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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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Restoring Vela: Episode 5 – Cabin Windows, Cockpit & Carbon Fiber
In episode 5, the deck is on with double layers of marine plywood so it’s on to cutting windows in the house sides, a “happy accident” for to the project that was...
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A Father’s Day Gift From TotalBoat and Louis Sauzedde
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. Especially to those of you who love boating and who love boat building. And as a special treat we are happy...
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Restoring Vela: Episode 4 – A Classic Fiberglass Sailboat
Progress aboard Vela, the Graves Constellation undergoing a full restoration in our TotalBoat Workshop, is moving along nicely. The deck beams and carlins from episode 3 have been attached and...
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Meet the TotalBoat Crew and Louis Sauzedde at the Wooden Boat Show
While there is no bad time for a visit to Mystic Seaport, the end of June is a particularly beautiful time as the grounds will be packed with wooden boats...
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Vela Restoration: Episode 3 – Deck Beams and Carlins
With Vela’s cabin house and deck fully removed, leaving only the deck flange and cockpit, Dan Shea is ready to construct, fit and glue in the deck beams that will support...
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Restoring Vela: Episode 2 – Laminating New Deck Beams
With Vela’s deck and cabin house removed, the 1965 Graves Constellation is ready to take some steps forward towards reconstruction. Boatbuilder Dan Shea’s first order of business is to cut strips of...
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Andy From ‘Boatworks Today’ Loves TotalFair
We were thrilled to find this video released a few days ago by YouTube boatwork guru Andy Miller of Boatworks Today. He apparently has been testing our TotalFair behind the...
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Video: Restoring Vela – Episode 1
When Mike Zani’s 1965 classic sailboat, the Graves Constellation, “Vela,” rolled into the TotalBoat Workshop we knew we had a great video series about to unfold right before our eyes. Welcome...
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Video: Testing Varnishes on a Picnic Table
Around here we love testing products. We have the TotalBoat Workshop setup for testing all sorts of products to increase our understanding of how they work, how they work best,...
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Have a Listen to “Around the Buoy” Podcast Series
One of our favorite customers, Carter from East Passage Boatwrights, was excited to tell us about the new podcast he has been working on. Around the Buoy is in its...
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Boat Bottom Painting Basics With Louis Sauzedde
It’s that time of year for those of us who are not lucky enough to use our boats year round. As you get ready to launch your boat and wonder...
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The TotalBoat Workshop: Our Winter Boat Projects
As the sun sets later and the breeze gets warmer, the hustle in the TotalBoat Workshop is a bit more frantic. As an owner of many boats I can attest...
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