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 | Mar 19, 2021 | Contests & Giveaways, Promotions
I’ve been working on my office/art studio renovation this past week as the weather has been too cold to work on my boat outside. It has also been too cold to work in the shop as well. AS such, I don’t have anything to post this week for Shoestring Shipyard, however I...
by Paul | Mar 10, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
It’s still “Wintah” here in Downeast Maine, but I was fortunate to catch a day with sun, no wind, and a few degrees above freezing. I took advantage of that by starting in on the big job of refurbishing the aluminum spars from my donor boat in preparation for...
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!