Being a Navy veteran, it breaks my heart to see a handmade girl like her abused, when you think about all the love that went into building her. People get beautiful works of art like her and do not know the 1st thing about the level of care they require, treat her with the love and respect she deserves, as you take her apart. I believe boats have souls. I'm glad that you plan to use her bones to let her live on. Cheers.

It would be really cool if you engraved the bell with "Victoria" and the date she was launched, and then right under that etch "Arabella" and the date she is launched.

Use the bucket of bronze to design, cast and sell acorn bottle openers! Make sure the building inspector gets one.

I have just watched this for the second time. So much neat stuff on Victoria.

Absolutely beautiful. The character of that boat is incredible.

What a great score! Congrats guys!

You have done a great job explaine the boat and showing with the video cam the details of what cool thing you got when you purchased the boat. we can also see how much you appreciate unique thing. It was nice to catch your video. Thank

Amazing the names of your boat Arabella and Victoria end in the same sound. Meant to be part of Arabella!

The finishing portion is going to be crazy. Seeing all this hardware is awesome.

Victoria will live on in Arabella! How cool is that! Love your project!

The fact that you are going to re utilize so much of Victoria is what I really love about this project! Truly looking forward to following your progress, and thank you for sharing it with all of us.

I think it's awesome how much of Victoria you're going to put into Arabella. Victoria will live on in Arabella!

some amazing fittings to re use and bring back to life...a darn good buy...

Awesome idea for the dingy guys. It's sad to see Victoria in such bad shape but spectacular to know that she gets to live on. Keep up the great work guys

Just to say I, too, had a Perkins 4/108 in a boat back in the day. Great motor. All the best with your project. I will be following your journey with keen interest.👍

Enjoying the journey and your excitement for the project!

Really enjoyed seeing this up close and personal video of Victoria. Thanks for sending me the link. I see why you are excited to use her hardware and wood for Arabella, and its a perfect recycling project. The consolidation of new timbers and old hardware and mahogany really keeps Victoria alive in a sense, and produces a brand new DNA . Can't wait to see what you guys end up doing down below in Arabella with all that buffed-up bronze. :)

Great Video! This will add so much old marine look to Arabella. And so much more to the story of the two boats as one.

This guy, this project is absolutely amazing. To see someone so young take an interest, and initiative to restore this old boat is awe inspiring. I ould love to make the 2hour 28 minute drive up to go see the project and even lend a hand if i could. Cant wait to see thr end of this project / labor of love

brothers; I wish you all the best with your research and safety of Arabella's longevity. I am loving the quality of your workmanship in carpentry skills.

Treasure inventory day? Beautiful collection of hardware. Thanks for sharing. Wishing you both, and your families, a very Merry Christmas.

What a treasure you have discovered! Nice to know that Victoria will live on in Arabella. The reuse adds another great feature to Arabella.

Back to the Bronze Age - love it! Victoria was quite the find and it's going to be fantastic to see embark on new voyages with Arabella. Well done guys!

I have been working for a year on the fort of Oranjestad in STATIA (the island on the watercolor!) I have a friend who builds his boat also in France. While waiting to see him again, your videos make me dream! Bisous

Great tour of Victoria! It will be exciting to move many of the items to Arabella... to last for another 100 years or so. Wishing you all the best on your boat building journey. Thank you for sharing.

although I just started watching this series last night, I became addicted in my first video. In this video I can hear the passion in your voice which carries an emotion that is hard to describe. the best way I can describe it is heartfelt. What an amazing journey

I've harvested hardware from a number of older boats. It always takes a while because it makes me stop and think about the hands that were on those parts, the things the former owner and his crew said and thought, and the fun and excitement this old boat provided when she was still alive. Great video tour. Thank you.

What an amazing amount of hardware you are able to utilize from Victoria!

Naming the dinghy Victoria will be a beautiful touch. Good to see you guys doing things with such respect for such a beautiful old ship.

