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We explore a broad range of practical approaches to wooden boat restoration and repair. Draw inspiration for your own projects as you watch shipwrights, pro boat builders and seasoned mariners tackle their own wooden boat repair and restoration projects.

Get a personal lesson from a master caulker, learn the ins and outs of refastening or follow the restoration of classics from Herreshoff S-Boats to a Grand Manan wooden lobster boat. We’re surrounded by masters bringing incredible vessels back to life, and we hope our wooden boat repair and restoration videos and posts inspire you to tackle your own projects with enthusiasm.

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The Off Center Crew	Coastal Queen Restoration Project – Episode 1: Episode 1 about a converted Chesapeake Bay Buy boat goes through a complete restoration at McMillen Yachts in Portsmouth...
The Off Center Crew	Coastal Queen Restoration Project – Introduction: We begin this series on the restoration of the Coastal Queen with a tour of the boat....
Tate Yoder	TALLY HO – Episode 148: Purpleheart Rudder / Cherry Cabinetry: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Tate Yoder	TALLY HO – Episode 147: Diesel tank install: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Tate Yoder	TALLY HO – Episode 146: Building the Mast: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Tate Yoder	TALLY HO – Episode 145: Building & finishing the SOLID TEAK Deck-house: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Tate Yoder	TALLY HO – Episode 144: Finishing the Bulwarks / boatyard flood!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Tate Yoder	TALLY HO – Episode 143: Tally Ho’s brand new Diesel Tanks!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Tate Yoder	TALLY HO – Episode 142: Planking the Bulwarks!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	TALLY HO – Episode 141: Building Tally Ho’s rudder using hardwood & chainsaw-mill!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
The Off Center Crew	TALLY HO – Episode 140: The Mast and Spars – Construction Begins!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
The Off Center Crew	TALLY HO – Episode 139: Deck Hatches & More!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 126: BACK TO WORK! Lots of interior and systems progress…: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 125: Stability Calculations: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 124: Bunks and Corner-Posts: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 123: Bolting the Keel / Engine in!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 122: Laying the Deck!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 121: Deck strapping / Roedda launch: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
The Off Center Crew	I Feel Like I Can Make Anything: MORE INFO ON IYRS: IYRS School of Technology and the Trades is one of the top boatbuilding and restoration schools in th...
Steve Stone	How It Feels to Restore a Beetle Cat at IYRS: Each first-year student at IYRS gets a Beetle Cat to restore, and many of the students have no woodworking skills when t...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 120: Fitting the Lead Ballast Keel: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 119: Pouring a Lead Keel (Pt 3): Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 118: Pouring a Lead Keel (Pt 2): Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 117: Pouring a Lead Keel (Pt 1): Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 116: Varnish, Paint, and bad jokes!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 115: Unboxing the Engine / Engine Beds: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 114: Chainsaw vs. LEAD KEEL!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 113: Deck Blocking!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 112: Sampson Posts!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 35: The Original Wheelhouse is Reinstalled: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 111: DECK PLANKING – lining out: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 110: CONCRETE in the bilge?! / Oak Stanchions: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 109: Finishing the Transom, Bulkheads & Mast Partners: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 34: Restoring a 1953 Chevy truck and a 1947 Flxible Bus: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 108: Mast Partners & Tie Rods: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 107: Bulkheads, bulkheads, bulkheads!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 106: The first Bulkhead / layout changes!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 105: Mocking Up the Interior: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 104: Back to Work!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 103: New Workshop! Moving In and Tour: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 102: Moving TALLY HO: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 101: Lead-Pouring Disaster: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 100: 4 years in 29 mins!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 99: Painting the Hull!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 33: A Trip to the Local Foundry to See New Portholes Being Made: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 96: Caulking (Corking?!) a Wooden Boat: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 95: Fairing the Hull/Next Steps: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 94: Finished planking! / Final “Whisky Plank”: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 32: Bulkheads, timeline and the next 6 months: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 93: County Problem Solved?! / Goodbye Rosie: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 92: Can the County shut down TALLY HO?! / Sheer Planks: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 31: Knife Making and Wooden Boats: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 91.2: Planking the Hull – Part 2: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 91.1: Planking the Hull – Part 1: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 90: The Rig & Sailplan: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 30: Exploring the Why of the Western Flyer Foundation: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 89: “Hey Pete, what are you doing?!”: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 88: Christmas Planking Special: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 28: How to Caulk or Cork a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 87: Choosing the Engine: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 27: Restoring a 1947 Flxible Bus: Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 86: Planking TALLY HO!