Boat Decking: Milling & Planning - Episode 218 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat
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- Опубликовано: 16 июн 2022
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As we prepare for the boat decking, which can also essentially be thought of as the boat deck flooring, there is a lot of preparation for the lumber involved. Everything in wooden boatbuilding starts here: milling, milling, milling.
First, we do more with steam bending wood, specifically the locust which is the outermost of the boat decking material and is of locust to be protective in a place that will meet a lot of docks.
Some people have questioned our use of pine for marine decking, however, pine is traditional in this application, rot resistant when properly finished (we plan to use many coats of oil), easy to find for repairs, and, since we have a lot of it, we can select clear stock for this application. We'll begin installing the boat decking very soon. Stay tuned and thanks for watching!
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Acorn to Arabella is a wooden sailboat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur boat builder building a 38' wooden boat 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 wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew 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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Watching you and Leo at similar stages with such different approaches to equally beautiful pieces of maritime furniture (very practical pieces) is so rewarding, and a simile for life. We all have a different ways of making our lives beautiful.
What a lovely way to put that, Mike. Thank you so much for watching him for sharing this thought.
I've watched Leo for years too. Another really great project and Leo is so friggin smart! So is Steve! I admire them both and love to learn all the complex details the best I can. Love you Steve! Love you Leo!
I agree to 100%. It's so interesting and rewarding to follow both projects and see the different approaches.
Yeah, the compare and contrast between these two channels, and then a channel like Salt and Tar is astounding. I started watching all three about the same time. S&T isn't exactly a boat of the same caliber, but is about ready to cruise. It won't last as long as Arrabella or TallyHo either though. But it is what Garrett and Ruth wanted and they're accomplishing their goal from the ground up too.
Garrett seems to know his rigging and is a functional carpenter. The boat barely took on any water when it first splashed down, and has been in and out for dry dock repainting a couple of times as they are finishing up the rigging and systems. As far as A2A and TH, they are a bit more of old school type builds and boats I would personally rather have, but I enjoy all three channels and a few others.
yes vivre la difference
Steve explained the decking options and plans so well even this solid ground shed and deck builder understands what he will be doing and why.
That’s quite the compliment, Tracy, thank you!
Tracy Thorn I agree. If you are interested in a comprehensive discussion on different types of deck configurations see Sampson Boat co episode 111.
as a decker myself, totally agree lol
I’ve watched your journey for years now and found this episode to be the most instructional. Admire your drive towards completion. Great work. From an old sailor in Michigan.
Thank you, Craig. That’s very kind. Great Lakes sailing is no joke!
Very well researched, and great eye for cobbling together finds from different books at different stages in the build.
Modern boat building sure allows for taking a-la-carte from different sources, if you put the time into research. Well done, build-master Steve. This may be your first boat of a larger scale (you already built that smaller one, that you took out in the river, in the middle of this build), but your dive into so many books has seriously guided your decisions and choices to draw from. Had you gone through a full on boat building school/apprenticeship program, you may have been influenced to follow a foregone thought of building tradition.
This is one of the bigger reasons I love this channel. Research and development as a new builder. Bringing so many different schools of thought and ideas together, and considering so many others along the way. This is truly becoming an "every-man's" (every person's) boat.
Keep up the great work, and keep looking for improved ways of doing things, like the cardboard edge protectors and clamping under steam.
Brilliant! Steve's explanations just naturally evolve into teaching moments, and so well done that you cannot help but come away with significantly enhanced understanding. Some would shy away from discussions about yacht joinery (the idea just reeks of boring for many people, I'm sure), but his approach made even this subject fascinating. Thanks for the new knowledge, very well done!!
Very kind of you, Jay. Thanks for being here!
I really appreciated your explanation of “why use a nib plank”. Your ability to “what-if” is a gift. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I’ve been watching since the beginning. This was one of the best episodes so far.
Wow! That’s high praise. Thank you!
This was a great video it's amazing that the rough cut milling was 5 years ago . The master shipwright coming by and loaning specialty tools that are probably 100 years old was classic . Well done Steve and crew !
Thad is a hoot! And so helpful.
Steve, you are the art of boat building revised edition!!. Your thoughtfulness is like a skilled rock climber thinking infinite moves ahead to reach the peak. Well done from a think before you act guy! David, the "Cool Hand Luke" of steaming. Also, great problem solving with simple cardboard tools bent to 90!! Nice episode Ben.
I have worked on yachts with the floating toe rail, to my mind it's a good solution and the nib piece seems eminently sensible, well worth all that research Steve.
Thank you, Roger!
Interesting thought processes at the end of the episode regarding the decking options. Also lovely to see Thad and hear his stories. It was a shame he wasn't at the open day, I would have loved to have met him.
He’s a hoot! Hope all’s well, Andrew!
