Boat Repairs Among the Windjammers - Episode 283 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2023
- It's time to head to Camden, Maine for some dockside boat repairs among the schooners in this very famous and picturesque pocket harbor. The cranse iron, or bowsprit cap, seems to have been a piece that was cast with imperfections. It did serve Victoria for a good long time without issue, and the hardware failure wasn't catastrophic. We don't expect the same thing to happen with other reclaimed pieces of hardware around Arabella.
There's a really sweet Akiva check in at the end of the episode, so if you're a big Akiva fan (or if you have concerns about how he's adjusting to boat life) and want to know how he's doing, do stick around until the very end.
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Acorn to Arabella started as a wooden boat building project in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve began the journey as an amateur wooden boat builder crafting a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and now sailing the boat-sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that traditional wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project continues beyond the boat shop, as Steve and crew travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva.
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I’m glad you’re taking him along for the ride. It’s so easy to just put him in the care of others, but dogs don’t care about their environment so long as their around those who care for them. One day he’ll no longer be around, but you’ll have no regrets with the time you spent together.
That nose to the wind tells anyone with eyes that Akiva is having the time of his life.
Yeah, beats being penned up, forgotten & ignored behind the boat house for years. @@petert3355
Steve climbing that ladder with Akiva in his arms was impressive!
Yes I agree about being impressed watching Steve hump Akiva up that ladder. But then again Steve is a climber. Over and over, as I mover around on a boat under way I am so glad I have a lot of climbing experience. It gives the ingrained skill to always move and stand 'in balance'. :)
I thought that was impressive too. What an interesting dog Akiva is.
Yeah. Did that a couple times myself to a dog more or less Akiva's size. He handled it really well. Both Steve and Akiva :D
I hope we are going to see the traverse 🙏🙏👍👍.
Love the board-thru-the porthole temp workbench; I have to remember that one!
Hi again, I forgot to wish Robin good luck on her endeavour .....GOOD LUCK ROBIN !! (I'm sure you'll smash it out of the park) also great to see Akiva has taken to boat life so well..
Robin, good luck with your challenge in NM. Steve, you are the master of using little of what you have to do so many amazing things!! Love the makeshift bench out the porthole
What a happy dog you have these days❤
Will always be a great way to start a Friday morning. Watching continued work on Arabella. And a good cup of coffee doesn’t hurt either. Thanks Ben.
Wishing you, Robin and Akiva a great and successful journey in NM. The sunlit colors of NM spectacular. Still enjoying the week by week birth of Arabella in the early videos. ❤
It's strange how we've transitioned from building to "journey" of a wooden boat without it seeming that different. Still loving the weeklies!
I find that the harder it feels for me to leave home, the more I actually need to get away (and just don't fully realize it yet). Have a wonderful, refreshing time!
Good morning Akiva and Crew 😸 yes it looked like Akiva has taken to the Sailors life very well 👍 appreciate getting your
observations at the end of the video on how well he is doing Steve 👍🙏😺 Good luck to you Ms Robyn on your (climbing?) challenge 👍
Akiva hanging 24/7 with the pack makes for a happy pooch!
He's such a good boy. "Oh, we need to climb this ladder? OK boss!"
Nice episode - and very, very nice epilogue! 😊🐺
My wife and I have sailed on the Mary Day, we appreciate the enjoyment Steve and Robin being there surrounded by beautiful sail boat and schooners. Hopefully we will be included on the trip to New Mexico. The closing scene with Steve let us see the beauty of the interior of Arabellas, wow, what a beautiful boat. Thank you for another very enjoyable Friday morning episode on Arabella. From Missouri
She’s such a great boat, Mary Day.
Dear Acorn to Arabella couple.
👍👌👏 Great boat, great crew, great dog, great repair, great producer, great editor/narrator! I hope that you will have fun in the woods and I wish Robin big success. As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording narrating producing editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards, luck and especially health to all involved people and dog.
Akiva has turned out to be an AWESOME SAILOR since launch
Awww he certainly has.
Hi guys,
Willeke and I are happy to see that Arabella survived the hurricane with only a minor damage what’s well repaired by Steve. It’s weird that the metal part with the star simply got broken but how it’s made now will follow the demands to go sailing safely. We hope Arabella will stay in a good condition during the absence of Steve and Robin and send all who worked on this beautiful boat love from the Netherlands
Hello Dick and Willeke! Yes, that bronze part was in service for a long time and we weren’t expecting anything to go wrong. I will be watching her along with our other friends, and we will take great care! Sending love from Maine! -Anne
Sorry Anne, it was made of cast iron and very grainy as
Steve explained. Cheers from the UK
@@terrygrotefeld4814 Have you made this part for them?