Sad to see a proud vessel that will never kiss the waves again. I love that you're going to use as much of Victoria as you can, especially making a skiff from reclaimed timbers and having her nameplate on it. Her spirit will once more lift to the sky.

Getting Victoria will save you guys thousands of dollars. Bonus on the Perkins. I've got a six cylinder in my boat and they are very reliable.

Absolutely amazing. Acorn to Arabella is my new favorite channel. Good luck!

While watching this video, I kept thinking "Ship of Theseus". Its good to see all of these parts getting a 2ed life!

I wanna polish the bronze! Get her dun fellas, we all can’t wait! Thanks for the journey but man your making us impatient. Nice work, we can’t wait for more.

Just amazing. Thanks for saving all these nautical treasures that were the past of our mariner culture. Great inspiration for any sailor.

One of the most enjoyable videos I’ve ever watched. Part treasure hunt, part detective story, part mystery with a good dose of romance thrown in.The good kind. I know there will be moments in the future , when you are alone in the bowels of Victoria’s hull , that you will see and feel the hands and spirits of the individuals who preceded you . Doesn’t translate well to the written word but it is as real as anything else you will find. Keep up the good work.

Wow what a beautiful yacht the ''Victoria" was, what a pity she cant be saved but she will live on as the dingy Victoria which i think is very fitting and what a treasure trove of bronze fittings she bestowed upon you guys ,congratulations on a fantastic channel keep up the good work guys cheers Andy

That is so amazing you guys!!!!! It’s like finding a hardware store and getting it delivered to your place. I feel ya on how many things you can use from Victoria on Arabella. Amazing find.

I have no clue how I started following this build, but i'm hooked. Can't wait to see how this turns out. keep up the great work and nice buy!!!

Really enjoying your vids guys. Keep em coming.

Loved the series, Finding. Victoria and transplanting stuff to the new boat was a great idea.

Love the idea of building the new dingy out out of the old wood and parts then keeping the name. It's a fitting continuation. Good on you.

The wood alone in that boat is a treasure. wow that is so cool

Inspiring project. Keep up the great work and interesting videos

Very lucky find. Its cool you will be combining the old with the new, in the old tradition.

Just fantastic to hear about your dreams and I'm rooting for you. Now get your heads down and build!! Make those dreams come true

Wishing you the best! All that’s left to do is everything!

First, love your idea of keeping Victoria alive in the dinghy. I really hope ur able to pull that off. & when she’s complete, say a little prayer to transfer her ‘spirit’. Second, thank you for putting the screws, etc... out there for others. To someone with no experience I’m sure that seems frivolous, but to the right person it will mean everything!

Prop motor and hardware. Score of the year. Awsome Cheers

Tiller arm. UK canal boats are steered from standing in the rear hatch. The tiller arm is curved to make it the right height for the steersman to use. If this arm was fixed it would make it difficult to get out of the door, so the arm enters the tiller at an angle. When moored up the arm is turned over so that it curves up not down. This serves the duel purpose that it stops you banging your head but a boat with its tiller reversed indicates that it is moored up, not just waiting to go through a lock.

Love your work.

I think that bronze plate with the handles is a grill as well. I just love that ole windlass She's amazing! I don't blame you one bit not wanting to part with any of that bronze until everything is fitted together and she's all ready for Sail. That Binnacle is another huge gem as well. The great thing! aboot the bronze hardware is that it will last forever and it looks so beautiful in my estimation. O man to be able to use all that interior will speed things up like bigtime to get her fitted out and ready for the launch. Incredible that was very smart of you to purchase Victoria to have all that treasure to help fit out Arabella I love it, and how can any one not agree with that.

I just love that fact that the history and everything that is Victoria won't be lost but will become life for another vessel. She gets to sail once again. It seems today in America we love to get rid of the old, our history a real life map/vision of or past and just buy new. What you guys are doing is amazing and I enjoy watching every step Keep up the great work and Thank you for documenting your journey so we can enjoy it as well.

