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Rebuilding a Lost Albert Strange Yawl, One Plank at a Time
Dave Ahrens is building Theresa II, a 1913 canoe counter-stern yawl whose only original hull was lost years ago. More than a century after Albert Strange drew her lines, she's taking shape again in a Northern California shop. Above: Theresa...
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Supporting Joe Youcha and the Teaching With Small Boats Alliance (TWSBA)
The March 2017 JD Catalog featured a boatbuilding legend worth sharing again (and in more depth) here on the blog roll. Joe Youcha has spread the art & enjoyment of boatbuilding to...
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2017 TotalBoat Winter Workshop Boat Photo Contest Winners
When you see these two projects, you’ll understand how they HAD to be a tie for best winter boat project. Bruce Hays from Annapolis has a story about his winter...
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Customer Scott Roberts Home-Built Candlefish 13 Boat
Customer Scott Roberts’ Home-Built Candlefish 13 Scott RobertsLocation: Houston, TX (and Harpswell, ME)JD customer since: 2013 Summer 2016 TotalBoat Photo Contest Winner and March 2017 JD Catalog featured customer story ...
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Photo Contest – Winter Boating Projects From Your Workshop
Thanks to all of you hard working boat lovers who sent us your great winter boating projects going on inside your workshops. We have received many awesome submissions and want...
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Nick Dana: Record Rocking TotalBoat Ambassador
TotalBoat Ambassador, Nick Dana, can proudly say his name is on the books for setting some serious yacht racing records: Namely the transatlantic monohull sailing record, the Sydney Hobart Race...
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Quinn Connell’s Custom Carbon Kayak
In the back of his mind, Quinn Connell had been dreaming up the ultimate whitewater kayak for as long as he can remember. While finishing his engineering degree at Dartmouth...
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Waterlust Builds Sailing Canoe With Chesapeake Light Craft Boat Kits
We have been big fans of Waterlust since we discovered their epic filmmaking with a purpose. This team of water lovers has been on a mission to “produce films and...
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Send Us Pics of Your Boat Projects & What TotalBoat Products You Used!
Our customers are both commercial and DIY boaters and as such, both offer really cool insight into how TotalBoat is used and what people think. We want honest feedback...
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Joel Hanneman’s Total Restoration of a Steiger 25
Joel Hanneman found an engine in great shape that was ready for many more years of boating. But it was attached to a hull that needed lots of help. He purchased the...
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Richard Honan’s Boat Building Project: An Adirondack Guide Boat
When the 2015 Wooden Boat Show rolled into downtown Mystic, CT in late June, Richard Honan and his newest boat building accomplishment were there, front and center. After winning the...
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Michael P. Smith – Building Rooster Class Sailboats
Michael P. Smith, Commander, United States Navy (retired) designed and built boats all of his life, from boats on the Clinton River in Michigan to prams and skiffs on Narragansett...
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Donna Lange Prepares For Her Second Solo Circumnavigation
Donna Lange is no stranger to solo circumnavigation. She successfully completed her first solo rounding in 2007 aboard the same Southern Cross 28, Inspired Insanity, that she refit this past...
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