Hello Dick, no I didn't, it looked like a good design but suspect material, cheers Terry Grotefeld@@dickdegraaff5452
@@terrygrotefeld4814I thought Steve said bronze?
I love the porthole 'board clamp.' I'd be puckered up pretty tight running that skill saw along the ends of those chocks! Nice work.
Hope you and Robin have a great time away form Arabella. thanks for all the content.
Enjoy your vacation from the boat Steve, you have certainly earned it! Happy Friday!!
I loved the make-shift table you made to drill outside. Have fun out West!
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Akiva looks super happy. I'm sure when you bring your llama they will be happy too! 😆🦙
Happy Friday, 'bella fam! Maine will take good care of her, enjoy the trip! ☕♥️
Happy Friday!
Good luck to Robin on her endeavour. Hope you document it on
your channel. That would be very cool to watch! Thanks for all the work you put in to keep us entertained
The master of rope work used to be the seaman, now it's the rock climber. Times change. It's interesting to see the two worlds collide.
Good morning everyone! Coffee is especially good today so it must mean it's Friday and time with the Arabella family. I do like the Star at the end of that cap. Akiva looks so happy out there. As long as you are near, that's where he wants to be. It's nice he doesn't try to run off at every chance. Have a great trip to New Mexico. Just know I am jealous as hell. See you on the next one.
Happy Friday, Kathy!
The metal on the bowsprit fixing looked pink where it had fractured, which is quite indicative of de-zincification.
I agree, in which case it wasn’t bronze which is reassuring, though it should never have been brass any way.
~ interesting clue ~🧐
I was gonna say, Bronze does not turn that color when exposed to the elements.
The whole surface looks like sponge. The zinc has been leeched away leaving copper. Dezincification. It is probably an alpha/beta brass casting.
I would take a pattern from it and have one cast in phosphor bronze .
The sea dog looks so relaxed..
Love this channel! Thank You! So sorry that the very cool older hardware did not work out. This is just a small suggestion. If at a dock I think you should consider shifting your boat back so that you can perform the work from from the dock instead of the skiff.
“We didn’t get quite as much sailing done this season as we wanted too.” - said every sailor ever.
Just a tip I saw for working with small parts over the water: Get an umbrella, open it up and hang it from the handle as close as you can to where you are working. If you drop anything, hopefully it will get caught in the umbrella and they aren't so heavy or rigid that if you need to get closer to the job they can't be pushed out of the way with ease.
I’ve heard of that one too! I’ve lost a few pairs of pliers and plenty of cotter pins. 😊 -Anne
Robin, the first woman to complete the "Presidential" trail in time, that is a present for yourself which you will never forget.
And, if you make it this year, at least I, but I'm sure many, many others, will be so proud.
I hope you'll have the happiest birthday!👴🙏🤞🤗
Akiva is a beautiful dog. Best of luck to Robin on her traverse challenge. You both have fun with it and enjoy the break.
🩷 Happy Birthday Robin! 🎉
😢 to you all being away for a month.
🥲 to you two getting out and adventuring for a month
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Akiva & the squirrel patrols were always fun moments in the boat house. Seeing how well he's adapting to boat life is enjoyable too.
Y'all have great time & Best Wishes for rewarding efforts.
Akiva really is the goodest boy. He seems even happier now than when the boat was being built.
I like the look of the bowsprit fix
Wow. Glad you’ve got people to trust with her. The trip should be amazing
So glad your dog is comfortable..
Akiva is só sweet! I'm glad he takes so well to being aboard Arabella.
Welcome back to NM Steve and Robin, be careful with your climb. I will look for your climb in the local news. I feel blessed every time I look at the Organs from my front courtyard and glad that you are up to the challenge. Good luck!
Good Luck Robin. Enjoy your trip.
pretty amazing how Kiva has taken to sailing, seeing him run about on deck, looking ahead to whats coming up, getting all excited, the senses must be on over load, such fun and i can see you and Kiva are very in tune with each other, trust and love
Im beyond impressed with you all. Keep on keeping on :)
I go to family reunions in Camden every few years. I know it well.
Ben, thanks for the map of this week’s adventure!
Love the port hole / bench dog. Brilliant.
Good luck to Robin and both of you have a safe and fun trip!!
Stephen, Arabella has transformed into such a beautiful boat. Well done lad and thanks for sharing.
Brittle fractures in metal generally have an appearance similar to what is seen here, even in wrought materials of very fine grain.
