Bracing for the Sheer Plank - Episode 167 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Getting the nib-ends of these full-length planks fitted into the rabbet fore and aft is one of the hardest tasks of planking Arabella. Since we don't have any wiggle room to move fore or aft, the cuts need to be dead-on for the planks to sit correctly. Additionally, since shutter planks are sandwiched by planks above and below, the lack of space makes it difficult to observe all around the piece being worked.
Here we get a great look at what it takes for Steve and Carolyn do these final fits, and then Steve works on switching how we support Arabella with our friends Pete and Kourtney (Accidental Sailor Girl here on RUclips) so that we can remove temporary bracing from areas where we'll be fitting sheer strakes. Simultaneously, volunteers George, Tyler, and Neil come to scrape, sand, and clean the interior of the hull for things to come. Lots going on at the moment!
We hope you enjoyed this episode, and as Ben said, if you happen to be in Newburyport, Massachusetts, you should stop in and check out the Fundis family's movie theater, The Screening Room.
See you next Friday!
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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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Hahaha "you have weapons to choose from" got me
The young lady, Carolyn, is brain candy. Her level of concentration and obvious skill are a joy to watch.
And the rare ability to explain what she is doing. She definitely has the teaching Gene in her DNA.
Anyone can teach but their are very few born Teachers
@@michaelhannah5376 +1
Carolyn is a true asset in the boat house. She sings, she draws, she shapes wood.
M'Lady
Unbelievable progress guys. Well done.
I was viewing the artwork and I was saying to myself "Self," I says, "I'll bet that Caroline did that drawing." And wouldn't you know just seconds later Alex confirmed it within his commentary. Thanks, Caroline, for the AWESOME artwork! I'll miss seeing you on the project!
Cat eel dragon dolphin art. Great job. It’s been a pleasure to follow this project from the keel pour. Thanks for sharing this with us. You are making history and preserving the past.
This week I added you to my Patreon list of lovers of the sea. There are only three of you. "UMA" and "The Wynns" are the other two. I don't have much to donate on my retired NAVY pension, but I was moved to do so hoping that others would follow my lead and you'd have enough coins in the cookie jar to bring Carolyn on Full Time. Fair winds and Following Seas.
John, we appreciate you. Thanks so much for being a part of the journey.
Happy Arabella day everyone! Now go make something.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Isn't the boat going to have some sort of bulwark? If you cut the ribs off flush with the deck beams there would seem to be no support for bulwarks. I always thought that extension of the ribs above the deck provide for bulwark support.
There’s a fairly substantial toe rail in the plans.
Popped up on time as ever, Friday lunchtime is now geared around these videos.
Nice to have lunch with you, Nick. 🙂 happy Friday!
Why am I awake at 4am to see this posted?
Thank you all for another Friday, totally relaxing video of the Arabella build. Steve, you need more sun! Hope you don't burn though. Take care all.
Ben, two things. That first 8 mins was sublime. No talking, and those two just working away. Incredibly cool . Second point: That stand up bass sounded EXCELLENT!
I recently noticed how sixpoint does much of his explaining while showing the work, instead of just showing himself sitting there talking.
I like that much more.
I was thinking the same exact things. You took the words right out of my mouth. Excellent comment!
WOW it's amazing how all of a suden it comes together and start looking like a gorgeous sailing yaught and yes still alot of work to come but WOW WOW WOW
🙌🏼🎉 thanks for being on this journey with us, Shaun!
@@AcornToArabella loving all the replies. Very cool. 👍🏻
Yes. When you lop off the ends the sheer starts to show.
I always have that little pang of loss when the names come up on screen at the end. I just want it to go on!
We’ll see ya next Friday! Thanks for the kind words.
I know, I could be happy with a half an hour every night or an hour per week. But will take what ever they see fit to provide us.
I just wish cable tv would start a channel with programming wrapped around programming like this. I don't think my DVR could hold enough.....
Plus, when would the wife and kids ever get to watch what they like? Guess we'd be watching in separate rooms......
I can't tell Ben and Alix's voices apart. I used to think Alix was narrating and just mentioning himself in 3rd person.
Wouldn't it be better to be ambidextrous when sawing the ends....both of you seemed to have too many thumbs when sawing the ends off?!
There are a great many days when we wish we were ambidextrous.
Precision cutting followed by not-so-precision hammering.
These are the paradoxes the drive us onward!
I love the footage in this video! Very relaxing and I feel more involved in the action! great job, keep up the good work
Thanks for that feedback!
That was a very quick 21 minutes. Well done Ben. The boat is becoming a thing of beauty.
