by Paul | Apr 11, 2020 | Arts & Crafts, Blacksmith Works, Boat Building, Building Projects, Contests & Giveaways, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Furniture Designs, Gamer Projects, Gidget McMidget, Guy Food Gourmet, Introduction, On My Mind, Promotions, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment, Vendor Displays, Wood Turning
Big Changes Ahead: I’ve been researching and studying social media, especially YouTube. As a result, I’ve determined the relatively slow growth I’ve been experiencing has to do with having a way too eclectic mix of subject matter. Here’s...
by Paul | Apr 8, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead
I’m making this episode (Part 4) the final segment of the anchor build series. I make a jig to bend the 5/8” round bar in a semi-circle to make the roll-over bar for the anchor. I pulled out my homemade forge to heat up the round bar till it’s cherry red in order to...
by Paul | Apr 3, 2020 | Farm & Homestead
Since my new sailboat is being built outside and my new anchor fabrication job is also being done outside, not much is getting done as it snowed the other day and it has bee raining pretty hard yesterday and today. Of course, then there is the Coronavirus thing and...
by Paul | Apr 1, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
In the last couple of weeks, I posted Part 1 and Part 2 of a mini-series about how I’m making my own version of the Mantus-Rocna wedge style of anchor. In that first part I explained what I’m doing and why. I also obtained the steel I needed for the project and...
by Paul | Mar 24, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
Last week, I began Part 1 of a mini-series about how I’m making my own version of the Mantus-Rocna wedge style of anchor. In that first part I explained what I’m doing and why. I also obtained the steel I needed for the project and removed the mill scale. This week,...
by Paul | Mar 19, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
The new wedge type anchors by Mantis and Rocna have proven themselves to be perhaps the best All-around anchor you can have on your boat, with superior holding power in most conditions and sea bottoms. These are patented designs and are very expensive. I would...
by Paul | Mar 13, 2020 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
Nets have a variety of uses on board a sailboat. They can also be expensive. Save big bucks making them yourself and I’ll show you how. Fair warning though: This is a very long video and if you have any experience or knowledge in this art, you may find it a bit boring...
by Paul | Mar 6, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
Nets have a variety of uses on board a sailboat. They can also be expensive. Save big bucks making them yourself and I’ll show you how. Last week, I began with making your own net needle (shuttle) which was Part 1 of this series and here’s the link to that video if...
by Paul | Mar 1, 2020 | Farm & Homestead, On My Mind, Sailing & Cruising
My wife and I took some time off to walk the beach at Roque Bluffs Beach State Park in Downeast Maine and stopped by Columbia Falls, Maine on the way back to the house to check out the ice fishing shacks on a salt water river. Here’s the video:
by Paul | Feb 28, 2020 | Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising, Tools & Equipment
Nets have a variety of uses on board a sailboat. They can also be expensive. Save big bucks making them yourself and I’ll show you how. First, you’ll need the tools, but you can make those yourself as well and I’ll show you how in this video. I’ve also prepared a FREE...
