by Paul | Sep 6, 2019 | Boat Building, Fabrication
Finally! The time to begin building has arrived and it seems as though it has been a long time coming! This is the first episode of the 18’ sailboat build and begins with the construction of the strongback. This is necessary to assure a symmetrical boat hull with fair...
by Paul | Aug 2, 2019 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Furniture Designs, Tools & Equipment
My wife is in need of a “production bench” to suit her needs for assembling her felt bird and critter kits she sells on her web site: https://www.downeastthunderfarm.com and the bench had to be at a comfortable height for her, plus it had to offer storage for...
by Paul | Jul 4, 2019 | Boat Building, Contests & Giveaways, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Completely Outrageous! I guess I must be totally losing it in my old age, but I’ve decided to release the plans (FREE) for my (once very popular in the 90’s) “Bootstrap Dinghy.” I sold thousands of plans, worldwide for this sailing dinghy model. Makes a great tender...
by Paul | Jun 24, 2019 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Here’s a simple project that will allow you to make your own steel, roll-away tool cabinet (for free in many cases). This is something I did a few years ago before I was making videos on YouTube, but I recently obtained another surplus steel government desk for free....
by Paul | Jun 20, 2019 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
S/V Downeast Thunder will be a 28’ LOD sailing dory. It will feature a 10’ beam and 4’ draft. This vessel shall be fast and easy to build, plus inexpensive (relatively speaking of course). This week’s video will reveal a rendering of the vessel, show you some of the...
by Paul | Jun 7, 2019 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Please Note: I’ve recently launched a Patreon page and this is where you will find more in-depth information and details if you’re interested in this project. Otherwise, I’ll continue to share progress here on my YouTube channel on a weekly basis for the general...