Heh. "What are you doing Pete?"
Alix got married? Congratulations! That's amazing. I love Carolyn's artwork. Now to preserve it for all time. Thanks for another great video. By the way how many more times is Steve going to cut off the end of that plank?
Dear Kathy J.
👍👌👏 Pretty exactly what I wanted to comment. But fortunately you already did all the writing work. ;-)
Best regards, luck and health.
Ah! just realized that perhaps it’s misunderstood about who’s narrating. That’s Ben, our video editor, and it’s he and his family who are opening their movie theater in Newburyport.
Ben sure sounds like Alix! Congratulations on buying a 🏡 Alix and his girlfriend. That is a huge step in life. Will it be located near the build?
Some say he’s still cutting it off to this day.
LOL Really? Ben has a much deeper voice than Alix!
@ 4.28... that's what she said steve, thats what she said
Most excellent Gentle people. Thank you
Can I just say…ITS LOOKING SOOO GOOD
Thanks for the diagram of the way the corners of the boat is held together to help visualize what Steve was saying.
I wonder if charring the end grain of the deck beams Like the Japanese Shou Sugi Ban technique would be beneficial? Natural fungal, insect and rot resistance as well a reducing checking.
I’m sure it wouldn’t be the first time someone’s utilized it in western boatbuilding.
Not the easiest treatment to do in place
Could tell before you said it that was Carolyn's art work!
You two did a bang up job today. It's something to think about when under way in heavy seas. Do I feel good about the day we set those planks? Things to ponder. All the best to you guys.
Episode 89: we're really worried about splitting the planks and breaking the boards.
Episode 167: SMASH IT WITH A HAMMER
You grow on the tasks ....
You have to finish that pencil draft with a wood burning tool, it would be the perfect seal on the hull interior to symbolize the contributions of the volunteers... And Steve, stop waxing your chest, you have plenty of fuzz on your chin, you won't embarrass us lesser haired fellows! Kidding, of course, I'm sitting in 80 degree weather at 9:30 PM, and am blissfully shirtless before a fan. Very grateful I don't have a huge wooden sailing vessel in my side yard demanding my attention during the muggy daytime hours. Since I'm retired, I also have a load of hand tools I no longer need, mostly electrical oriented, but I was a general contractor for the City, so I've got a bit of everything. If you guys can use them or know of a deserving group that can, I'd be happy to donate them, with reasonable shipping costs...
Perhaps also check with your nearby local Jr. High, and high-scholl, and any trade-school to see if a teacher or advisor can suggest whjo would make good use of some or all of the tools. Best to have the tools kept in use rather than sitting. You are a very thoughts and a generous man.
Also check your local makerspace, they make very good use of tools and are often working with a tiny budget. Many have popped up, and so have tool libraries managed by local orgs such as book lending libraries that already have the system to track and store everything.
Great vid as usual, when I started watching this episode it was at 50 views, by the time I'd finished watching it was at 2500...
Not bad.
On this episode, we use the age old method of measuring 10 times and cutting 5 times
If we’re coming out at 2:1, I reckon we’re doing all right. 😉
With as much work as they've put into those shutter planks, I can sure understand why they don't want to screw up the last cut. But "measure 10 times, cut 5" is a good one! Have to remember that.
Hey Drake, how's it going? Just curious if your real name is Drake Anglin. Not planning an amazon scam just thought if that's your name your family is really into boating.
Ben. Good luck with the reopening 👍😃
Wish I could come along, but I live in the UK and don't have a passport.
I got my pin and stickers on Wed! We put the stickers on our kayaks. Happy Friday guys!
Hooooraaaaay! We get to go kayaking with ya! 😁
Have you started plumbing and electrical drawings yet? I can only imagine the battery banks to run the boat while you're "on the hook". How many days of water will you carry? Some crossings are two weeks or more. Some remote areas are pretty dodgy if you can find it. Drinking and cooking system plus washing. Saltwater blackwater. Storage and topside pump out. If you are within most states waters the boat has to have a built in storage so you won't just pollute the waterways. Fuel filters for filling and recirculation. Dockside fuel sources are of questionable quality. It's slower but easier to test and filter while filling.
We’re going to have an episode about water storage soon. Stay tuned!
This episode was a sheer delight!
I sea watt you did tharr. That was a brite comment fer sure. Aarrrg!
Boooooooo
I have been watching you folks for quite some time now--from before you poured the lead for the keel. I am amazed at the quality of the work, and attention to detail. Those last planks are fit with a micrometer, it seems.
