by Paul | Aug 19, 2021 | Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs
I purchased a small, inexpensive media blast cabinet from Harbor Freight Tools and it is designed to sit on a bench. My needs require the cabinet to be at a comfortable height for me, and it has to moveable (mobile) around the shop. This video records my...
by Paul | Aug 19, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
The latest addition to the Shoestring Shipyard Fleet! This is a Mirage 5.5 sailboat, designed to IOR racing rules, built in Florida. It is 20 feet in length and has a swing keel. This was posted on the Facebook Marketplace late Monday afternoon (8/16/3032) for free...
by Paul | Aug 13, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
I posted Part 1 of this series back in the beginning of March (2021). IN that video, I stripped all the hardware from the mast and boom to prepare them for stripping to bare metal and inspection. This part deals with cutting down the mast and boom to the proper...
by Paul | Aug 5, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
In Part 4 of this series, I apply 12oz fiberglass tape around all the edges of the ballast keel molds. Once the epoxy has cured, I sand down all the high spots and rough edges, plus I go over the entire ballast keel molds with 80 grit sandpaper using an orbital palm...
by Paul | Jul 29, 2021 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
In Part 3 of this series, I finish grinding and sanding the trim wood around the outer edges of the ballast keel molds and fill any imperfections and screw holes with putty. I then coat the outer ballast keel wood surfaces with epoxy resin, then lay out fiberglass...
