At 26:11....Instantly, I thought "Yeah, Anne is thinking about a disco!" Sure enough....2 seconds later.....Thanks for not disappointing Anne! I loved the sandpaper on the hole saw trick! For so long, I have been wondering why the bottom of the grey house top cabin is still not painted every time I saw it. Now I know...the hand rails!!! She's beautiful!! DD
I am pretty sure I commented this before but here I go again. Of all the DIY youtube channels I visit, I come back here for sanity. Thank you Mr. Dennett
So, two weeks till the boathouse comes down!?! Who would have thought we were that close to actually moving Arabella? Which brings us to the sadness of no more boat build videos. It will be interesting watching Steve learn to pilot this boat. This warm weather has me wanting to pull out the kayaks and hit my favorite lake. Continued prayers for your mom and KP. As well as the project finishing on time. Have a great week!
Hi Steve, I live on an offshore 42' cutter. I have a handhold rail similar to yours about the perimeter of the boat. While useful, the real stability and safety onboard while in "boisterous" seas are places to lean. While the boat is thrown around and you're trying to navigate the cabin and conduct life, having places to rest your hips, back, shoulders and rear is way more important. These days people like spacious cabins but this is bad no matter how good the handholds. Tight spaces, narrow walkways and passages are critical. Places where you can trap yourself while keeping arms free are the best. The good news is your boat seems to be laid out such. Successful cruising is about core strength and wedging yourself in. Arm strength and monkeying about is secondary. Tight seating. Tight berths. Tight spaces. All make life easier, believe it or not. I hope I can come to the launch. I should be in Narragansett or Buzzard's bay by then as I work my way up from the Bahamas. I hope you enjoy exploring by boat as much as we do!
It is amazing how a handful pieces of carved wood (the handrails) dramatically change the feel of the cabin! One moment it looks and feels like a workshop, the next an elegant cruiser! (maybe with a pull-up competition going on)
Wow. Every episode is a treat. She is going to turn heads everywhere she goes. From the keel pour till now I have been fascinated. Cheers from tinytown Colorado.
I want to add my praise for the filming and editing work that has been done to present your adventure. As a small creator I know full well what is involved in getting things to an enjoyable product. Thanks for caring enough about what we see and experience. We would have liked it in black and white with captions and no music... this is stellar!
Good Morning All the AtoA team from Sheffield UK ( AkA the historic home of Excellent hand tools & steel ) hope you continue with the vids post launch. Avid viewer from the keel pour. It’s has been & continues to be a privilege to feel a part of the journey. Thank you to you all and Best Wishes going forward.
Y'all sure are some busy bees! Thanks, crew, for once again sweetening my coffee. The day is rapidly approaching when I'll be able to wish you fair winds.
I'm impressed with that solution for the traveller track! and the cabin grab rails - Wow! And I find it amazing how much drilling holes in the boat is a bit of stress even for me who is just watching you from far, far away ... Good to see you're making great progress!
Steve, it's not only the physical thing that's been built. It's the community around that thing, those working on it, donating, watching, the conglomerate that is stunning. Been watching for years and it's just stunning. Thanks for sharing the journey.
It’s nice to watch someone else work by the way I’ve been in boats all my life how I know that is my dad told me I was conceived in a boat, it’s really nice and relaxing to watch all of you work and I’m learning all kinds of things, nice channel you tube give these guys and gals a thumbs up
I would recommend drain holes in your grab rails, we had something similar and unable to drain it we had to keep tissue paper stuffed in there as a nappy.
She is so beautiful, well done you guys. Quick note on the boom traveler for anyone who is interested. It changes the angle you are pulling on the sail and thus can flatten it. Going down wind or on a beam reach you would want a full belly so you would move the traveler to the same side as the sail. Trying to point up more to windward you would want to bring the traveler to the center, or even move it off center "away" from the side the sail is on. This puts a slight twist in the sail, flattening it and making it more efficient for pointing up.