But there is something I can't figure out. How are you going to get two of every kind of animal aboard?
Amazing worrk is continuing! Great jobs as well aas great content. Keep it going!
Thanks, Joel!
Until today i thought Alix is narrating the episodes. Never realized it's Ben until he mentioned his wife and the reopening of their cinema.
Things move so quickly as we produce weekly videos that it’s not possible for Ben to edit, send the video to us, we do voiceover, send it back to Ben, and all of that. So Ben edits and then adds, in his voice, a thoughtful introduction and conclusion.
To be fair, Ben and Alix do sound a lot alike on recordings.
If you ever wanted to see perfectionism in action...
Hey guys let me predicate this statement or question by saying I've never built a wooden boat I'm just wondering about the last Oak plank that you guys put in it just seems to me if that one is so tight and the others are quite loose for Caulking and everything it seems to me like you would get a lot of movement on the adjacent planks when she swells so there will be a lot of side forces on your Fasteners on those two planks specifically the ones above and below the last plank you put in because it's going to swell just as much been subscribed for 2 years now thank you ciao for now
Hi Don! That’s a great question, and when that can be answered by watching a few of the previous videos. All of the other planks are as tightly fit, because they were edge set with come along‘s and have just lost some more moisture since having been installed. Before the hull is caulked, some moisture in the space will swell them to their original tight fit. We’ll use humidifiers, misters, or maybe just keep the floor of the boathouse really wet for a month or more.
Please explain me why Carolyn is so perfect.
I'm seeing some serious light between some of the planks. Is that going to be a problem with caulking? I always thought that the planks should be slightly touching on their inboard edges, but I'm no boat builder, I do build rather large R/C model aircraft with wood, and know that glue doesn't make the best gap filler.
Ideally, with Carvel planking the inboard edges would touch with relief toward the outside for caulking. In reality, since the water content of the wood varies and there are imperfections in the build, gaps can occur during fitting or dye to drying. There are also potential problems if the hull is tightly planked with dry wood, caulked and launched - compressive forces can be very large when the wood swells. The caulking does some two way magic by sealing the gap, swelling when wet, but also easily adjusting to compressive loads from the planking. In my view, Carvel planking should be "just right" based on the water content of the wood, the movement properties, the width of the planks, etc. In the end, gaps can very successfully be accommodated by caulking but over-tight planking is hard to fix, especially if you rupture multiple planks while at sea.
The planks went in with a tight fit, and a few humidifiers will return them to fitting tightly on their interior edges before we caulk.
Wow its so nice to see the boat taking shape after many months of hard work. It no longer a project it a sailing boat and an amazing one at that. You guys and your vast amount of willing volunteers have done an amazing job so far, it just ozes with the pride of everyone involved. Thanks Mark Dutka
Thanks, Mark!
Sand and oil the end grain on the deck frames?
Any reason why you wouldn't close up the end-grain, on the deckbeams?
Even if coated, coatings fail. Better to drain. Gravity. Now that's dependable.
I wondered the same thing. I don't understand how it would interfere with Dan Weyant's explanation. Gravity is in play whether the end grain is sealed or not. Just curious.
Hmm, pretty hard to get there from Kuopio, Finland, like to tho.
The crew have reached a great milestone in their project!! Congratulations to the Arabella building crew!!
Enjoying the progress. Each week looks to be one step closer to the ocean. Really enjoyed the whole video, really enjoyed watching the progress on the last two planks.
Thanks, James! Glad you’re watching.
Greetings from Brazil. Still hard to believe you are doing this... Hahahaha
Bom dia! Thanks for watching.
Bolt Depot is great for fasteners. Glad to see you using them too.
This is a damn fine episode…
Thanks, Juble. Happy Friday.
Monumental episode, so exciting!
My Friday morning breakfast , bacon & eggs with coffee and a new video from the shipyard.....
Note : I found myself having to "subscribe" after following this chanel from the lead pour. I am pretty sure I was subbed a long time ago.
Happy Friday and thanks for having us over for breakfast! And thanks for subscribing! A great many people who are following along don’t subscribe or forget to, since our videos regularly get into their suggested videos somehow. But it makes a big difference for us.
@@AcornToArabella My computer seems to, every once in a while, "unsubscribe" something. ???
Booo to that, Andrew! We've realized that people don't get the same notifications they used to when subscribing, so we started our own email newsletter that we send the second the video is released. We try to share some other neat information and news there too about our other friends in boatbuilding, too. If you go to acorntoarabella.com, you'll see where to sign up for that.
