Time will tell. The new alternator is on the boat waiting for install and the motor hasn't been running since November-ish. The anode still looks decent, so maybe it was, and maybe it wasn't the stuffing material. It should be solved, the anode looks fine for the moment, but things have a habit of changing on a dime around here! Watch this space i guess...
You guys are really doing a great job of "hanging in there". About 5 hours round trip to Grandby gets tough I am sure plus everything else going on. God bless, We know Steve and apparently Robin have unbelievable stamina. Thank you.
A sailboat is never finished, at least from my experience.... however, the successful completion of each project is a great feeling! Enjoy each job crossed off the list and each one added to it.
Okay, the sounds of working at that bench against the near quiet and creaking of the boat is... well, it's a real treat with headphones on. It's very relaxing in a way. Thank you for this.
I'm a boater but not a sailer. It always amazes me how many lines are on a sailboat and how sailors manage them all. I can see both sides: the headaches, and the therapeutic nature of their demands.
slimmed and trimmed is one or two line(s). two is sailing single headsail only, and one is sailing mains'l only. most everything else is either ease of use or to gain performance. easy enough to start simple and add complexity as you gain confidence. lots of fresh (me included) sailors want to use it all, just because it's there. but listen to the boat. if just one sail is up and she has a good heading and speed, then sit back and enjoy. it doesn't always have to be complicated.
Different ball game - I've owned and been on a few boats in various scenarios. Been on a Sailing thing with no sails up, engine only and thought it was falling over and was going to die at any moment. Terrifying things
@@mrvertigo23a yacht doesn't handle the same without her sails up. They're designed to primarily sail and handle so much better with the sails up generally
Wow, I never remember the boat creaking so much in the background. That is a very beautiful sound, it must be amazing to sleep in that, I imagine it becoming a Sound of Home. ❤️
Steve, I launched my Grady White from Saquatucket for decades. If you are planning a sail around the tip of Monomoy, pay attention to the time of CURRENT change (as well as tide change). Tide and current do NOT always coincide. The rips there are extremely strong and dangerous. Mountainous. It's possible to have a pleasant time at slack water, but it doesn't last long. Fair winds.
it is so nice to see you prepare for warm weather and sailing adventures rather than cold weather, dockage and long nights. to have a dream is the first step in having a dream come true. best wishes
I have been watching to learn about wood working. What a spin off from my original learning path. I still prefer to have Steve teach about carpentry vs boating!
A lotta work, but what a stellar, inspiring and entertaining enterprise!! boat/bot/noun - a hole in the water, surrounded by wood into which one pours money
Greetings from ex-Polperro hotelier living in Canada. When I went to the launch, I was able to see Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. Have stood at both ends of the Mayflower trip.
Think about putting reefing horns at the gooseneck - so much easier to reef. You are very rarely reefing in good weather, so anything that makes the process easier/safer is worth considering. If you have double sided horns, it makes progressive reefing much easier, and safer, leave reef 1 where it is, just hook reef 2 on the other side, pressure back on the halyard, bear away and off you go.
A coping saw with a metal blade would be a much better choice for cutting out that brass. Might be a good addition to your onboard tool list. Lightweight, no batteries, and less material wastage.
3. Brain 4. Family 5. Online supporters 6. Akita 7. The fantastic people involved hands on 8. Your indefatigableness - you started it with Rambunctious! ;) 9. and the rest
I just watched 185 episodes of the Tally Ho build. I'm looking for another boat build to start watching. I'm on episode 20 of the Acorn to Arabella build with some 300 more to go. I think I'm 7 years behind the build but I will be binge watching you two guys building a boat to catch up you guys are awesome keep up the good content !
Interesting stuff. I wanna check out Arabella before you guys leave Harwichport and head north. It'll be cool to show my kids what a similar boat to ours looks like fully rigged and on the water.
Your Cunningham will help you control draft location which will help to sail windward. With the draft moved forward, it in essence improves your angle of attack. Very important sail control component, IMHO. Come on spring!!!! 😅
I was wondering about bedding the fittings properly on the mast, but figured you'd get it done once you had some other things ironed out... It's all looking better and better and closing in on perfect.
I have followed Acorn to Arabella since you pored the lead keel… Just an amazing story!!! My dilemma is I don’t understand how the rigging works. I also don’t understand how you can tack into the wind so you can keep moving forward…. Maybe a video segment about how all of this works??? Thanks for your time!!
