Tips from a Shipwright featuring Louis Sauzedde

Wooden Boat building video series with Master Shipwright Louis Sauzedde | Produced by Halsey Fulton | Fish Hawk Films

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Tips from a Shipwright with Master Shipwright Louis Sauzedde Season 3 - Episode 1 The V-Bottom Skiff

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Chile Episode 3 - Astillero Playa Negra 

We want to thank CETMA at the University of Concepcion, Diego Valdes and everyone else who made our trip to Chile and this short series of videos possible.   

Hopefully you enjoyed it and learned as much as we did, we hope to do more trips like this to explore other fascinating wooden boat building projects in other parts of the world too. Stay tuned for more announcements and videos in 2020!

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Lou goes to Chile Episode 2: Lota

Today we're headed to a small boatyard in Lota, Chile where we will meet with local boat builders, business owners, friends and fans to exchange our experiences and ideas about social media exposure and the tourism industry in this and other areas around Chile.

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Lou goes to Chile - Episode 1: Lebu

Join Tips from a Shipwright and Louis Sauzedde on the trip of a lifetime to Concepcion, Chile to visit and explore several boatyards, meet with local shipwrights and shed some light on the wooden boats being built there. 

We would especially like to thank CETMA at the University of Concepcion for inviting and coordinating our visit, it was so satisfying to see such great work going on and to meet so many wonderful hard working people.   

Hopefully this will help bring some interest and exposure to the areas and people of Chile and their new ideas. Stay tuned for more episodes coming soon!

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 37 - Let's go for a Row

This is it!  The final episode of Season 2 of Tips from a Shipwright.  Join Lou as he launches his TotalBoat Sport Dory and takes a row around the harbor and shows you just how special this boat is.  An original Sauzedde design, it combines a lifetime of methodology, with modern materials and products for a classic yet modern boat that is truly one of a kind. Don't miss your chance to own this famous boat!   Visit the ebay link below and place your bids!!

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We want to extend a special thank you to our sponsor Jamestown Distributors and TotalBoat.  They were with us every step of the way and we couldn't do it without them! 

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How to tune up your Electric Planer for best results

Next week we will finally be launching our TotalBoat Sport Dory and taking it for a row in some calm water and some lumpy water.  It's been a long time coming and we just can't wait to get it wet.   

The Sport Dory will also be going on Ebay with the launch of the final episode so everyone can have a chance to own and enjoy this one of kind boat. In the meantime, sit back and relax and watch as we unbox a brand new Ryobi electric planer and show you some of the tips and tricks to help get the best results from this great machine.

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 36 - Plastic Fantastic

Tips from a Shipwright has a couple big announcements this week.  First we have finally found and secured a larger space and new home for the Open Door Boatshop.  This additional space will allow us to make more boats and more videos and we couldn't be more excited about it. 

Second we are happy to announce that our next project will to be the full construction and video documentation of a very unique 23' V-Bottom Skiff.  You've seen the model, now get ready for the real thing!   Sit back and enjoy this episode as Lou gives you a sneak peek into our next project and series.

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 35 - Varnish

It's time to Varnish our TotalBoat Sport Dory and we're gonna do things a little differently this time.  We're gonna varnish our Dory upside down! 

If we had put caps on the sheer we would be able to varnish the guards, right over the caps and then down inside the inwhales.  But with the sheer open and the frames exposed, we run a big risk of having varnish run down between the two into the interior of the boat. So we're going to hang our Sport Dory upside down from the overhead and let gravity work for us.   

We need to sand the guards, top of the sheer plank and the inwhales with 220 sandpaper to get them ready for varnishing.  We want to focus on the edges and round those out a little bit so they will better hold varnish and not chop off later on. 

For our first coat we're going to use TotalBoat Wood Sealer.  It's a varnish primer that will help fill the grain, seal the wood fibers and level surface to get us ready for our Varnish. We will let the Wood Sealer dry overnight and then sand again with 220 paper before applying our TotalBoat Gleam 2.0 Marine Spar Varnish.  

While brushing on this second coat we need to keep an eye on how much varnish we are putting on our brush and applying to the boat so that we don't get any runs.  We want to make sure to tip the varnish as we go to help us achieve a smooth level finish.   

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 34 - Painting on the Wet Edge

It's finally time to paint our Sport Dory!!  

We're going to be using TotalBoat Wet Edge, a one-part polyurethane topside paint along with TotalBoat Special Brushing Thinner 100. The secret is finding the right consistency for your project so that the paint flows smoothly onto the surface.  It also gives the paint a longer working time which gives you more time to tip the paint out and enhance the finish quality and extend the service life of the coating. Because the Wet Edge paint lays down flat after application you can roll, brush or spray it.  

