: navigation, VHF, and nav instruments.And of course we return to the cabin trunk (last week, we built that), but we also get a special visit by "big" Aaron, who took some of our ash stock to build a banjo. We get to hear it in this one. What a treat.Next week we get to a bit of rigging details. Don't miss it! See ya every Friday. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Strip Built Hatches and Housetop - Episode 239 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-11-11 | Tonight is Live from the Boat Shed! Hang out with us. Sign up for Patreon to get access: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaStrip building, for us, is cost-effective, materials-conscious, and practical. Where a wooden boat builder might not have wide, clear, stock, this approach would work— but also, hulls are built this way for both strength and affordability. It's also very repairable, which is important if you're taking a DIY approach to wooden boat ownership. All of the superstructures on Arabella will be strip-built, which we show this week. We're starting to get into "no gluing season" here in the United State's northeast corner, and so it's important for us to boogie on these elements that rely on epoxy for their success. Pretty soon, because of this closing weather window and in an effort to stay warm as we finish interior elements this winter, we will be fiberglassing the cabin trunk and finishing off these pieces. We'll also be gluing the main mast together. Keep an eye on here during the coming weeks!--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaThis week we use an elephant's share of High Performance epoxy: totalboat.com/products/clear-high-performance-21-epoxy-kitsAnd approximately one metric crap-ton of TotalFair: totalboat.com/products/totalfair-epoxy-fairing-compoundTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
The Right Tool For The Job - Episode 238 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-11-04 | We've restocked a bunch of shirts in merch: acorntoarabella.com/merchandiseCheck out the latest about "little" Victoria, our tender, in construction: youtube.com/c/TheArtofBoatBuildingOftentimes, a woodworker needs to remove a lot of material, after which they follow up with using a series of other tools to sneak in on the final shape. Sometimes as many as 6 tools could be used for something like this, but oftentimes it's 3 or 4. The chainsaw is a wonderful tool for freeform shaping... it removes a lot of material, and the small chainsaw Steve uses here is easy to control. It does get awfully warm as it goes through the bone-dry oak, which means the chain expands and gets a little loose on its bar, but we're sure everyone in the comments section will already know that and won't say a dingdang thing. ;)NBC's Today Show came to film us, and we show you a bit of how that looked and felt for the crew. It's a nice behind-the-scenes moment. We hope you've seen their piece: youtube.com/watch?v=umb5_mna07oWe get to a really big gluing job: putting the house sides down to the grub. We use 3M 4200 to bed the entire surface between the sides of the cabin house and deck/sill/grub, and large, custom bolts hold everything together as well. The talented Paul D. has been hard at work on the paddle boards featured in this episode, and we are so very grateful for his skill, his generosity of time and spirit, and his thoughtfulness in making something that we will so very much enjoy. We hope to be able to meet him in person someday. THREE CHEERS FOR PAUL!!! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
Grinding Away & Making A Mess - Episode 237 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat Acorn To Arabella 2022-10-28 | Only a couple more days to enter to win the hat signed by all the channels at Newport Boat Show. Just $5 a month gets you in the inner circle. patreon.com/acorntoarabellaThe molds for Victoria are up! youtube.com/c/TheArtofBoatBuildingWe've got our diesel fuel tanks for this DIY wooden sailboat. We reclaimed them from a boat that was being decommissioned a couple of years ago. Grandpa gives them a good cleaning in the driveway before we start to install them. Meanwhile, Joe "the Machinist" puts more than a sparkle on the reclaimed bronze hardware from Victoria that will be used for the rudder assembly. Pintles and gudgeons are machined so they will receive plastic washers and bushings—this should decrease movement in the entire assembly. Anything that can reduce movement between fittings will ultimately lead to the whole thing lasting longer in the end. KP leads volunteers Ross and George as they get the house sides prepared for final installation. This means they'll need to smooth everything out and prepare the grub for glue. Steve finishes up the oak rudder to the point he can for now: this week it's putting in the rest of its lovely tapering shape, putting a couple of coats of finish on there, and cutting a marine propeller aperture we can improve upon when we get the real-life dimensions of the variable pitch propeller in place. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3QyvAcorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways:acorntoarabella.com/how-to-helpAcorn to Arabella's wishlist: acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriorityTotalBoat Referral:Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: totalboat.com/acorntoarabellaThis week you'll see us using the TotalFair fairing compound: totalboat.com/product/totalfairAnd Steve puts a couple coats of Gleam 2.0 on the rudder: totalboat.com/product/gleamTo offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions!patreon.com/acorntoarabellaOriginal Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.comFOLLOW US:Patreon: patreon.com/acorntoarabellaInstagram: instagram.com/acorntoarabellaFacebook: facebook.com/acorntoarabellaWebsite: http://www.acorntoarabella.com