Here is the first video in a series that explains the physics of sailing: ua-cam.com/video/nteh7XXyU0I/v-deo.html (Howarth Sailing). Basically, upwind sailing takes advantage of two sets of force vectors. One set below the waterline and the other set above the waterline. The result of the interaction between the two sets of vectors is why the boat can sail upwind. His presentation is the most straightforward and understandable I’ve seen.
You should really try going up the mast when you’re under sale in a light breeze just to see what it’s like. It would kind of be some kind of rock climbing-sailing hybrid sport, where you’re aloft, like in the crows nest, while you’re sailing.
We thought it would be more fun, too, but we do need to be local to care for my mother right now. 62 with terminal cancer...talk about not a lot of fun! Once the Spring weather hits and we can start exploring, the fun will resume!!
@@AcornToArabella Sorry to hear of your Mother's illness, especially as she is so young. So glad you're able to be with her during this time in her life!
It must be stressful for you every time you have to drill holes or rasp flat spots into the mast. All that carefully crafted, carefully painted and varnished wood. The effort required to consciously override your gut, screaming "Don't ruin that!" must be immense. I get worked up about drilling holes for cables through a nice hardwood shelf with a couple of coats of varnish, so I can't imagine what it would be like to have to cut into masts you've done so much work on getting round.
The traditional way to fix that turnbuckle issue on the fore stay is to have a block at the bottem that turns the forestay aft along the bowsprit and then have the turnbuckle (or block and tackle) there. But puting it in top also works I guess XD.
If you ever need extra cash while cruising, I am certain there would be a need for minor boat repairs that other cruisers would be happy to pay you to complete. Your talent and workmanship would be in demand.
I'm curious, it seems when the construction phase is basically over, maybe you don't actually need few types size of fasteners, but just fewer of each of most of the types and sizes? Because of potential repairs in addition to maintenance and innovations?
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On my Dragon I have a little hook that connects the Cunningham to the sail. Wouldn’t the dog bones be perfect for that as well? No need for the extra step of fiddling through the rope!
I’m curious, is the use of straight blade screws for the hardware a historical issue? They don’t seem to be the best from a driver point of view. Phillips or star screw heads seem to be more friendly and provide a better bite to tighten up with?
These screws are going to be exposed to the elements and paint and coatings for years and years. A well fit straight bit and good fasteners have a much tighter fit than you would imagine. I've Even seen people use impact drivers and wrenches in flat heads. But the big reason is because its the easiest head type to cut into a damaged fastener to remove it.
I'm sorry to say that, but I think that the pad eye you have screwed on the plank at 10:00 will not last long, I think the traction on those four screws will be too much.
A file only cuts one way - pushing away from yourself. And you should never use a file without a handle on the tang. You'll only impale your hand once!
That's right. Slides are fitted to luffs when there's a track or foil, (either male or female) whereas hanks (which on anything bigger than a sailing dinghy are generally either piston type or one-handed spring clip, eg Wichard type) clip onto a wire or rod.
Steve not just your boat after refurbish I Guess the new ones too weather beaten especially on deck, after a very short time, IGUESS YOU Just have to suffer with-it. One more stupid quester. Were you able to repair side rail from the bad storm
Only cut/smooth metal with the forward stroke of a file. "Filing" on the backward stroke clogs the file; it's worse with soft metal like bronze or aluminum.
Instead of flattening any surface, why wouldn’t you ask people to 3-D print you a plastic mounting bracket that would never go and keep the integrity of whatever you’re trying to flatten out?
Who can forget the thrilling year and a half of planking? Or being on the edge of your seat for couple of months when the mizzen went from 7 inch diameter to 6 inches?
@@AcornToArabellaI dunno, I thought the mizzen mast shaping was pretty tense - and let's not forget it went down to less than 6 inches in parts (well, one part actually, to be fair, but that was a pretty tense moment). Anyway, it was a very innovative set up, mostly worked, and it came out alright in the end.
what happened to the stuffing box and the electrical problems you had? Has this been repaired?
Time will tell. The new alternator is on the boat waiting for install and the motor hasn't been running since November-ish. The anode still looks decent, so maybe it was, and maybe it wasn't the stuffing material. It should be solved, the anode looks fine for the moment, but things have a habit of changing on a dime around here! Watch this space i guess...
Man, I love that vise!
My ideal sailing vessel would have at least two of these three things: vice, lathe, mill.
But I reckon Steve's vice would score at least 1.5!
You guys are really doing a great job of "hanging in there". About 5 hours round trip to Grandby gets tough I am sure plus everything else going on. God bless, We know Steve and apparently Robin have unbelievable stamina. Thank you.
