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 | 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...
by Paul | Jan 17, 2020 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
Here’s the long and the short of it: New Drone. New Drone Pilot. Depleted battery during flight. Disaster! SO…….what’s ahead? Boat building continues with metal working projects such as making various brackets, gudgeons, pintles, fittings, and so forth. There will...
by Paul | Jan 3, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
This is the twelfth episode of the 18’ sailboat build and shows how you can save a boat load of money by fabricating your own Rope Splicing Fid. What is this? A rope splicing fid is a hand tool used to help splice rope together. It is also used to separate tightly...
