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

[@peterpavelka3465]

Lou , you are excelent craftsman and best narrator ...

[@nicksrestos8505]

Lou, I work all day restoring classic runabouts here in Kelowna B.C. When I get home from my dream job, the first thing I do is see if you’ve posted a vid. ( Hi, my name’s Nick and I have a problem) Anyway Lou, thnx for all you do. You teach me something new with every vid posted.🍻

[@robowen11]

Only Lou can get away with a 22min video on sticking a piece of wood to the bottom of the boat !! Haha, Can't wait to see the finished boat.

[@makewhatyoulike119]

You are an excellent and humble teacher.

[@KentBLewis]

Fun how a small piece has such an important function for how the dory will track, not too big, not too small. Nice job showing all the details.

[@towmaider3964]

Your knowledge is definitely invaluable and I really appreciate what you do. I just wish I had payed closer attention to my grandfather when I was younger.

[@robbhawks2568]

I've been working with wood for 50 years, and I have to say, he scares me some times. He has his fingers in places that the slightest slip and the router or some other power tool can eat him alive! Love the show!

[@arwo1143]

Robb Hawks thats how you use a router though...... There is no real other way to hold it

[@alastairhammerich8954]

He has all his fingers so the safety police don’t have a leg to stand on . I give them two fingers . At 69 I would say Lou knows more about safety than the rest of us

[@flyingpictures1100]

I am not a boat builder (maybe one day) I am a hobby wood worker and you have taught me so many useful tricks in this build thank you. I think I will look for the Total Boat Skiff build now.

[@mattevans-koch9353]

Great work Lou. That dory is looking fantastic. Can't wait to see it slide into the water.

[@hotrodhog2170]

I agree Lou, it came out fantastic! I hope you and Halsey will keep making videos, it really brightens up my Thursday nights! Fair winds and following seas.

[@blazenetic]

Always a pleasure to watch Lou hard at work creating what he obviously loves. Thanks for the amazing insights. Great production work too. Big thanks from Australia.

[@martinmiller7623]

Dude besides great teaching moments from a true craftsman. Great show can tell your enjoying the tale. Keep on keeping on.

[@WhiteLakerrt16]

You should be very proud, it’s a beautiful boat!

[@ronwatson4902]

I love to watch you using hand tools.A true master.

[@vinceoshea8449]

Another great video, Lou. The quality of the close up camera work on your hands is terrific! You and Halsey make a great team; a joy to watch.

[@stevenrice47]

Audio was much better in this video! Thank you for producing great videos! I'm looking forward to seeing the dory in the water!

[@kittonsmitton]

Great work nice pointers watching you build this Dory makes me want to build something hand built and as unique. Thank you for the education.

[@raytheron]

You never cease to entertain and educate, Lou. Thank you!

[@deantubeful]

Hi, Yeah I remember when you took the skiff out after she was finished and it being a very enjoyaable closure to the project seeing you and her in use. Untill then I look forward. All the best.

[@bobsenior9218]

I love watching you work Lou. That plane gets hypnotic lol. Keep these vids coming bud.

[@chetthejet3896]

Hello Lou from TN. I love boats used to live up in the Chesapeake Bay area. Still enjoy building boat models. The first thing I did when I started watching your videos is to count your fingers. Yeah you got em all. You are an excellent teacher. I have learned a lot from you... thank you. Something small but I think very important when I do wood work is before I use one of my power tools is to think "My fingers are more valuable than this project". That tells me not to grab something if things go wrong. I love the name you gave your home made saw Mr Friendly (which is not approved by OSHA)

[@dylanbrink]

Keep up the good work Lou! Love your videos and seeing true craftsmanship. Cant wait to see you rowing it!

[@Tugmun11]

Lou I really enjoy your channel the work skiff, now the Dory Just the best and I have learned tonn's, Long ton's. Here's to your next video. Press On. . .

[@wisedupearly3998]

Definitely a great piece of work and should offer many decades of service.

[@felipericketts]

That looks like a lot of fun! It certainly sounds like you are enjoying what you do tremendously. That makes it so I enjoy it a lot as well. Take care and keep up the good work. :-)

[@markpalmer5311]

Thanks Lou! I’m going to follow the same principles for putting the runners on my little S&G skiff.

[@MakeBrooklyn]

That is looking fantastic. Can't wait to see it in the surf!! Cheers Lou!

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Onother great build look forward to to seeing it in the water 👍👍🛶

[@larry78cj7]

Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.

[@murrayandru7527]

Thanks Lou awesome as usual.

[@TR4zest]

Lou - you might have been able to fix the off-cut from the skeg to support the router base to allow you to round-over the complete skeg. Great work, as per usual.

[@killerkane1957]

Tragedy! Binge watched you building the skiff. This led to the same for the dory. I got episode 33 watched this AM and looked for 34. Where the hell is it?! Can it be?? NO way! I’m caught up!!

[@Tinker001]

I keep watching you build beautiful little wooden boats & I'm gonna want my next boat to be one of your design... When are you going to do a 40'+ sailboat? Nah... I doubt I'd be able to afford it. But I can dream...

