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What this video covers

The restoration of the 1927 yacht Tally Ho reaches a major milestone with the installation of the main companionway hatch and cockpit coaming.20:15 The crew beds these components into the deck using TDS, a black rubber compound, to ensure a watertight seal.13:11 Simultaneously, the team progresses on caulking the yellow cedar deck, packing three strands of cotton into each seam to create a rigid, congruous structure.1:09 To minimize expansion and contraction, the crew utilizes quarter-sawn white oak for the construction of a traditional, heavy-duty front door.11:49 The team builds the door using mortise and tenon joinery, employing a domino machine to remove waste before refining the joints with chisels.7:17 After creating patterns to ensure a precise fit, the crew mounts the door on the starboard topsides to verify its position against the hull's curvature.19:01

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