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Thixo: Thickened Epoxy Adhesive by TotalBoat
Whether you're restoring a worn-out chair, repairing a rotting door frame, rebuilding a swim platform, or making a fast fix before the tide comes in, having the right epoxy adhesive on hand makes all the difference. TotalBoat Thixo has been a go-to...
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Sam Holmes Sailing: Making Waves With A Hydrofoil Surfboard Build!
When Sam Holmes is not off crossing oceans in his Cape Dory 28, he can always be found trying out new things like aerobatic gliding, cruising around in his 16’...
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Szeto’s Stitch and Glue Skateboard Kayak: Will It Float?
We are back in Andrew Szeto’s makeshift boat shop where he is building a wooden stitch and glue kayak. Andrew glues up the joints and fiberglasses the hull with our...
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How Much Resin Does Your Fiberglass Layup Need?
Andy Miller from BoatworksToday, covers one of the most frequently asked questions he receives: “How do you know how much resin you are going to need when wetting out a...
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Tips for Laminating Boat Knees with Lou Sauzedde
In today’s video of the week, Louis Sauzedde, from Tips from a Shipwright, begins finishing the woodwork for his V-Bottom Skiff build! He shows us how to saw and laminate...
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Lou’s V-Bottom Skiff: Time to Prime the Hull
Our favorite shipwright, Louis Sauzedde, is back in the shop after a short vacation and is ready to put the final touches on his V-Bottom Skiff build as featured on...
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Meet Sailing Magic Carpet: A Refit to Take on The World
Meet Maya and Aladino! This dynamic duo has been filming and documenting all of their sailing adventures and boat restorations on their YouTube Channel, Sailing Magic Carpet! In today’s video,...
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Building and Fitting Arabella’s Final Deck Beams
Spring has finally sprung in the Acorn to Arabella boathouse and exciting things are happening. The Arabella crew adds a new member to the team- meet KP! KP comes to...
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Fairing Compounds: Epoxy vs. Polyester as Explained by MJ Sailing
Matt and Jessica of the YouTube channel MJ Sailing have been living their dream of sailing the world over the past 9 years and have been documenting it along the...
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Fairing and Priming the Hull of Lou’s V-Bottom Skiff
Louis Sauzedde from Tips from a Shipwright is getting close to finishing up his V-Bottom skiff wooden boat build. In today’s video of the week, Lou gets the hull prepped...
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Andy Miller Crosses a Milestone: The Transom Is In
Andy from Boatworks today is finally able to say that the transom chapter of his Bertram Moppie rebuild has been turned! It has been a long time coming with a...
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How Deep Can I Pour Epoxy in a Single Layer?
Bubbles, bubbles, toil and trouble is what you get when you pour epoxy too deep. It’ll bubble, smoke, shrink, crack, and you’ll have to start over. Hey – we’ve all...
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Szeto’s Stitch and Glue Skateboard Kayak
In this Video of the Week, woodworker Andrew Szeto, is bringing us part 1 of his newest project: a wooden stitch and glue kayak. Andrew has previously built cedar strip...
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