Got some down time? In honor of Hurricane Debby, which just kept us indoors for 4 days, we are continuing our series on the best YouTube channels, this time with a dive into the best YouTube channels for boatbuilding. If you haven’t already perused our blog and specifically the posts […]
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Engine Performance In this post, we are going to talk about the engine performance of the Tohatsu 140hp on our Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat. This is one of the crowning moments of our cataloging the build of our demo boat. If you’re unsure how we got here, this post […]
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Dram Tree Park Dram Tree Park is located on the west side of Wilmington, NC on the banks of the Cape Fear River. This ramp gives access to the northern stretches of the river and the waterfront portion of downtown Wilmington. The battleship North Carolina is about half a mile […]
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The Fun Part The best part of a custom boat is the custom part. In this post, we will walk through all of the build options and customizations we chose for the Atlas Boatworks 23F 2024 demo boat. If you have no idea how we got here, check out our […]
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Location The Trails End Park is nestled towards the southern end of Wilmington at the end of a residential neighborhood. Literally at the trail’s end, the road dead ends at the park which sits on the Intracoastal Waterway. You can go north towards Masonboro Inlet and Wrightsville Beach or south […]
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Hull Reveal In this post, we will cover the process of removing the hull of the Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat from the mold. You can think of the mold in the same way you would a bread pan or muffin tin. The ingredients go on the inside and then […]
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More Decking In this post, we are continuing the discussion on the building of the deck and hatches on the Atlas Boatworks 23F bay boat. If you missed the last post where we started the conversation, you can find it here. Deck Fitting Since there was no existing mold for […]
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Deck the Halls In this post we cover the building of the deck for our Atlas Boatworks 23F center console bay boat. If you’ve missed the previous posts, we’ve covered all the steps that have gotten us here, from the hull to the stringers and more. Check out the previous […]
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Under Your Feet In this post, we will discuss the stringer system in our 2024 demo boat. The stringers are essential for the boat’s structure and provide support for the surface you stand on. If you haven’t been following along, you can catch up on our journey by reading our […]
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Stuck on the Dock? Do we want to fish every day? Yes. Can we fish every day? No. Whether it is a tornado warning, a herniated disk, or a busted leaf spring (all real reasons we’ve had to cancel fishing trips, by the way), there are just some days when […]
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