So much usable bronze. Maybe even enough to more than cover what you spent on Victoria. That will be awesome to be able to reuse so much mahogany and bronze fitment form the old girl. I don't know if it is possible to be more excited than you guys are, but I'd bet I'm close. I'm definitely jealous. Thatnks so much for brings us viewers along forbthe journey. Maybe I'll even get the chance to come see her in person one day. #BucketList

I admire your intention to restore/reuse as much of Victoria as you can. Building the dingy with material form Victoria is genius. I have enjoyed your journey and look forward to your next step.

Stunning work, really beautiful craftsmanship guys. A trick to bring up all that metalwork is to blow it with baking soda. Many air kits on eBay etc and it really makes a tedious job very quick and easy. Arabella is going to be a real gem, can't wait!

What an amazing find, what an amazing treasure! I actually got a bit emotional watching this. Victoria is like an elegant old lady who has reached the end of her life but will live on in Arabella through her donations.

I know this is an older video but I am going back and watching through your "All Videos" playlist. What a windfall Victoria was for you guys. I am not sure how much you paid for her but with your comment at the start that you would have bought her for the anchor windlass alone, I'm guessing you two are ecstatic over all the other stuff that you are going to be able to upcycle and repurpose. I have no interest in ship building but I love your videos just because of the sheer scope of the project and watching all the small tasks come together is going to be awesome. You fellas are an inspiration to tinkerer's everywhere and the poster boy's for dedication, keep up the good work!

I just came upon your channel and I am tickled to see your progress. Out of high school I traveled the world on the GI vacation ( been around twice, in both directions). I worked as a Gov. contractor in D.C. until about 1990 when frustration launched me into a U.S.A tour in a Volkswagon Vanagon With a Wesrtfalia camp topper. My buddy and I made it all the way to Alaska and back ( his home town in Illinois and mine in Kentucky where I currently reside). That was a five year adventure that neither of us will ever forget. My family thought of me as a wander lust fool, but loved seeing the pictures, the post cards, the canisters of dirt or sand and my mother cried when I brought her an old wine bottle filled with glacier water. I used to be the eccentric and now my nieces and nephews are traveling the world. I have a cousin that is twenty years my junior ( I am the oldest of the oldest of the oldest.....) who ha,s to date, almost double my stamps in his Pass port. I still venture out, but not as much. In todays "Environment" it gladdens me to see adventurers taking on the challenges. So many now are unwilling to take risks and can not handle failures. When you fail or fumble... Learn from it and keep going! On a practical note... I would have bought Victoria for the bright work and the anchor wench as well. You made a sound investment and the Mahogany alone is worth a fortune. The Perkins should be tore down to the block. if need be the cylinders can be sleeved. With the head and valve reworked she should last your life times. It would be ashamed if all of Victoria's fittings and fixtures were not incorporated in Arabella. Victoria looked to be a proud ship, as yours will be, that was well found. A ships bell is said to be her voice and carries her soul. If Victoria's bell carries no marks Arabella honor her in memory on her New bell. I have a ton of practical experience and some engineering advice/opinions (mechanically and electrically speaking). This episode brought tears for the passing of a good girl and joy at the founding of another!

I mentioned on another what a great find this boat is. By incorporating so much of the Victoria into the Arabella perhaps you should rename to Virabella.....lol. Thanks so much for the video.

I really do enjoy the small details that someone in the past engineered into the simplest parts of the boat. You can tell someone really considered convenience and utility when making them. I am not familiar with boats, but this seems like a very unique one and it's awesome to see guys wanting to make their own unique boat and reusing the quirky bits from an old one.

No need to apologize for the "non-boat working video" That was a fun little tour. Its awesome to see some of you younger guys who can genuinely appreciate some of the old world style! Every thing today is so fancy and high Tech.......I guess i am just a sucker for the nostalgic.

