by Paul | Dec 2, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Sailing & Cruising
I just don’t understand why you pirates out there insist on spending all your hard-won booty on utilitarian tender dinghies that get lost, trashed, and stolen when you can build ‘yer own. Usually, it’s a whole lot cheaper and it’s not all that difficult. I’ve put a...
by Paul | Nov 19, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I’ve received several inquiries regarding the design of my new 18’ pocket cruiser sailboat, S/V Ooh-Rah still under construction. Many questions had to do with wanting to know who the designer is and the considerations and thoughts that went into developing the...
by Paul | Nov 13, 2021 | Arts & Crafts, Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
“Simple Simon” is one of my older 8’ dinghy designs and is perhaps the simplest, easiest to build skiff designs in my stock design portfolio. You can of course build it full size as originally designed and intended; however, I suggest you consider building this dinghy...
by Paul | Nov 4, 2021 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
The local sawmill had a pine board 20 feet long and about a foot wide that was relatively clear and largely free of knots. It was perfect for ripping out the outwales for my 18’ pocket cruising sailboat and it was only twenty bucks! Here’s the...
by Paul | Oct 28, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
Ayuh! It is indeed a sad day at Shoestring Shipyard, here in Downeast Maine. It’s the end of the warm season and everything outside must be buttoned down for the long, cold “Wintah” ahead. We could see a major snowstorm any day now. Once again, work on the 18’ pocket...
by Paul | Oct 21, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
In this video, I tack and weld the components that were cut to length in Part 1 to make up the boat stand base. I then fabricate the parts to make a tilting and swiveling pad that mounts on the top of the stand, completing the project. Here’s the...
