Fitting the Deck Carlines and Diesel Engine - Ep 133 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2020
- The time has come! We've all been waiting for the moment that big beautiful blue Nanni Diesel engine gets dropped into Arabella. She's been sitting patiently on the sidelines for a while now but the moment to see how she fits is upon us.
Steve and Casey lower the engine in to see how it fits but not before taking the time to figure out the deck carlines. These beams will span from deck beam to deck beam fore and aft beneath the house top. Once that is in, short beams will span from the shelf to the carlines, and finally the lot of that will be supported by knees and tied together with the house top.
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Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve and Alix started as amateur boat builders building their own 38' wooden boat in their 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 wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when they will travel and learn to cruise aboard the boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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I love it when you and your Grandpa work together. It’s a very special relationship and your Grandpa looks like a really nice and decent gentleman
Grandpa is the best.
Hey guys, my swag arrived today - hat, shirt and pin - and I am super pleased. Many thanks, Andy
I know I am late to the party and it's only taken me 3 weeks to get to this stage but I am honestly blown away by what has taken you guys years, many years, to achieve. Just wow.
I know there's still a lot to go for me to catch up but seeing how your confidence keeps growing Stephen is so heartwarming. Yes over those years you've grown older, we all have, but, where you have really grown the most, in such a different way, is how far you have grown not as a builder but as a true craftsman. To begin with you were setting out to build a boat and that has truly changed. You're crafting this project, making it truly your own. There can never be another one exactly the same as this first one.
I hope you sit back at the end of each week, pause for a moment, and really take in absolutely everything you have achieved.
I'm looking forward to the next episode to learn what Alix has been up to. That for me is for another day.
Oh, just so you both know I am not ignoring how Alix has changed as well over that time but for him as far as working on the tools went he should now have the knowledge to create a chapter for himself in the future if he chooses to (I haven't skipped forward to current episodes to find out what has happened with him and his journey to the here and now in real life July 2021. I don't want to spoil it).
Gotta love a good diesel engine. Reliable workhorse. Your boat is going to be legendary...literally.
I have to say this before the next episode. Steve and Ben Have done a fantastic job of documenting this build. I have followed "Tally Ho" since day 1, and have learned more here since the format change. I hope nothing changes in the next episode.
Seeing that engine in place feels like such a milestone. Not quite the beginning of the end, more the end of the beginning. These videos make my Friday.
Absolutely Churchillian.
@@moontheloon808 I can smell the cigar smoke and feel the atmosphere of the Mansion House in 1942 as he gave the speech!
Your video editing gets better better all the time. I love the mix of narration, time lapse and music in this video. Favorite visual .... setting that skilsaw on the beam after that long cut. Thanks for taking us on your journey. Welcome back Alix... buds unite!!
The engine sure looks nice sitting in the hull. Well done folks.
Looking good looking forward to the next vid
About 3 years ago, I was into aluminum foundry and casting videos, when a random video popped up on my feed about pouring 100 gallons of molten lead. I thought that sounds interesting and right up my alley, I'll check it out. I had no idea that I would be interested in a boat building series, but I have watched every Friday ever since. Thanks for the entertainment, being a source of inspiration for keeping at long projects, and just simply brightening my Fridays. Thank you for sharing! A selfish part of me never wants this boat to be finished, but I know I'll be excited for the day you can break that champaign.
That's about how I wandered in here. Been watching ever since!
Wow, exactly how I found this channel.
Couldn't give a dingle berry about sailing but watching the lead pour and every step afterwards has really been the highlight of my Saturday mornings.
Thanks guys.🙂👍
Have a great weekend.
Great work and the team together again ! Awesome ! And nice work on the deck and engine fit. Great to watch!! Thank you.
Wow that engine going in is very satisfying!
When Kiva said “Arrrrroooooowooooo” I felt that.
He’s missing all the company and cuddles!
I love it when we humans try to interpret what a canine is trying to say to us. But Akiva does have a beautiful voice.
I understood it as recognition that Alex had returned. The Jack London in me.
My cat, sitting up on his castle, went bananas when Akiva started talking..
He started looking around for the dog in the room! 🤣🤣
@@genelomas332 My dog answered. Weird.
