by Paul | Feb 7, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
This is the fourteenth episode of the 18’ sailboat build and shows how you can save a boat load of money by fabricating your own portable navigation station. My small 18’ sailboat pocket cruiser is too small for a proper, permanently installed navigation station. This...
by Paul | Jan 9, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
This is the thirteenth episode of the 18’ sailboat build and shows how you can save a boat load of money by fabricating your own Rope Boat Fenders. What is this? A rope boat fender is placed between your boat and a dock to help protect the boat hull from scratching,...
by Paul | Aug 16, 2019 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
I came across this Alcort Sunfish in the local FB Marketplace today, advertised for free! It was located a couple of towns away and I contacted the owners as soon as I discovered it. The boat was still available, so I jumped in the truck and went right on over to pick...
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 28, 2019 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I made a few minor changes to the S/V Downeast Thunder profile drawing this week, however the lines and offsets remain the same. More detailed information can be found on my Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/downeastthunder I’ve recently launched this Patreon page...
by Paul | Jun 28, 2019 | Promotions, Sailing & Cruising
Here’s a short video tour of the waterfront in Jonesport, Beals Island, and Addison, Maine. Jonesport features a couple of boatyards, a couple of small grocery/convenience stores, hardware stores (one of them owned by Hamilton Marine and stocked with boating/marine...
