In this Episode we take a short trip to check out the ongoing restoration of the 1962 Beals Brothers lobster boat The Blue Dolphin. This classic 45 foot wooden boat has lived in Newport, RI her entire life and is now getting a full overhaul, including plastic framing, a new keel, new planks and much more to get her back on the waters of Narraganset...

It's a new day in the Opendoor Boatshop and we're finally building the transom for ORCA. We first need to lift the lines off our drawing and then transfer them onto our loft floor in full size. Then using a little trick we're going to hammer some nail heads along those lines to copy them onto a cardboard pattern. Simply by pressing the cardboard...

This week we're getting out and installing our Horn Timber, the last piece on ORCA's centerline. We first need to cut the timber down to size with a chainsaw so we can get it up on to our shipsaw. The horn timber will run from the top of the stern post all the way to the transom of the boat. We then need to create another mortise and tenon to connect...

It's time for us to install the stern post for ORCA! This is an important piece as it will have the propeller shaft going through it and it connects the keel to the horn timber above it, which runs all the way back to the transom of the boat. In this episode we're going to show you a little trick to help us mortise our timber into the keel with...

The centerline for ORCA is nearly complete so we're headed back to the saw mill for more lumber. We're out to find pieces for the stern post, horn timber and also our framing stock. Get involved with the ORCA project at: www.patreon.com/tipsfromashipwright Check out the website and help us find items for ORCA! http://www.tipsfromashipwright.com...

Moving forward on ORCA we've almost completed assembling our center-line and this week we're making the final connection between the forefoot and the stem. This joint will be made in a new and improved way that will work to hold the pieces together while also not allowing for any twist. We are ultimately going to be using all bronze fastenings in...