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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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Happy New Year From TotalBoat
It was our best year yet and we have you, our awesome customers, to thank. Here’s to an even better 2018! Let us know how we can help make your...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 14 – Plastic Frames
This a big moment in the TotalBoat Sport Dory build, because in this weeks episode Lou will be gluing the plastic frames into the first layer of bottom. The frames...
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A TotalBoat Holiday – Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Twas the last Shop Night before Christmas, and all through the shop The sanders were spinning, the chop saw went “chop,” Crafty ornaments were made by the people with care,...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 13 – The Transom
Welcome back to Lou’s boat shop and to Episode 13 of Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory. Lou is working on the transom, slowly and precisely adjusting the fit and bevel...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 12 – The Stem
We’re back with some holiday cheer for you in the way of some Louis Sauzedde that we are certain you’ve been missing. Step back into the Open Door Boatshop and...
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Video of the Week: Acorn to Arabella Visits Jamestown Distributors in RI
We loved hosting Steve and Alix from Acorn to Arabella here last month. Their project is so inspiring to us and, it seemed after sharing their story with you, that...
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JD & TotalBoat Gives Back – Helping Hurricane Victims
It’s been a tough hurricane season in many parts of the world, as you all know. And as the devastation spread through the Caribbean islands, Florida, and Texas, it became...
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Restoring Vela: Gone Sailing – The Final Episode
We can’t help but reflect back on this time last winter when the Graves Constellation, Vela was undergoing a full restoration in the TotalBoat Workshop. It was an impressive undertaking...
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TotalBoat Sport Dory Begins As the Work Skiff Series Ends
We are thankful for those of you who love Louis Sauzedde, the Tips from A Shipwright star, as much as we do. Everyone was enthusiastic about his first TotalBoat series,...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory Episode 11: Garboard Pattern and Plank
We hope you’ll be thankful that Lou is back this week – and a few days early – so you’re not pacing around the turkey table waiting for the Thursday...
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TotalBoat Gear For the Holidays – Belt, Hat and Tees!
You can be a star this holiday for wearing or gifting a TotalBoat belt, hat or tee. Many of you are familiar with the TotalBoat belt, worn by Lou in...
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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 10 – Compression Steam Bending
Louis is switching things up this week and stepping away from the Dory mold to start steam bending the wood for the stem. It’s going to be made out of a...
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