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 | Feb 7, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising
This is the fourteenth episode of the 18’ sailboat build and shows how you can save a boat load of money by fabricating your own portable navigation station. My small 18’ sailboat pocket cruiser is too small for a proper, permanently installed navigation station. This...
by Paul | Jan 31, 2020 | Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Tools & Equipment
I’ve been thinking about starting a regular podcast and purchased a “whiz-bang” microphone that is specifically designed for that purpose. All I needed was an acoustic sound booth to improve the audio quality, so I built one that will sit on a desktop. This video...
by Paul | Jan 9, 2020 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Farm & Homestead, Sailing & Cruising
This is the thirteenth episode of the 18’ sailboat build and shows how you can save a boat load of money by fabricating your own Rope Boat Fenders. What is this? A rope boat fender is placed between your boat and a dock to help protect the boat hull from scratching,...
