A Few More Cooks in the Kitchen - Episode 258 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Following Cindy's bike ride or want to donate to cancer research to cheer her on? Visit: https://profile.pmc.org/CF0139 It's a full shop these days, and in this episode, there is truly a little bit of everything. Woodworkers will enjoy the joinery from Scott, systems nerds will appreciate Satchel's work with the marine 12 volt electrical equipment, and of course we've got some sanding and wood finishing (varnish). Steve also gets out the welder, and no worries, he definitely got his title for the week and Ben called it his Sistine Chapel. It's that good. We're rolling with a Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery bank and it's neat to get Satchel's perspective on the various items needed to make that work well with an alternator and in a marine environment. We'll have a lot more about this in future videos as well. Plus, AKIVA! And little Ernest the Boston Terrier. They're best buds. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3Qyv Acorn to Arabella is a wooden boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve started as an amateur wooden boat builder building a 38' wooden sailboat in his backyard: designer William Atkin's Ingrid with a Stormy Petrel's gaff rig. These videos follow the journey from tree felling, to lumber milling, to lofting, to the lead keel pour and beyond—sharing details of the woodworking, carpentry, metal smithing, tool building, and tool maintenance that classic wooden boats command. This ultimate DIY boatbuilding project will continue well past launch, when he and the crew will travel and learn to cruise aboard the handmade wooden boat that they've built. Just kidding about all that, this channel is about a Siberian Laika named Akiva. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you are interested in supporting/helping here are a few ways: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/how-to-help Acorn to Arabella's wishlist: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriority TotalBoat supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: https://www.totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way! To offer recurring support via Patreon, CLICK BELOW. Just $5 a month gets you an invite to our monthly patron-only livestream Q&A sessions! https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Original Soundtrack available at benfundis.bandcamp.com FOLLOW US: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acorntoarabella/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/acorntoarabella Website: http://www.acorntoarabella.com