Installing the Forward Berth - Episode 177 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

This video ends with Carolyn's excitement to sit on the frame she built for one of the saloon setees and we'll get a glimpse of Steve laying down on his future berth thanks to all the work shown in this week's episode. A water tank will go inside the space that Carolyn is fitting with one of Victoria's 100-year-old mahogany panel frames, and so it requires a little bit of beefing up. She uses some white oak pieces and locust supports that will be hidden inside the setee/berth to accomplish the goal of ensuring the water tank is properly supported. She also shares how she goes about giving a 1" rise over a 6' run to this sleeping area, which will hopefully result in the slight incline that will make all the difference for comfort. Meanwhile, Steve continues working on the substantial front panel for the double berth that will go into the forepeak, and after some final adjustments, brings the whole business into the boat and, lo and behold, it fits. Bunk boards of mahogany will serve to hold cushions and humans where they belong. We hope you enjoy seeing the interior come together, and thank you so much for watching. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for our email newsletter, which comes more reliably than YouTube notifications, has lots of handy links for related content, and which gets the news out about new things we're offering in our merch shop: 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 their own 38' wooden boat in their 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 In this episode, we use a few different TotalBoat products, including: Thixo Flex— https://www.totalboat.com/product/thixo-flex-thick-flexible-epoxy-adhesive Gleam 2.0— https://www.totalboat.com/product/gleam Wood Sealer— https://www.totalboat.com/product/wood-sealer-varnish-primer Go to the referral link first, then to one of these links, and your purchase kicks a little back to the project. Thanks! 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