I think my mouth was watering during the tour of all the treasures on Victoria - what great inspiration and motivation going forward with Arabella - good luck guys!

With the purchase of Victoria, you guys, have just save a HUGE amount of money for Arabella. That Perkins Diesel should be seriously considered for your powering requirements. All of the bronze fittings and accoutrements are like hitting the lottery. Just started following you guys and am glad I found you. Excellent work!!

what treasures you've acquired. i love old stuff, whether it's still usable or it's junk...so this episode was right up my alley. thanks for sharing it. so cool!

Victoria makes me very sad. She must have been glorious to have such appointments. Her owners clearly at the end were never caretakers. I'm a sailor, though not the kind you might imagine; my boat flew beneath the sea. But she and Victoria had one thing in common, caring hands that built and sailed her, thoughtful men who polished and groomed her and proud men who skipped her youthful body across the waves. The "John C." is gone now, retired with honor. When Victoria is finally gone, do the same for her. I am following with great interest your adventure as Arabella comes into being. Your creation of the keel manually is inspired and inspiring. I think the keel is the soul of a ship, the steadying influence keeping her upright and 'grounded', if such a thing is possible in the sea. Some meanings given Arabella are 'entreatable' and 'loveable' which I take it to mean that you will find her easy to love but you must remember to ask for her obedience, not force it. That's good advice for a sailor. I respect your hard work and dedication to what is obviously a labor of love. I admire your knowledge and expert craft--they say an artist must master his craft before he can create a work of art. You appear well on your way. I am not a religious man but, nonetheless, Godspeed.

Great purchase!

Why can’t I stop watching this?

That hook on the bottom of the bottle opener is to hang a bag for bottle caps. Amazing treasures. Love the tender idea, BTW.

Very resourceful.

I see a lot of brightwork that needs cleaning and polishing. Mate, get me a case of Brasso and some cotton cloths. I still think you came upon a great find for the donor boat that it will add lots of history to Arabella. How lucky can you be.

Great project. Subscribed.

That Mahogany is like gold. Central American Mahogany is growing more and more scarce, and expensive as all hell, and that's where the good stuff is from. You're going to save a lot of money salvaging the wood and hardware from the Victoria.

The owner of the schooner with which I crossed the Atlantic in 1983, had a Tamaya sextant. I did with the sun, stars and moon surveys during the two months of our trip. This sextant, from the factory, had zero defautls... ♥

Hay guy's, i am really injoying watching all your films. I would love to clean the bronz from arbella. I am from egypt. It was a nice surprise to see Ahmef from egypt. I would like very much to help you. But i will tell you when i am ready. Well done for all what you are doing.

If the engine is a Perkins 4.107/8 the cylinder liners corrode very quickly if any salt water gets past the ‘inter cooler,’ worth a look when you do the overhaul. Great haul of wonderful Bronze fittings several times the cost of Victoria!

Nice score! Good mahogany is expensive, as is brass/bronze. You will definitely make the cost back if using most of it. They really made those Pearsons well. If you start pricing engines, you may find that using the Perkins puts your costs farther ahead.

It’s really good to see that you are recycling as much as possible. If you put that ‘’griddle’’ on a source of heat, it will brand your hands, also you have to be very careful of Verdis Gris(the blue greenish colour), it’s copper(that’s reacting with the acidic water/air) which is poisonous. I have seen something similar on Radio transmitter/receivers, so that you can move them for maintenance. But I cannot guarantee that that’s exactly what it is. I love the Binnacle, it is the crowning glory, we used a low powered white bulbs, but I don’t see a problem with a red one, other than the fact that white bulbs are easily found. Good luck(not that you really need it), and I hope that you have the Sun in your face, and the Wind at your back...

