Such a calming and pleasant meditation watching you guys work on Arabella. I swear my heart rate lowers when I'm watching. The poetry of those final port-side plank screws going in was not un-noticed. A wonderful milestone in this epic build.
Kudos to Ben Fundis, the unsung hero of Arabella. Ben, I particularly like it when the video goes into fast-motion but the sound stays at regular speed. You really do a great job.
One of my favourite of Ben’s “signature moves” is the scene of meditative work with no talking (Steve driving the screws with the brace in this episode) and the timing of the first credit appearing to signal the end of the episode. It’s such a little thing, but it is beautifully done.
Yes, also lately they will show you the goings on around the farm, so that when you go inside you know what the background noises are… it makes it part of the narrative, rather than something that is apologized for. Really makes for a great sense of place.
Ben's sound design is just glorious - this is the only series that I actually specifically put my headphones on for; everything else gets crappy laptop speakers!
I’ll get up at 3AM and put you guys on and watch the sun come up, Thank you for the most excellent education on boat building. The only thing that can stop you from attaining your goals is you!
Thank you, Steve, for fully explaining what the Whiskey Plank is. A couple or three weeks ago someone argued with me that the whiskey plank had already been installed-- when there were clearly many planks missing! I tried, but apparently failed, to explain how that was wrong. Anyway, you guys are KILLIN' me waiting for that momentous occasion! My unopened bottle of Scotch looks more and more forlorn every day! LOL, nevermind my (feigned) distress-- it's always a pleasure to watch every week as you guys make some really awesome progress! Your trouble-shooting to solve "how-to" riddles for some complex next step is always brilliant. Love it! Love you guys! Cheers!
MAN! I never thought that I would be so excited to see the bare internal structure of a wooden boat's hull. She is really beautiful guys! It's a shame that most of that will be hidden but then again it will be hidden by even more beautiful fixtures! Be safe and stay healthy Arabella crew, see ya'll next week!
Remember although the ship is the major transport at anchor it's your home, the dingy is your car. Even though it might not fit with the traditional styling or build of Arabella, an inflatable dingy takes up much less space in height when deflated than a wooden dingy and can save you a lot of problems with lowering the cabin top.
Levelling up (for those laminations) from an uneven base is how they used to build houses, back in the 1700s, here in the UK. They'd cut away the surface grass, lay the first course of bricks on whatever was there (no foundations), and in the next 2-3 courses, insert long thin wedge-layers called the 'pig course' which brought everything level and square. Then you could carry on working normally.
I've been catching up from the beginning over the last few months. I must say that it was heartening to see Steve and Alix working together on the planks in this episode. Honestly, it brought a tear to my eye.
Me too. I haven't done that since high school while working for various farmers in the area. I remember getting paid $2.50 and some candy after hauling hay for 6 hours. Both that farmer and his brother paid us like it was still the 30s when they were young.
When I was a kid, on the farm, we put up a thousand or so every summer. Then my dad loaned us to the neighbors for $0.01 per bale. When I was strong enough to throw them into the loft, the pay doubled! But, the sweat, hay dust and itching was still the same! With gas at $0.24 per gallon it didn't take long to make enough to fill your gas tank.... but back then, we only bought a dollars worth. It came with a free oil check, tire check and windshield cleaning! Me thinks: Those days are long gone!
I threw many a bale of hay in highschool also. Oh the blisters on my hands! The old square bailer is still in use to this day. Same wagons and same old John Deere tractors also. Old john and big John still run and are used. Uncle Mick would be so proud of how his son has taken care of the farm and equipment.
Hello guys, I’ve been watching almost from the beginning and nearly keeping Up week by week. I have enjoyed watching you guys work immensely! I look forward to your episodes. your title a journey of a wooden boat so fitting. But the journey of two friends working together is inspiring as well. I know you’ve gotten a lot of help, but U2 guys are doing it! So I’m going to keep watching and can only hope to enjoy watching you set sail on some amazing voyages.
Ben, great job on the intro editing and the music. Really a nice feel to these videos. And of course credit goes to the man behind the camera what that credit is due. I really look forward to Fridays.
Perfection every time. It was nice seeing you two working together to close up the port. Been a while since I’ve seen that and what a better time to do it. Make sure you do the same on the other. You’ve both earned it, just wow gentlemen.
Thank you for the explanation of the differences between planks......port plank and whiskey plank. That just means the whiskey I had tonight is for my own pleasure. But it also means I now need to go pour a glass of port to help celebrate the last of the port planks going in. I really appreciate the chance to have another drink. She is looking more beautiful each Friday.
