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Learning the Lines Barrier Coated His Trimaran with TotalProtect
Every boat owner keeps a project list, and most of us have one item that sits at the top for so long it starts to feel permanent. For Jordan of the YouTube channel Learning the Lines, that item was the...
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Learning the Lines Barrier Coated His Trimaran with TotalProtect
Every boat owner keeps a project list, and most of us have one item that sits at the top for so long it starts to feel permanent. For Jordan of...
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Types of Wood Finishes Explained
The right wood finish protects your project from moisture, wear, and sun while bringing out the color and grain that made you choose the wood in the first place. With...
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How to Color UV Resin
UV resin cures fast under sunlight or a UV lamp, which is a big part of why it's such a popular choice for jewelry, coasters, fishing lures, and other small...
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Chunk Gets Shrunk: How Evan and Katelyn Cast Resin Pumpkin Keycaps with ThickSet Epoxy
Every October, TotalBoat ambassadors Evan and Katelyn carve a jack-o’-lantern and try to make it last forever, and after years of gourd-geous experiments, their 51-pound resin cube named Chunk has...
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Gleam vs. Lust Marine Varnish: Which is Best for Your Wood Project?
If you've shopped for a marine varnish for woodwork and landed on TotalBoat's site, you've probably noticed two products that look like they do the same job: Gleam and Lust....
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How Onboard Lifestyle Repaired Cracked Fiberglass Tabbing Aboard SV bāsik
Teal, Linh, Emma, and their Yorkshire terrier, Compass, are the crew behind Onboard Lifestyle. They live full-time aboard SV bāsik, a custom 43.5-foot Featherlight catamaran, and share their refit projects...
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Building a Featherweight Roof: Duracell's Composite Bimini Takes Shape
Last week Matt and Janni from The Duracell Project tackled the supports for a new bimini on their Open 60 sailboat, Duracell. This week Matt moves up to the main...
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Common Wood Stain Problems: Causes, Fixes, and How to Prevent Them
If you've ever pulled the rag away to find blotches, streaks, or a color that looks nothing like the can, you already know how frustrating wood staining problems can be....
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FixWood Wood Putty
Rotted windowsills. Chewed-up door frames. Gouged deck boards. Wood damage has a way of showing up in the spots you notice every single day, and replacing that section outright isn't...
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Bulkheads, Backing Plates, and a Bigger Plan with Spear It Animal
Raff and Sasha, the modern-day pirates behind Spear It Animal, are back at it in Grenada, and this episode finds them making a decision most refitters would lose sleep over:...
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Bring Your Own Boat: TotalBoat is Heading Back to Catskill Mountain Maker Camp
Every October, TotalBoat packs up the tent and heads to the Catskills for one of our favorite weekends of the year. Catskill Mountain Maker Camp brings together an incredible mix...
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Sealing and Protecting Lead Keel Bulbs: Inside Perry's Scow Bow 14 Build
Perry has been building his Scow Bow 14, a foam-core sailboat designed for trailerable ocean passages, one careful step at a time. This video picks up where his lead-pouring episode...
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