Team Orca
January 5, 2026 · 2 min · 11K views
What this video covers
Louis Sauzedde announces a collaborative build team for Orca, a reproduction of the boat from the film Jaws, and outlines which contributors will handle each major system.▶ 0:25 Tips from a Shipwright (Sauzedde) will build the hull.▶ 0:37 Timeless Tube is signed on for the bow rail and tubular work.▶ 0:30 Sheldon Corporation will handle the mast and rigging.▶ 1:04 Mack Boring is supplying propulsion — a new Yanmar six-cylinder diesel.▶ 1:01 SeaKeeper is providing gyroscopic stabilization, a system Sauzedde has not experienced firsthand.▶ 0:43 Cort Carino, who built a cabin mock-up of Orca displayed at Martha's Vineyard for the film's 50th anniversary, is interested in building the interior.▶ 1:18 Jimmy Diresta, known for a television crafts program, is in discussions to build the cabin itself.▶ 1:41 Interior and cabin work will not begin until the hull and deck are complete.▶ 1:55 The build strategy distributes specialized tasks across outside contributors so Sauzedde can focus on the hull rather than every aspect of construction.▶ 0:10
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