by Paul | Feb 25, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Promotions
Bruce Andersen of Long Island, NY is a Shoestring Shipyard & Downeast Thunder Creations subscriber and is building my Bootstrap Dinghy design from the free plans download video I posted several months ago. He also made a net from my net making video and then...
by Paul | Feb 19, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Promotions
Three winners were chosen by random drawing. Are you one of them? Watch the video and find out!
by Paul | Feb 12, 2021 | Boat Building, Contests & Giveaways, Sailing & Cruising
The Shoestring Shipyard YouTube channel has surpassed the 300-subscriber milestone, so it is time to celebrate with another giveaway drawing! The details are explained in the video. Here’s the video:
by Paul | Dec 11, 2020 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
Ayuh! A powerful Nor’easter hit us hard last week with recorded wind gusts in excess of 72 knots (hurricane force). The brand-new tarp covering my recently purchased Olympic Dolphin 23 sloop filled with wind and dragged the pedestal off it’s (what I thought was...
by Paul | Dec 1, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
Ayuh! This old “geezer” has struck gold once again! I need to make more rope fenders for my new 18’ pocket cruising sailboat (still under construction), and this winter season is the perfect time to do it. The only missing item in the equation was obtaining enough...