The AAAAAH's of satisfaction at 21:46 were universally shared around the world! Love how everyone took a pause out of their work to "support" Steve with that sanding! LoL
Team Arabella full steam ahead ! The grab rails in the cabin really "floated my boat " and the main sheet traveler truely what .. great design Steves attention to detail always right on !
Wow! Work is moving at a fast pace now. Everything is looking great! Water and electrical is in means you're about ready to float her. Looking forward to launch day!
I know that feeling well, of making an irreversible change to something irreplaceable and just hoping that it works out. Great tip with the sandpaper wrapped around the hole saw!
Hello Steven and crew, i’m watching the episode today from here in my kitchen and North East, Arkansas. I have been following Arabella from the poor the lead keel. It has been a most remarkable journey. I really enjoyed seeing the beautiful work done these last month or two to the boat. She, “ Arabella.” is turning into a beautiful young lady.
I've been watching you from the beginning... I grew gray alongside the build. Please, don't hurry and choose less just because of launching date... nobody sane will take it against you. Godspeed
So cool I like the no nonsense approach to problem solving , simple is best, vis a vis the rope around the boat and the hole cleaning, Best wishes to the crew and you , and your mother
Ben... Thanks for your delightful sense of humor re "Youth Services" in the credits. LOL! And thank you, Aaron for being a part of the journey of Arabella. Cheers!
From experience; I suspect that the leaky water tank inspection cover will need twice as many fasteners to prevent the distortion between the fasteners that is reducing gasket pressure between them, so allowing leakage. It’s a very large surface area for so few compression points. Other than that, great work guys, she’s looking absolutely gorgeous.
Also! You should consider cutting a hole in the flange gasket, to make it a ring instead of disc. That will free up any given point of the gasket from influence from what's going on on the other side (180 degrees) of the seal.
Dish the existing cover to increase the stiffness. Use a silicon gasket with a durometer hardness of 60 or so, and stiffer than foam, more durable than that and the rubber. Test. I hate leaks on boat.
@@johnmcanulty7341 makes an often overlooked point. The spacing of fasteners around a large opening in relatively thin flat material is governed by the need to reduce midspan deflection induced by the gasket compressing at the fastener points. A softer gasket will not necessarily help unless it is graduated (stiffer at the fastener points, softer in between. This can be achieved by letting in washers of stiffer material around the fasteners, which should be slightly thinner than the soft gasket, but this is fiddly to get right. Flanging or dishing the cover (or making it thicker) will go half way to resolving the problem (the underlying tank will still deflect as before). The simplest solution is to double the number of fasteners.
At 12:50 a helper suggests that the leaky tank inspection port can be accomodated by lowering the level of water. Unfortunately sailboats heel, and can stay there for a while. I was once on the same tack for ten days...
Sirocco II Elite fans are brushless and have a 10x motor life. They're a bear to find available, but they're worth it. (I've burned thru 4 Sirocco IIs over the past 9 years (In each cabin). They just don't last very long if you're running them continuously.
Thanks for the tip! And if anyone’s looking for some, I did see them at Hamilton Marine in Maine recently. Great business and they do sell through their site. -Anne
So, I went right to the t-shirt and it came to me that you don’t have a plain Acorn to Arabella t-shirt. One with the acorn behind the boat. I know most are special purpose but a general purpose A to A t-shirt would be pretty great. You could even wear them aboard as the crew shirt. Just a thought. Can’t believe how much your doing. Good luck and keep up the good work. Dave
12:39 Three ideas for improving the tank lid are now following me around... 1. A sandwiched donut flange cut from ¼", ⅜" or ½" sheet when clamped to the tank opening would offer an improvement in stability. 2. A machined version of a flange can add a vertical dimension and resistance to twisting. This could be tricked out with o-ring seals for both the flange and lid. 3. A pair of custom made o-rings glued on the gasket on both sides of the machine screws can greatly increase the sealing ability by compensating for irregularities. O-ring material to make your own is readily available and the adhesive is usually just a type of cyanoacrylate aka, super glue.
