by Paul | Jun 11, 2021 | Boat Building, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
This past week has been plagued with inclement weather! WE had a few days of remarkably high temperatures approaching 100 degrees Fahrenheit (a little over 37 degrees Celsius). The humidity was also exceptionally high and made working outside unbearable (especially...
by Paul | Jun 3, 2021 | Boat Building
I am back from Ohio and my daughter’s college graduation ceremony. Now it is back to work on my 18’ pocket cruiser sailboat. In this video episode, I’ll show you how I have prepared the hull for the rigging necessary to lift the hull from the strongback and then roll...
by Paul | May 13, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Farm & Homestead, On My Mind, Promotions
I worked on building my second gantry lift this past week but only made a little progress due to several days of rainy weather. I did not take any video of this as it is the same procedure as used to build the first gantry lift. There may not be any videos posted over...
by Paul | May 5, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
In order to lift my new sailboat off the strongback and turn the hull right side up, I must build a couple of Gantry lifts using repurposed used 4 x 4 posts that were given to me. I specifically called them “Gantry Lifts” rather than “Gantry Cranes” because these...
by Paul | Apr 30, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Tools & Equipment
In order to lift my new sailboat off the strongback and turn the hull right side up, I must build a couple of Gantry lifts using repurposed used 4 x 4 posts that were given to me. I specifically called them “Gantry Lifts” rather than “Gantry Cranes” because these...
