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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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Acorn to Arabella: Sealing the Frames With TotalBoat Danish Teak Sealer
Progress is steady in the Massachusetts backyard boat shop where Arabella is steadily looking more and more ‘yachty’ by the day. With every frame that is installed comes an easier...
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Building a Canoe with Jimmy Diresta
Woodworking superstar Jimmy Diresta has just completed building his first ever wood strip canoe. Built on a mold that he cut with his CNC machine, Diresta confesses to being “schooled”...
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Making a Live Edge Waterfall Table
Woodworker April Wilkerson is a favorite YouTuber of ours for her simple, easy to follow how-to videos. It seems there isn’t anything April can’t do, and this video is proof. She takes...
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Steam Bending and Installing Frames on the Arabella
Alix and Steve are building Arabella in their backyard and it’s no small task. They’re arguably at one of the most critical stages of their build, steam bending and installing...
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Fixing a Transom on a Boston Whaler With TotalFair Fairing Compound
We were thrilled to hear that YouTubing boat repair superstar, Andy Miller, has decided that making his videos full-time is the new direction for Andy’s “Boatworks Today” YouTube channel. In...
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BOO! Halloween Resin Ghosts – Make at Home
Have you been envying the spooky Halloween decorations that are homemade and not Dollar Store variety? Are your resins collecting dust under your workbench or in your boat shop, waiting...
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Varnishing Slab Table Using Gleam Varnish & Penetrating Epoxy
As Lou rows his new TotalBoat Sport Dory off into the sunset (and into a new owner’s possession), we take you to the backwoods, upstate NY shop of another favorite maker...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Launching & Rowing
We have finally reached the episode you’ve all been waiting for! It’s time to launch the TotalBoat Sport Dory and take her for a row. Lou is excited to finally...
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Tool Tips from Louis Sauzedde: The Electric Planer
With the TotalBoat Sport Dory done and waiting for a nice fall day to show off her rowing prowess (next week!), Lou is back at the workbench, but this time...
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Boatbuilding at the TotalBoat Workshop on Live Shop Cam
It’s been a while since we have had something worth showing you from our Live Webcam in the TotalBoat Workshop. But since you were all so riveted by the Vela...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Teak Sealer – Episode 36
The day has arrived for TotalBoat Sport Dory – It’s finally completed – and the smile on Lou’s face says it all! Louis has finished the build and he’s shown...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 35 – Varnishing
With only a few steps remaining, today Lou applies TotalBoat Wood Sealer and Gleam 2.0 varnish to the guards of the TotalBoat Sport Dory. Lou has suspended the boat upside...
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