I commend Steve for his efforts. It’s been interesting to see him grow from grandpas hand planes and chisels to the most efficient tool for the job. KISS (keep it simple stupid) is a saying we live by at the wooden boat shop where I work. It’s easy to add but hard to take away. PS. You don’t know what you don’t know. So if you don’t know, don’t talk like you know. Because it’s clear. You don’t know.
Kinda funny you spend all that time making a boat watertight and one piece, smooth and then at the end you drill holes everywhere! 😂😂 I just ordered my Launch Tee-shirt.
The potable water system seems scary to me. Get a robust flange setup so you can have confidence the tank won't start leaking when under the most adverse conditions at sea. Test at 0.5 psi? Why not 50 psi? Pounding from waves produces dynamic forces not static. The pace and scope of work continues to inspire! Steve must so pumped that his dream is so near to fruition!
Truly fantastic work all the way round ~ sure enough do especially like to see Young Aaron contributing to the process of getting Arabella into the water. Cheers!
I think your hand grip fit right fit for your boat design. Their classic and solid, there will be times you'll need the sturdiness. Good luck Steve with the few weeks left.
We’ve got lots of recommendations for other channels working hard out there in building and restoring. You’re in for a treat if you dig a little deeper.
I have never second guessed you, but I am concerned about the traveler. The height and the strength make me nervous. Enough force to tip that boat over will be on that point. And then tip it back the other way.. and back. Have you considered metal? Im sure you could modify a used one. Keep it up man!
Any drain holes in the handrails? A sudden rain shower with open portholes could fill them up pretty quick. Not likely to be a common occurance, but it would save having to sop up all that water with a cloth...
If you ever consider doing a box set dvd collection covering all the years of construction of Arabella to help finance the sailing side of this journey I will gladly put my dollars down for a copy. I am waiting for payday so I can get a few shirts and a hoodie to help you guys and gals along. Arabella is getting more gorgeous each Friday
That timber is amazing.
If this were a Scandinavian boat building channel we would see you all sitting underneath Arabella, doing the Friday afternoon communal sauna thing...
😁
Yes Sir😂
I was going to say you could put a heap of deck chairs down there and sell tickets. Maybe cedar benches.
I was thinking the same thing. "Team building" sauna time🎉!
At 26:11....Instantly, I thought "Yeah, Anne is thinking about a disco!" Sure enough....2 seconds later.....Thanks for not disappointing Anne! I loved the sandpaper on the hole saw trick! For so long, I have been wondering why the bottom of the grey house top cabin is still not painted every time I saw it. Now I know...the hand rails!!! She's beautiful!! DD
You guys are doing a swell job! ⛵️⚓️👍😀
Did you just...
@@Romaobb, I suspect he did…..
You did what I see there.
I see you...😜
Watching this for over a year. You are all so Blessed and this is a Beautiful project and Journey. Thank you!
Thank you very much, Cory!
I am pretty sure I commented this before but here I go again.
Of all the DIY youtube channels I visit, I come back here for sanity.
Thank you Mr. Dennett
So, two weeks till the boathouse comes down!?! Who would have thought we were that close to actually moving Arabella? Which brings us to the sadness of no more boat build videos. It will be interesting watching Steve learn to pilot this boat. This warm weather has me wanting to pull out the kayaks and hit my favorite lake. Continued prayers for your mom and KP. As well as the project finishing on time. Have a great week!
Happy Friday, Kathy!
