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Duracell’s Essential Upgrade: Securing Heavy Systems in the Open 60 Systems Room
Last week, Matt and Janni from The Duracell Project took us deep into the systems room of their Open 60 sailboat, Duracell, tackling a seemingly small but vitally important project that will be huge for the boat’s livability. While anxiously...
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The Perfect Entry to Epoxy Art: The Valentine Mini Kit
Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to try your hand at the epoxy resin crafting trend that you may have noticed we noticed. We took our super glossy, easy-to-use MakerPoxy...
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Acorn to Arabella: Getting an Antique Thicknesser
As the Acorn to Arabella team works through their stash of boards for planking their Atkins ketch, they are finding more pieces with defects that require attention in order to...
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Third Coast Boatbuilding: Fiberglassing the Drift Boat
Talented woodworker, Chris Schoenberg of Third Coast Craftsman (now Boatbuilding!), has had good luck so far with his wooden drift boat boatbuilding project. This week’s video, however, shows that not...
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Tips from a Shipwright: Another Chilean Boatyard Visit
Louis Sauzedde’s famous stature as a boatbuilding video star extends far beyond New England and the United States. Chileans in the town of Lota flocked to meet Louis when he...
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Louis Sauzedde: A Trip to Chile
You can catch up on Lou’s series we did with him in years past like the TotalBoat Work Skiff and the TotalBoat Sport Dory. Catch up, binge watch, and relive...
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Acorn to Arabella: Harvesting Oak Root Stock for Knees
Winter won’t stop Alix and Steve from Acorn to Arabella from making headway on their Atkins Ketch build. Even though they are beginning to make good progress planking Arabella, they...
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Boatworks Today: Fiberglassing the Hatches
You watched Andy Miller of Boatworks Today, construct his deck hatches in the last few episodes of Boatworks Today. In this latest installment, Andy fiberglasses the hatches he constructed using...
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Tim Sway: Building a Guitar from a Reclaimed Ship
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Acorn to Arabella: Planking with a Twist
Plank on! Plank off! Such is the story of this week’s video with Steve and Alix from Acorn to Arabella. Now that the team is planking their Atkins ketch, Arabella,...
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The Komar Project: Building a Bent Wooden Bike
When woodworker, Bart Komar, approached us about his crazy idea for participation in a “bent wood challenge,” we knew it sounded like something we could help him win. Not only...
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Acorn to Arabella: Setting Homemade Rivets
When Steve and Alix couldn’t find rivets that met their high standards for constructing their Atkins ketch, Arabella, they did what any sensible backyard boatbuilder does – they made them!...
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Acorn to Arabella: Testing Epoxies
When we got the call from the Acorn to Arabella boatbuilders about their Resorcinol problems, we wanted to help out. We’ve been supporting the boatbuilding duo since they started by...
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