Do We Have Enough Lumber? - Episode 233 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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Black locust, white oak, white pine... this is some of the best wood for boatbuilding, and we're lucky to have so much of it available here in Massachusetts to build this boat with. Six years ago, when we started building this boat, Steve made his best guess about how much he would need to season to have it ready for these final days, and we've been careful about wood selection for a good long time knowing that we can't just go and harvest more. It would take two years before it's ready to build with.
The toe rail is going to be of quarter-sawn white oak instead of locust, which will work wonderfully. The deck gets bunged, decisions are made about the cockpit footwell and the placement of all that needs to live there, and we visit the Newport Boat Show. We hope you check out the following channels we mention in the segment-they're amazing people making wonderful videos. Thanks so much to TotalBoat, Precision Sails, Edson Marine, uGo Bags, Lanex Yachting, and Bacon Sails for having us.
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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.
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Snapping turtle was petty cute! But they get ugly and mean pretty quick! 😂🤣🐢👍👍
Over the years the dulcet tomes of Ben has always calmed me. Thanks Ben.
I have a small amount of locust that has been air drying for 2 years. I'm in MA and if you need it you can have it. most of it is 5/4 and 8'-9'.
Wow, Tom, thanks for saying. Can you please pop an email over to acorntoarabella@gmail.com? I’m not sure if we need it but then we’ll have your contact info just in case. -Anne
What a sweet offer Tom Shirley! Wouldn't that be cool to have contributed wood to the build?
It's always a better day when we get to see Anne's smile. 😄
😊Aw shucks. -Anne
@@AcornToArabella And to see the georgous ornaments she has created Such a lovely multi talented lady!
Having another A2A always lifts the spirits of this almost 80 year old retired US Navy Chief.
Dear Rob F.
👍👌👏 Definitely!
Best regards luck and health.
Indeed and the wink was cute and made me smile :>D
you know you're crushing it when your selling wood shavings!
Hahahaha welllll…. feels like treasure to us. Like something we could share.
There is beauty in every part of a boat's structure. Glimpsing for the first time the beauty of Arabella's deck, I am moved.
Depth of Cockpit depends a lot on where the boat is to be used, in a Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter they were often twice a deep as you are looking at, so as long as you can see forward over the Coach Roof. Don’t forget you will need a Grating over the floor, so allow an Inch or so for that.
As we come into spring. I've watched so many season changes watching your show. Thank you for the pleasure.
I appreciate the early upload guys! The deck looks fabulous.
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I loved the blue paint job on the deck until I realised it was the masking tape 🤭
Happy Friday, A2A crew! Big Carolyn fan, here. Glad to know she's still a resource for you. Also a big Boatworks Today and Tips from a Shipwright fan. So much knowledge in those guys.
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Very glad the safety klaxon went off in your brain and you deep sixed the toe rail install for a while. I couldn't imagine why you were going to construct the perfect trip hazard for yourself and your crew. WHEW! Dodged that rogue wave!
Visited the boathouse today, ran into KP who was very gracious and spoke with me for a few minutes. Love this project! Can't wait to see the progress.
Thanks for stopping by!
"What is level? Actually? That is a philosophical question. Although I have this level here, so ..."
-KP, 2022
I hope all you guys are having fun, because by heck it's fun watching you do your thing, and banter away.
Hooray! Yeah it’s fun. Glad it’s fun for you too!
After all, level is relative on a boat anyway. Until it is in the water and the ballast is trimmed/set to the waterline, you won't have a reference for level anyway. You can build to level the way she sits, and then try to adjust ballast to level her once she is in the water, but as fuel and water is used, and gear is moved about, her "level" will adjust with the ocean and her onboard items, not to mention the wind against her rigging and sails. She will only have anything level momentarily for the rest of her days on the water at perfectly calm seas and balanced loads. Just walking across the deck will throw level off. But we do the best we can during building for the sake of strength and feeling. The human body can pick up on a crooked floor in relationship to the walls and other floors around us. So, I get why we try, even in boats. The attempt at perfection is a drive many of us have in any building/crafting trade. She is coming together beautifully. Congratulations, so far, on a gorgeous build.