Hi Steve, I live on an offshore 42' cutter. I have a handhold rail similar to yours about the perimeter of the boat. While useful, the real stability and safety onboard while in "boisterous" seas are places to lean. While the boat is thrown around and you're trying to navigate the cabin and conduct life, having places to rest your hips, back, shoulders and rear is way more important. These days people like spacious cabins but this is bad no matter how good the handholds. Tight spaces, narrow walkways and passages are critical. Places where you can trap yourself while keeping arms free are the best. The good news is your boat seems to be laid out such. Successful cruising is about core strength and wedging yourself in. Arm strength and monkeying about is secondary. Tight seating. Tight berths. Tight spaces. All make life easier, believe it or not. I hope I can come to the launch. I should be in Narragansett or Buzzard's bay by then as I work my way up from the Bahamas. I hope you enjoy exploring by boat as much as we do!
lololol. "and with all his extra time". Nice one Ben!
Hahaha yeah my favorite part, too. I mean, besides the Aaaaah! after the chain hardware went into the deck. 😁-Anne
It is amazing how a handful pieces of carved wood (the handrails) dramatically change the feel of the cabin! One moment it looks and feels like a workshop, the next an elegant cruiser! (maybe with a pull-up competition going on)
Wow. Every episode is a treat. She is going to turn heads everywhere she goes.
From the keel pour till now I have been fascinated.
Cheers from tinytown Colorado.
I want to add my praise for the filming and editing work that has been done to present your adventure. As a small creator I know full well what is involved in getting things to an enjoyable product. Thanks for caring enough about what we see and experience. We would have liked it in black and white with captions and no music... this is stellar!
Good Morning All the AtoA team from Sheffield UK ( AkA the historic home of Excellent hand tools & steel ) hope you continue with the vids post launch. Avid viewer from the keel pour. It’s has been & continues to be a privilege to feel a part of the journey. Thank you to you all and Best Wishes going forward.
We’re definitely continuing the videos!
Y'all sure are some busy bees! Thanks, crew, for once again sweetening my coffee. The day is rapidly approaching when I'll be able to wish you fair winds.
Happy Friday, Bill!
This countdown to splash down is exciting to watch. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Don!
Exciting to see the launch approaching so quickly - I wish I was a continent closer and could attend!
I think everyone else is panicking seeing the launch date approaching so quickly!😂
The sandpaper on the hole-saw was pretty smart. You all are awesome!
Thanks, Stephen!
I love how she's creaking and they're still miles from the ocean.
Arabella is looking beautiful. love the dedication to the craftsmanship.
Thank you very much.
I'm impressed with that solution for the traveller track! and the cabin grab rails - Wow!
And I find it amazing how much drilling holes in the boat is a bit of stress even for me who is just watching you from far, far away ...
Good to see you're making great progress!
Such an amazing journey, glad to have been following from the start
Thanks for being on the journey with us, Andrew!
"Youth Services" That's a cute title for Aaron. He's been a big help!
Love the windlass and handrails!
It's looking beautiful! Such craftsmanship. And such great dance moves, Anne!!
💃🏻🪩😁
Yep, the dance moves really closed out the episode, leaving a smile on my face.
Steve, it's not only the physical thing that's been built. It's the community around that thing, those working on it, donating, watching, the conglomerate that is stunning. Been watching for years and it's just stunning. Thanks for sharing the journey.
And thanks for being on the journey with us. Cheers! We're so grateful for this community. -Anne
Interior pieces are coming together. Great grab bars.
Those handrails are just art. Great job.
Early upload this evening? Gday again from down under! Can't wait to see the progress as usual. Keep up the great work team
Same time as always!
Good morning, 'bella fam! Happy Friday! ☕
Happy Friday, Ryan! ☕️
Good afternoon it's Friday and wish you all a fine day, Greetings from the Netherlands. ( North-East )
Anne dancing was so cute!
😊🙌 -Anne
It’s nice to watch someone else work by the way I’ve been in boats all my life how I know that is my dad told me I was conceived in a boat, it’s really nice and relaxing to watch all of you work and I’m learning all kinds of things, nice channel you tube give these guys and gals a thumbs up
Anne busting a move at the end was worth the wait!💃
🪩💃🏻😁
I would recommend drain holes in your grab rails, we had something similar and unable to drain it we had to keep tissue paper stuffed in there as a nappy.
