by Paul | Feb 3, 2023 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
It’s hard for me to believe that Shoestring Shipyard Sailing has logged 3 seasons on YouTube already! This video is the kick-off to Season 4 and I already have about 140 videos in the queue on this channel! Don’t expect many posts here soon as it’s the middle of...
by Paul | Oct 13, 2022 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
Once again, it’s that time of year where I scratch my head and wonder where the time went as the warm season here in Downeast Maine has high tailed it out of here. The cold season (“Wintah”) which lasts for most of the year is now approaching quite fast with a...
by Paul | Sep 25, 2022 | Sailing & Cruising, Travel
There has been quite a lot of work going on around here at Downeast Thunder Farm and Shoestring Shipyard has been suffering as a result. That being said, there was a strong need to take a break and get away for the afternoon. My wife suggested we take a ride down the...
by Paul | Sep 10, 2022 | Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
There is quite a bit of work going on around Downeast Thunder Farm, including the repair and resurfacing of our dooryard and 600’ gravel driveway. This has caused quite a disruption and delay with work at Shoestring Shipyard. The Mirage 5.5 was in the way of where...
by Paul | Aug 27, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
The Mirage 5.5 sailboat given to me has been getting flooded with water while sitting on the trailer – even while covered! I discovered why and used a few methods to get the water out! Here’s the video:
by Paul | Jun 5, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I took advantage of a beautiful day, featuring a steady breeze that kept bugs away to work on S/V Ooh-Rah. In fact, it was today, June 4th, 2022, here at Downeast Thunder Farm in Milbridge, Maine. If I didn’t run into a few snags or “SNAFU’s” along the way, it would...