Easy, it lines up with the flat earth plane
throttle and gear levers make great snags for sheets in a busy cockpit, best solutions I have come across have them in a small bespoke locker or a recess in the cockpit wall handily placed for the helm. Pump handles should always be placed for ease of use depending on what handed you are, effective prolonged pumping almost impossible with the weaker arm, this is unimportant for throttle etc.It is best to remember your boat should be set up for single handed sailing, you never know when you or crew might take sick.I used to sail on a boat that had several pumps two of which were hand pumps the second larger hand pump was rigged down below which meant someone could pump rigorously without interruption or being in the way of other deck bound operations. saved us from sinking on a couple of occasions though I have to admit it is quite unnerving to be thigh deep in water whilst pumping down below, does tend to make you pump harder!!!
We’ve got a couple of awesome hand pumps… the one you see here and another that we detailed in episode 228.
"...the most efficient bailing device is a scared man with a 5-gallon bucket"
btw, you can mount a T type gate valve on the engine cooling water inlet hose: main hose to the thru hull fitting; secondary to the bilge with hose strainer. The engine can then use the rising bilge water to cool the engine and double as an additional bilge pump. (Just be sure to turn the gate valve back to the thru hull when the bilge starts to dry.
In any bilge water emergency, first move is turn the engine on, because all the electrical bilge pumps are going to drain your batteries. Keep the engine running unless the air inlet begins to submerge...then seal the air inlet: do not let water penetrate the air inlet.
Also, the swing radius of the tiller is going to render the area under that radius as less useable. Crew in the cockpit area have to keep themselves forward of the tiller radius, otherwise they will impede you quickly changing tacks. ( I've only had tiller steering, so...been there). Godspeed.
@@AcornToArabella Yes I know that is why I told this story.
@@kmcshanemail Over the years I have sailed with both tiller and wheel never come across a wheel I preferred to a good tiller. I know you were joking about the five gallon bucket but that only really works in an open boat. Mechanical pumps operated by the engine are really useful and would advise anyone to fit them if at all possible but only any good if you have an engine, or one that is reliable or will start when the starter motor already flooded. Your average electric bilge pump great for drips and seepage but generally useless in catastrophic type events.There are on the market terrific hand pumps that shift huge amounts of water I would highly recommend to anyone taking to water as a pastime or to earn a living.
Holy stone and fine sand with cold water. It worked on the Bridge-wings of a 16,000t tanker, in the Med., in the summer, in the 70s. Tidy pitch and clean timbers.😁
It certainly does work, we used soft soap as well which cleans the timbers and adds some lubrication. Funnily I last did that in the Med in the early 70's.
It's always good to have the bilge pump handle easily worked by the helmsman while helming.
Enjoyed the large group of people putting the bongs in the holes. Glad you harnesed their skills. Something I am sure they will remember for a longtime.
"Bungs", "Bongs" are something altogether different... 🙂
Good Morning. After listening to Steve talk about the challenges of scraping pitch I had a flashback to an article in Wooden Boat from approximately 30 years ago about making wide cabinet scrapers from old handsaw blades. I wish I could lay hands on the article. I'm sure someone at the magazine could find it for you. I would think a 12 inch wide scraper with a properly burnished hook would make short work if the deck once cool temps arrive. (Sooner than you think!!)
Thanks for the recommendation! I have every issue as PDFs on my computer. 😉-Anne
I like the idea of making cabinet scrapers out of old handsaw blades, thanks for that tip. We have made plenty of scrapers out of machine hacksaw blades even hand hacksaw blades for delicate work.
2:45 HA! K.P. your sense of humor always delights!
Morning 'bella fam! Starting to get crisp on the coast! ☕
☕️ #a2acoffeeclub
First time I've been able to watch on Friday for 3 weeks (been abroad). Happy Friday everybody.
Hey hey Phil! Glad you’re back and happy Friday!
i hope you had a sample tiller to try out especially if you looking at how to adjust the engine controls. vitorias looks like they were designed to use your foot while restling with the tiller. love the recognition you have with the other channels well deserved
We can make the tiller however we like, and will probably make a couple of them, so we can adjust those reaches. Great thoughts!