What a huge find! The only downside is, the quality and detail of Victoria"s appointments sets the standard and scope of the project. Shortcuts will be glaring by comparison. I just hope I'm young enough to see it finished. :)

Great run through the boat and all its treasures. I am not sure I have come across a new build using donor boats to fit it out and that is one very cool thing about your project. There are countless old abandoned boats in boatyards around the world and rather than just skip them it really is cool to reuse this stuff which as you say, they just don't make it like this any more. I did something similar but my boat was not a new build. Arabella will have heaps of history and character from the get go, each fitting has a story. Keep going guys. Andy Sussex, UK

Thanks for the tour, I was really looking forward to it, a great score indeed.I hope you will try to increase the light in Arabella the dark interior would way me down especially in the warmer climates you will head to.

Incredible hardware on Victoria ! Such a shame, but what a beauty ! 500 dollars ?? Wow ! One fitting would cost that today ! I was thinking she'd make a great little home as she is ! Man, great find guys.matt

Amazing find, no hiding your excitment

Amazing. I'd be tempted to keep Victoria as a land-based "boat", to maintain the cool interior as a place to camp out, or even live. You'd just have to restore the bottom structure I suppose. Of course, that's not a viable solution for the long run. You did the right thing by bringing her back to life in a new boat and tender, but I'd find it hard to make that transformation.

I drank a shot every time he said bronze. I'm dead

Very interesting and impressive. You may wish to check out the size of the prop. It looks a bit small for Victoria, something which may have been required as a consequence of her being originally built without an engine installation. If Arabella is bigger still then you will have an inefficient power train. Obviously you will need to decide now what size prop you are going to fit.

I wouldn't like to think of the cost in time and money it would take to buy those bronze pieces separately, never mind all the useable wood, you guys scored there, I've been binging the playlist over two days and you have my total respect for what you're doing here

Super Duper cool episode! Thanks for the tour. Amazing to see a foreshadowing of AAAAALLLLL the amazing journey still to come. I particularly related with this episode for the "find" aspect, as I love a good repurpose/salvage savings! How much did Victoria cost you? What would she cost new shape today?

Awesome haul....Not a bad idea to take pictures and measurements of the pockets in the wood for the various fixtures and latches as you remove them. Position and angle of catch plates etc. Make basic cardboard templates/notes to keep with the parts. Basic hinges, forget about it, but that locking door knob latch could be fun getting lined up perfect in a new door without some guidance. Get a bunch of zip lock bags and keep the screws and stuff with each part. Some of that bronze may have been added later. The fish towel holder may be an addition. There appears to be a putty filled screw hole above it on the wall where it was moved or where something else was mounted originally. Many times back then screws were house made which means the screws from the soap dish may be slightly different looking from the ones in the door hinges etc.

A Lawton dingy a' la John Gardener would be lovely ~ particularly with some wood from Victoria. 0 degrees F here in Vermont ......

Just in the reclaimed mahogany she more than paid for herself. Add the bronze work, sextant, and other odds and ends and that was a major score. Just in resale value. All the time that will save you guys? WOW! You guys took home the find of the century!

I was literally crying at the waste of such a beautiful vessel for want of a little care. The owner who did not care about the routine maintenance required with such a beauty deserves a special place in Hades. Maybe Arabella could be named Spirit of Victoria. Cheers Eric

That bronze plate may have been a serving platter for bringing breakfast to there honey. Lol. Hey could be. But that has got bad damage your right to scrap. But thanks for showing us the baot been holding to see what it looked like. Wow so much bronze. That prop that's sweet I've never heard of that now I have to check into more on that thanks so so cool. Man the anchor set up that's nice wow the compass that's awesome. Yea so many treasures to use. Don't think of it as making your boat look like that one think of it like blessing your boat with Beauty and history that's already prob rounded the world and your giveing some a second journey. No prob with recycle now days it's nice to recycle. But the bottle slash wine screw dude I wish I lived close ide love to look in that boat but being I can't thanks for sharing. Fish scale towel hook now your talking about something close to me fish desine lol. Them doors are beautiful I'm glad your reusing. Wow the piture the history I hope you could find out more on the Victoria bet she was beautiful in her day. I'm shur that names been used before but shur sounds familiar thou has she ever been used in movies that you no of. But again thanks sir I really loved the tour and the look at the hardware just amazing. Thank y'all have a blessed month getting ready to make more memories. God bless

Now that was interesting.

