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Lou Sauzedde’s ORCA Build Has Begun
This is the start of the project we have all been waiting for: building ORCA! Lou Sauzedde from Tips from a Shipwright has started the build of a full size replica of the boat, Orca, from the movie JAWS. Tune...
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Lou Sauzedde’s ORCA Build Has Begun
This is the start of the project we have all been waiting for: building ORCA! Lou Sauzedde from Tips from a Shipwright has started the build of a full size...
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Tips from A Shipwright: Lou in the Chilean Boatyards
If boatbuilding is a universal language then you can expect our friend, Louis Sauzedde, to be fluent. In this third episode from his South American visit, he’s discovered another very...
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TotalBoat Gear For the Holidays – Belt, Hat and Tees!
You can be a star this holiday for wearing or gifting a TotalBoat belt, hat or tee. Many of you are familiar with the TotalBoat belt, worn by Lou in...
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Building The TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 7 – The False Bottom
Louis Sauzedde, our favorite master shipwright, promises that the strongback he built for the TotalBoat Sport Dory can support not only his weight, but also the weight of the 3...
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Video: Tips from Louis on Calking with Cotton
There’s just one more week until Louis Sauzedde’s next boatbuilding series begins, entitled Building the TotalBoat Dory. (launching here on August 25th) But Lou is not sitting idle in the...
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TotalBoat Weekly Educational YouTube Videos for Boaters
We thought we would take a break from the Vela video series to remind you of all of the video work we do to offer you great boating tips and...
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A Father’s Day Gift From TotalBoat and Louis Sauzedde
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Especially to those of you who love boating and who love boat building. And as a special treat we are happy...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff: Launch Day!
The day has arrived to put the last touches of bottom paint on the rails, to apply some of the TotalBoat Marine Teak Oil to the otherwise naked interior wood,...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff: Drilling & Transom Knees
It’s not over yet! Lou has to attach the knee to keep the transom boards from warping or twisting – especially with the weight of the outboard engine that will...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff – Bronze and Epoxy (Episode 35)
In case you think shipwright Louis Sauzedde isn’t listening to viewer comments – this video will assure you that he is not only listening – but also taking viewer comments...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff: Applying Lust Marine Varnish
The Open Door Boatshop has been busy this last week. After successfully applying Wet Edge topside paint in Lou’s drafty and mostly unheated shop, he has decided to apply marine varnish to...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff: Inventing the Hardware
It must be almost springtime in New England, because Lou Sauzedde is thinking about dock lines and cleats for the TotalBoat Work Skiff. As the skiff nears completion, and before...
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