All I can say after pulling and installing a thousand boat motors is this, You all need to think long and hard about access to all sides of the motor and how you will get it in and out after the boat is built. Also think about how you work on it at sea. And for those that say, it's just a small diesel and will run forever, I've seen them defective out of the box. Pulling out a sawzaw to get to a manifold or flange seal would be a real shame. A little thought now could save major headaches down the road. 😉
Hell you may even want to build into the boat a way to pull the motor with no external help if you plan on being in area that servicing would be a issue.
Agree with both of you.
Engine maintenance access spaces should be designed in.
I wouldn't worry.. does Steve seem like a person that makes rash desicions about the boat without thinking first? :P
Great work guys
From strength to strength! What a great job.
Observing that bit of iron going in really gives perspective of how far along Arabella has come.
So fascinating seeing all that lead making a keel. This iron is better. Even if its a rough fit she's getting legs!
Congratulations to everyone involved in tossing an acorn to Sea!
Wow - How exciting to place the engine for ‘first fit’. And the “foundation” for the deck house looks great. Keep up the good work. Welcome back Alex!
Alix
Yeah..wecome back Alox!
Funny how small the engine looked in place. And the mention of Alix's visit was a happy moment.
You know the best part of having to work at home during the pandemic is that Friday mornings, my RDP session can be open in one window while I watch Acorn to Arabella in another. TH-cam isn't blocked at work but you never know who's looking over your shoulder.
👍👌👏 Extremely well done again.
Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you (including "poor" Akiva of course).
Ahhh! A2A and morning coffee! Thanks for a great start to my day. Hope your day is full of accomplishments... As I'm sure it will be. I'm excited about the deck and engine! I can't believe you're where you are in this project. Great job!
I could literally care less about it being the end of the work week. All im looking forward to on Fridays anymore is your progress. Thanks!
Well if you're being literal... You probably mean you couldn't care less.
Could not care less?
@@taylor.... yes, because the saying is "I couldn't care less". It is something that you don't care about. For some odd reason it's developed into "I could care less" which means you do care about it to some extent. It seems to have happened in pockets of America, unfortunately, California is one of them so it is feeding into TV and movies and the first I heard of it was in The West Wing in the 90s.
Edit: and now I realise you weren't replying to me. Sorry!
@@willb4643 YEA! Aussie here, we didn't fuck it up.
@Ronald Reed I don't single out California, it seems to be pockets of the US, I'm from the UK, I only point out California because so much tv is made there it affects and influences a lot of people.
As for not understanding or seeing the importance of the intricacies of the language on a basic level, people get confused by quite plain legal text and complain they didn't understand and it's not fair after the fact, but they are also the same people who don't bother to use the right word in something as simple as "I couldn't care less" and then claim it part of an evolving language... it's not. Evolving can change the meaning of words over time, it can introduce new words, it can't mean you say whatever you like, believe hard enough and everyone else will be wrong because you meant a different thing.
People suck and they can't be arsed to help themselves.
Keep rocking Steve!
Such a good show this week
Great episode--as usual! Thanks...
Beautiful.....really coming along....stunning yacht!
Sweet..... the deck is looking great!
Good morning happy Friday. Best cup of coffee in the week.
Beautiful. Cheers my friend!
Fantastic progress. Bravo!
Steve, WoodbyWright has a great tip on drilling straight holes. Add a ring to the drill bit, which will move up or down the drill bit if it out level. Then you only have to concentrate on the drill bit being 90deg to the wood.
Yeah, that's great if the hole you want is level, but what if the hole you want is not? A straight hole is not always level. A boat deck is rarely level, therefore, this long drill action is likely not level. Just saying. The eye, is what was needed here, and apparently, Stephen's eye is fairly well calibrated.
I noticed the Samurai Carpenter uses and old CD pressed up against the surface in which you can see the reflection of the bit and line it up in all directions as you drill.
There's some very good advice here on the motor installation and it's really worth spending some time with those things before final installation. Drip pan underneath, space to work on it while at sea, access to the oil drain plug (and a means of catching the used oil), really do get it on a dyno for break-in and testing/adjustments, and consider rubber motor mounts and a salt water to fresh water heat exchanger for cooling. I know you have it all under control but I've learned the hard way and they can be nasty lessons.