Just amazing. I look forward to every Friday to see what you'll do next. I've rebuilt camper trailers from the ground up (which also are never square) but never a boat. You guys are an inspiration.
As this project has grown and I watch the subscriber list grow, currently at 160k. I can not help but be impressed by your patience in this build. I know the point for you must be that she is a labor of love. You truly demonstrate that by not rushing. You could call for and get many hands that are skilled enough to help and get this finished sooner. However you choose to simply continue your pace and have extra hands when you need them. That is a rare thing to see in this age of go faster regardless.
This episode shows just how much thought goes into the design and every little decision has consequences. I also like that both farming and boat building require tenacity. Also any day is a fine day for whiskey.
THE OLDER THE WHISKY THE BETTER!! CONSIDER USING AN INFLATABLE CATAMARAN DINGY. IT WILL RIDE JUST FINE ON A CURVED SURFACE! DEFLATED IT COULD BE STORED BELOW. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!! I BOUGHT AN OLD BOTTLE OF WHISKY HOPPING TO LOL SPEED UP THE BUILDING. GOD BLESS YOUR 🙏 TEAM IS IN MY PRAYERS!
Dear Arabellas acorns. 👍👌👏 One side closed! Congrats! Very well done again and as always (work and video). Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all involved people.
As I'm retired + self-employed, Friday doesn't mean a lot to me, but every week you guys ace it for me! Thank you for another glorious learning experience. Just love that brace and bit too - must get one :-)
I watch this wonderful series on 2xSpeed and I've noticed that Steve talks really deliberately(slowly). I am so JAZZED by how it's developing guys. You are both awesome!
Cabin house and cockpit, looking forward to that! Just don’t ruin it by trying to level out the cladding lines, let them follow the hull and deck curve , cut to shape at the top and finish with an oak capping dowled in at the shape of the cabin top! Lap jointing is a good idea, that’s the way I would do it, just a slight downward angle to stop any possible water retention spot if any joint ever decides to leak! Using the west system epoxy and woven matt it will really look great and have superior strength with all those curves moulded together and working against each other making those lift of structures super ridged! Get working guys, another winter is on its way, plenty more to do!
I saw Alex in an episode of Tally Ho drooling over their rivet maker. I was wondering if you are going to have a "Whiskey Plank" celebration. I binged Tally Ho to catch up with you guys and marveled at the differences between your respective approaches. Differences aside, both teams exhibit an unwavering dedication to perfection. I'll never build a boat, but watching the process is so much fun!
It is quite a difference: starting a new build or doing a complete restoration. We’ll have a whiskey plank celebration when we don’t need the staging. We don’t need to put those planks on right away, and it saves time to leave it
"That'll do babe, That'll do." I can only observe that Arabella is coming along beautifully. Superb! Inspiring from start to finish - whenever that might be. Thanks guys.
Wonderful to see that last port plank go it. A milestone for that side of Arabella. I will toast with a beer instead. I am still on episode catch up doing 2 a night.
@@AcornToArabella I spent the summer metal detecting a beach after prize tokens and didn't realize I was now 17 episodes behind. I will be caught up by next Friday. Binge watching is fun and I didn't realized how much I missed it. You are an 8 hour drive away, one day I will visit.
I know we're seeing this a couple of weeks after the work, but I will tell you now that you want as much headroom as you can get. I have scars in the top of my head from things reaching down from the overhead that were *supposed* to be out of the way but weren't after all the flooring layers went down, or after a patch added a half inch of thickness someplace. Or after you put on all the survival gear.
Ah the lead.... what a great video. Tally Ho is going through the same problems that you had, so I pointed him to your channel as a reminder as to how and how not to do the poor. Thanks for posting
Well done great detail , informative and well paced. Rather see real time detail than a story that is fast forwarded with voice over. Though obviously sometimes there is no option.
Perhaps, you folks have already considered entertaining an alternative storage location regarding the dingy. Arabella was not designed with a dingy. You might want to consider doing a mock-up of the house, dingy, and boom together. Might take some time but perhaps well worth the effort.
I remember as a boy spending a couple of days sat on the back of a bailing machine tying knots. One of the knoters had given up the ghost and the weather was not going to hold long enough for the replacement knoter to arrive. By the end of the first day I looked like I was suffering from a strange new disease, never did the pub and three very swift pints of bitter look so good. Can I take it that you sell your hay to the equine industry as you have your ram trip set to what appears to be a mid weight bale for the ladies.I always preferred to pack them hard ,as the bales stack better and are less prone to rotting in the middle not to mention they take up less space in the barn.