Just picked up all of your new fine wares for my collection. I always wanted a set of wood pieces to do a scratch-n-sniff while watching the episodes. 😁 Steve's ideas are always brilliant!
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Happy Arabella day everyone!
Happy Friday, Tracy!
You've got your own Pancho!
That nibbing piece was pure genius. And so are the toe rail attachment brackets. Especially as you can leave the toe rail so far away that water can just go through. One of the most annoying things about my fibre glass boat is the aluminum toe rail that is bolted to the deck structure, and there's a fraction of a millimeter of space between the toe rail and the deck. So what ends up happening is that water doesn't really pass through below the toe rail (there are holes in the toe rail but mostly water just slides down the side decks and out on the reverse transom), dirt accumulates in there, and some type of algae start growing there, and cleaning it up is really quite horrible :D So a proper space between the toe rail and the deck seems like a great idea.
But I mean, the nibbing piece. Looking at the picture it looks completely obvious - but I don't know how many people would've realized it on their own :D
Wonderful to hear some old stories and witness genius. Thank you Team Arabella
I love the amount and dedication to the info you explain to us - the "guide to which bits we want from the wood yard" really helped me understand what you mean with some of the terms there!
Oh, and let KP know as they mentioned it - the folded corner bits of card are edge protectors from palletised goods - either to stop edges being bashed in transit, or sometimes under strapping to stop those cutting into a finished product - but once you discover them, you can always find so many more ways they're useful!
Have fun at the boat show next week, and looking forward to hearing the big announcement!
Steve, your thought process is incredible to listen to. I completely understood your detailed explanation.
Came here for the boatbuilding but recently the filmaking/music/ project/ community is making this a truly wonderful experience
That means so much to us, thank you.
I really love Steve explaining the technical details using the illustrations from the books. Very enjoyable.
Arabella is going to be one beautiful vessel to live in and sail ! A floating rail and nibbing into the pine is the way to go.
Thank you for always walking us through the details of your thought process and decisions! Definitely love your choices for the deck here. Your choices make complete sense to me.
Steve what an amazing explanation and insights you have gained building this. Found all the people helping you from KP to all the others nice to see. Allow others to participate in your incredible journey.
great episode. thanks for the glimpse into your library and your thought process on deck design.
Smart. Read books people, everyday is a lesson. Brillianlty simple Steve, loved that explanation.
Brilliant solutions for the toe board and nibbing piece! You've really done your homework and it will all payoff in the end. Great job! Thanks for the video.
Picking up steam and moving forward! Sounds like a great detail for the decking 🙂
I have never seen on the West Coast a definitive nibing board but you have explained its well. Yes, it would a choice to consider. See ya next week!
Good afternoon guys! I watched you on the TV the first time. Watching it again so I could comment. I love the tractor and the old square baler. I remember throwing bale's of hay for my uncle Mick on the farm. Some of my favorite summer memories. Have a safe week!
Good to see ya Kathy! Happy Friday!
Square bales......One of the happiest days of my grandfather's late farming career was the day he noticed I could pick up a 70 pound bale. I was about 8 years old and he was going to save money by baling heavier.
I truly enjoyed this explanation of covering boards and their relation to the nibbing and deck boards and what it means to future maintenance issues. WELL DONE in the design thinking. Finally you've cleared up the reasons for all the head scratching that appeared to be going on. Now for that rigging .......and the sails and spars...yech... Hope that is as easy to solve.
I love hearing about the logic of boat building, the different ways it’s done, and what leads you to design decisions. Thanks!
Thanks for that feedback, Anthony!
Great video... I always love when the time is taken to explain some of the processes. 👍👍
Sweet, David. Thanks for this feedback!
"Fresh water is the enemy of a wooden boat." (31:00) I just learnt another thing new. Thank you!
Brilliant solution!
I like the new commentary style of voice over
Great to see another video from A2A. Hello to the gang. Thanks Ben.
Happy Friday, Tom!
so great when the experienced guy with vast amounts of knowledge says your idea is a good one even though he hasn't seen it done before. AND so great when you can pull out that white pine you cut 5 years ago (or so) and use it for the use envisioned long ago. Great video.
Excellent explanation of decking options and the pluses and minuses of different approaches, with what I agree with you is your preferred option. Looking forward to the installation of the deck..
We are too! Thanks for watching and for this feedback.
You guys were always going to be Master Boat Builders by the time Arabella is finished. But the thought and research that goes into her will put you a level above. Thinking about the interaction between the materials 20 years down the line so a deck refit will be "easy" is a mark of real craft. Your whole project has been and is awesome.
I catch you on a Friday evening in the UK after a hectic working week, and it's a perfect way to let go of the week and join in some small way to a higher enterprise. Thanks guys.
Thank YOU, Dave. Cheers!
