by Paul | Dec 9, 2021 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead
Once again, we are plunging forward into the deep freeze of another long, Downeast Maine winter. It becomes too cold to work outside or even accomplish anything in the shop as it is uninsulated and unheated. This is the time of year when I get into my “artsy-fartsy”...
by Paul | Dec 2, 2021 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Sailing & Cruising
I just don’t understand why you pirates out there insist on spending all your hard-won booty on utilitarian tender dinghies that get lost, trashed, and stolen when you can build ‘yer own. Usually, it’s a whole lot cheaper and it’s not all that difficult. I’ve put a...
by Paul | Dec 2, 2021 | Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
It’s that time of year to perform the annual maintenance ritual on our Generac GP7500E portable generator. We typically endure a very long and cold winter here in Downeast Maine, and we depend on our generator quite often during this time of year. Performing regular...
by Paul | Nov 19, 2021 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising
I’ve received several inquiries regarding the design of my new 18’ pocket cruiser sailboat, S/V Ooh-Rah still under construction. Many questions had to do with wanting to know who the designer is and the considerations and thoughts that went into developing the...
by Paul | Nov 19, 2021 | Arts & Crafts, Farm & Homestead
This video was originally produced my first year of creating YouTube videos (2017). I didn’t realize back then, my ancient DLS camera auto-focus feature was not working properly so I hope you’ll accept my apologies. Despite the mediocre video quality, the original...