Agree with this comment. The key thing is where you're going to brace your feet when helming and heeled over, so mock up your tiller and make sure there are no controls or pumps where your feet will go.
All right, just watched ep.#178!!! HUGE HUGE respect for Carolyn as a wood worker but more importantly as a person. What a journey you two have been on, so fascinating. Thanks for taking us along.
Cheers, Dave!
Thank you for another interesting video. Can't wait to see the deck oiled, it is going to look super. I vote for a grate on the floor of the cockpit.
Looking forward to the oiling too!
Love a good fresh pitched deck the contrast and just the mile stone of “decks laid* congrats!
Feels great! Thanks!
Yup, the pitch will chip if it gets too cold, but it will definitely smear less.
A power plane will work, but I would suggest waxing the blades on cold hard pitch. The rapid speed of the blades will heat the pitch a bit. A standard pull scraper will be more likely to chip the pitch, and a "scary sharp" hand plane will work with a very light cut, but will gum up a bit too. Wax any blade you use for even hard cold pitch. Once it is close to level, a card scraper will be a lot of work, but will give you the best flush finish. If you want the pitch slightly below the wood, shape a card scraper with an outward notch and scrape with the groove. Again, a lot of work, but the best way to get a uniform surface, and you deck shoes won't smear the pitch in tropical climates.
Just offering some advice. It is of course your call to take it or leave it.
My experience with pitch is on roof decks, not boats, so, no salt water just rain and baking sun.
must say the beautiful shavings in the clear ornament is brill!
Shucks! Thanks!
I enjoy the end title scenes. A nice segue between the episode and the finish.
Thanks!
The throttle needs to be near the end of the tiller. Pretty vital to handling the boat short handed. Ingrid’s can be a challenge in tight spaces.
Great segment. The end credits was reminiscent of a CBS Sunday morning program called Ombudsman. Well done Ben.
Good morning from hurricane ravaged Sarasota Florida,still no power. We are thankful for are generator.
In Orlando area. No power but have the Wi-Fi!
Bill and Brian, we’re so glad you’re safe. Happy Friday to you and thanks for the report!
We lost power for most of yesterday in Spacecoast... the powers back on & the waters mostly drained so the roads aren't flooded today.
Worst storm I've seen in 40 years
When you're shuffling quickly from side to side whilst tacking, you aren't going to want to bash your calves or shins on the throttle control.
Medullary rays....the fleck which occurs in quartersawn oak (and beech, incidentally....but you don't want beech on a boat).
I don’t this this boat’s gonna be that sporty 😁 But maybe it’ll be a future concern, we shall see! -Anne
@@AcornToArabella Well, if not tacking, then gibing. That can happen in a very big hurry!
wahooo!! so much fun meeting you guys at the boat show. Looking forward to hanging out in annapolis too!
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Couple quick thoughts on placement of the Edson pump and throttle / shift lever. You would want them both within comfortable reach when standing at the tiller. The throttle and shift for maneuvering of course. And the pump handle within reach when steering. Don Street used one of those pumps from mid Atlantic to the Azores when a butt block let go, pumping the whole way. Food for thought anyway. The boat is looking great!!
It’s a small cockpit so it’ll definitely be within reach. Thanks for your thoughts and for watching!
At the Kalmar Nyckel we actually remove the excess pitch with a heat gun and a scraper while the blue tape is still there. The tape can handle a surprising amount of (gently) scraping soft tar off. You can get a really nice finish of the seams with just a little bit of practice and the deck planks remain pristine.
Maybe you want to give it a try during future repairs.
Thanks for sharing!
Great episode! More progress! Keep rolling Arabella crew! 👍👍
Wow! I was living in no data land for a while there and just checking back in and you've made tremendous progress!!
Thanks for checking in! Glad you’re here!
Great episode guys! Sensible to leave it a bit longer before you plane/ scrape the deck. I wouldn't have thought of oiling it before you scraped but it's a good plan when you think of it. Well done Carolyn!. It's certainly getting colder here in the UK as well. I've had to put my heating on yesterday, and I don't usually do that until at least the first of October or sometime after that. And what with the hike in fuel prices across the globe god knows what's going to happen this winter.