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 85: Fitting the first new planks: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 26.5: A tour of a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 84: Finished installing Knees and Breasthooks: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 83: Finishing Casting & Floors / Plank Stock: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 26: Caps, Covering Boards & Bulwarks on a Wooden boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 82: Fitting/Polishing Bronze Knees: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 81: Pouring Bronze / Fastening Floors: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 25: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 80: Cutting for Propeller / Boring for Prop-Tube: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 79: Custom Rivet Press Machine! – Wooden Boat Fastenings: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 24: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 78: Lining-Out For Planking: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 77: Basic Boatbuilding Terminology: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 23: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 76: Finishing the Transom: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 22: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 75: Casting Bronze Floors: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 74: Restoring the Transom: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 21: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 73: Finishing the Deck Structure!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 72: Bilge Stringers / Oak problems!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 20: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 71: Building the Deck Structure!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 19: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 70: Fitting Deck Beams: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 18: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 17: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 69: Making Deck Beams / Hiring another Shipwright!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 16.5: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 16: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 68: Bending Beams / Pipe-threader Repair: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 67: Installing Beamshelves / BIG plans!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 66: East Coast Oak and a Pink Fireman: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 65: The Pilot Cutter PELLEW: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 15: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 64: “TALLY HO’s first voyage?” and other questions: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 63: Milling White Oak Timber in New England: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 29: Wooden Boat Building: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 62: Making Beam Shelves: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 61: Installing the Fashion Pieces: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 14: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 60: Carving Sternpost / Cutting Rabbet: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 59: Shaping the Keel / Adze work: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 58: Ship of Theseus / Project Recap!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 13: Rebuilding a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 57: Shaping the Cutwater / More Timber!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 56: Roughing-out the Stem / Timber Decisions: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 55: Finished Framing! / Planking Timber: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 12: Wooden Boat Stem: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 54: The Life of a Futtock! Reframing 1910 Yacht: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 11: Framing a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 53: Frame-Raising 2.0 (meeting the crew!): Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 52: Replacing the Bow on a Vintage Wooden Boat: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Sandy Lam	Western Flyer Restoration – Episode 10: Framing a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 51: Assembling the Bow Timbers!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 50: Cutting the Bow Timbers!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 49: Removing TALLY HO’s Stem & Bow: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 9: Double-Sawn Douglas Fir Frames: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 48: History of TALLY HO (RORC Presentation, Pt. 1): Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 8: Wood stock, frames, and fore keel: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 47: Finishing the Stern Frames!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 7: Stern and Backbone: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 46: Frame Raising Party! (Pt.1): Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 6: Purple Heart Horseshoe Stern: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 45: Bolting the Stern Timbers – Wood Boat Rebuild: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 5: Ship’s Saw: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 44: Timber Boat Building – Installing Stern Assembly: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 4: Project Tour: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 43: Big Joinery – Building the Stern Assembly: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 42: Cutting the Stern Post – and some BIG plans!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 3: House Removal: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 41: New team, new VISA, new timber!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 2: Moving a Wooden Boat: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 40: Buying BIG Centreline Timbers!