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Learning the Lines Barrier Coated His Trimaran with TotalProtect
Every boat owner keeps a project list, and most of us have one item that sits at the top for so long it starts to feel permanent. For Jordan of the YouTube channel Learning the Lines, that item was the...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff: Ripping the Runners
Episode 21 finds Master Shipwright, Louis Sauzedde, with the perfect plank he needs to construct the runners he will be attaching to the bottom of the TotalBoat Work Skiff. Lou explains...
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Building the TotalBoat Works Skiff: Fitting the Final Planks & Bottom Painting
Here is the perfect pre-Thanksgiving activity for those of you who will need some time to check out from the politics, the football, and the turkey and just give thanks for...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff: TotalFair for the Fasteners
Louis Sauzedde worked hard to put the fasteners for the TotalBoat work skiff in just the right location, and at just the right depth. And now to prepare for painting...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff: Hang Over & Cut Off Method
We are finally back in the Open Door Boatshop with Louis Sauzedde and his TotalBoat Work Skiff project. It’s time to trim the bottom planks that were attached and left...
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Restoring a Classic: The Graves Constellation, “Vela”
Check out the whole restoration series on our YouTube Channel or click here for the playlist of all the Vela videos! Step into the TotalBoat Workshop for a super up-close...
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TotalBoat Shop Night: Check Out These Fun Boat Projects
Only a few Wednesdays into Shop Night season, the enthusiasm is mounting and the projects are piling up. With a short list of a few more shop upgrades to work...
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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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TotalBoat Shop Night – Tune in Every Wednesday at 5
Now you can tune into the weekly pow wow we call Shop Night! Employees pour into the TotalBoat Workshop after 5pm each Wednesday for a few beers over boats and ideas,...
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Building the TotalBoat Work Skiff with Tips from A Shipwright
Louis Sauzedde has been building wooden boats for longer than he can remember. So when he and filmmaker Halsey Fulton approached us to help them make a series on building...
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How to Make a Fiberglass Mold From a Plug – Part 1
In this video series, we have called on composite expert, Stephan Vaast to show us a clever way to create a plug for a mold. Making a plug is the...
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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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