Wood takes up water out of the air. On a dry and hot day it will shrink and on a wet day it will swallow. Traditional building methods work with that given. A carvel build boat will be watertight after a few hours in the water. Epoxy is totally water/dampproof....impermeable and is rocksolid. So if you put epoxy and glass on one side and you leave the other side bare, or just painted, the wood will be working...shrink on a warm day and swallow on a wet day... I did some experiments wit small pieces of mahogany. A piece which was 30 mm (across the grain) after drying in an oven. The next 3 days it took on water from the air and swallowed 5 mm (16%!!). Covering a boat, only on the outside, with glass and polyester is called "the cloth of death". Point is, you can not do both methods on one project. The boat itself will vary in size due to moist content of the air and your cabin will be the same size whatever the weather is. One way or the other it will give stress somewhere in the construction. Whatever you choose is okay but be careful when you mix the methods. For Acorn to Arabella is due to the circumstances,,,,building in a tent... almost impossible to get the wood as dry as necessary for working with epoxy. Wood completely covered in glass/epoxy which contains to much water will get big bubbles in the skin. Because on a hot day the water will start boiling inside and will form steam. Steam expands. And so on. My advise would be just stick to your plan and stay with your traditional building method. It is what you do the best and I can't wait till next Friday for another episode of "From Acorn to Arabella"! (The name says it all)
We aren’t the first to strip build, by far. There are successful examples of strip built boats (or boats combining construction methods) all over. And it’s quite common to employ different methods in different places to reduce weight, smartly use lumber, avoid moisture intrusion, or whatever reason. Thanks for watching!
One thing that has impressed me during this series is how much forethought has to go into the planning. I mean, if I do this, how will this impact on the next bit that has to be done so that it all comes together correctly.
And even when we do that, we may inadvertently cause work despite our attempt to plan so very well. Just doing our best. Thanks for watching and for this thoughtful comment!
I hope it's ok to tell you how Dad and I put the cabin top on our sail boat. It was laminated so no beams to hit your head on. He made a wooden frame with the arc, width and length he wanted then nailed 1/8 " marine grade plywood to the frame using copper ring nails. The first layer went length ways, the next went side to side and the top layer was lengthways again. The glue was two part epoxy UF 109. The top was then fiber glassed using fab mat. When it had dried for a day or so we flipped it over and I knocked the frame off. Then the exposed nails were cut off with an angle grinder. Dad then stood on it and it did not flex at all so he drove the front end of his pick up on it and it held. I think the plywood edges were notched and glued. This was over 50 years ago but I still remember how difficult it was to get the darned thing off the frame. The boat was called "Serene Isle" and was built on Gabriola Island about 1965 or so. If you want a picture, let me know and I'll ask my Daughter to send you one.
Every board that you add will be in the way. Time to do plumbing and electrical. Bulkheads and cabinets don't deck it or build flooring yet. There are sticky mats I used for construction to keep the guys from tracking crap into the hull.
That's funny he should mention that his work would forever be entombed . _____ Because as a residential sheet metal man , installing flex duct systems throughout 24 two story condominiums [as a lad of 19 y/o] Well I just never thought in a million years , that a pencil drawing of my duct layout , drawn on an upstairs wall stud , would ever ..... ever be seen 8 years later . By anybody , let alone by me . But it happened . It turns out an insurance agent leasing a condo decided to torch his own car , in his garage , below the main living space . Sheetrock fire barriers prevented total destruction of the frame , but had to be removed (water and smoke damage) And short story long I was assigned to do the remodel and there lie my handwriting , . True story . The End
@@AcornToArabella Ya just never know . Needless to say i put the duct work right back the way it was haha . Thank you man , always a pleasure remembering our youth through you guys . (You guys are better btw lol)
@@mattm9871 (I usually don't mention living in California but .....) For the sake of sharing another story , I will . 1979 is just the blink of an eye from 1981 to 1993 . Which was how long I stayed with it . Anyways if you had done work here [CA] you'd be aware of hot summers are in the San Joaquin valley . My specialty was on remodeling homes with AC units and new duct work . Back then cutting a hole through a roof where the unit would be , and installing ducting ....... crawling through old insulation in an attic at 125 to 135° F on a 100° day outside was what I did every day . It wasn't mandatory to have a portable AC unit providing cool air while working , so it was common to go from having "sheet sweat" pouring off of you ........ to no sweat---- to plugged ringing ears , and numb lips . At which time you'd crawl out through the hole and find goose bumps on your arms because it was so cold outside . Literally 100° day felt cold compared to the 135 attic temp I guess I must have set about 200+ 3ton to 5ton HVAC units on residential homes that had none before . I did do my share of "New Residential" and "Light Commercial" . With either hard pipe or flex . And lots and lots and lots of sheet metal flashing that my brother and I bent on 12ft sheet metal brakes from the 1930's , or on old finger brakes . My first sheet metal shop was originally built by our bosses dad who happened to be a master sheet metal layout man and fabricator . (Last part of the story) So good was this old guy , he fabricated the original adornments to the buildings on our main street . No kidding these were one piece ornaments that had a tall square base that led to a conical spire [CORRECTION !] The square base became a round sphere apprx. 3.5 in diameter , which THEN became the conical thinly tapered spire !!!! THIS IS NO BS ! All of this was done to ONE piece of sheet metal These can be found in old sheet metal diagram books . It is the pinnacle of mastery no longer seen and impossible to duplicate . [Also a true story]
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Such a calming and pleasant meditation watching you guys work on Arabella. I swear my heart rate lowers when I'm watching. The poetry of those final port-side plank screws going in was not un-noticed. A wonderful milestone in this epic build.