Wow, she's looking beautiful! As a yacht builder myself, such respect and admiration for what you're doing 🙂
Thank you, Karl! That’s high praise, and we appreciate it.
I just wish you all were closer to me... My my one son is in Portsmouth NH now so I do see a road trip soon. Hello from Hellinois.
Anne, keep winking and I just may end up buying two ornaments!
😁😉😉😉😉-Anne
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When positionning stuff, think about ergonomics: Maneuvring under motor means one hand on the rudder, the other on the thruttle. More often than not, you would want to hold the rudder in your right hand.
I push mine with my hip and my feet and all kinds o’ stuff. Another advantage of tiller over wheel. -Anne
A baby Snapping Turtle!! We live on a lake in SE MA we see them all the time around here, literally 20 mins from Newport, RI, and OMG you put my friend Tim in your shot from the Newport Boat show, that's awesome!!
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What does one do with a baby snapping turtle on their driveway in Granby? Where was it going? Where had it come from? Sure finding the right spot for throttle cables and shift cables and lites and the height of the sole of the cockpit, these are questions, but the fate and provenance of the snapping turtle, that's a mystery!!
Recommend you consider adding a grating to the bottom of the cockpit, that will keep your feet out of most water while wailing for the drains to cope.
I recommend you make them removable so you can still wash the cockpit floor.
I agree, removable grates sound like a great idea for the cockpit deck/sole. Better purchase for your feet, and easier cleaning with them removable. Just like your shower in the head. You said there was plenty of room in the engine compartment, so dropping the cockpit enough to add the grate shouldn't be an issue there.
Dear Anne Bryant.
👍👌👏 Oh WOW! These gorgeous, hand blown Christmas tree glass ornament decoration pieces are ingenious. Additionally really beautiful, just like you! I bet they sell well, at least I hope so.
Best regards, luck and health.
It did look really crowded, at that fair. Looking forward to what you decided on with propellers. Good thing you caught a problem with the toe board before it became a conundrum.
Another great video. Deck looks spectacular! (even with the uncleaned pitch lines). Adds character. Cheers!
Cheers!
Lou, Colin, Jamie - we're talking the greats! Good work!
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Only two glimpses of Ann. We need more Ann 😉👍
Awww thanks. Soon! -Anne
As a flat felt roofer of yesteryear I can certainly agree that waiting until colder weather will aid with cleaning the pitch off the deck. When it gets cold the pitch will get brittle and have a tendency to snap like glass. Oiling the deck first is also a good idea as the streak from any pitch will be on a different surface on top of the wood witch can be sanded down and re-applied. The important thing is not to stain the wood. Let the finish you apply take the hit; so to speak. One of the things I used to do as a felt roofer (UK) was to put my work boots in a bag, and then put them in the freezer over night. In the morning I would bang them together and all the pitch from the previous days work would just snap and fall off. It may be something you keep in mind on your travels. The pitch will get more brittle and less flexible in colder climates. That is, it will flex and break in the joints as you enter colder temperatures. But pitch is really simple to repair as you can heat it up and it will re-melt and fill the gaps. You may spoil the oil finish with reheating but at least the deck will not leak. I am so looking forward to launching Arabella. Moreover, I am so looking forward to seeing you guys sailing her for the first time. She really is now looking like a boat that can travel the world. I wish you all every success in your endeavours. And one day before I die, I sincerely hope to see both Arabella and yourselves.
That ol K.P. Sure does have a passion for wood boats . I hope when this filming is done on this project she finds a way to stick around on the RUclips .
A cockpit grate is annoying that it will catch everything from small fish dropped by gulls to Potato chips BUT...BUT...it looks so beautiful and is a HUGE focal point to the boat's beauty!! DD
I stopped by the boat yesterday. Was amazed to see the deck bungs in already, etc. and the rudder taking shape. The boat (and Steve and KP) are even better looking in person than online! Amazing project!😊
Thanks for visiting!
spoiler alert!!!😆
"Not a Fan of Crowds" Funny. Nor am I, Mr. Steve. :P
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Great progress. Thanks for sharing.