Wonderful as always
Steve as always a great explanation of research of the options and the decisions you are making when building Arabella. I look forward so much when you and Leo (Tally Ho) upload new content for us to watch. Keep up the great work that you and your team are doing.
I liked the thinking and the explanation in this episode. Very good . Good luck
Great A2A update. Thanks for sharing!
Love hearing the reasons for your design choices! :)
I too appreciate the instructional style videos. Why and how is just fascinating. Well done.
Glad to hear it, Bruce! Happy Friday to you.
Smart stuff, Steve, on the covering boards, stanchions, nibs, etc., etc. Good thinking.
Well done! Keep up the spirits.
At first, I suspect I wasn't alone in thinking the Tally Ho project was the real deal with the Arabella build being almost amateurish by comparison. Now, as Leo looks more and more stressed at the scale of committment required for his perfect sailboat, your marginally more achievable level of craftsmanship for us mortals looks so appealing. Tally Ho is gorgeous but there's a price to be paid. Arabella is gorgeous too and, once the price is paid, there may well be a smile still left on the boat builder's face.
They’re definitely different projects. A lovely apple and a wonderful orange. -Anne
Love your ideas for the deck - a thinker!
Lovely, keep up the brilliant work, thank you....!!!
Alright, I'll confess...
I've a stash of angled cardboard.
There, I got it out.
I love Steve's idea for his covering boards and bullworks
I think hes right. The less penetrations the better and keep the strength in those cover boards without cutting the grain.
You can always count on Steve as somebody who does his research and talks to people, to utilize the best brightest ideas.
The quality of your videos is exponentially improved.
You folks just keep getting better and better.
Thank you so much for taking us were taking us a long.
~DiveGirl Deb
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Sounds like a no-brainer to me ! Well done !
Your logic makes perfect sense to me. I think your on the right track Steve. Your gonna have a nice vessel when she's all said and done.
Cheers! Thanks for watching!
I just love reading all of the titles Stephen is associated with in the end credits. It is a fun item I watch for when I am watching the entire video. Thanks for the subtle things you do. I am impressed by the quality of the weekly videos. That is no small feat.
That's very kind, and thanks for saying, Michael!
Loved this explanation!
Steve, that is a perfect explanation that even a layman such as myself can understand. You my friend have the gift of teaching.......Mike
Thanks for saying so, Mike! Glad you’re enjoying what we do. Happy Friday!
With each of these decisions over the years, Arabella becomes more and more of a total BEAST of a vessel. Can't wait to watch the holographic refit of her interior in the year 2250.
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Ben, that music early in this video has very Ray Lynch vibes! Always a treat to see what new piece you've composed for us!
Great video sharing
With both the nib-plank idea and the toe rail choice, I love your thinking. Always consider "How will I fix or replace this when weather destroys it, or when I push it beyond it's ability to continue functioning". Everything on Arabella WILL see abuse, and the vast majority of it isn't "off the shelf" replaceable. You'll thank yourself later for planning ahead this way!
Toujours excellent travail et organisation 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I love how all the old-time experts are coming out of the woodwork and bring you some tools of their trade that will help you along with the building Arabella.
We do too.
great stuff. Really like the info on the toe rail & nib strip.
Sounds like you have it figured out. Very informative, and the bronze brackets for the toerail/bulwark are a great idea. You'd need something like them anyway for the lifeline stanchions on a cruising boat - killing two birds with one stone is perfect.
Well thought out Steve. Very nice job
Thank you, Harry.
Steve is a great teacher. His drive to perfection leads to deep research. His attention to detail is fantastic. His ability to explain complex topics in a simple way is amazing. I admire all of that. A2A is by far my favorite RUclips show.
That’s very kind, Richard. Thanks for these thoughts and for watching!
You learn something everyday…That proved true today for me.
Your second boat took me back 30 years. David C. (Bud) McIntosh was one of my mainstay books that I used to learn my trade in wood boats as a kid. Thanks for the nostalgia
And those Sam Manning drawings. Heck yes.
Another perfect episode. Thank you for letting me wake up slowly this morning while I enjoyed your decking lecture.
Thanks for watching, Torsten!
YOU ARE AMASING
That was really interesting learning about that nibbing plank. Seems like such a useful addition to have. I am not even building a boat and i felt the lightbulb go off as you explained it lol.
Good Morning y'all
Great job!
Cheers!
Excellent stuff bro
Pancho sure gets around!
Dear. Anne and Steve,
It’s so interesting to see how you are preparing the works for closing the deck. Dick said he would prefer the deck finishing with steam curved planks all over Arabella and of course that’s a hell of a job but it finally will make Arabella even more exclusive as it already is. We wish you lots of success with the rest of the finishing of this characterful boat and wish you as well as your beloved family all the happiness of the world plus we send you ❤️ from the Netherlands.
