by Paul | Jul 1, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
In this video, I trim down the excess plywood side panels to the sheer line. This is just a “roughing in at this point. The edges of the plywood will then receive a couple of coats of low viscosity epoxy resin and allowed to “soak” in. Any voids will then be filled...
by Paul | Jul 1, 2021 | Boat Building, On My Mind, Sailing & Cruising
You may have watched a version of this video before. I decided to re-package and re-post this video in particular. Why? Some “bonehead” just posted a copyright claim against the original video over the music used. I used “Birth of a Nation” a royalty-free song from...
by Paul | Jun 25, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
In Part 1 of “Rolling the Hull,” I was able to lift the hull, remove the strongback, and rig the hull in preparation to begin the actual roll-over. In this video, I actually roll over the hull to the right-side up position, then block up the hull so it is firmly...
by Paul | Jun 18, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
Whoa! What is going on here? Did I accidently post this Shoestring Shipyard YouTube channel video on my Downeast Thunder Creations YouTube channel by mistake? Nope! As many of you are aware, I started my Shoestring Shipyard channel to start concentrating all my boat...
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 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...