A sailboat is never finished, at least from my experience.... however, the successful completion of each project is a great feeling! Enjoy each job crossed off the list and each one added to it.
I think that's boat in general isn't it, it certainly is in my experience anyway.
Awesome work, Steve!! 👏⛵
Okay, the sounds of working at that bench against the near quiet and creaking of the boat is... well, it's a real treat with headphones on. It's very relaxing in a way. Thank you for this.
ASMR
I'm a boater but not a sailer. It always amazes me how many lines are on a sailboat and how sailors manage them all. I can see both sides: the headaches, and the therapeutic nature of their demands.
slimmed and trimmed is one or two line(s). two is sailing single headsail only, and one is sailing mains'l only. most everything else is either ease of use or to gain performance. easy enough to start simple and add complexity as you gain confidence.
lots of fresh (me included) sailors want to use it all, just because it's there. but listen to the boat. if just one sail is up and she has a good heading and speed, then sit back and enjoy. it doesn't always have to be complicated.
@@bmxerkrantzI am still aghast that I never knew “boater” versus “sailor”. They have always just been “stinkpot” and “rag hanger”.
@@lory2622, We call them Blow Boats in Tampa, lol.
Different ball game - I've owned and been on a few boats in various scenarios. Been on a Sailing thing with no sails up, engine only and thought it was falling over and was going to die at any moment. Terrifying things
@@mrvertigo23a yacht doesn't handle the same without her sails up. They're designed to primarily sail and handle so much better with the sails up generally
Sailing and Climbing - classic combination
Good video I like watching and learning about all the little details of a sailboat.
Good morning. Everyone, thank you for my weekly fix 😊
That staysail looks very tidy now when it's furled, and your heritage vice is proving its worth!
Wow, I never remember the boat creaking so much in the background. That is a very beautiful sound, it must be amazing to sleep in that, I imagine it becoming a Sound of Home. ❤️
Steve, I launched my Grady White from Saquatucket for decades. If you are planning a sail around the tip of Monomoy, pay attention to the time of CURRENT change (as well as tide change). Tide and current do NOT always coincide. The rips there are extremely strong and dangerous. Mountainous. It's possible to have a pleasant time at slack water, but it doesn't last long. Fair winds.
Great info! We're really excited to get over to Monomoy if this da*m weather would ever cooperate
A custom credit for Robin! Excellent!!
Good morning Akiva and Crew 😸😺
Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
it is so nice to see you prepare for warm weather and sailing adventures rather than cold weather, dockage and long nights. to have a dream is the first step in having a dream come true. best wishes
I have been watching to learn about wood working. What a spin off from my original learning path. I still prefer to have Steve teach about carpentry vs boating!
Thanks for watching! There should be no shortage of carpentry along the route if the first year on the water is any guide.
I see now there is no shortage of carpentry skills needed. It's a wooden boat right?
If you want to see some amazing joinery/carpentry, check out Tally Ho.
looking forward for the journeys!! and the boat improvements!
Happy Friday. Good weather here for the past two days; late lunch...cheers...rr Normandy, Fra.
A lotta work, but what a stellar, inspiring and entertaining enterprise!!
boat/bot/noun - a hole in the water, surrounded by wood into which one pours money
Happy Friday and A2A day from Plymouth UK
Same to you friend, from Alabama, USA.
Morning!
Greetings from ex-Polperro hotelier living in Canada. When I went to the launch, I was able to see Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. Have stood at both ends of the Mayflower trip.
Think about putting reefing horns at the gooseneck - so much easier to reef. You are very rarely reefing in good weather, so anything that makes the process easier/safer is worth considering. If you have double sided horns, it makes progressive reefing much easier, and safer, leave reef 1 where it is, just hook reef 2 on the other side, pressure back on the halyard, bear away and off you go.
@Nigel4425…
One more time in English if you would be so kind!!! LOL…
Beautiful segment with Steve climbing the mast. Nice
It has been very therapeutic to watch these videos from the beginning of this project to present. Thank You for taking us along!
A coping saw with a metal blade would be a much better choice for cutting out that brass. Might be a good addition to your onboard tool list. Lightweight, no batteries, and less material wastage.
The two most useful tools in the making of Arabella:
1. Your climbing background
2. Clamps
Yeah I think only a rock climber would put the turnbuckle at the top.
