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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Teak Sealer – Episode 36
The day has arrived for TotalBoat Sport Dory – It’s finally completed – and the smile on Lou’s face says it all! Louis has finished the build and he’s shown us some great boatbuilding and woodworking tips along the way,...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Teak Sealer – Episode 36
The day has arrived for TotalBoat Sport Dory – It’s finally completed – and the smile on Lou’s face says it all! Louis has finished the build and he’s shown...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory – Topside Paint
The TotalBoat Sport Dory is very close to completion and after today’s video, it looks ready to row! Louis sanded down the 2-Part Epoxy Primer and is now ready to...
Read moreBuilding the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Shaping the Skeg – Episode 33
Today we find Lou in his Open Door Boat Shop, shaping a piece of quarter sawn white oak into the skeg for the TotalBoat Sport Dory. Using a table saw,...
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Priming the TotaBoat Sport Dory With TotalFair, Wet Edge & 2-Part Primer – Episode 32
The TotalBoat Sport Dory is finally ready for some paint and today Lou will show us how he prepped the surface of the dory’s bottom before priming. Using TotalBoat’s TotalFair...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 31 – Installing the Oar Locks
Lou is pretty excited at the thought of rowing his newly built TotalBoat Sport Dory. But in order to get rowing, Louis needs to first position the spot for installing...
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Q&A Time with Louis on the TotalBoat Sport Dory
Lou is getting pretty close to finishing up and launching his TotalBoat Sport Dory! In this week’s episode, Lou answers some great questions from the audience as well as taking...
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TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 29: Seat Risers & Seats
Welcome back to the Open Door Boatshop, where Louis Sauzedde is busy making progress on the TotalBoat Sport Dory. In this episode, Lou determines the height and location of the...
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Meet us at the 2018 Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, CT with Acorn and Louis
The JD Team, Louis Sauzedde & The Acorn to Arabella Boatbuilders Will Be With Us! Come down to Mystic Seaport this coming weekend to soak up a beautiful collection of...
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TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 24 – Getting out the Second Binder Strake
The TotalBoat Sport Dory is looking pretty sporty with her second binder strake attached. In today’s video, Lou shows us a revolutionary solution to a problem he was having clamping the...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 23: Fastening the Binder Strake
We’re back with another episode of the TotalBoat Sport Dory build. Our master shipwright, Louis Sauzedde, is working to shape and fasten the binder strake on the Dory. Using his...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 19: Q&A With Lou
It’s Q&A time! Tune in to Episode 19 to get answers to many of the pressing questions being asked of Louis Sauzedde and his unconventional Dory build. Some unusual boat...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 16: The Bottom
It’s time to put the bottom of TotalBoat Sport Dory together, but before Lou can do that, he has to get everything set up properly. The idea is that he’s...
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