How time flies when you're having fun!
Ha!
Love the handrails! They will be very handy.
Scott, the grabrails are superb.
That's very kind, Mike! We'll let him know you said so.
She is so beautiful, well done you guys. Quick note on the boom traveler for anyone who is interested. It changes the angle you are pulling on the sail and thus can flatten it. Going down wind or on a beam reach you would want a full belly so you would move the traveler to the same side as the sail. Trying to point up more to windward you would want to bring the traveler to the center, or even move it off center "away" from the side the sail is on. This puts a slight twist in the sail, flattening it and making it more efficient for pointing up.
Thanks for sharing.
I've waited so long for those seams under the hand rails to be covered up. Looks great!
Those Railing look pretty dern cool. Less than eight wks you'll be in the water. so awesome.
Arabella is looking fantastic!
🙌
The AAAAAH's of satisfaction at 21:46 were universally shared around the world! Love how everyone took a pause out of their work to "support" Steve with that sanding! LoL
Good morning crew. A beautiful start this Friday with clear weather in northern Ontario. Thanks Ben for all your help.
Happy Friday, Tom!
I miss Ontario, say hi to the rocks and lakes for me while im living abroad. I can almost smell the pine trees reading your comment.
Both interior and exterior are looking amazing!!! Great work “Don’t blow a gasket” Steve and crew!
🙌
Happy Friday, A2A crew!
Go Anne, go!
🙌😁
I will say the finish work looks great. I have been following from the beginning and I am getting anxious for the launch.
Thanks for being on the journey with us!
Team Arabella full steam ahead ! The grab rails in the cabin really "floated my boat " and the main sheet traveler truely what .. great design Steves attention to detail always right on !
She's looking Amazing well done everyone involved.
Thanks, Peter! Happy Friday!
36 days to go!! Y'all are doing beautiful things...See you in Mattapoisett!!
...33...
Wow! Work is moving at a fast pace now. Everything is looking great! Water and electrical is in means you're about ready to float her. Looking forward to launch day!
Getting close. Love the dance. Cheers.
the handrails are one of the nicest details for a while, just beautiful work, soul looks nice too, really nice you guys keep it up
locust is a really pretty wood
It is!
Good morning from tasmania Australia, keep up the good work not that far away from your dream be coming a reality.
I know that feeling well, of making an irreversible change to something irreplaceable and just hoping that it works out. Great tip with the sandpaper wrapped around the hole saw!
Hello Steven and crew, i’m watching the episode today from here in my kitchen and North East, Arkansas. I have been following Arabella from the poor the lead keel. It has been a most remarkable journey. I really enjoyed seeing the beautiful work done these last month or two to the boat. She, “ Arabella.” is turning into a beautiful young lady.
Thanks for watching, Jim!
More the beautiful, she is so particle, and a tribute to everyone’s talent.
I've been watching you from the beginning... I grew gray alongside the build.
Please, don't hurry and choose less just because of launching date... nobody sane will take it against you. Godspeed
Instead of rushing, we’ve gotten more help. Nothing’s being compromised. We agree it’d be a shame, our standards remain high. -Anne
So great to see the final touches being put into Arabella. So close to finally launching after all those years of work.
It'll be a very weird day when the boat house comes down and she will stand free in the open for the first time. Looking forward to that one.
And it’s very soon!
I love the interior hand rails...practicality, extra strength and beauty all wrapped up in one item. Well done!
Thanks Anne, that was a hilarious and great ending. Loved it. Great work everyone on the boat.
Nice, it's these finishing touches that make it special, very satisfying I would imagine.
So cool
I like the no nonsense approach to problem solving , simple is best, vis a vis the rope around the boat and the hole cleaning,
Best wishes to the crew and you , and your mother
Cheers, Mark
Another great update from A2A. The boat is looking amazing. Thanks for sharing.
The Sailboat sous vide turned out great! Looks to be cooked evenly! Get some Pitch Parfait plated up and she's good to go!
