Waterproofing The Boat Hull With Cotton - Episode 263 - Acorn to Arabella: Journey of a Wooden Boat

You've been waiting, and now it's here. Caulking the hull of this wooden boat. It's not mysterious, but it does take practice, and Arabella's dynamic oak planking edge-set on its inboard edge makes it so we have to be very careful with the amount. If you're able to come this weekend for the hull-fairing (tortureboarding) cookout and work party, RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/YTrzGRiYR7dmrcCx7 Overcaulked, a wooden boat can break frames or pop planks. It's an extreme result, and not likely to happen, but we're proceeding with caution and good advice from Larry Pardey and Bud McIntosh, as usual. "Details of Boat Construction" and "How to Build a Wooden Boat" came off the book shelf frequently at the start of this build, and still come out from time to time. After caulking, seams are painted with regular topside paint above the waterline in order to protect the cotton, and also to hold it in place. It's driven in there pretty well, but the paint really does help to hold it in place for all our other steps. Thanks to all the volunteers who made bungs and came to bung the boat over a few days. A few thousand went in, and it was quick and efficient. Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 supports A2A! Please consider using our Total Boat referral code. Click here, then shop: https://www.totalboat.com/acorntoarabella They'll kick 10% our way! This week, we use Wet Edge paint: https://www.totalboat.com/products/wet-edge-marine-topside-paint 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