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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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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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Envy 2-Part Clear Varnish: A Durable Coating for your Brightwork
Keeping your brightwork looking great is a chore that requires constant upkeep. With varnishes, most people expect to apply seasonal coats to keep the varnish looking good and doing the work of protecting...
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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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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
When Jamestown Distributor’s customer, Danny Thwaites, submitted these images of his boat and custom carbon fiber hard top rebuild after watching our How-To video on the process, we were thrilled to see...
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