by Paul | Mar 24, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
Last week, I began Part 1 of a mini-series about how I’m making my own version of the Mantus-Rocna wedge style of anchor. In that first part I explained what I’m doing and why. I also obtained the steel I needed for the project and removed the mill scale. This week,...
by Paul | Mar 19, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
The new wedge type anchors by Mantis and Rocna have proven themselves to be perhaps the best All-around anchor you can have on your boat, with superior holding power in most conditions and sea bottoms. These are patented designs and are very expensive. I would...
by Paul | Mar 13, 2020 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
Nets have a variety of uses on board a sailboat. They can also be expensive. Save big bucks making them yourself and I’ll show you how. Fair warning though: This is a very long video and if you have any experience or knowledge in this art, you may find it a bit boring...
by Paul | Mar 1, 2020 | Farm & Homestead, On My Mind, Sailing & Cruising
My wife and I took some time off to walk the beach at Roque Bluffs Beach State Park in Downeast Maine and stopped by Columbia Falls, Maine on the way back to the house to check out the ice fishing shacks on a salt water river. Here’s the video:
by Paul | Feb 28, 2020 | Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
Nets have a variety of uses on board a sailboat. They can also be expensive. Save big bucks making them yourself and I’ll show you how. First, you’ll need the tools, but you can make those yourself as well and I’ll show you how in this video. I’ve also prepared a FREE...
by Paul | Jan 31, 2020 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
I’ve been thinking about starting a regular podcast and purchased a “whiz-bang” microphone that is specifically designed for that purpose. All I needed was an acoustic sound booth to improve the audio quality, so I built one that will sit on a desktop. This video...