Once again an amazing video. I don't know what a windlass is or why you have to find the handle thingy lol I am all automotive and truck I have never been on a sailing vessel but I might have to add that to my bucket list. I would ask how much for a ride on Arabella when she is finished but I don't think I will live to see her in the water. That is not a slight to you at all, I already know that to do things right (like you gentlemen are doing) everything takes time. Time that you have and should spend doing what you are doing but unfortunately it is time I don't think I have left. I might pop in and haunt your beautiful lady for a minute or ten though, if the bell rings in dead calm water and no wind it's just me saying hello and thank you.

The Tamiya corporation produced a sextant most commonly carried by the ship's Navigator onboard Japanese Destroyers during WWII. Once you clean it up a little, look for some writing which might (if you have someone translate) allow you to trace which Japanese warship it was carried on during the war. BRILLIANT FIND! Also, the "fish" towel holder is a Dauphin - the messenger for King Triton (Poseidon). Most people nowadays call them Mahi Mahi, but it is considered high fashion in the maritime environment. Looking forward to the videos of how you restore all that beautiful bronze!

The Perkins 4.107/4.108 I have a 4.108 that is the original engine in my 1973 Gulfstar.Output is 55 HP. Unknown about the hours on the engine, I would say lots. Lol Compression is great!. Normal stuff to keep it running. Valve job and new seals. New head gasket a few years ago. I used Seafoam to clean out the carbon every year or so. The engine has never failed me. The 4-107 has the same block as the 4-108. Perkins gained extra HP on the 4.108 with a higher output Injector Pump and Injectors. One of the main plusses of a 4-108 is the availability of specialist parts companies like Transatlantic Diesels and Foley (both sell parts online and are reliable and knowledgable) at very competitive prices. The 4-108 is a very old design now but its easy to work on and will keep going with less than perfect maintenance (not that I would neglect such a thing of course!).

That Maxprop new is around $2,500-3,500 depending on specs. I read a Yachting magazine article the other day that suggests (and confirms my own experience) you earn 1/2 kt to 1 kt of speed with a feathering or folding prop as opposed to a fixed one. On a big ol' girl like Arabella, that's a real benefit. The Maxprop and others like it apparently add a little more propwalk than folding props, but have great power in reverse. I have a 2-blade Variprofile that is very similar to a Maxprop. I love it. The one trick is that you have to pop the trans into reverse (after you shut down the diesel) to get the prop to feather. Do not attempt to dismantle the prop. So much additional great stuff beautiful bronze details and bits and bobs. I am guessing that that Perkins is a treasure - some level of rebuilt will get you another 5,000 hours out of it. I'm kinda thinking your HP estimate is incorrect though. What a great value it was purchasing that boat, and I think you're paying her great respect by re-using all of that gorgeous hardware and timber.

Good luck with the tamaya sextant. I travel to Japan frequently, leave next week in fact, so let me know the model and maybe something will come up. Prob not a big priority given the scope of your project. Fantastic bronze fittings. I once saw an old bronze ships lamp hook that operated on a gimbal for stability and safety. Simple and ingenious.

The craftsmanship in all the cabinetry, bronzework are beautiful , imagine the shine and color of the inside of the saloon , table laid out with charts , is the table on a gimble i have to ask , all the mahogany below decks is so highly polished too , the crew member hired to keep all that bronze , glass and wood so highly polished certainly had their hands full , its such a shame to see all the decay in the Hull itself , or she would have been totally repairable , done with care the re_use of all the remaining parts will keep her good name for the future sailing in the new dinghy Victoria ,i wish you all the luck foe the future .