Mizzen Mast: Shaping Below Deck - Episode 163 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

The planking work is moving right along, but unfortunately Jack and Wes have to head home. We discuss the work that we got done as a team, then focus on the mizzen mast, which is also nearing completion. Alix has been working on spot repairs with graving pieces, as well as shaping the base of the mast, which passes belowdecks. Since it will also pass in front of the engine, an area with a few parts that require regular maintenance, the common practice of tapering serves two purposes: it will be easier to step and it will give us a bit of extra room where we need it. Although you can taper the mast any which way you like, we'd like it to be visually appealing as it will be prominent in the interior. And, since the mast is secured at both the partner and at the mast step, the base of the mast belowdecks acts mostly as a compression post, and does not need the same amount of material as it does up abovedecks. Thank you very much for your support, and as we mentioned in the video, we did restructure our Patreon page, and we welcome you to have a look. We are now offering access to monthly Question and Answer sessions we're calling "Live from the Boat Shed", and we have an archive of previous ones. To date, that's 6 hours of extra content. You can see that here: https://www.patreon.com/acorntoarabella --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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 wishlist: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/wishlistpriority Jamestown Distributors Referral: If you are going to shop at Jamestown Distributors, please consider using our Total Boat referral code: http://totalboat.refr.cc/steveandalixa?t=tg To sign up for 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