Port Side Sheer Strake - Episode 168 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

The weather our here in western Massachusetts has been a bit wacky. Though colder days pushed off the possibility of gluing early in the season, we're now dealing with really hot days and thunderstorms—but that's not slowing us down as we scoot along planking on the port side of Arabella. The sheer strake is of locust, which is a strong, durable and very rot-resistant wood that will be perfect for the task of protecting a place on the boat guaranteed to see a lot of wear and tear when docking and boarding or disembarking. . Meanwhile, volunteers George, Tyler, and Neil work on cleaning up all the surfaces inside the hull in preparation for the next steps. They spent hours cutting back bolts and putting acorn nuts on them, sanding things smooth, and hopefully getting to oiling, though, that may wait till next week. We hope you enjoy this exciting moment and we thank you for joining us each Friday.There are so many ways to support the project, including sharing this video, which goes a long way to helping friends find us and others who are working in wood, boats, and big-scale DIY projects like Arabella. We'll see you next Friday! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sign up to support these videos 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