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Ignite Your Passion for High-Powered Rocketry: TotalBoat Teams Up with Xyla Foxlin for the Miss Fire Rocket Kit
At TotalBoat, we’re all about empowering makers to create extraordinary things, whether that’s a hand-carved wooden masterpiece, a perfectly polished boat, or a rocket that soars high into the stratosphere. That’s why we couldn’t be more thrilled to announce our...
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The Art of Boatbuilding – Scarfing Planks for the Coaming
The Art of Boatbuilding’s Bob Emser has built himself a beautiful wooden Joel White designed Haven 12 1/2. This week he’s building and attaching one of the most beautiful parts...
Read morePlanking the Bottom of the V-Bottom Skiff with Lou Sauzedde
Lou and his team have been busy building the V-Bottom Skiff in his Tips From A Shipwright boat shop. He’s already planked and fiberglassed the first layer of the boat’s...
Read moreBuilding Bulkheads with Acorn to Arabella
Steve and Alix are working hard on all of the parts required to go on the inside of Arabella while the boat is open and easily accessed. Building the bulkheads...
Read moreTips That Stick: Scarfing Planks with Lou Sauzedde
Lou is undeniably very busy these days. He’s got a few boat builds underway with the V-bottom skiff over at the Tips from a Shipwright shop, he’s building the amazing...
Read moreBoatworks Today: Using Polyester Repair Putty on the Bertram
Andy Miller is working on beefing up the transom of the Bertram Moppie, and after some setbacks and some lessons with MEK, he does a great job explaining his use...
Read moreWhich Bottom Paint Should I Use?
What is Boat Bottom Paint? Bottom paint is applied below the waterline on your boat, and typically refers to antifouling paint that prevents marine growth from clinging to your hull....
Read moreLou’s Sticky Tip: Extending the Working Time of Epoxy
Lou is no novice when it comes to using epoxy resin, and as such he has some great advice for making epoxy use easier. Besides offering great tips on using...
Read moreBuilding a Fleet with Louis Sauzedde
Lou always seems to have a few projects happening at once and we’re thrilled to be a part of all of them. From the first lines drawn for the TotalBoat...
Read moreTips That Stick with Louis Sauzedde
We are really excited to announce that we are again sponsoring our favorite shipwright, Louis Sauzedde, and his many video endeavors. We built the TotalBoat Skiff and the TotalBoat Sport...
Read moreAcorn to Arabella: Making Headway
Arabella, the Atkins ketch being constructed in the backyard boat shop of Steve Denette’s Massachusetts property, is looking more like a yacht and less like a woodworking project. With the...
Read moreBuilding the Ram’s Horn Sled with Shipwright Skills – Part 2
In part 2 of Keith Mitchell’s Rams Horn sled build, we see the sled that he started in Part 1, come to life with its beautiful curved “horns,” metal bracing,...
Read moreNarwhal Labs: Casting a McRib in Epoxy Resin
Things are never as you might expect when you peek behind the doors of Narwhal Labs, the makerspace that lives inside the TotalBoat HQ. The team there is on a...
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