Lay people routinely mistake such fractures for excessively large grain structure. Whereas this is a judgement which can only be made by flattening the specimen and bringing it to a mirror polish, etching the polished face with acid, and examining it under magnification.
Have a well-deserved break from the boat! Thanks for sharing your journey thus far.
I love that there's so much more Akiva content now :D
Well done with your bowsprit enjoy your trip all three of you good luck to Robin in her quest 😊😊
You can tell Akiva loves Aaron, seen it in other vids also. Great dog and a great boat.
I for one. I’m glad to see you taking a break. It is well deserved. Congratulations good luck, safe journey, enjoy.
Ohhhhh, That porthole/plank steady rest is clever!
Sweet Akiva, lucky boy
I'm surprised by how much corrosion is already on the bronzes. But, good luck Robin!
Enjoy the break away and good luck with the climbing challenge for Robin.
so happy for yuor new life style and have an awesome time in new mexico..
Good luck to you and Robin in NM. I'm sure Robin is up to the challenge!
Thank you so much for the Maps.
Love all of you!
Aw, love ya back. Thanks!
The boat's looking great. And that's one laid back happy dog. Good job climbing the ladder with him. Not a worry in the world . Well done all around and good luck on your trip.
He’s such a good boy.
Another great episode. Safe travels, and good luck Robin! Nice fix on the bow sprit, using material and logic from your climbing background on her is cool.
Cheers!
Have a relaxing good time in NM on your month away!
I did look at the
closeup viewsa of thee bowsprit cap. 1) the besign of the bosses does not include follets oor broader bases to spread the loads and minimize. stresds risers. 2) There si plenty of evidence of prior partial failure of the bodd legs. The casting looks like iron aand there is cirrosion in the failed joint indicating exposure to water before the break. A bit of bad luck but recoverable! Happy. travels and a safe return to you both.
Very clever using the porthole to hold the plank. Any doubt that Akiva is your dog was dispelled when you carried him that ladder. So passively calm
Safe travels!
When you watch some older videos you can tell that Akiva is way happier now. As Steve said, he is the kind of dog that wants to be involved at all times.
9:55 At age 64, I still remember my Dad showing me how to install all the bolts hand tight on a cylinder head, get them all started before fully screwing down so that they all line up. Goes for anything with multiple bolts/screws. I was about 5 at the time! Great advice, Dad, RIP.
Thanks for sharing the memory of your dad!
@@AcornToArabella Funny, I was talking about him today! Miss the man still, after nearly 18 years...insert sad face here.
Great video
Have a nice trip, and good luck Robin
Cheers!
It seems so weird seeing you drive big slotted screws with a regular big screw driver. I so used to seeing you drive the screws into the boat hull with the with the wood hand drill with the driver bit in it. Can still see you in my mind doing that.
Knowing the Organ Mountains, I do NOT consider a climb there as a "break" unless you're talking bones... Love those craggy peaks. and watching them as the sun rises or sets is GORGEOUS!
hey hey - Materials engineer here.
Cast materials do tend to have a relatively coarse grain structure, but you can't necessarily believe what you see in a fracture - and that crack has likely been there a LOOONG time, growing slowly until the remaining metal could no longer hold the load, the stress at the crack tip well exceeding the yield point of the metal. That casting void at the open end of the cap is likely the source - the stress concentrator - where the crack started.
The texture of the fracture surface cannot be taken as an indicator if the grain size. Or should not, at least. YMMV, and people will argue til they're going blue...
If you look at it under a scope/magnification (10X or better) you may see small flat areas all over the fracture that could correspond to individual metal grain, but again, if it's corroded you likely won't see much. The scale of the texture may be due to the nature of the crack propagation - how far the crack propagated before changing direction. Some times you get seasonal lines. And under an SEM, per-load cycle lines! i.e. each wind gust or wave 🙂
On the other hand, casting grain sizes can easily be mm across, and still perfectly serviceable. Brass hand rails and door knobs in public areas often have beautifully etched brass from all the hands touching them.
None of that isn't to say that the quality of a casting is critical to the integrity of the part - On the other hand, How long has the part been in service??? Pretty good run, all things considered.
oh yeah, also, crevice corrosion is it's own weird landscape too - if conditions are right and corrosion is proceeding but insufficient oxygen gets in, the pH can rise and passivation can break down... That's bad...
(also, faster cooling should result in finer grains. Slow cooling in bigger grains - but that's all at the hot end, when it's going from liquid to solid. grains run perpendicular to the freeze front.)
Thanks for the interesting info!
Steve, just a quick thought if needed again. If you sacrifical anode falls off or disappears again get some electrical wire and attach a new anode to one end and the other to a proper place on the boat. Its a temporary fix until you're somewhere to do the job properly.