Kudos to Ben Fundis, the unsung hero of Arabella. Ben, I particularly like it when the video goes into fast-motion but the sound stays at regular speed. You really do a great job.
One of my favourite of Ben’s “signature moves” is the scene of meditative work with no talking (Steve driving the screws with the brace in this episode) and the timing of the first credit appearing to signal the end of the episode. It’s such a little thing, but it is beautifully done.
Yes, also lately they will show you the goings on around the farm, so that when you go inside you know what the background noises are… it makes it part of the narrative, rather than something that is apologized for. Really makes for a great sense of place.
Ben's sound design is just glorious - this is the only series that I actually specifically put my headphones on for; everything else gets crappy laptop speakers!
Man, I loved watching Steve driving the screws to fasten that plank with the brace. Just timeless.
I’ll get up at 3AM and put you guys on and watch the sun come up, Thank you for the most excellent education on boat building. The only thing that can stop you from attaining your goals is you!
Thank you, Steve, for fully explaining what the Whiskey Plank is. A couple or three weeks ago someone argued with me that the whiskey plank had already been installed-- when there were clearly many planks missing! I tried, but apparently failed, to explain how that was wrong. Anyway, you guys are KILLIN' me waiting for that momentous occasion! My unopened bottle of Scotch looks more and more forlorn every day!
LOL, nevermind my (feigned) distress-- it's always a pleasure to watch every week as you guys make some really awesome progress! Your trouble-shooting to solve "how-to" riddles for some complex next step is always brilliant. Love it! Love you guys!
Cheers!
13:00 is probably my favorite moment of this whole 'series'. A totally real look at "huh...how do we want to do this"
MAN! I never thought that I would be so excited to see the bare internal structure of a wooden boat's hull. She is really beautiful guys! It's a shame that most of that will be hidden but then again it will be hidden by even more beautiful fixtures! Be safe and stay healthy Arabella crew, see ya'll next week!
I really enjoy watching the videos where you show your thought process. Great work al round.
Thanks for this and all the other videos. Being here seems a part of my Friday now, and I swear I'll never look at a wooden boat the same way again!
It may not be a whiskey-plank, but at least it could be a port-plank... Cheers, I'm having a sweet strong wine to celebrate anyway!
Oh heck yeah, celebrate! Thanks for watching!
An Old Tawny will qualify ;-}
Shoot, I’m drinking whiskey anyway… and will again… when the “whiskey plank” goes in too.
You legend, exactly the excuse I needed!
It's a double Cutty Sark for me on the rocks with a splash of spring water, sipped slow so I can enjoy the fun!
Remember although the ship is the major transport at anchor it's your home, the dingy is your car. Even though it might not fit with the traditional styling or build of Arabella, an inflatable dingy takes up much less space in height when deflated than a wooden dingy and can save you a lot of problems with lowering the cabin top.
Levelling up (for those laminations) from an uneven base is how they used to build houses, back in the 1700s, here in the UK. They'd cut away the surface grass, lay the first course of bricks on whatever was there (no foundations), and in the next 2-3 courses, insert long thin wedge-layers called the 'pig course' which brought everything level and square. Then you could carry on working normally.
Thanks for posting and sharing. Very nice to see the plank going on at the end of the video.
I've been catching up from the beginning over the last few months. I must say that it was heartening to see Steve and Alix working together on the planks in this episode. Honestly, it brought a tear to my eye.