Excellent work as always
Great chat about Locus wood!!! Interesting. DD
Boats looking good 👍👍
Recently found your channel and have binge watched every episode over the past week. She is going to be a beautiful boat when you are done. Will be heading to the woods this winter to start cutting the timber for my own vessel and have been researching boat building to get as much education as I can. Have 20 years of experience as a marine mechanic but have never built a boat. Thank you for helping me get over my hesitation of starting something that I have never done. Someday we may meet on the water.
Fascinated more and more with every episode. Sometimes you just need to be able to get on with the work in your "own space". You have a great way of finding ways to get things done, but at a high standard; I like that. Joe and grandpa are great guys. Good to hear Alex is back.
Great job!
Wow, was not expecting to hear you say the diesel was going in. That was super exciting to watch get lowered in. I cant imagine how anxious you must be watching your plans come together so nicely. I look forward to watching your videos every Friday morning.
@@cokeforever i guess i did miss it, seeing as its the last 10 seconds of the video after rolling credits i think i can be forgiven, as im sure i wasnt the only one to miss it.
Stephen, the amount of detail you are putting into build is the difference of it working very well, instead of just working or failing.
Thanks for posting and sharing! Great to hear that Alix is back. Nice to see the diesel sitting where it will eventually be installed.
God it must be nice to have those amazing chunks of wood to chose from!
Watching you thread that rod took me back to my past. I retired 8 years ago as a maintenance electrician and threaded many a piece
of rigid conduit by hand.
You are digging your life so hard right now and sharing so much love and opportunity in this project. I really admire what you have been doing and what you’re bringing to the world of boatbuilding, woodwork, and filmmaking in the tradition of Jacques Cousteau. Stay passionate. Much love
To be so lucky to have so much great oak on your land.
Great video, thank you
Absolute pleasure to watch your videos, no dramas, really calm, smile on your face and what seems like effortless craftsmanship. Thank you for the time and effort that it must take you to produce this film to share with us. You seem like the kind of bloke I would like to share a beer with and swap stories. Love your work it is as good as it gets on TH-cam.
Cool to know about black locust. Love that you include the forest craft and farmer lore. Nitrogen fixer!
Ratty was right , in Wind in the Willows, when he said there was nothing better than messing about in boats. I’d add to that and sharing that pleasure with friends. Friends are people who know my worst and still like me and vice versa. So I’d say welcome back to Alex.
As a marine mechanic and a long time viewer. I would strongly recommend making the engine easily able to be pulled and worked on. The moment an engine kissed salt water it is doomed. Just advice. Want to keep you from hating working on sail boat engines as much as I do
Can't believe how much hard graft you have put in and how far you have come. Truly impressive, much respect!
Steve, you are a testament to determination and grit. It must be satisfying to see the boat coming together so nicely. You have much ahead of you, but you have come so far. Congratulations, sir, and I salute you.
Just when I think I couldn't be more impressed.... I see the Joshua Slocum-like, single-handed boat building. Takes some character to keep going.
Wow! 35 min. of sweet Arabella vibes today! Thank you! I'm looking forward to seeing Alix back in action.
Steve. Great tip I saw on baumgartner art restoration channel. Tripod mount a cheap laser leveller near the planking. Shine a level line along the drill bit. Et voila vertical sorted you do other axis by eye or another cheap level pointing down on the bit running along the bit. You don’t need to reposition the lasers from drill position to drill position, just adjust them where they are. Perfect directional steering in 3D open space.
OMG! the engine is in place... great job boys!!!
Doing fantastic job
Next video. launch! LOL looks great with the motor inside.
Great progress this week, eyeballing the holes in the mast block was a bold move!
Also Alix woot!
I would have spent hours making a jig that still didn't work.
Impressive skills.
As usual.
Amazing to have the engine in!!!Cannot wait for the planking to be finished, youre on the home stretch now guys!!!!
most interesting video and very good information also. thank you.
Hey Steve, Great video. Cheers from Melbourne.
I saw Alix’s cameo in one of Leo’s videos a month or two back. I’m glad he’s back and look forward to your working together again.
Damn that blue engine pops in that thing, wonderful work and progress. Stoked to see Alix soon, so glad you guys got a chance to reunite, glad he had a blast. :)
Nice deck chair...
Great video update , watching that new Blue diesel slipping into place made me think of all the future ports and oceans Arabella will travel and knowing you have a reliable motor should the wind & sea not cooperate . Well done Skipper !