Let state the obvious. Scary as it might be, the probability of being hit by lightning is the same whether you’re on or off the boat. Ive owned a sailboat since 1966 and the boat was in the water, mast up, for at least 5 months each year. Ive cruised from NYC to New England and been on board through at least two squalls per season….my boats have never been hit by lightning, nor lost any electronic equipment. I’m not bragging, just stating facts. In our mooring field a long side City Island there are several hundred sailboats of many sizes. I’m aware of one that was hit and several that lost equipment due to lightning. The one that was hit, sank. It sank because the mast was grounded to a through hull and not the keel. The strike destroyed the through hull the water rushed in. Another idea about what to do on anchor when the wind picks up during a squall. Start the engine, put the boat in gear and steam directly into the wind. Use enough throttle to reduce pressure on the anchor but not enough to move forward over the rode.
Hey guys,
I’ve been holding off on writing this for a few months now. But find it’s time to get it done.
I came across the Acorn to Arabella project/channel like most, when you poured the keel lead.
Ive watched every vid with keen interest. I’ve never been any good at wood work. Until watching you I’ve always always been into and practiced metal work.
I have just found that I’ve really lost interest since Alex has stopped the videography/editing. It was always more engaging and authentic having you guys explaining everything yourselves rather than the new narrated time lapse edits.
I understand that not having Alex edit and film it speeds up the build but feel there is people out there loosing interest like myself.
I never though it would miss an upload but now only watch here and there and even find myself skip through the majority of the vid.
Just my two cents worth.
Cheers from Newcastle, Australia.
"Acorn Nuts" I see what you did there!
Adding the Acorns to Arrabella.
It works.
Do you think you'll be able to have visitors again?
Thanks for watching! Visitors have been difficult to host, but we do try to make time when we can. We’re very glad to be able to accept skilled help again, but stopping work to accommodate visitors is getting harder and harder with the type of work we’re up to.
This has long puzzled me: refer to 2:09 - 2:14
What brand of mechanical pencil/caliber of graphite refill can take the abuse(?) of marking wood shown in the above. I can understand (and have used) the flat yellow carpenter's pencil because it's strong shit. But you guys all use what appears to be a clicker-style PENTEL (?) brand mechanical with nary a broken graphite point. Inquiring subscribers want to know... ;-)
She’s such a beautiful lady. But I had to take a heart pill when you were bashing in her shutter plank. And that tense moment with the last superfine saw cut at the bow rabbet? …Nearly died. 😯
I don't think they're the planks they are going to use, I think they're just temporary.
Coats and toques? Wtf is going on with the weather there?
Great progress. Love seeing the haul all closed up. Happy to be a long time patreon. Ps. Thank you for the card. Y'all are amazing.
Good morning from southwest Florida
Good Morning from South Texas 🇨🇱🇺🇸
Good morning from northwest Florida.
Good morning from midwest Midwest.
Happy Friday, all!
@@markschuman3615 Good morning from Northern Texas, Cowtown!
I'm almost caught up! Yay. The boat is looking amazing. Btw, was Caroline in Prison Break? 😂
I'll hopefully watch 3 more episodes today so you guys had better load up at least ten in one day. 😜
Hi nice job . Could you shift the boat sideways to gain access to the starboard side? A stout cradle , some grease, horizontal jacking…. People have moved lots of heavy things over the millennia with simple machines, boats houses pyramids . Good luck fair winds
Looks like you had a major change of weather over the week; Steve and Caroline in wool caps and jackets during the first part, switching to t-shirts and shorts and Steve bare-breasted at the end. Up here at 60° N we're in the high 80's right now, so I first thought you were doing a rerun from last winter...
Doing great! I've been watching for years now. I feel like its at a point that I could actually ask the question... When do you think it'll see water? Any timeline? It will be an exciting day for me!
AH, good one!
JIM
Steve, bet you can't wait to get your base tan for summer, watch out for that early burn though.
So, will you guys burn that dragon into the bildge-band, or carve it, or both? Similar on the other side, or copy a reverse of it? Glad to hear your capping the bolts with acorn nuts, much safer on the human epidermal layer when down there out at sea.
Why dont you seal the deck beams end with Smiths penetrating epoxy and you will never have problem with rot?
Hello to you all,i think it’s very good when women get the chance to show how good they are doing a job that is considered to be a mans…well done Caroline and all the other ladies working In a so called mans world…also to the men who will give them a chance to shine,whatever the job they choose😀😀👍Roland from the UK,love the videos,cheers.