Ha!
Ben... Thanks for your delightful sense of humor re "Youth Services" in the credits. LOL! And thank you, Aaron for being a part of the journey of Arabella. Cheers!
I'm okay with the product placements because it makes me happy to see Steve get cool stuff for free.
Thanks for the thought! We’re careful about what we take on for this sort of thing, too.
I know it's a weird thing to focus on but those grabrails are absolutely gorgeous.
It weird at all! Thanks for saying!
From experience; I suspect that the leaky water tank inspection cover will need twice as many fasteners to prevent the distortion between the fasteners that is reducing gasket pressure between them, so allowing leakage.
It’s a very large surface area for so few compression points.
Other than that, great work guys, she’s looking absolutely gorgeous.
Also! You should consider cutting a hole in the flange gasket, to make it a ring instead of disc. That will free up any given point of the gasket from influence from what's going on on the other side (180 degrees) of the seal.
@@JBLewis But than then allows two surfaces to develop a leak across. More screws i think should do the trick.
Dish the existing cover to increase the stiffness. Use a silicon gasket with a durometer hardness of 60 or so, and stiffer than foam, more durable than that and the rubber. Test. I hate leaks on boat.
@@johnmcanulty7341 makes an often overlooked point. The spacing of fasteners around a large opening in relatively thin flat material is governed by the need to reduce midspan deflection induced by the gasket compressing at the fastener points. A softer gasket will not necessarily help unless it is graduated (stiffer at the fastener points, softer in between. This can be achieved by letting in washers of stiffer material around the fasteners, which should be slightly thinner than the soft gasket, but this is fiddly to get right. Flanging or dishing the cover (or making it thicker) will go half way to resolving the problem (the underlying tank will still deflect as before). The simplest solution is to double the number of fasteners.
At 12:50 a helper suggests that the leaky tank inspection port can be accomodated by lowering the level of water. Unfortunately sailboats heel, and can stay there for a while. I was once on the same tack for ten days...
The interior woodwork is incredible.
It's a good video when it's entertaining. It's great when I learn something. Sandpaper glued to a hole saw. Thanks
Sometimes it's the simple things that work well.
🙌
Having a DISCO moment at the end 😂
😁
Beautiful work as usual with no detail too small to be finished superbly.
Sirocco II Elite fans are brushless and have a 10x motor life. They're a bear to find available, but they're worth it. (I've burned thru 4 Sirocco IIs over the past 9 years (In each cabin). They just don't last very long if you're running them continuously.
Thanks for the tip! And if anyone’s looking for some, I did see them at Hamilton Marine in Maine recently. Great business and they do sell through their site. -Anne
best video in the last few months
Wow, Bob, thank you very much. What’d you like so much about it?
@@AcornToArabella not too much talking mostly , im not sure but lately i was pretty much skipping true but this one i watched it all.
Thanks!
There is such an air of excitement among Steve and crew. I believe the finish line is within view !!
Gym, disco…..what else do you need you got it all ❤
So, I went right to the t-shirt and it came to me that you don’t have a plain Acorn to Arabella t-shirt. One with the acorn behind the boat. I know most are special purpose but a general purpose A to A t-shirt would be pretty great. You could even wear them aboard as the crew shirt.
Just a thought.
Can’t believe how much your doing. Good luck and keep up the good work.
Dave
Here’s where we sell our merch, which is different from the short campaigns we do on Bonfire: www.acorntoarabella.com/merchandise
12:39 Three ideas for improving the tank lid are now following me around...
1. A sandwiched donut flange cut from ¼", ⅜" or ½" sheet when clamped to the tank opening would offer an improvement in stability.
2. A machined version of a flange can add a vertical dimension and resistance to twisting. This could be tricked out with o-ring seals for both the flange and lid.
3. A pair of custom made o-rings glued on the gasket on both sides of the machine screws can greatly increase the sealing ability by compensating for irregularities. O-ring material to make your own is readily available and the adhesive is usually just a type of cyanoacrylate aka, super glue.
