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Building a Featherweight Roof: Duracell's Composite Bimini Takes Shape
Last week Matt and Janni from The Duracell Project tackled the supports for a new bimini on their Open 60 sailboat, Duracell. This week Matt moves up to the main event: a full composite hard top that will shade the...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 31 – Installing the Oar Locks
Lou is pretty excited at the thought of rowing his newly built TotalBoat Sport Dory. But in order to get rowing, Louis needs to first position the spot for installing...
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Q&A Time with Louis on the TotalBoat Sport Dory
Lou is getting pretty close to finishing up and launching his TotalBoat Sport Dory! In this week’s episode, Lou answers some great questions from the audience as well as taking...
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TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 29: Seat Risers & Seats
Welcome back to the Open Door Boatshop, where Louis Sauzedde is busy making progress on the TotalBoat Sport Dory. In this episode, Lou determines the height and location of the...
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Building The Sport Dory’s Stem With TotalBoat 2:1 Epoxy – Episode 28
Louis is back for Episode 28 in his series on Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory. With a fresh coat of Penetrating Epoxy applied to protect the wood, Lou gets to...
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Boatworks Today: Replacing The Transom on a Boston Whaler
Andy Miller from Boatworks Today YouTube show always makes boat repairs look easy and straightforward. But as boat owners, we know otherwise. You can count on Andy to show you...
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The WoodenBoat Show with Lou Sauzedde | Rowing on the Mystic River | Part 2
Part 2 of Louis Sauzedde’s walk around the WoodenBoat Show brings you along for a row on the Mystic River. It’s Lou’s first time being on the waters off of...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 26 – The Wooden Boat Show
The Wooden Boat Show brought together Tips from a Shipwright star, Louis Sauzedde with many of his fans. The TotalBoat Sport Dory greeted people at the door and attracted new...
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TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 25: Flipping Off The Mold
This is it! It’s finally time for Lou to remove the TotalBoat Sport Dory from the jig and flip it over! We have put all the planks on it the...
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Meet us at the 2018 Wooden Boat Show in Mystic, CT with Acorn and Louis
The JD Team, Louis Sauzedde & The Acorn to Arabella Boatbuilders Will Be With Us! Come down to Mystic Seaport this coming weekend to soak up a beautiful collection of...
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TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 24 – Getting out the Second Binder Strake
The TotalBoat Sport Dory is looking pretty sporty with her second binder strake attached. In today’s video, Lou shows us a revolutionary solution to a problem he was having clamping the...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 23: Fastening the Binder Strake
We’re back with another episode of the TotalBoat Sport Dory build. Our master shipwright, Louis Sauzedde, is working to shape and fasten the binder strake on the Dory. Using his...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 22: The Binder Strake
Episode 22 finds Louis Sauzedde back in the Open Door Boatshop where he is fitting a binder strake to the TotalBoat Sport Dory. With some hollowing, planing, and adjusting, Lou...
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