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What about installing the controls on a column in the middle of the cockpit? Just a thought. Not sure if you need an ignition key or any gauges, but could be a nice spot to put those too, then all that stuff is easily reachable from either side..
The cockpit is incredibly important to design correctly. Feel free to build a mock up where you install all the equipment that will be included. Analyze both critically and creatively and give yourself time to think. How should the autopilot work, how to protect against strong sun, solar cells, bulkheads, winches, backrests, drainage placed, etc. Make a complete list of all parts, even those that are nearby. Try to imagine how it can work optimally in different situations, in harsh weather, sunny and warm, when applying, anchoring, etc. Lines like to get stuck in details that stand out. Loose floors like to collect dirt and moisture underneath and cool the feet, which in the evenings, for example, is not always perceived positively. You have probably thought all this through several times. But it is never wrong to systematically go through and evaluate all conditions.
We’ve definitely done a mock-up and have thought of it a great deal. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Lol David is a pretty cool dude! Keep rolling David and family! 👍👍
baby snapper was soo cool , know you set him free !
Of course! Not the best pet 😁
Nice work, Hunt! I really love your catsup.
You want to have a sloping cockpit floor (draining) and a floating grate in there. The grate can be level, of course. But that is to be considered to define the depth of the cockpit floor as well
The Herreshoff "S" Boat in Newport. I've sailed them many times........The Kings and Queens of Narragansett Bay!! DD
You have to build the cockpit to fit you Steve, KP can stand on a box, which is better than you crouching ;)
KP is taller.
Another fantastic episode. So much going on. It's crazy to think that you are at the point of putting in hardware. Steering, bilge pumps, throttle placement they all look like things to bang your knees on. It does take much planning on your part to avoid the little obstacles that could cause unnecessary injuries. Now will Arabella have a steering wheel or is that not necessary on this kind of vessel? Steering wheel attached to rudder? Do you already have a steering wheel or is that something you will make on your own? It does make one giddy thinking of getting close to fitting the working parts that brings us closer to launch. The boat show looked like tons of fun. I'm glad you took the time to go and see so many boatbuilders. The boats were beautiful. Have a great week.
Happy Friday, Kathy! She’ll have a tiller, as designed, for steering.
I absolutely LOVE the Christmas tree ornaments. I bet they sell out fast. You should put the year on the bottom.
We had an incredible week with you all!! See you soon!
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Things are really looking great.
Cheers, Alexander!
The throttle can be put wherever you want. The cabling can be routed to fit your placement needs.
True! Any spot within reach will do.
Nice that you could get away for a bit to New Port that had to be exciting for you both.
Seems to me that the engine/trans controls should be located so that it's convenient when maneuvering while you are facing forward with the tiller behind you. Think about that last bit while docking when you need to swing the stern in and brake with reverse at the same time. While the old bronze controls are neat, a modern single handled one might be better and easier to fit.
Yup! 🙌
I was thinking the same, as nice as Victoria's controls may look you would have to be pretty nifty when coming alongside. Give me a single lever Morse any day.
Good Morning from Sandwich, MA
Howdy, Bud!
Happy Friday guy's xx
Hey hey happy Friday!
Surely you don't want the cockpit floor level anyway, normally you arrange for them to drain aft into the scuppers.
A slight fall to aft is a good thing!
Yup!
Great video as usual. How does the deck eventually get sealed so the pitch doesn't get tracked all over every time it gets hot?
It will be oiled.
Andy Miller has some of the best content out on boats .
He’s a wonderful dude, too.
Getting there Getting there Getting there 👍😉
Happy Friday! Dreary day, nice tea, and A2A!
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A bit late today; drove wife to airport to go see friends in the South of France while I feed the troops and mow down fields(and watch youu guys...) cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.
Ah there you are! Happy Friday, Richard!
When passing cables or wires thru a bulkhead always include a drip loop. If they don't run uphill thru a wall or bulkhead water will always find a way thru.
We’ve got a few holes in the conduit at low points.
“Acorn to Arabella “ Ship needs a large well carved Acorn at the front to represent your channel and the viewers that helped by watching this adventure …
Just a thought
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Great job. Keep going. Thanks
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Lookin' good. I was at the Southampton Boat show last weekend (largest in the UK), which was great. My wood-boat builder mate at Star Yachts got plenty of interest, I reckon there's a bit more interest in wood now.
