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...
by Paul | May 16, 2022 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Here is the latest on my DIY boat stands that will be necessary for the big job ahead of installing the twin bilge keels. I integrated the full featured Vimeo videos into this one. The much shorter YouTube versions of the earlier boat stand videos are listed below:...