Square bales... that brings back memories of baling with my grandfather... good times. Hard work but good times.
Me too. I haven't done that since high school while working for various farmers in the area. I remember getting paid $2.50 and some candy after hauling hay for 6 hours. Both that farmer and his brother paid us like it was still the 30s when they were young.
I was thinking the same thing. I used to throw those bales around like they were weightless, I don't suppose I could lift one at all nowadays!
Yup, was thinking the same.
When I was a kid, on the farm, we put up a thousand or so every summer. Then my dad loaned us to the neighbors for $0.01 per bale. When I was strong enough to throw them into the loft, the pay doubled! But, the sweat, hay dust and itching was still the same!
With gas at $0.24 per gallon it didn't take long to make enough to fill your gas tank.... but back then, we only bought a dollars worth. It came with a free oil check, tire check and windshield cleaning!
Me thinks: Those days are long gone!
I threw many a bale of hay in highschool also. Oh the blisters on my hands! The old square bailer is still in use to this day. Same wagons and same old John Deere tractors also. Old john and big John still run and are used. Uncle Mick would be so proud of how his son has taken care of the farm and equipment.
Your videos always bring a smile to my day. Thank you!!😁😁👍👍👍👍👍
Gotta say, the pace you guys have been keeping is quite amazing! Keep up the good work and you’ll be on the water in no time!
Its great to see the port side shutter plank go on! The process for the laminations for the house sides is fascinating too. Arabella Friday - yay!
That shot at 16:27 feels like another one of those "whoa" moments where it suddenly looks notably more boat-like than it has before.
Hello guys, I’ve been watching almost from the beginning and nearly keeping Up week by week. I have enjoyed watching you guys work immensely! I look forward to your episodes. your title a journey of a wooden boat so fitting. But the journey of two friends working together is inspiring as well. I know you’ve gotten a lot of help, but U2 guys are doing it!
So I’m going to keep watching and can only hope to enjoy watching you set sail on some amazing voyages.
Ben, great job on the intro editing and the music. Really a nice feel to these videos. And of course credit goes to the man behind the camera what that credit is due. I really look forward to Fridays.
Thanks so much for being here, Jon.
Perfection every time. It was nice seeing you two working together to close up the port. Been a while since I’ve seen that and what a better time to do it. Make sure you do the same on the other. You’ve both earned it, just wow gentlemen.
What? No whiskey for a year and a half? Is the world coming to an end? Great work guys and gals.
Thank you for the explanation of the differences between planks......port plank and whiskey plank. That just means the whiskey I had tonight is for my own pleasure. But it also means I now need to go pour a glass of port to help celebrate the last of the port planks going in. I really appreciate the chance to have another drink. She is looking more beautiful each Friday.
Your whiskey is allllllways for your pleasure. Thanks so much for watching and for the feedback!
We will be doubly prepared when it is indeed, actually whiskey time!
Yee haw! Happy Arabella day everyone!
Putting the last plank on one side has got to feel so good!! The inside looks awesome!
Every plank you’ve installed has been a whiskey plank for me. Cheers! 🥃
That’s very kind, Dwayne. Thanks for being on this journey with us.
Congrats for completing the port side planks! Great content as always. Thank you!
Happy Friday guys! Coffee & Arabella, perfect!
And morning before work doobie!!!!
Happy Friday!
Just amazing. I look forward to every Friday to see what you'll do next. I've rebuilt camper trailers from the ground up (which also are never square) but never a boat. You guys are an inspiration.
As this project has grown and I watch the subscriber list grow, currently at 160k. I can not help but be impressed by your patience in this build. I know the point for you must be that she is a labor of love. You truly demonstrate that by not rushing. You could call for and get many hands that are skilled enough to help and get this finished sooner. However you choose to simply continue your pace and have extra hands when you need them. That is a rare thing to see in this age of go faster regardless.
Your videos are so satisfying to watch. They reach something inside that screams ‘yeah make something’. I love them. Cheers 🍻
Thanks so much, Andrew!
cheers to the editor!!! nice voice, nice discourse, nice editing, Acorn To Arabella is lucky to have You 🙌🏽
This episode shows just how much thought goes into the design and every little decision has consequences. I also like that both farming and boat building require tenacity. Also any day is a fine day for whiskey.
I drank a whiskey while watching. It felt worth celebrating to me.
I enjoy the “Thinking out loud“ you do when you’re trying to decide a path for the build. The “ what if’s” on the house structure were informative.
Thanks for that feedback, Pat!