Good morning Akiva and Crew and Annie B 😸😸😺 / How's Steves Mum doing ? she hasn't been mentioned in a while 🙏🙏
She’s doing well! The chemo worked fairly well, but she’s got to take a break between treatments. Thanks for asking!
@@AcornToArabella / You're welcome 🙏 , thanks for the update , wishing her a full recovery 🙏❤😺
@@AcornToArabella this is terrific to hear.
I commend Steve for his efforts. It’s been interesting to see him grow from grandpas hand planes and chisels to the most efficient tool for the job. KISS (keep it simple stupid) is a saying we live by at the wooden boat shop where I work. It’s easy to add but hard to take away.
PS. You don’t know what you don’t know. So if you don’t know, don’t talk like you know. Because it’s clear. You don’t know.
That's an elegant solution for the main sheet traveller.
Kinda funny you spend all that time making a boat watertight and one piece, smooth and then at the end you drill holes everywhere! 😂😂 I just ordered my Launch Tee-shirt.
Hooray! Thanks as always for your support, Andrew!
So much happening at once. This one episode looks like it could easily have been three!
Feels like it over here, too!
The potable water system seems scary to me. Get a robust flange setup so you can have confidence the tank won't start leaking when under the most adverse conditions at sea. Test at 0.5 psi? Why not 50 psi? Pounding from waves produces dynamic forces not static.
The pace and scope of work continues to inspire! Steve must so pumped that his dream is so near to fruition!
Very exciting - followed since the grandpa's tree.
Nice! Thanks!
Amazing progress. Bittersweet for Steve I bet, as launch day approaches. But there will be endless projects even after she is in the water.
Oh yeah. And no, not bittersweet. Something a little different.
I love these post credit sequences, it reminds me of the early days of the MCU movies, haha!
Truly fantastic work all the way round ~ sure enough do especially like to see Young Aaron contributing to the process of getting Arabella into the water. Cheers!
I think your hand grip fit right fit for your boat design. Their classic and solid, there will be times you'll need the sturdiness. Good luck Steve with the few weeks left.
Great work between you and tally ho love it
We’ve got lots of recommendations for other channels working hard out there in building and restoring. You’re in for a treat if you dig a little deeper.
So cool to see progress, I can't believe you are pulling the boat house down soon!
Real real soon!
There's some awful nice work going on here. The boat is staring to look beautiful and functional. All the best to all of you.
Thank you very much, Bruce.
I have never second guessed you, but I am concerned about the traveler. The height and the strength make me nervous. Enough force to tip that boat over will be on that point. And then tip it back the other way.. and back. Have you considered metal? Im sure you could modify a used one. Keep it up man!
Fantastic job! Did you consider putting a drain hole or two into the grab rail for the head, so the finger pocket doesn't collect water?
No, we don’t suspect that it’ll be terrible, to be honest. I’ve lived aboard with similar grab rails and didn’t have a problem. -Anne
Any drain holes in the handrails? A sudden rain shower with open portholes could fill them up pretty quick. Not likely to be a common occurance, but it would save having to sop up all that water with a cloth...
Also condensation on the glass and metal of the portholes, together with inevitable eventual leaks in the gaskets...
If you ever consider doing a box set dvd collection covering all the years of construction of Arabella to help finance the sailing side of this journey I will gladly put my dollars down for a copy. I am waiting for payday so I can get a few shirts and a hoodie to help you guys and gals along. Arabella is getting more gorgeous each Friday
Thanks for your support!
Imagining her hull painted. That would be grand.
Ooooo get ready! If you join us for the Patreon livestream tonight (5 pm et for patrons in tiers $5/mo and up), you’ll have a peek.
Happy Freya's Day to all. Gawds, this is all coming together real fast... It seems like yesterday that the keel was being poured.
Those grab rails are beautiful!
I loved the communal "AHHHH!" when the chain received fit at 21:49