In this case, we're just going to brush it because we don't have a large surface area and the laps between each plank may cause the roller to pool up paint and not reach into the corners. We're painting one plank at a time, bow to stern.  Once we have enough paint on the plank we tip the paint from the wet edge onto the new paint.  This minimizes any brush strokes and allows the Wet Edge to lay down flat on it's own.  You can see the transformation from the matte primer to the smooth and glossy Wet Edge, it really brings the lines of the boat to life.   We will most likely apply a second coat once the first coat dries and we are able to sand  it.  This will make sure we have complete coverage and our Sport Dory will shine white when she hits the water.  

Stay tuned for more next week when we flip our Dory back over and get started with some varnish! Become a member of the Tips Team!!   

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 33 - Making the Skeg

We're rowing right along with our Sport Dory build.  In this episode it's time to build and fit the skeg to the transom.   Using a straight edge we established the center of the bottom and then measured and drew a line 7/16 of an inch off of that line.  That gives us a reference point for where the edge of the skeg goes. 

The next step for us is to scribe the curve of the bottom onto the straight skeg.  We do this by placing two small pieces of wood under each edge to raise the piece off the bottom and then using another small piece of wood we draw a line along the length of the skeg.  This transfers the exact curve of the bottom onto our piece.  

Once we have that line we can take it over to the band-saw and cut it.  We'll touch that up with a planer and then also draw a line that continues the angle of the transom up onto the skeg and cut that in the band-saw as well. Then we are going to round off the forward and bottom angles of the skeg using some items around the shop that we think give us the proper radius we're looking for.  We'll cut those in the bandsaw as well and then give the piece a quick sanding. 

Now it's time for us to grab a small trim router and use that round off the edges of both sides of our skeg.  The most important thing to do here is make sure we keep the router down flat on our piece so we get a nice clean cut.  Once that's finished we can touch the piece up with a planer and then a block with some sandpaper. Before we apply our skeg to the boat we're going to drill two holes on the same center line we drew earlier, those can be connected up inside the boat when we flip it over and then we can sink some screws into the skeg from the inside. 

The last step is for us to apply a few beads of polysulfide to the skeg where it will contact the boat and then place we can place it into position.  We're getting mighty close to getting our Sport Dory into the water, stay tuned for more action next  week! Become a member of the Tips Team!!   

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 32 - Epoxy Primer

This week we're setting up to prime the bottom of our TotalBoat Sport Dory. We applied TotalFair to the bottom and first garboard plank and then scraped and sanded it to make sure we have a nice fair surface for our primer. The surface must first be prepped and wiped down with TotalBoat reducer. For this project we're going to use TotalBoat 2-Part Epoxy Primer, a 1:1 mix that needs 30 minutes for induction before application.  

When the primer is ready we pour it into a small rolling tray and then roll it directly onto the bottom.  It's going to be used above and below the waterline and will aggressively adhere to the bottom so we have a good surface to apply our TotalBoat Wet Edge paint. 

Once the Epoxy Primer has dried we need to sand the surface before applying any additional coats.  We're also going to attach a skeg to the aft part of the bottom in order to help the Dory track better in a straight line.  

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 31 - Installing the Oar Locks

We’re rolling right along on our TotalBoat Sport Dory build and it’s finally time to install the oar locks.  The most important thing here was to find the right height and the right distance from the aft end of the middle seat.  We did a lot of research and sat in the boat with a set of oats and tried it in several different positions until we found what we thought was the most comfortable spot.

The oar locks are going to rest on pads that we’re going to make out of some nice quartered white oak.  Because the sheer is curved and twisted we need to plane the pad down so that it will sit flat on the surface.  Before we drill the holes for our oak locks we’re going to put some pieces of wood into the space in the sheer to stop the drill bit from wandering around as we drill. 

Once we have our holes we’re going to shape the pads to make them look a little more aesthetically pleasing.  So we’re going to make a couple passes on the bandsaw until we get a nice shape we like.  Then we’re going to spread some TotalBoat Thixo on the bottom of our pads, clamp them into place and drill and fasten them down. 

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 30 - The Guards and Inwhales + Audience Q&A

We're getting pretty close to finishing up and launching our TotalBoat Sport Dory! 

In this week's Episode we answer some great questions from our audience as well as taking a close look at how Lou installs the guards and inwhales. The guards go on first and are made out of one long piece of lumber.  We will cut a 45 degree bevel on bottom side of each guard using a fence attached to our table saw.  The pieces will then be bedded down with polysulfide and wood screws. 

The inwhales are slightly more complicated.  Made out of much lighter pieces of lumber they will run inside the boat from the breasthook all the way to the transom.  We need to transfer a series of angles and measurements in order to get the fit close and then use a final saw-fit cut to make the piece fit tightly into position.  

The inwhales are then secured to the boat with rivets that go directly through the guards and each frame. 

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Building the TotalBoat Sport Dory: Episode 29 - Installing the Seat Risers

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