THE OLDER THE WHISKY THE BETTER!! CONSIDER USING AN INFLATABLE CATAMARAN DINGY. IT WILL RIDE JUST FINE ON A CURVED SURFACE! DEFLATED IT COULD BE STORED BELOW. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!! I BOUGHT AN OLD BOTTLE OF WHISKY HOPPING TO LOL SPEED UP THE BUILDING. GOD BLESS YOUR 🙏 TEAM IS IN MY PRAYERS!
Wow! Alot of thinking and planning in preparation in consideration ,to cork where the deck comes in!Who ,😀👍would of thought!
Whisky plank or no, it's still a very satisfying moment to see the last port plank go in. Congratulations on a big milestone.
When looking at your head height, don't forget the width below of the cabin floorboards.
Rectangular bales, we don't see too many these days!
She's coming on nicely
I would have to agree with your time line. There are plenty more reason to drink whisky, just not for the whisky plank. You're all doing a great job.
Love you all!
Dear Arabellas acorns.
👍👌👏 One side closed! Congrats! Very well done again and as always (work and video). Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all involved people.
What a great tradition. Any time I do the last of a set of anything now I'm drinking whisky.
Great watching people thinking!
As I'm retired + self-employed, Friday doesn't mean a lot to me, but every week you guys ace it for me! Thank you for another glorious learning experience. Just love that brace and bit too - must get one :-)
Thanks, Malcolm. We get that self employment feel. Happy Friday!
Great work as always guys. I want to hear all that whiskey plank and shutter plank explanation after you have had some whiskey 😀😀😀.
I'm selfishly glad that you will still be working on her for at least another winter.
Nice video I see everything is about to become more complex
I watch this wonderful series on 2xSpeed and I've noticed that Steve talks really deliberately(slowly). I am so JAZZED by how it's developing guys. You are both awesome!
Can't wait to see the wiring
Vamos chicos ! falta menos.
Love that brace👍
Thanks guys.
Cabin house and cockpit, looking forward to that! Just don’t ruin it by trying to level out the cladding lines, let them follow the hull and deck curve , cut to shape at the top and finish with an oak capping dowled in at the shape of the cabin top! Lap jointing is a good idea, that’s the way I would do it, just a slight downward angle to stop any possible water retention spot if any joint ever decides to leak! Using the west system epoxy and woven matt it will really look great and have superior strength with all those curves moulded together and working against each other making those lift of structures super ridged! Get working guys, another winter is on its way, plenty more to do!
Looking great guys
I saw Alex in an episode of Tally Ho drooling over their rivet maker. I was wondering if you are going to have a "Whiskey Plank" celebration. I binged Tally Ho to catch up with you guys and marveled at the differences between your respective approaches. Differences aside, both teams exhibit an unwavering dedication to perfection. I'll never build a boat, but watching the process is so much fun!
It is quite a difference: starting a new build or doing a complete restoration. We’ll have a whiskey plank celebration when we don’t need the staging. We don’t need to put those planks on right away, and it saves time to leave it
Excellent guys. Port side looking great. A well oiled machine.
Thanks!
Very exciting to see her coming along
Boat building takes patience, just like making fine whisky! We'll drink when Arabella says so.......until then, let the oak flavor her and our whisky!
"That'll do babe, That'll do." I can only observe that Arabella is coming along beautifully. Superb! Inspiring from start to finish - whenever that might be. Thanks guys.
Good video, back to normal! Was a bit disappointed in the last couple of episodes.
Congratulations guys! Im happy for you and it's been fun watching!
Thanks, Mark!
Going to be one of the most amazing vessels in the marina.
Marina?! Where we’re going we don’t need a marina. Hahah
And thanks so much for the compliment. Truly.
Bugger, couldn't wait that long, cheers.
Cheers!
Brain work time is just as important in a project. Looking good.
Remember when all you guys had was a huge blob of lead and that giant keel timber? Oh and some sheets of paper and a huge amount of fortitude.
Along with an admirable quantity of vision and determination.
Every plank is a whisky plank for me. I had whisky for the mizzenmast. I even had whisky for the cockpit mock-up. 👍🏻
I can almost smell the whiskey 🥃 cheers guys!
Wonderful to see that last port plank go it. A milestone for that side of Arabella. I will toast with a beer instead. I am still on episode catch up doing 2 a night.
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
@@AcornToArabella I spent the summer metal detecting a beach after prize tokens and didn't realize I was now 17 episodes behind. I will be caught up by next Friday. Binge watching is fun and I didn't realized how much I missed it. You are an 8 hour drive away, one day I will visit.