I don't know how you managed to keep that drill straight through the mast block (plate, or whatever we are calling it). Totally amazing! Not to mention your ability to stay focused throughout this project. You have my respect and admiration.
Thanks for your help this morning, Pops! Peace be with you.
Good job lads.
Welcome back Alix.
Fantastic 👏 👏 👏
Just having the tools and skill to work with that size of wood is amazing.
“Looks like someone did some math” .........ya think ? I can’t imagine how much math you e done Steve. As always nice work.
Looking great Steve, the engine instal even if it is temporary, is a very significant milestone! The deck framing is looking very good too. Being on the other side of the pond I have never seen nor handled Black Locust before. Looks to be a nightmare to plane by hand lol with all the interlocking grain but it really looks great when the finish is applied. Nice to hear Alix is back and rearing to get back into it. He must have been blown away by the collective efforts of all the people who have come and helped the build, not least YOUR Herculean dedication and sheer hard bloody work since this project started.
Whoot whoot, engine is in Grandad
Looking good!
That locust is a beautiful wood. I always assumed it was only good for firewood. Keep up the good work
Another great episode and enjoying watching the boat take shape! The engine fit was really cool! Thanks for sharing!
Looks great. Think about installing a blender valve with a hose that is adaptable to a suction pump into the lowest part of the oil sump for easy oil changes
i would drop a stainless tray under the engine with a separate drain pump at the lowest point of sufficient capacity for 2X the oil capacity, engines ALWAYS leak something (fuel or oil), just an idea! ;0)
You could add an HVAC pan float switch in the pan to give an alarm if there was a leak.
Great idea dude!!
Second this idea, great to have access for oil changes
@@stanstevens3783 most oil changes in a boat u pump out oil not drain it
@@Deftonesdsm Yeah, that makes sense. Can you imagine turning 4 to 6 qts of black goo loose in the bilge because you tipped the drain pan lifting it out? You'd never get it out of the wood.
Good to hear that you will have more help again. Great progress.
Episode right in time for lunch? Awesome! Following the progress has really helped get through this year so far :)
Oh damn, engine time! After all this time the heart of the machine is implanted.
Thank you for such an excellent episode!!!!!
@8:30 There is a selector knob on that tool, you lift and turn it 180 and that will allow the head to ratchet/freewheel and you can spin the die off instead of having to turn the entire arm.
Steve, you have made so much progress this year the change is very visual, now Alex is back that deck and planking should fly on. She is looking great.
awesome progress!!
Great progress this week, I really enjoyed watching this weeks episode and I'm looking forward to seeing you guy's back working together!!!
Arabella should start moving forward in leaps and bounds now Alix is rested up. ⛵⚓💯% 👍🇬🇧.
Very interesting. Awesome to see the motor fitted in place. 👍
Stunning work. I really look forward to seeing your posts, progress, thought processes and follow through. I also admire your total commitment to the build. Respect.
Love to see wood fit together nicely. Engine finds it's home. Welcome back Alex.
Nice one!
I've watched probably every episode of this series since it's inception. And I have only one complaint. You're worse than watching a cooking show as I have to pay extremely close attention to what you're doing and can't just have this program "playing in the background" while I'm doing my regular teleworking duties as a librarian (from home) as "background music." Must your program be so gosh darn entertaining?!? Keep up the great work fellas! I look forward to seeing this ship underway.
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I helped my Dad start building a dagger-board sailboat in 1982. He lived just long enough to put the unfinished hull into the water for rowing it around, but not long enough to have my second eldest brother (his second son) have him finish it for him and make it all ship-shape. My Dad loved that little project and put his heart and soul into it to make it as "perfect" as possible.
R.I.P. dear ole dad
I miss Alex. He always brings a calming voice and a cheerful demeanor to the videos. Great work Steve. I could work alone as easily but would end up missing my friends.
cheers to the editor!!!!
A new milestone.
Really liked the segments with the camera on the locust plank. An interesting perspective of material length and how material is handled. Nice creativity!
Yes! Sitting here waiting for lunch; great timing...cheers...rr Normandy, France
Haha, I'm having a late night snack in australia, best timing..
Early morning coffee in Mexico
Friday night treat. Thanks, friends!
Having my lunch whilst watching 🍴
South Norfolk, UK