Cables and Cold Days - Episode 199 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Set a reminder for the live steam on February 11 visit: https://youtu.be/pCa0VXfjl_8 Visiting February 11 here in Granby? The info you need: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/visitor-welcome NEW BONFIRE T-SHIRT CAMPAIGN KICKS OFF NEXT FRIDAY! It's cold. Very cold. But there's plenty of work to do that's not hindered by it. Some days we can't get out to the boat shed until 9 or 10 a.m., for the fact that it's almost dangerous to be outside in the conditions. We can't reveal yet the special plans for the little bulkhead forward— the one that completes the hanging locker that our friend, Jeff, started a couple of weeks ago. We'll learn more about that soon, but for now, Steve gives it it's final fit, then it's off to the paint room for a few coats of sealer and varnish on the inside surface. We made a highly detailed pattern for the stainless bulkhead and stove surround that Evan will make. We can't wait to see our beautiful tanks, we know he's done a great job over there at MS Fabrication. https://www.instagram.com/msfabboston We get electrical conduit run, bundled, and connected to junction boxes, which are then fitted with beefy bus bars. Hooray and huzzah, in go the first few main lines for the electrical system. At this point, 10-gauge wire has been assigned to a few of the first simple circuits: lights and cabin heater on one, charging ports on another, and the main lines that will serve the forward bilge pump (assigned to the chain locker) and the nav lights up the main mast. Thank you very much for watching, see ya next week for the big show! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for our email newsletter: http://eepurl.com/hn3Qyv Acorn to Arabella is a boat building project taking place in Granby, Massachusetts. Steve and Alix started as amateur boat builders building a 38' wooden boat in Steve's 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 they 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. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Referral: Need something TotalBoat sells? They'll send us 10% of your purchase to support our videos! Click here, then shop: https://www.totalboat.com/acorntoarabella To offer recurring support via Patreon: 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