Strapping Up The Diesel Tanks - Episode 247 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

Support these new crew positions most directly: https://www.acorntoarabella.com/checkout/donate?donatePageId=573a62bbb6aa6094f1c46de6 Bonfire Campaigns, one week left! https://www.bonfire.com/store/acorn-to-arabella/ Apply for our positions here: https://forms.gle/KPANKCkBVaHPdqwK6 We're putting our diesel fuel tankage for our marine diesel engine just about where boat designer William Atkin has it in the plans. These monel steel tanks came to us by way of a decommissioned boat, and so the three 20-gallon tanks have essentially made a decision for us: 60 gallons of on-board fuel, and a plan to have plastic containers on deck for when we might want or need more for a longer sailing passage, such as an Atlantic crossing. We also take a trip back to Dorchester and MS Fabrication, where Evan works up some custom straps that will hold the monel diesel tanks up into the chocks that Steve has prepared, safe and secure. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Referral: Please consider using our Total Boat referral code—they 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, 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