MotorCity Boat Werks

11/22/2024

Building a helm chair for the Albin 27 trailer trawler😀

This episode I'm building the Captain's Helm Chair and installing it in my trawler restoration project. Welcome to MotorCity Boat Werks!**MotorCity Boat Werk...

11/17/2024

Slow Travel and MotorCity Boat Werks featured in Passagemaker Magazine
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11/16/2024

100th Episode and what will be the future of the Boat Werks?
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In this 100th Episode I talk about the future of MotorCity Boat Werks and the status of my YouTube Channel.Please Join my Slow Travel Channel ✈️https://youtu...

11/08/2024

Finish Teak --
On the Boat or Off the Boat?
Final bit of woodwork on the Skipper 20 sailboat, getting ready for final painting. 😀

This episode I give some tips and tricks about how to refinish your sailboat teak when it's still on the boat.Welcome to my boat building channel! MotorCity ...

11/07/2024

Deck work in the Skipper 20 sailboat continues. A little bit of paint freshens everything nicely 😁

11/01/2024

Designing and Building an Engine Well Plug for a Small Sailboat Restoration

This episode I'm building a plug for my small sailboat outboard engine well. Welcome to my boat building channel! MotorCity Boat Werks is about REAL amateur...

10/18/2024

Boat Bucket List: An interesting motorsailer hidden in the Detroit area. Could you master the globe in this sailboat?

Check out this 1973 Lindsey 39 Globemaster Motorsailer sailboat for sale for $25,000. Could you master the globe after a simple sailboat restoration and refi...

10/14/2024

Zero to One Million views in about 2 years. Thanks to all the fans and supporters. Thanks to the Werkers 👍😁

10/11/2024

Building marine water tanks out of EPS foam??

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Building Water Tanks out of EPS Foam?? What is this maniac doing?Be sure to like and subscribe. https://www.youtube.com/ Questions or comm...

10/06/2024

10/04/2024

This Motorsailer sailboat has been on my Bucket List for 30 years 😁

Could this sailboat take you anywhere? This episode I tour one of the rarest pilothouse sailboats, the Fales Navigator 32. This motorsailer is one of eight b...

09/27/2024

Help! Let's talk about choosing components for building the worlds greatest DIY pocket trawler😀

Could this be the world's MOST AWESOME amateur trawler restoration and boat building project? This episode I talk about selecting and sourcing the components...

09/20/2024

After months of waiting finally preparing the engine room for the new tanks and diesel engine repower. 😁

Repowering or remodeling the engine room of your boat restoration? This episode I talk about some details in my engine room compartment as I prepare it to re...

09/13/2024

Don’t forget to restore your old boat trailer when you’re restoring your old sailboat 😁

This sailboat trailer needs some love. Let me show you how I restored this rusty old boat trailer in just 4 easy steps. I will tell you the real cost and the...

08/30/2024

A 30ft World Cruiser sailboat for a reasonable price? 😁

Can you cruise the world in this 30ft sailboat? This episode I tour one of the boats on my sailboat bucket list, the Willard 8 Ton World Cruiser cutter sailb...

08/23/2024

Small Sailboat Restoration: How to get a sailboat off a trailer

Can you lift your sailboat restoration project off your trailer using some do-it-yourself method? Yes, let me show you the GoHoist 5 ton sailboat lift. Welco...

08/16/2024

What’s the truth about One Part vs. Two Part Boat paints?

What are the pros and cons of each type of boat paint? Which boat paint is better for the amateur boat restorer, one part or two part boat paint? It might be...

08/09/2024

Step by step small sailboat restoration😁

Update on some of the many steps in the many steps in the restoration of my Skipper 20 trailerable sailboat. Hatches, cushions, rudder, and tiller boat proje...