Unlike the raw, frigid weather that greeted us for our Annual Tent Sale last year, this Saturday’s event promises to be sunny and warmer, with a chance of SPRING! There are plenty of reasons to come to the Tent Sale, and each year we build upon the successes of the prior year to make … Read More
Lou is back and like you, he’s anxious to progress on the worklist for his TotalBoat Sport Dory. With the first false bottom attached, it’s time to sharpen Lou’s composite skills and tools, and apply a layer of carbon fiber to the bottom. This unique idea will add strength and durability to the bottom for … Read More
Save the Date – April 14th from 8 am – 3 pm swing over to the Annual Jamestown Distributors Tent Sale. There are many reasons to come for our massive One-Day Event, so don’t miss out. Once again, Louis Sauzedde, our favorite shipwright building the TotalBoat Sport Dory, will be here to meet and greet … Read More
The backyard boat shops of the SeaDreamer and Arabella builders have been busy with heavy work. And by heavy, we mean laden with tons (literally) of lead and laminated wood pieces. Scott Smith of the Sea Dreamer Project and Steve and Alix from Acorn to Arabella have been doing some hard thinking about what goes under … Read More
Once again we refuse to pick just one winner, thanks to all of you and your inspiring submissions of your busy winter workshops. We found three winners that we feel embody what most of you look for in a good winter boat project – a restoration, a cool new build and an inspirational resurrection, we’ll … Read More
Lou is back this week and is ready to glue up the bottom of our TotalBoat Sport Dory. But first, he has to create two broadstrake planks, one for each side. This is the next plank up from the garboard, or next plank down as the boat is being built upside down. In order to make … Read More
When we asked our customers to submit photos to our Workshop Photo Contest, we knew we would see all sorts of excellent projects being worked on over the New England winter. But we were blown away by the over 100 submissions, and the variety of amazing builds going on behind workshop doors. TODAY IS … Read More
It’s been a tough hurricane season in many parts of the world, as you all know. And as the devastation spread through the Caribbean islands and Florida, and don’t forget Texas, it became clear that there couldn’t possibly be enough aid or assistance to these hard-hit areas. So much of the areas in need of … Read More
We are thankful for those of you who love Louis Sauzedde, the Tips from A Shipwright star, as much as we do. Everyone was enthusiastic about his first TotalBoat series, Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff – which you can rewatch on your day off – all 38 episodes in a row, binging yourself on all … Read More
The weather here in New England is finally indicating that it’s fall after a long, perfect indian summer, well into this first full week of November. With fall comes the hauling of boats and the arrival of Shop Night once again. The work lists are being tweaked and winter projects await almost every … Read More
Jamestown Distributors and TotalBoat are pleased to be aligning ourselves with some well positioned industry leaders to lend a hand to those in need of rebuilding materials and supplies in the wake of Irma, Maria and let’s throw Jose in there, too. These three jerks have really messed up life for the Caribbean Islands who … Read More
Here we are at Episode 6 of the Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory series and already people have long lists of questions for Lou. There were lots of comments and questions about the lofting, a complicated process even for those who do it often, and certainly complex for those seeing or hearing it for the … Read More
We are on our third year of collecting your feedback on your bottom paint performance for the season with our now annual Bottom Paint Survey. With over 3200 responses in those three years, we have accumulated a very useful data set to help you, our customers, determine which bottom paint works best in your location. … Read More
We know where to find you! If you’re like us, you’re under the boat in winter, up ON the boat on stands in the springtime, and we sure hope that you’re out on the water enjoying the fruits of your labor in the summer – especially in these last weeks (the best ones…) of our … Read More
By John Howell, Warwick Beacon They haven’t really changed with time, and that’s what gives Beetle Cats appeal. The wooden hull boats are made the same way today as when 87-year-old Herb Browne started sailing them as a kid, although it is unlikely Herb took to the tiller as young as Ben Fallon. Both Ben, … Read More