by Paul | Jun 11, 2021 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
This past week has been plagued with inclement weather! WE had a few days of remarkably high temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (a little over 37 degrees Celsius). The humidity was also exceptionally high and made working outside unbearable (especially...
by Paul | Jun 4, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Promotions
The results are in! Watch the video to find out if your name was pulled! The winner has 30 days from June 4th, 2021 to contact me with his U.S. mailing address or forfeit the giveaway item. Another milestone celebration will take place when DTC reaches 3800...
by Paul | Jun 3, 2021 | Boat Building
I am back from Ohio and my daughter’s college graduation ceremony. Now it is back to work on my 18’ pocket cruiser sailboat. In this video episode, I’ll show you how I have prepared the hull for the rigging necessary to lift the hull from the strongback and then roll...
by Paul | May 13, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Farm & Homestead, On My Mind, Promotions
I worked on building my second gantry lift this past week but only made a little progress due to several days of rainy weather. I did not take any video of this as it is the same procedure as used to build the first gantry lift. There may not be any videos posted over...
by Paul | May 13, 2021 | Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
When my daughter was around 2 years old and we were living on Cape Cod, she accidentally knocked over an antique (family heirloom) spinning wheel which shattered apart while we were visiting my wife’s parents in Pennsylvania. Fast forward to the present: We have been...
by Paul | May 6, 2021 | Boat Building, Contests & Giveaways, Promotions, Sailing & Cruising
Ayuh! I’m finished with stripping what I need from my 1975 Olympic Dolphin 23’ sloop, and the hull (in excellent condition) is now being offered FREE to whomever wants to come and get it. This boat would make a great hull replacement for a similar sized sailboat that...
by Paul | May 5, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
In order to lift my new sailboat off the strongback and turn the hull right side up, I must build a couple of Gantry lifts using repurposed used 4 x 4 posts that were given to me. I specifically called them “Gantry Lifts” rather than “Gantry Cranes” because these...
by Paul | Apr 30, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Tools & Equipment
In order to lift my new sailboat off the strongback and turn the hull right side up, I must build a couple of Gantry lifts using repurposed used 4 x 4 posts that were given to me. I specifically called them “Gantry Lifts” rather than “Gantry Cranes” because these...
by Paul | Apr 23, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Farm & Homestead, Promotions
A request came to me from “Women for Healthy Rural Living” (WHRL), a local non-profit organization, for me to install a couple of paper towel racks in two bathrooms of the newly renovated office and headquarters of that organization. Their website is...
by Paul | Apr 21, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
Finally! I have finished harvesting all the parts and hardware from the “Donor Boat” (1975 Olympic Dolphin 23’ sloop). This past week, I was able to move the boat to an out of the way location on our farm and get it off the trailer (that came with the boat) working by...