[@arkansas1336]

Beautiful wood, beautiful craftsmanship! ....13

[@JohnSawtell]

If you make a rectangle Plexiglas base that screws onto the bottom of the router and extends out on just one side it will allow you to easily stay square on more challenging pieces like you were working on. It is not as good as just using a proper router table but it works well and is cheap and easy.

[@elywalton7147]

"Everyone wants to see me to use a router." LOL!

[@ljbonner]

Icing on the cake. Another great video.

[@jackiechan8840]

There's a town in the UK called Skegness. Has it's origin from the Vikings (Danish). Means Skeggi's headland or Beard shaped headland. So there ya go!

[@04658IFH]

I highly recommend the Grizzly Industrial router table if you want to get into some router table work. It's cheap for the quality.

[@Tuitjemobiel]

two pieces of scrapwood on the other side of the routerbase prevent it from tipping if you route it on a flat surface.

[@joedanger666]

Bigger = stabler. I love this tip, and my routers look ridiculous.

[@badgoy8439]

I think he might have done it that way so the camera could get a good shot

[@CaseyChristopher]

Favorite youtube channel :)

[@Pushyhog]

Wow, what a fit! Scag! I seen some scag’s round here:) thanks Lou.

[@jameslatham3521]

Can’t wait

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

The skeg ought to help her track well, either rowed or sculled. Looking good.

[@genefoster7238]

Hey Lue this is my first comment, love the builds and I have learned so much from you. Could you show us how you sharpen your planes. Thanks Geno

[@James_Innes]

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[@johnc6339]

Beautiful , beautiful job but Lou... I thought this was to be your boat? Are you sure you want to sell it?

[@joshuawalker7054]

Make sure that Total Boat label is facing out Lou! ;)

[@rahoulrai]

😁😁

[@tedhaas8440]

Shameless plug! LOL

[@thomasarussellsr]

Wouldn't putting the first couple of screws in that fin help squeeze it down tight to the boat better than weighting it down? Won't the fin make it harder to spin around on the beach?

[@ajones8699]

Nice.

[@1TomTom]

Thousands of an inch!

[@UweBehrendt]

thanks

[@flyingpictures1100]

Dang I am up to date!

[@boatrat]

Any decision on whether you were gonna make these lines/offsets available for sale? Slightly shorter overall, + slightly fuller bilges /narrower bottom than some standard examples of the working Swampscott type, makes this one appealing... without me having to re-invent the wheel trying to modify one of the old ones.

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

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[@MrShobar]

Where can we get some of those "Tips From A Shipwright" pencils?

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

www.tipsfromashipwright.com/store

[@TheBoczk26]

Question, would you ever use roofing tar as bedding compound on a wood boat?

[@timothyreed8417]

Do you have a name picked out for this beauty?

[@TheMotoDoug]

Just curious why you would glue the skeg on after paining. Seems like it would be much stronger to bond the wood to the Kevlar then pain over it all...

[@rack391]

I was thinking the same question and my guess would be because it will be easier to replace if it were damaged in anyway.

[@StonyRC]

MotoDoug - the polysulphide isn't an attachment adhesive, it just holds the skeg in place until the dory can be flipped over and screws driven through and into the skeg to hold it in place. That way, if the skeg gets damaged it can be removed and another attached in its place.

[@thomasmarchetti8639]

Lou said in a previous video that he wanted to be able to replace the skeg without too much trouble, so he did it this way. Pretty smart.

[@kevinvermeer9011]

The epoxy primer and paint it is on top of is not significantly more likely to separate than the epoxy in which the kevlar is embedded.

[@wobius]

great video! good to see you use a router :D

[@SomeGuyInSandy]

It sure is a good thing you happened to have those cans of Total Boat Wet Edge and Total Boat 2-Part Epoxy Primer laying around. What ever would you have done without them? Total Boat sure saved the day!

[@thomasmarchetti8639]

I hear the new coffee mug offers a fair radius as well...

[@TipsfromaShipwrightvideos]

Thomas Marchetti ballparkblueprints.com/collections/boats

[@ghostboatsofsouthernmichig5978]

I think I would Have To Be A "Total Boat'' coffee Mug!!!

[@kurthougaard557]

Mener at jeg har set alle filmene, men ikke hvordan du lavede spanierne til opbygning af båden😉 ellers nogle fine film Desværre mester jeg ikke sproget👍😘

[@kevincorbin6273]

Yeah Lou gets his fingers very close to disaster, but I also noticed he still has all his fingers after how many years? Respect the tools but you can't be fearful to use them

[@paulcollins9397]

The late Pete Culler recommended porch & floor enamel house paint! It works great! “If you want to build a cruising sailboat, build it’s dinghy first!” Good advice. Yours is a work of art. Should that skeg have a wider base, for side impact support? Primer the mating surface (underside) of the skeg, before caulking?