I hope we can meet guy..when you come to Pulau Perhentian Malaysia..Awesome
Why don't you put back in the Akiva Howl in the Intro? That was so nice!
Just curious, most of the other planks seem to have been placed with some extra room for expansion, any concerns by placing these ones so tightly? Could there be issues when they swell? Perhaps not an issue if they’ll be above water line?
The others were fit just as tightly… remember the comealongs (massive mechanical advantage) used to edge set them to the edge of either the plank above or below them?
@@AcornToArabella thanks for the reply! I was thinking of the sunlight visible between planks and know you discussed that they’d swell when put in the water. I am assuming that the two put in in this video will be above the water. Just thought of it when you were using mallets to hammer the two planks in. And love this project, look forward to the videos each week :)
What a holiday it would be to go to America and spend time helping build Arabella. I think that Carolyn's drawing would look great on the outside of the hull.
Boat braces doesn't that just make it feel so much more official that she is now a boat officially being supported by boat races
Not sure about drawing art work ? On the interior planking it looks like crap against the fine wood working . I would say get rid of it what a mess .
Different courses for different horses, Gregg. Thanks for watching!
Gonna have to stop watching if Steve is gonna run around half-naked all summer.
Great content as always and congrats on completing the oak planking!
I have 2 questions if you don’t mind:
In order to assist with getting the stem ends in on those last 2 planks, any reason you couldn’t unfasten the ends of the planks immediately above or below to get space to use clamps and then refasten them after?
I notice that there’s daylight between some of the planks. If there’s a good chance the planks will shrink some more how do you effectively caulk when the backs of the planks don’t meet (I.e. there’s daylight)? Wouldn’t the cotton just get pushed all the way through?
Thanks and already looking forward to the next episode!
Hi Sean! The fewer times a fastener is removed and put back in, the better. It might take us a little time to work around the fastened planks above and below, but it’s worth it. Before caulking, the shed floor will be doused with water weeks, if not months, in advance, and if needed, humidifiers will be deployed to swell the material. When the interior edges are touching as they were when the planks were installed, it’ll be good to go for caulking.
Just keep your joins wet and cotton will be fine I have learned a lot about ship Building and repair.
@@AcornToArabella very good edit on the episode. Master level.
@@AcornToArabella Gotcha! Thanks!
That yellow strap jack you have looks to be a jack for hot sticking line work.
I would love to see you guys at the mystic seaport wooden boat this year August 20th to the 22nd .
Always a good end of the week with seeing the videos!
That art at 17:44 looks like something that needs to be preserved in the boat. my suggestion is burn it in place, or carve it.
I really like Carolyn I hope she progresses to have her own boat shed and no doubt be a master boat builder..
Coats and hats at the beginning and shirtless at the end. Crazy New England weather?
🤔 what is "nip off with a sawzall (Reciprocating Saw)" ?
Was waiting for you guys today...cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.
Bonjour!
I look forward to every Friday when I can see more awesome progress made on Arabella! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
can one say that youve build a new Booat, or are You Uppgrade the old one ?
hi the boat is looking very good
Thanks Greg!
For the love of god please keep your shirt and hat on!……..
Put some boiled linsead oil on those poor shutter planks, it will help them to slide in place.
Pete and Courtney!!! Awesome.
Looks like Sampson Boats is way out in the lead!
Am I the only one being stunned about the gaps between those planks, that are being visible again and again? How will they be closed?
A period of time with humidifiers, misters, or even just a very wet shop floor will swell them, and we’ll do that before caulking, which is a ways off.
Nothing like a bfh when it’s called for
Fantastic! I agree with Steve that it was quite satisfying - Booyah! I'm getting myself a pink Arabella T-shirt (any 6X) and a coordinated camouflage ball cap. Folks around call sunglasses on the bill of a ball cap, "A Cowboy Tiara." Maybe, in Massachusetts, it a Shipright's Tiara?
All flat humor aside, Y'all are Fantastic!
Thanks, Michael!
How are you going to get the boat out of there when the time comes?
They have mentioned that they have a boat transport guy all set to trailer her to the coast. This is not uncommon for boats her size.
Look up Brownell trucks/trailers. They’re cool. Thanks for watching!
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🙌🏼 Thanks so much for that, and happy Friday!
It just dawned on me that rather quickly the temperature of the water is going to be the temp of all that wood... how will they insulate/ do you insulate a boat like this or do you just insulate yourself, cold weather clothing, sleeping bag etc... ? Anyone?
Water and wood are both insulators. Inside the boat, it’s often warmer when it’s cool out and cool when it’s hot out.