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 39: Replacing more 108-year old Frames: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	WESTERN FLYER Restoration – Episode 1: Project Director Chris Chase’s enthusiasm for WESTERN FLYER’s restoration and the videos that bring it to li...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 38: I CHOPPED off my FINGER!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 37: The Mind of a Boat Builder: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 36: Developing A Wooden Boat-building Team!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 35: Rebuilding TALLY HO! Back to work!: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 34: Two AMAZING projects / Old Boats given New Lives: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 33: Meeting a Master Boatbuilder / 1905 Pilot Cutter: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Nate Rooks	TALLY HO – Episode 32: The largest new wooden boat in the country! – Replica Pilot Cutter PELLEW Update: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 30: Surface Power Planing Jig / Framing Tools: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episodes 28 & 29: Building and Installing Oak Frames: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 27: From Lofting to Re-Framing: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 26: The Kindness of Strangers: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Steve Stone	NY40 MARILEE: Restoration of a Herreshoff Classic, by Alison Langley: Thanks to the passion and generosity of the owner of MARILEE, we all get to sit in on her epic restoration at French �...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 25: Lofting the Lines; Part 2: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 24: Lofting the Lines; Part 1: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 23: The Wreck and the Rescue: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 22: Restoring a HUGE vintage Ship Saw / Bandsaw: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 21: Chainsawing & Fitting a Huge New Keel Timber: Watch Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when launched ov...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 20: Removing HUGE Keel Timber from 20-ton historic yacht, ALONE!: Try watching Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when laun...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 19: Milling Live Oak in the Deep South: Try watching Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when laun...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 18: The History of the Yacht Tally Ho / Pilot Cutters / Going South: Try watching Leo Goolden as he brings back the 47’ teak-planked TALLY HO to the glorious gaff cutter she was when laun...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 17: Massive New Pilot Cutter Build/Ferry Planks: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 16: Laminating Timbers into an Old Yacht/Cornish Projects: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 15: Time Out to Build a New, Traditional Boat in Cornwall: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO: Episode 14, Part 2; Cutting and Fitting the Keel Timber Scarph Joint: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 14: Part 1; Buying a New Keel Timber / Chainsaw Modification: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 13: Stringers & Breast Hooks / Replace the Keel Timber?!: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 12: Chainplates & Knees / Live Oak & Bronze: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 11: Demolishing the Deck / Reasons to Rebuild: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 10: Deck Hatches & Rollerskates (& Why I Have This Amazing Workshop): Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 9: A Stiff Breeze to Bermuda: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 8: Removing her Keel (& The Return of the Building Inspector): Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 7: The Keel Timber & The Building Inspector: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 6: The Rebuild Begins by Pulling the Garboards: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 5: Sailing & Workshop Living: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 4: The Workshop: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 3: The Shed of Dreams: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO – Episode 2: Moving TALLY HO: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
Maynard Bray	TALLY HO: Rescue and Restoration of a 1910 Albert Strange Cutter: Want some inspiration mixed with humor from a charismatic young guy who knows how to get things done? Try watching Leo G...
The Off Center Crew	My Dad’s a Boat Guy, by Craig Brooks [Chris Craft Restoration : 1948 Chris Craft Sedan Deluxe : Andante]: NOTE: This great little film by Craig Brooks was suggested for Flotsam by new OCH member Keith Bales in Michigan: OCH Ga...
Eric Blake	Restoring the Herreshoff 12.5 REMORA: Louis Sauzedde of Tips from a Shipwright is at it again, restoring another classic Herreshoff 12.5 (here are some videos...
Maynard Bray	Herreshoff NY-30s, with Walter Cronkite: A lot has changed since this video was produced back at the dawn of the classic yacht renaissance some 30 years ago. Sin...
Dustin Urban	Caulking Wooden Boats: In this Tips from a Shipwright video, Louis Sauzedde shares some trademark tips and tricks he uses when caulking wooden...
Steve Stone	Between Wood & Water Film – Dorothy Sails: “BETWEEN WOOD AND WATER documents the restoration and history of Canada’s oldest functioning sailboat, Dorothy,...
Dustin Urban	Betsy Davis on GLORYBE Wooden Boat Restoration: Betsy Davis’ 100-year-old wooden boat GLORYBE burned and sank in a tragic fire at the Seattle Yacht Club in 2002. Foll...
Maynard Bray	Repairing a Herreshoff 12.5: Here’s a great series documenting the repair of a leaky Herreshoff 12.5 (or 12-1/2-footer, as some put it). Create...
Maynard Bray	Rebuilding the Eastern Rig Dragger ROANN, with Walt Ansel: We at OffCenterHarbor.com are proud to count folks like Walt Ansel among our Guides. Walt Ansel is Senior Shipwright at...
Maynard Bray	Two Herreshoff S-Boat Videos from Bristol Boat Company: Through video and blog, OffCenterHarbor has kept you up to date with the restoration of the S-boat Mischief by Brooklin...

 

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