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Building a Windlass Locker on Duracell
After a brief break, Matt from The Duracell Project is back with exciting new projects to enhance the legendary ocean racing sailboat, Duracell. This video, is part one of a two-episode series, focusing on creating a windlass locker in...
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Acorn to Arabella: Setting Homemade Rivets
When Steve and Alix couldn’t find rivets that met their high standards for constructing their Atkins ketch, Arabella, they did what any sensible backyard boatbuilder does – they made them!...
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When we got the call from the Acorn to Arabella boatbuilders about their Resorcinol problems, we wanted to help out. We’ve been supporting the boatbuilding duo since they started by...
Read moreBoatworks Today: Fiberglassing Helm Inserts
Andy Miller is still grinding out the to-do list on his Bertram Moppie restoration. This week you’ll find him buried in the deck of the boat, installing new partitions that...
Read moreAcorn to Arabella: Glue Failure Problems
Alix and Steve of Acorn to Arabella are attempting to glue together the longer boards for their next step of planking Arabella. But, an unforeseen hiccup has stopped their progress...
Read moreThird Coast Boat Building: Chine Logs and Scarfing Sides
Chris Schoenberg from Third Coast Craftsman YouTube Channel is up at his shop in Michigan making great progress on his fly fishing boat. He’s planing the chine log on his...
Read moreWoodbrew: Simple DIY Projects for Home or Outdoor Spaces
Dylan and Molly from Woodbrew have been busy building up a storm in their workshop. The young couple has been making a video series for their YouTube Channel of some...
Read moreGone Cruising: Meet the Spoondrifters Sailing Family
Todd and Tammy Smith have purchased a hurricane-damaged 1981 Morgan 462. This ketch-rigged sailboat will be their home, their school, and their vehicle to take their family on a round-the-world...
Read moreAcorn to Arabella: Sawn Frames and the Stern
In the Acorn to Arabella backyard boat shop, Alix and Steve are working diligently on their Atkins ketch, Arabella, in advance of the cooler weather that is rolling in soon....
Read moreThird Coast Boatbuilding: Stem and Chine Logs
Talented woodworker, and now boat builder, Chris Schoenberg, is on Part 6 of his video series about building himself his dreamboat. It’s no mega yacht, but it’s mega important to...
Read moreJackman Works: The Perfect DIY Adirondack Chair
TotalBoat Ambassador Paul Jackman is determined to share his clever – maybe even revolutionary – woodworking designs and plans with the world. If he’s not collecting pallets to upcycle into...
Read moreAcorn to Arabella: Installing the Last Oak Broadstrakes
The boatbuilding filmmakers from Acorn to Arabella, Alix and Steve, have discovered that planking can be a bit of a challenge. They are learning to plank with some of the...
Read moreThird Coast Boatbuilding: Keelson and Frame Sides
Back in the midwestern shop of Third Coast Craftsman, Chris Schoenberg, we find the talented woodworker busily measuring, squaring, and cutting timbers to use for the frame side members and...
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