by Paul | Aug 27, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
The Mirage 5.5 sailboat given to me has been getting flooded with water while sitting on the trailer – even while covered! I discovered why and used a few methods to get the water out! Here’s the video:
by Paul | Jul 13, 2022 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Promotions, Tools & Equipment
This is a short “teaser” to show you what is contained within an exclusive video I made for my Patrons on Patreon and it is only a few minutes long. The actual full length video is about a half hour in duration and is a complete build video, starting from scratch. For...
by Paul | Jun 5, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I took advantage of a beautiful day, featuring a steady breeze that kept bugs away to work on S/V Ooh-Rah. In fact, it was today, June 4th, 2022, here at Downeast Thunder Farm in Milbridge, Maine. If I didn’t run into a few snags or “SNAFU’s” along the way, it would...
by Paul | May 16, 2022 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Here is the latest on my DIY boat stands that will be necessary for the big job ahead of installing the twin bilge keels. I integrated the full featured Vimeo videos into this one. The much shorter YouTube versions of the earlier boat stand videos are listed below:...
by Paul | May 5, 2022 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Finally! 2022 progress on building S/V Ooh-Rah has begun! In this episode, I make a template for the quarter knees, glue up some wood and cut out the quarter knees, then fit and install them on the boat. Explanations are provided step by step. Here’s the...
by Paul | Apr 24, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
It’s been a long “Wintah” here in Downeast Maine and after about half a year under wraps, it is time to un-tarp S/V Ooh-Rah and get back to boat building! This is the official start to the 2022 outdoor boat building season, and it promises to be a big one this year,...
