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When the Acorns Came to ‘Glass
We invited Steve Denette and Annie B of Acorn to Arabella to the TotalBoat Makerspace, Narwhal Labs, to get some help fiberglassing some important pieces for Arabella. The wooden boat builders and experts (Annie B is a straight-up wooden boat...
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Tips for Laminating Boat Knees with Lou Sauzedde
In today’s video of the week, Louis Sauzedde, from Tips from a Shipwright, begins finishing the woodwork for his V-Bottom Skiff build! He shows us how to saw and laminate...
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Lou’s V-Bottom Skiff: Time to Prime the Hull
Our favorite shipwright, Louis Sauzedde, is back in the shop after a short vacation and is ready to put the final touches on his V-Bottom Skiff build as featured on...
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Meet Sailing Magic Carpet: A Refit to Take on The World
Meet Maya and Aladino! This dynamic duo has been filming and documenting all of their sailing adventures and boat restorations on their YouTube Channel, Sailing Magic Carpet! In today’s video,...
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Building and Fitting Arabella’s Final Deck Beams
Spring has finally sprung in the Acorn to Arabella boathouse and exciting things are happening. The Arabella crew adds a new member to the team- meet KP! KP comes to...
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Fairing Compounds: Epoxy vs. Polyester as Explained by MJ Sailing
Matt and Jessica of the YouTube channel MJ Sailing have been living their dream of sailing the world over the past 9 years and have been documenting it along the...
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Fairing and Priming the Hull of Lou’s V-Bottom Skiff
Louis Sauzedde from Tips from a Shipwright is getting close to finishing up his V-Bottom skiff wooden boat build. In today’s video of the week, Lou gets the hull prepped...
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Andy Miller Crosses a Milestone: The Transom Is In
Andy from Boatworks today is finally able to say that the transom chapter of his Bertram Moppie rebuild has been turned! It has been a long time coming with a...
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Szeto’s Stitch and Glue Skateboard Kayak
In this Video of the Week, woodworker Andrew Szeto, is bringing us part 1 of his newest project: a wooden stitch and glue kayak. Andrew has previously built cedar strip...
Read moreThe Art of Fairing the Rudder with Bob Emser
Sculptor and boat builder, Bob Emser from The Art of Boat Building, continues to make progress on this Haven 12 ½ wooden boat build. In this week’s episode, Bob shapes...
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Building A Fiberglass Shower Pan
When woodworker Andy Rawls reached out to ask for some advice on how to build a shower pan for his Airstream, we knew of just the video to have him...
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Tips for Spraying Gelcoat from Hold Fast Marine
Will from Hold Fast Marine has been working hard on creating helpful content for DIY boaters. We found his recent Gelcoat video to be very helpful, as we are very...
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Andy Miller’s Epoxy 101: Thickeners & Viscosities
Here is the video that will demystify and clarify all of your epoxy thickening questions and concerns. Andy Miller suffered through some overly runny epoxy that set back his Moppie...
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