YES! Those are great boats. Wood is the most versatile medium to work in for custom boats. Granted, most are built as composite boats with layers of other material (cold-molded), but WoodenBoat counts it as wood so I count it too. 😉 -Anne
Hi, I'm a little worried about the bungs, you said you might get two out of them because they are long enough to do that, I'm sure bungs are meant to be wedge shaped so they bung tightly
in the hole when they are hammered in ?. The deck looks fantastic, way better than I thought it would turn out, lots of love.
Bungs for this purpose are simply cut to the exact width and then “glued” in with shellac. Other types of building might call for tapered bungs, but that’s not so here.
And thanks for the kind words, we’re glad you’re on the journey with us!
In the cockpit drains. Are you thinking of using pipe unions, bell reducers and plastic balls to create check valves that are easy to service with ball valves so in big seas the swells at the stern dont flood the cockpit. A piece of plastic pipe with caps on both ends to store extra plastic balls.
Crossing the hoses (starboard drain and hose to a port through hull with ball valve) does a good job of making sure nothing comes up into the cockpit from below.
I had a rare hour and a half casually chatting with Anne, Steve, and KP at the Newport Boat Show. If you haven't met any of them before and think these A to A people are intelligent, kind, generous, creative, indomitable, and interesting people... don't kid yourself, they're even better than that! Do yourself a favour and go visit in Granby if you can. What a great experience it is to watch this wonderful and inspiring dream. Whoo hoo!!! Cheers, Toby
Toby, you’re a gem. We’re so glad you’re on the journey with us and that we were able to spend the time in Newport. -Anne
Excellent stuff bro
Good morning from Conway SC. Another great episode, thanks to all involved. Sitting here wondering what Hurricane Ian has in store for us later today.
Stay safe and be well, Robert! Hope all is well and thanks for the kind words!
So, no wheel? Usually the pedestal is a place for the compass, throttle, gear shift and other instruments. Even with a tiller those things need a central place, usually.
Tiller, as the plans call for.
@@AcornToArabella right, I think I knew that, sorry. Anyway, it’s good to have instruments positioned for best access while at the helm. Things to consider are visibility in weather, access while driving and so forth. Steve, you are so thorough, analytical and scientific in your approach that I feel my input is redundant. I still enjoy providing input. You are doing a great job.
Yehaaa love this story
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Love being allowed to peek over your shoulder during your build. KP is a hard worker and they bring such enthusiasm and joy into the build.
Happy Arabella day everyone!
🎉happy Friday, Tracy!
Happy friday evening in Adelaide
Happy Friday, Robert!
The boat looked big when empty and without deck, but now looks much smaller. I thought at first you were sitting in the tender when you were trying out the cockpit depth. Just an illusion of seeing it only on RUclips and on my phone this time rather than full TV screen. She is plenty big enough for two to sail the world in comfort.
Indeed!
So close to splashing but so far ahead. you're a long way from the pouring of the lead when I found you.
Go to the flooring department of your local hone depot or some place like that and they well sell rolls of paper floor covering its like construction paper thick only tuffer 3 ft wide and at least 100ft long and after oil the deck , you can cover the deck with it to help protect it
7:36 rip ears :D happy friday y'all!
Acho que devias montar a cana de leme para veres as manobras, e depois sim vês onde fica os acessórios, como: os molinetes, a alavanca do motor, o chão convém que tenha dreno, onde comodamente te sentas e não te esqueças que quando o barco estiver em andamento tens que apoiar os pés.
Great job.
My dad told me “If” a frog had wings it wouldn’t bump its ass every time it landed after a jump. He was a Jet mechanic.
Hahahah
I’m by no means any where close to being a carpenter, but could you use dry ice in the deck to make the pitch hard and easier to scrape off?
This was my thought also, but I also wondered what effect dry ice might have on the edges of the timber next to the pitch. Perhaps a trial on some of the practice pieces used initially?
We can just wait until it’s cooler… wouldn’t want to damage the wood or possibly shrink the pitch. Interesting!
Good Morning y'all
Happy Friday!