I have put the whisky away but reaching for a glass of port - seems appropriate. Congratulations that must feel good.
Thanks, Richard! Cheers!
I know we're seeing this a couple of weeks after the work, but I will tell you now that you want as much headroom as you can get.
I have scars in the top of my head from things reaching down from the overhead that were *supposed* to be out of the way but weren't after all the flooring layers went down, or after a patch added a half inch of thickness someplace. Or after you put on all the survival gear.
Ah the lead.... what a great video. Tally Ho is going through the same problems that you had, so I pointed him to your channel as a reminder as to how and how not to do the poor. Thanks for posting
We’ve reached out to him too. Boats have a strong community, we’ll be happy to help when and if he needs it.
Good morning guys! Another great episode. If things go right, tomorrow we plan on taking you guys kayaking again. I can't hardly wait.
Happy Friday, Kathy!
Well done great detail , informative and well paced. Rather see real time detail than a story that is fast forwarded with voice over. Though obviously sometimes there is no option.
New boat. New tradition. Whiskey plank for each side of the boat. 🙂
Perhaps, you folks have already considered entertaining an alternative storage location regarding the dingy. Arabella was not designed with a dingy. You might want to consider doing a mock-up of the house, dingy, and boom together. Might take some time but perhaps well worth the effort.
+1
It may not be a software project. But the same ethos of testing potential solutions for problems can be used here.
Not the whiskey plank, but a decent milestone, none the less. Well done!
Thanks !
well done on planking the first side, not a whiskey plank, maybe a half shot of whiskey. it's a pleasure watching the progress.
Hi Guys thanks for the video, all the best from the UK.
Happy Friday, Aynsley!
@@AcornToArabella The best day of the week!!!
I remember as a boy spending a couple of days sat on the back of a bailing machine tying knots. One of the knoters had given up the ghost and the weather was not going to hold long enough for the replacement knoter to arrive. By the end of the first day I looked like I was suffering from a strange new disease, never did the pub and three very swift pints of bitter look so good. Can I take it that you sell your hay to the equine industry as you have your ram trip set to what appears to be a mid weight bale for the ladies.I always preferred to pack them hard ,as the bales stack better and are less prone to rotting in the middle not to mention they take up less space in the barn.
Measure once cut once
In small print “repeat until it fits”
Wood takes up water out of the air. On a dry and hot day it will shrink and on a wet day it will swallow. Traditional building methods work with that given. A carvel build boat will be watertight after a few hours in the water. Epoxy is totally water/dampproof....impermeable and is rocksolid. So if you put epoxy and glass on one side and you leave the other side bare, or just painted, the wood will be working...shrink on a warm day and swallow on a wet day... I did some experiments wit small pieces of mahogany. A piece which was 30 mm (across the grain) after drying in an oven. The next 3 days it took on water from the air and swallowed 5 mm (16%!!). Covering a boat, only on the outside, with glass and polyester is called "the cloth of death". Point is, you can not do both methods on one project. The boat itself will vary in size due to moist content of the air and your cabin will be the same size whatever the weather is. One way or the other it will give stress somewhere in the construction. Whatever you choose is okay but be careful when you mix the methods. For Acorn to Arabella is due to the circumstances,,,,building in a tent... almost impossible to get the wood as dry as necessary for working with epoxy. Wood completely covered in glass/epoxy which contains to much water will get big bubbles in the skin. Because on a hot day the water will start boiling inside and will form steam. Steam expands. And so on. My advise would be just stick to your plan and stay with your traditional building method. It is what you do the best and I can't wait till next Friday for another episode of "From Acorn to Arabella"! (The name says it all)
We aren’t the first to strip build, by far. There are successful examples of strip built boats (or boats combining construction methods) all over. And it’s quite common to employ different methods in different places to reduce weight, smartly use lumber, avoid moisture intrusion, or whatever reason.
Thanks for watching!
@@AcornToArabella Of course, every Friday, lunchtime in the Netherlands.
One thing that has impressed me during this series is how much forethought has to go into the planning. I mean, if I do this, how will this impact on the next bit that has to be done so that it all comes together correctly.
And even when we do that, we may inadvertently cause work despite our attempt to plan so very well. Just doing our best. Thanks for watching and for this thoughtful comment!
That hay baler is awesome!
Good morning Akiva and Crew :-)
Good morning!
