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Sarinda's New Roof: How Ship Happens Rebuilt a Rotten Deck Cover From the Beams Up
A Rotten Roof, a Five-Year Project, and One Last Push If you've followed Ship Happens for any length of time, you know the drill by now: Simon and Gemma have spent the better part of five years bringing their 1980s...
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Transforming an Alberg 30: How Rigging Doctor is Prepping Windpuff for the High Seas
Herb and Maddie Benavent, the adventurous duo behind the popular YouTube channel Rigging Doctor, have been living the cruising life since 2017. After putting serious nautical miles under their keel,...
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How Gleam was Born: A Story of Listening, Simplifying, and Never Settling
There's a particular kind of dissatisfaction that drives good product development. Not the frustrated kind that gives up, but the restless kind that keeps showing up at boatyards, picking up...
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Essential Supplies for Epoxy Resin Artists
Resin art is one of those crafts that looks effortless, until you try your first pour. The good news is that great results come down to a simple formula: the...
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Transforming the Saloon: Leading the Escapade’s DIY Boat Floor Project
Here at TotalBoat, you already know we absolutely love seeing the incredible DIY projects our sailing ambassadors take on. If you remember catching up with Janaye and Jason, the two...
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Parlay Revival's Blister Repair Continues
If you've been following Sailing Parlay Revival, you know that Colin MacRae doesn't back down from a challenge. But in his latest episode, "THIS IS THE LAST THING ANY BOAT...
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Rebuilding the Hulls: Sailing Parlay Revival’s Massive Blister Repair Project
If you’ve been following Sailing Parlay Revival, you know that Colin MacRae and his crew are no strangers to serious fiberglass work. But in their latest episode, "REBUILDING OUR HULLS:...
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Epoxy Resin Mixing & Pouring 101
Whether you are creating a bar top for your business, or crafting a custom river table, or preserving a family photo, learning how to use resin effectively is the first step toward a...
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Solving Marine Plumbing Puzzles with The Duracell Project
If there is one job that sailors dread more than fiberglass grinding, it might be marine plumbing. In the latest episode of The Duracell Project, Matt tackles the complex task of...
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Building the Heart of a Catamaran: SV Delos’ Engine Room Transformation
In the latest installment of their aluminum catamaran build, the crew of SV Delos takes on one of the most critical—yet least glamorous—tasks of any blue water vessel: the engine...
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From CAD to Catamaran: Sail Life Crafts New Hatches for Spiffy
Mads and Ava of Sail Life are back, tackling another crucial repair on their 44 ft hurricane-damaged DIY catamaran, Spiffy. The immediate problem? Leaky, temporary plywood hatch covers that allowed a...
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Table Top vs Deep Pour Epoxy: Which One Should You Use?
When it comes to working with epoxy resin, not all formulas are created equal. Two of the most popular options for makers, woodworkers, and DIYers are table top epoxy and deep pour epoxy. While they’re...
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If You Take Care of Her... She Will Take Care of You: Haul-Out Day with Tula’s Endless Summer
After a year and a half of adventure and nearly 10,000 miles of sailing, Billy and Sierra from Tula’s Endless Summer are hauling out their vessel, Lorie Sue. As Billy...
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