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Bottom Paint Breakdown: What You Need to Know Before You Paint
Ah, bottom paint season—when boatyards come alive with sanding, scraping, and painting as everyone gets their boats ready for splash. If you're one of the many boaters wondering, “Which bottom paint is right for my boat?”—you're not alone. We're getting tons...
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Beetle Inc in New Bedford, MA – Sole Builders of the Beetle Cat Boat
Customer since: 2000Location: Wareham, MASpecialty: Sole Builders of the Beetle Cat The Beetle Cat boat is a 12 foot, gaff-rigged wooden sailboat first built in 1921 by the Beetle family...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff with Tips from A Shipwright
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Prepping & Painting the Hull of the Black Watch 26
Inside the TotalBoat Workshop, proper preparation is key to all big projects coming to an ending to be proud of. And since we are testing and working to find products that...
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Thixo Thickened Epoxy Adhesive for a Curved Wood Coaming
SV Ramble On has a great blog where the owner gets into the massive amount of work they have made for themselves (via a long to-do list) aboard their Tayana 37. Jeni & Rich...
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Installing a New Rub Rail on the Black Watch 26
Mike Mills, JD President and TB Forefather, has a super sweet Black Watch 26. With a new paint job completed over the winter of 2015-16 (read about painting the Black...
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Constructing a Carbon Fiber Hardtop on the BlackWatch 26
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Coronet Yacht Restoration | Using Thixo 2:1 Epoxy to Attach Ceiling Planks
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Black Watch 26 Engine Bracket Installation
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Installing a Lewmar V700 Windlass on the Black Watch 26
Mike Mills’ Black Watch 26 had a perfectly fine anchoring system, the standard chain and robust anchor accessed through a nice bow locker where it all sat happily until needed....
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New Carbon Fiber Hard Top is Added on the BlackWatch 26
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