[@williamsimons5706]

Capt. Culler was a very experienced man of the sea with design and practical knowledge you just can't find in modern so called cruising sailboats. We have lost so much to the racing influence that has no place in cruising! A fast living room ( Mooring's Catamarans) on the water is not a safe place to live. A fact they don't advertise - more stable upside down than right side up!

[@paulcollins9397]

William Simons Old school traditional designers brought a wealth of experience to the drafting table. Cats & tris are fine sea-going vessels, just gotta handle ‘em differently. Polynesia, Hawaii, etc... Carl Alberg didn’t design boats for the customer, “I design boats for the sea.” Customer got what he gave them, deal with it!! That’s why I have a 1965 Ariel. I never thought I’d ever see an Ingrid being built.

[@mr.e7022]

Is that a Walker Turner bandsaw?

[@davidholdman8015]

Yep

[@tedhaas8440]

Lou, 2 questions - 1st- Why wouldn't you epoxy the skeg on to the boat with a 2-part epoxy glue. 2nd - Since that skeg can suffer cross pressure and forces, wouldn't you want to mount a backing plate (metal like aluminum, stainless steel or even brass/bronze) inside the boat floor bottom over the skeg with a series of long and heavy screws with very course threads (1/4"-5/15" screws) to help secure that skeg tightly to the backer plate? Plate wide enough to withstand side to side pressures while sandwiching to the hull bottom (maybe 3"+/- wide and the length of the skeg)?

[@MrJohn714]

Im thinking Lou only used the polysulphide to seal the seem and to set the skeg in place till he can flip the boat. If you recall he drilled two holes for screws to use as a center line for more screw holes and I'd be willing to bet he'll use a small oak backing strip also so the screw heads don't have a tendency to pull through the bottom of the boat. Also two part epoxy doesn't have a lot of shear strength so using it as a strength factor wouldn't be that effective because under a side load it will snap like glass.

[@tedhaas8440]

Yes I noticed the 2 set screw holes he drilled for. I guess a solid oak backer board would probably 1" or more x 3-4" wide and the length of the skeg would be sufficient, as long as there are either wide and thick SS or brass washers to help the screw heads to stay secure. A 1" x 1/8" brass bar strip over that oak plate, the length of the oak plate, edged and drilled in place of washers would look even more spiffy! As far as shear strength goes Polysulphide would only "give" with side shear forces and then put the bulk of the shear pressure on the screws, which could stress and even spider crack the hull around the screw holes. A 2-part epoxy glue/putty with some glass fibers and/or cavicel on both the skeg and the backer plate would add a tremendous amount of strength to the shearing strength of the skeg. Any possibility of it breaking like glass would be handled by the screw shanks, as well as a pre-roughing (60-80 grit scuffing pads) of the hull bottom at the footprint of both the skeg and the backer plate, as well as the bottom of each pieces that will be glued and assembled to the hull bottom. Once assembled and glue kicked, he could even add several 6" tabbing strips of the same kevlar material he used to overlay the hull, along the skeg to hull connection to also help with side forces and it will still look good with 3" of it running up the sides of the skeg, and almost looking like it was pre-formed into a mold. Finally, he'll want to clear epoxy the skeg and the oak backer plate to keep them both looking good, being durable and avoid water intrusion.

[@PeopleMakePictures]

Was it an after thought?

[@videosunrelated1883]

"Going on ebay for sale." yeah let me just win the lottery real quick...

[@boathousejoed9005]

why not hold a raffle for the dory?

[@johnburgess6572]

I counted your fingers haha

[@collariautomotive9876]

what color is the polysulfied ?

[@_noname617]

bob dylan shocked the world when he went electric

[@johmstrom3523]

Ha. Nice one!

[@CybranM]

I get irrationally nervous when you drill holes in the bottom of the boat

[@johnnelson8956]

Make your own router table

[@hotrodhog2170]

122nd view and 11th like in 7 minutes! Woo Hoo!

[@danielsilvis203]

Luckily you had the total boat cans laying around!

[@Figment078]

lou, really, take half a day and make yourself a half-decent router table. (more reasonably, a router-box that you'll just clamp to your bench) it'll be time and scrap well-spent.

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

*builds a boat for months 😅 *drills holes in the bottom of said boat 😳

[@rahoulrai]

😉🤔🤔

[@CorwynGC]

Welcome to boat building...

[@thomasmarchetti8639]

Sees Lou drill holes in herrishoff planking to screw on, thinks nothing. Sees Lou design a dory and drill holes for skeg, loses mind. So sensitive 😆

[@manfredschmalbach9023]

Thomas Marchetty You're right (not with the overly sensitive part tho), needless to point out the Herreshoff is a karweel planked one, while da dory does sport a composite bottom ... duh. But well, why not, we do things different all the time, don't we?.

[@alexmakos6039]

Hi

[@bridgetstoli2347]

I was disappointed by TotalBoat's poor selection of lead weights.

[@hermandarr6274]

22 minutes to put one piece of wood on.....WTF

[@davidj.7779]

Yup; unhurried craftsmanship. That's why this Dory will float for a long, long time.

[@collariautomotive9876]

what color is the polysulfied adhesive your using?