Best regards,
Willeke and Dick de Graaff
Hello Willeke and Dick! Yes of course sprung decks are very pretty, but as you both know we are doing beautiful but practical things here on Arabella to make this an easy process and to make her easy to care for. All the best, happy Friday, and ❤️ from Massachusetts! -Anne
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I wonder if any boat builders who opted for steamed and sprung covering boards and planking have hatched the crazy and impractical notion I just formed, of jacking up the bow maybe ten degrees during this phase of the build, to help the condensed steam to find its way aft and out.
I guess a slightly more practical concept for anyone who set their heart on self draining would be to steam and curve them off the boat on an adjustable jig, which could be set up in accord with a "table of offsets". if the jig was built so the timber was rotated ("heeled") 90 degrees, ie with the stake curvature all happening in a single vertical plane, the drainage slope would automatically get steeper as the steam moved farther from the inlet end.
and of course the next logical step would be to make the clamps compact enough that they could be enclosed within a steam box, the whole shebang being built to a curve intermediate between the min and max values expected...
While this would obviously make no sense for a one off, but maybe for repeat builds?... especially because the width of the strakes could perhaps be doubled and their number halved
Awesome progress, and ideas, the knowledge saved in libraries across the world is so precious, and can never be replaced by digital information. Kudos to those who have passed on their knowledge and libraries to enhance your build and overall quality of your work, and to you and your crews for incorporating that information into your Atkins Plus** build!! Thank you for helping to preserve a dying art, and maybe even breathing life back into it!!
Thanks for the kind words. As for wooden boat building: It’s not dying, we assure you. It may not be the dominant hull type in the market, but the resurgence of wooden boats is an astonishing, beautiful story of success. I could go on and on, but the trick to having more people get into this field is to speak from the hilltops that it’s not just a hobby, but a proud trade that thrives. -Anne
@@AcornToArabella I'm glad to hear that it is alive and well, my brother is involved in the restoration of the Hindu, a similar vintage sailing yacht used for charters in Provincetown and Key West. It is currently in a yard in Maine undergoing a major restoration. My friend restored the wheel, turning new Purple Heart scraps into the new handles, (or maybe spokes, not sure what the proper term is). Again, you and those like yourselves are directly responsible for this new resurgence, as are companies like Total Boat, etc..., and of course your loyal subscribers for always supporting your efforts. This is how we preserve our history. And again I thank you!!
The words "labor intensive" come to mind. Thanks for taking us along. gary in Japan.
Appropriate! Hahah
This was a great video
I was not planning on attending the Mystic Wooden Boat Show this year, but knowing that you will be there changed my mind. See you in a week.
Hey hey Edward! See ya there!
love this episode It corresponds time wise with sailing "Yaba" in Brazil who just fitted this . Keep up the work and looking forward to splash.
No brainer Steve, so well expalined! eeer 1/64th??? no way
I own a Festool saw myself and I just love to work with it. It makes straight cuts so easy.
They’re pretty darn great. The very long track has been key!
I liked the shot through the hole in the woodshed Ann, with the shovel inside. Very nice. With your artist's eye ou've made this more than just a boat building site.
KP and Steve do a lion’s share of the filming sometimes, but thank you, I’ll pass that thought along!
Happy Friday, A2A crew. Great analysis on those stanchions and covering boards today, Steve.
Happy Friday, Paul!
Such a informative episode!
Thanks for saying so and thanks for watching!
Nice work on getting those covering boards steamed in. I like the idea of the nib plank, it just makes a lot of sense. Arabella is looking better everyday. Keep going and keep having fun.
Cheers, Matt!
Cheers, Matt!
Yet another great video from loverly people stay safe from Liverpool England
Aw thank you, Denis happy Friday.
Brilliant
I always look forward to Fridays for a new episode. This is more entertaining to watch than any Netflix series. Keep up the great work. Just ordered a shirt. I'll be wearing it with pride. Hope the little support helps to keep this great project going.
Wow, thank you very much, Miro, and thank you for your support!
Love that bronze rigging vise, I've never seen one that small
Outstanding episode! The nib plank and stanchion/toerail supports will pay for themselves way, way down the road. Masterclass; thanks!
Cheers, Nick! That's high praise and we appreciate it.
Great explanation-thx
Artists and artisans 👍🏼
Hello from Cape Canaveral ! Another great episode !!!
Thanks, Walter!
very interesting info about the decking options thanks,
Glad you enjoyed it!
Man I can almost smell that pine. Excellent explanation of the deck nibs! Looks like some bronze work in your future.
Cheers, Bob!
I learned a lot from this video. Great job!
That’s great to hear, Chris!
A point worth noting on the stanchion base. Notice in the picture that the base is padded up off the deck on another little block. This helps keep the fasteners up out of any water that is on deck helping to reduce leaks.
Nice eye!
Happy Friday from Adelaide
G’day and happy Friday!