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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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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 19: Q&A With Lou
It’s Q&A time! Tune in to Episode 19 to get answers to many of the pressing questions being asked of Louis Sauzedde and his unconventional Dory build. Some unusual boat...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 18: Adding a Layer of Carbon Fiber
Lou is back and like you, he’s anxious to progress on the worklist for his TotalBoat Sport Dory. With the first false bottom attached, it’s time to sharpen Lou’s composite...
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Save the Date for the Annual Jamestown Distributors Tent Sale
Save the Date! On April 14th from 8 am – 3 pm, swing over to the Annual Jamestown Distributors Tent Sale. There are many reasons to come for our massive One-Day...
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Acorn to Arabella & The Sea Dreamer Project: The Keels
The backyard boat shops of the SeaDreamer and Arabella builders have been busy with heavy work. And by heavy, we mean laden with tons (literally) of lead and laminated wood pieces. Scott...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 17: Broadstrake Planks
Lou is back this week and is ready to glue up the bottom of our TotalBoat Sport Dory. But first, he has to create two broadstrake planks, one for each side. This...
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Video of the Week: Acorn to Arabella Moves Their 4.5 Ton Keel
The Acorn to Arabella boatbuilders, Alix and Steve, had a plan when they poured their nearly 9000-pound lead keel into plywood molds in the ground. The plan was: figure out...
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TotalBoat DIY Epoxy River Table Kit | Our Advice for Success
Something amazing is taking shape in the world of epoxy resin. Turns out, epoxy isn’t just for boatbuilding and woodworking – it’s for art, too. And as producers and sellers...
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Acorn to Arabella: How They Safely Poured A Lead Keel
There was an amazing buzz after we shared the Acorn to Arabella video of the two talented boatbuilding buddies doing some hard thinking about how to safely pour themselves a...
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The Ice Man Shreddeth
Today, we welcome guest blog star and TotalBoat Ambassador, Brock Callen. Brock lives on Martha’s Vineyard and sails all over the globe. But his heart thumps fastest when he’s going...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 16: The Bottom
It’s time to put the bottom of TotalBoat Sport Dory together, but before Lou can do that, he has to get everything set up properly. The idea is that he’s...
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Episode 15: Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory – Lou Is Back!
He’s back! Lou has been under the weather, but he’s better and we are so glad he’s back and ready to carry on building the TotalBoat Sport Dory. In episode...
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Acorn to Arabella: Pouring 9500 lbs of Lead into a Wooden Mold
As we patiently wait for Lou Sauzedde’s return (APB! LOU IS OK! He will be back very soon – we promise!) we have been excited to follow along with the...
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