Also i cant believe Akiva is 12 years old, he's doing well. Such a good boy. 🤗
You went from mystic, CT to Camden.
I got my boat in Camden and brought it to mystic! Watching you guys stop by the same places I went to on my journey in the other direction is so cool
Thanks for coming along with us!
I love these new videos. Allot of just Steve doing his thing. Like the old days used to be
Glad you’re enjoying them.
Would putting the dagger board into Victoria help with her moving around so much as you work?
Maybe. 👍
Tidy up the shelter you fitted it really stands out
You’ll be back on the boat before you know it and appreciate it all the more.
I thought Akiva jumped off the boat and swam early on. Do I remember correctly? Good to know he has settled in to boat life. Wherever the pack goes, he'll go.
Beautiful harbor.........beautiful boat! DD
Happy Friday, Dennis!
ya that bowsprit cap had its days. I wouldn't get to worked up about the todo list too much! your young, so try and enjoy your boat, Don't put that pressure on yourself enjoy what's been done and take care of things as you need to do at your leisure.
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- I howled at the opening narration "... a perfect place to bust out the circular saw and angle grinder"
- you glued and screwed the new cheeks on the bow sprit. It didn't look like you scuffed the paint or remove all together for the glue bond ?
- nice to reduce connections (shackles) I know, I should know better. For 8 years I have been using a bow shackle with a non-captured pin on my main halyard. Wednesday I sailed to P-town and was lazy and just left my halyard loose and not taken out to the outhaul. Rigging yesterday morn and I headed tink tink tink (ruh row ?) As soon as I (luckily) found the shackle pin on the deck I immediately looked at the head of the sail, no halyard (ruh row) fortunately the halyard did not run and I was able to retrieve it with my boat hook as it was wrapped around my back stay. I should have taken the time to secure it for the night (Flogging is unacceptable!)
- 'Bathroom' ? (Not 'W.C' ? ;)
- I have always said "life is grand when you don't want to leave... but can't wait to get to where you're going !" :)
- Is Akiva going to N.M with the two of you ?
- I wish you would post music credits :)
We do post music credits and a link! Ben writes all our music.
Steve: "Too-quick" cooling would result in a fine crystal structure in the casting. While the grain looks a bit coarse, it appears that what's actually happened is loss of the alloying constituent (either zinc for brass, or tin in bronze) in a corrosive environment. The end result is a weak granular texture. (Rather dusty old metallurgy degree informs my comments.)
Good tip, P100 is the exact same formula chemically as Sikaflex, but Sikaflex is a 1/3 the price.
Since the bowsprit cap lasted for so many years, I doubt it had a casting defect. My guess would be DEZINCIFICATION. I have seen it in brass hardware removed from old boats.
Absolutely Steve, our dogs don't care where they live as long as they are with us. My little buddy (a Shih Tsu) did anything and everything I did. He just was happy we were doing it together.
Ok this just my opinion and I know it's not my boat but I think the use of those slings are out of place on a beautiful wooden boat. It feels like you've gone to all the trouble to make the most beautiful wood fruit bowl as the center peice for your table and then you put cheap dollar store fruit in it. Just my 2 cents which doesn't buy me much these days. Lol, in fact so little our country got rid of the pennies. 😂
When one considers the boat in its entirety, there’s never been a religious adherence to aesthetic, and there has instead been a rigorous exercise of practicality. The strip built portions of the boat, for example, caused a ruckus. -Anne
Good dog!
awesome video
Most impressed with … getting your dog up that ladder😅
the beauty of new england, the content with its tempo make your videos captivating, arresting concerns of your channel post-launch. thank you and best wishes.
Thank you!
Spent a week in Camden back after Hurricane Agnes, waiting to take a Luders 33 from Camden to Youngstown NY.
I was just in NM stay away from the 2 major cities.... It's crazy there now.. My friends n Family are looking to move to NC now.. be well.
Surprised by the difference in the vibe of Akiva since he came on board. I kind of had him down as one of those 'hyper-active' dogs that needs watching, but, it seems, hes a bit of an old sweetie! Good luck to Robyn for the challenge!
12:50 Scrub across the grain of the deck and never along the grain! The grubbing brush will wear out the deck planks! I crewed on a Barquentine and was never allowed to scrub along the planks! Always across the grain.
Thanks for the tip!
From Rockland to Las Cruces, such is the path of my life, i once lived in Rockland and now live in Las Cruces. Great series!!
Thanks!
Takes courage to operate an angle grinder between ones legs. I had one shatter and pierce a nearby wall half way through.