3. Brain
4. Family
5. Online supporters
6. Akita
7. The fantastic people involved hands on
8. Your indefatigableness - you started it with Rambunctious! ;)
9. and the rest
I just watched 185 episodes of the Tally Ho build. I'm looking for another boat build to start watching. I'm on episode 20 of the Acorn to Arabella build with some 300 more to go. I think I'm 7 years behind the build but I will be binge watching you two guys building a boat to catch up you guys are awesome keep up the good content !
Welcome aboard 🫡
Rambunctious - great word m8
Interesting stuff. I wanna check out Arabella before you guys leave Harwichport and head north. It'll be cool to show my kids what a similar boat to ours looks like fully rigged and on the water.
Still looking for that t-shirt that has all of Steve's "titles" and Robin's now too!😂
Amazing bench clamp.
She’s a very pretty boat in the sunshine ☀️😍
Here's to a Happy Friday and Cold Coffee!
Your Cunningham will help you control draft location which will help to sail windward. With the draft moved forward, it in essence improves your angle of attack. Very important sail control component, IMHO. Come on spring!!!! 😅
Oooooh, that stays’l sets real nice. Bummer about the turnbuckle at the masthead. Maybe leave that climbing line in place.
I see Akiva is working on a machinist mate rating!
I was wondering about bedding the fittings properly on the mast, but figured you'd get it done once you had some other things ironed out... It's all looking better and better and closing in on perfect.
Great episode. Next time you go up the mast, any chance you could explain the system you use?
Afternoon, 'bella fam! Happy Friday!
I love this channel. But if there was a channel of just Ben's closing credits I'd follow that too. Live, laugh, luff. Very punny... FUNNY
Nice double Jorgensen clamp to hold that bronze plating
Halo sodaraku videonya sangat menarik sekali,, kapal layar yang sangat cantik sekali❤❤🎉🎉
I have followed Acorn to Arabella since you pored the lead keel… Just an amazing story!!! My dilemma is I don’t understand how the rigging works. I also don’t understand how you can tack into the wind so you can keep moving forward…. Maybe a video segment about how all of this works??? Thanks for your time!!
Here is the first video in a series that explains the physics of sailing: ua-cam.com/video/nteh7XXyU0I/v-deo.html (Howarth Sailing). Basically, upwind sailing takes advantage of two sets of force vectors. One set below the waterline and the other set above the waterline. The result of the interaction between the two sets of vectors is why the boat can sail upwind. His presentation is the most straightforward and understandable I’ve seen.
Keep the rope!
(climbing line ;))
You should really try going up the mast when you’re under sale in a light breeze just to see what it’s like. It would kind of be some kind of rock climbing-sailing hybrid sport, where you’re aloft, like in the crows nest, while you’re sailing.
Looked like it was going to be a lot more fun when you were building it. Maybe that's just me!!
We thought it would be more fun, too, but we do need to be local to care for my mother right now. 62 with terminal cancer...talk about not a lot of fun! Once the Spring weather hits and we can start exploring, the fun will resume!!
@@AcornToArabella Sorry to hear of your Mother's illness, especially as she is so young. So glad you're able to be with her during this time in her life!
I think you should leave the climbing line in place. Add a crow's nest top o' the mast, for an In-law apartment 😅
I am curious. Why are you mounting hardware without some kind of bedding compound?
I hope you soon have the weather to take it out for a test sail!
Screws for deck cleats? That would make me nervous.
Steve would it be possible to show the different knots used around the boat, and why you chose they specific knot, during one of your episodes?
It must be stressful for you every time you have to drill holes or rasp flat spots into the mast. All that carefully crafted, carefully painted and varnished wood. The effort required to consciously override your gut, screaming "Don't ruin that!" must be immense. I get worked up about drilling holes for cables through a nice hardwood shelf with a couple of coats of varnish, so I can't imagine what it would be like to have to cut into masts you've done so much work on getting round.
The traditional way to fix that turnbuckle issue on the fore stay is to have a block at the bottem that turns the forestay aft along the bowsprit and then have the turnbuckle (or block and tackle) there. But puting it in top also works I guess XD.
For the downhaul on the cunningham........a truckers hitch might have done the trick. A double one sure would have.
If you ever need extra cash while cruising, I am certain there would be a need for minor boat repairs that other cruisers would be happy to pay you to complete. Your talent and workmanship would be in demand.
Every time I see Steve take a drill to something, I can hear Jack Sparrow shouting, "STOP PUTTING HOLES IN MY BOAT!"
"Stop Blowing 'oles in my Ship!"
My kind of channel Old fashion wooden boat NO TUPPERWARE
The dog and his Mast - er.😇
are you sure you don't want to through bolt that padeye on the deck for pulling down on the main sail?
