by Paul | Feb 25, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Promotions
Bruce Andersen of Long Island, NY is a Shoestring Shipyard & Downeast Thunder Creations subscriber and is building my Bootstrap Dinghy design from the free plans download video I posted several months ago. He also made a net from my net making video and then...
by Paul | Feb 12, 2021 | Boat Building, Contests & Giveaways, Sailing & Cruising
The Shoestring Shipyard YouTube channel has surpassed the 300-subscriber milestone, so it is time to celebrate with another giveaway drawing! The details are explained in the video. Here’s the video:
by Paul | Feb 4, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Note: The video is best viewed in “full screen” mode. Around 30 years ago and way before I started recording videos, I built this 30’ double ended cutter. This was when I lived on Cape Cod, and before I had my (then) new wooden boat shop built, so this...
by Paul | Dec 31, 2020 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I wish all of you Patrons, Subscribers, and other Viewers a Happy New Year! Many of you are unaware I am a retired naval architect and marine engineer. I was an active member in the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME – New England Section),...
by Paul | Dec 11, 2020 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
Ayuh! A powerful Nor’easter hit us hard last week with recorded wind gusts in excess of 72 knots (hurricane force). The brand-new tarp covering my recently purchased Olympic Dolphin 23 sloop filled with wind and dragged the pedestal off it’s (what I thought was...
by Paul | Dec 1, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
Ayuh! This old “geezer” has struck gold once again! I need to make more rope fenders for my new 18’ pocket cruising sailboat (still under construction), and this winter season is the perfect time to do it. The only missing item in the equation was obtaining enough...