I hope it's ok to tell you how Dad and I put the cabin top on our sail boat. It was laminated so no beams to hit your head on. He made a wooden frame with the arc, width and length he wanted then nailed 1/8 " marine grade plywood to the frame using copper ring nails. The first layer went length ways, the next went side to side and the top layer was lengthways again. The glue was two part epoxy UF 109. The top was then fiber glassed using fab mat. When it had dried for a day or so we flipped it over and I knocked the frame off. Then the exposed nails were cut off with an angle grinder. Dad then stood on it and it did not flex at all so he drove the front end of his pick up on it and it held. I think the plywood edges were notched and glued. This was over 50 years ago but I still remember how difficult it was to get the darned thing off the frame. The boat was called "Serene Isle" and was built on Gabriola Island about 1965 or so. If you want a picture, let me know and I'll ask my Daughter to send you one.
Thanks for sharing all this detail! We’ve got a plan and appreciate hearing your experience.
Happy Friday 👍🏻
Haaaaaaaappy Friday!
Every board that you add will be in the way. Time to do plumbing and electrical. Bulkheads and cabinets don't deck it or build flooring yet. There are sticky mats I used for construction to keep the guys from tracking crap into the hull.
Looks great.. well done!
Well then I will need to keep drinking whiskey as I watch just to make sure that I don’t miss the whiskey plank!!!
Great progress. Interested to learn of the big changes being reported on next week! 👍👍
That's funny he should mention that his work would forever be entombed . _____ Because as a residential sheet metal man , installing flex duct systems throughout 24 two story condominiums [as a lad of 19 y/o] Well I just never thought in a million years , that a pencil drawing of my duct layout , drawn on an upstairs wall stud , would ever ..... ever be seen 8 years later . By anybody , let alone by me . But it happened . It turns out an insurance agent leasing a condo decided to torch his own car , in his garage , below the main living space . Sheetrock fire barriers prevented total destruction of the frame , but had to be removed (water and smoke damage) And short story long I was assigned to do the remodel and there lie my handwriting , . True story . The End
Wow, cool story!!
@@AcornToArabella Ya just never know . Needless to say i put the duct work right back the way it was haha . Thank you man , always a pleasure remembering our youth through you guys . (You guys are better btw lol)
I, too, did residential duct installation but that was in the summer of ‘79.
@@mattm9871 (I usually don't mention living in California but .....) For the sake of sharing another story , I will . 1979 is just the blink of an eye from 1981 to 1993 . Which was how long I stayed with it . Anyways if you had done work here [CA] you'd be aware of hot summers are in the San Joaquin valley . My specialty was on remodeling homes with AC units and new duct work . Back then cutting a hole through a roof where the unit would be , and installing ducting ....... crawling through old insulation in an attic at 125 to 135° F on a 100° day outside was what I did every day . It wasn't mandatory to have a portable AC unit providing cool air while working , so it was common to go from having "sheet sweat" pouring off of you ........ to no sweat---- to plugged ringing ears , and numb lips . At which time you'd crawl out through the hole and find goose bumps on your arms because it was so cold outside . Literally 100° day felt cold compared to the 135 attic temp
I guess I must have set about 200+ 3ton to 5ton HVAC units on residential homes that had none before . I did do my share of "New Residential" and "Light Commercial" . With either hard pipe or flex . And lots and lots and lots of sheet metal flashing that my brother and I bent on 12ft sheet metal brakes from the 1930's , or on old finger brakes . My first sheet metal shop was originally built by our bosses dad who happened to be a master sheet metal layout man and fabricator . (Last part of the story)
So good was this old guy , he fabricated the original adornments to the buildings on our main street . No kidding these were one piece ornaments that had a tall square base that led to a conical spire [CORRECTION !] The square base became a round sphere apprx. 3.5 in diameter , which THEN became the conical thinly tapered spire !!!! THIS IS NO BS ! All of this was done to ONE piece of sheet metal These can be found in old sheet metal diagram books . It is the pinnacle of mastery no longer seen and impossible to duplicate . [Also a true story]
She's looking sharp keep rolling!
Happy Friday from France(waiting for my lunch as usual) cheers...rr Normandy
Happy Friday, Richard!
@@AcornToArabella Thanks, Nice seeing people still doing small bales of hay; happy memories before roundballers...rr
Awesome work guys! I finally signed up for the patreon. I'd love to lend a hand some day since I live less than 2 hours away.
Wow thanks so very much, Gordon! Are you signed up for our email newsletter? It’s possible to get on our special list for volunteering. Thanks for the offer of your time and talent.
@@AcornToArabella awesome yeah I'm signed up but I just changed my preferences to volunteer as well. Been watching since the lead pour!
Seeing as it's noon on a Friday, think I'll have some whiskey anyway.