I'm curious, it seems when the construction phase is basically over, maybe you don't actually need few types size of fasteners, but just fewer of each of most of the types and sizes? Because of potential repairs in addition to maintenance and innovations?
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Steve, I'm sure you are already planning for a staysail cover, and a jib sock for the roller furled headsail?
18:39 hanks
On my Dragon I have a little hook that connects the Cunningham to the sail. Wouldn’t the dog bones be perfect for that as well? No need for the extra step of fiddling through the rope!
Maybe it's an east coast thing but I've never heard them called slides - those are hanks on the sail...
You are correct, we are corrected. 😅
Yes , flat spots to weaken the mast. Others might have made coped pads to reinforce things and spread loads.
It is also a reason one might elect to leave the lower part of the mast and the boom octagonal.
@@boooshes quite true.
Now with two permanently living on Arabella, how long before the workbench is sacrificed for living space and storage?
I’m curious, is the use of straight blade screws for the hardware a historical issue? They don’t seem to be the best from a driver point of view. Phillips or star screw heads seem to be more friendly and provide a better bite to tighten up with?
These screws are going to be exposed to the elements and paint and coatings for years and years. A well fit straight bit and good fasteners have a much tighter fit than you would imagine. I've Even seen people use impact drivers and wrenches in flat heads.
But the big reason is because its the easiest head type to cut into a damaged fastener to remove it.
Well Friday 03/22/24 moring here in Detroit we woke up to snow falling and will get about 6-8 inches of snow today.
You might want a jackline on the lower luff of the staysail.
What is the difference between a Hank and a slide?
A hank (on a jib) slldes up and down on a stay. A slide is designed to slide on a track on a mast. Both attach the leech of the sails.
Hank is the proper term on the forestay.
@@meganluke444 luff
@@meganluke444 luff
Somewhere between this landlocked video editor and a greenhorn of a sailor, we will get all the terms sorted eventually. Should’ve said Hanks. Thanks!
stephen be phtotobombing akiva's shoot at the end of the video.
Just curious...is there a reason the reef turning blocks were installed to starboard?
Clamps clamps in clamps, Stephen Denette.
Hope your mum's doing well Steve, chemotherapy isn't nice but I hope it works. 🤞
👍👌👏
I'm sorry to say that, but I think that the pad eye you have screwed on the plank at 10:00 will not last long, I think the traction on those four screws will be too much.
Regarding mast climbing, have you ever considered using a "rope walking" approach? (more of an arborist technique than a climbing technique)
Robin agricola nauta est!
A file only cuts one way - pushing away from yourself. And you should never use a file without a handle on the tang. You'll only impale your hand once!
“Slides” are piston hanks!
That's right. Slides are fitted to luffs when there's a track or foil, (either male or female) whereas hanks (which on anything bigger than a sailing dinghy are generally either piston type or one-handed spring clip, eg Wichard type) clip onto a wire or rod.
Steve not just your boat after refurbish I Guess the new ones too weather beaten especially on deck, after a very short time, IGUESS YOU Just have to suffer with-it. One more stupid quester. Were you able to repair side rail from the bad storm
Only cut/smooth metal with the forward stroke of a file. "Filing" on the backward stroke clogs the file; it's worse with soft metal like bronze or aluminum.
A light backstroke will clear the file. But yes dont use full pressure on the back strike.
It’s “reefer” madness 😶🌫️
pulling up on a block an tackle is always bad for your back...
why do they use slotted screws and not crosshead?
Probably tradition. 200 years ago slotted screws were all they could make. And they look good when clocked.🙂🙂
Easier to clean out the slot of an over painted or varnished screw to remove it.
Instead of flattening any surface, why wouldn’t you ask people to 3-D print you a plastic mounting bracket that would never go and keep the integrity of whatever you’re trying to flatten out?
=== He has aged a bit compared to when he had first started this. Time stops for no one. ====
Channel went from excitting to boring since you finished it
Who can forget the thrilling year and a half of planking? Or being on the edge of your seat for couple of months when the mizzen went from 7 inch diameter to 6 inches?
Viewership has gone down by half so he does have a point.
@@AcornToArabellaI dunno, I thought the mizzen mast shaping was pretty tense - and let's not forget it went down to less than 6 inches in parts (well, one part actually, to be fair, but that was a pretty tense moment). Anyway, it was a very innovative set up, mostly worked, and it came out alright in the end.
Any idea where Arabella will be the week of may 13th?