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Visit Lubec, Maine! An untapped Gem

Visit Lubec, Maine! An untapped Gem

by Paul | Nov 19, 2020 | Promotions, Sailing & Cruising, Travel

Let me welcome you to Lubec, Maine! Lubec is the easternmost point of land in the continental United States. It is the first stretch of coastline in the US to see the sun each morning! Lubec is relatively unknown to most tourists and until recently, it has largely...
An Awesome Score for Shoestring Shipyard!

An Awesome Score for Shoestring Shipyard!

by Paul | Nov 5, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Tools & Equipment

An incredible and most awesome find! I scored a total of 7 (boat) jack stands for FREE!!! I was perusing the Facebook Marketplace on Sunday morning (11/1/2020) while eating breakfast and came upon an ad just posted in Belfast, Maine for six (6) boat stands for free!...
Latest Addition to the Shoestring Shipyard Fleet!

Latest Addition to the Shoestring Shipyard Fleet!

by Paul | Oct 29, 2020 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising

For quite some time now, I’ve been searching for a low cost project/donor boat with a trailer for the purpose of using the spars, rigging and  hardware, bow pulpit, and trailer for the 18’ pocket cruiser sailboat I’m presently building. I found one! BUT…..I’m still...
18′ Sailboat Build (A Little Paint Hides a Lot of Sins!)

18′ Sailboat Build (A Little Paint Hides a Lot of Sins!)

by Paul | Oct 23, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects

Growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, I used to help out my dad all the time with all kinds of home building and repair projects. One of his favorite sayings that has stuck with me all these years was: “Son, a little paint hides a lot of sins.” I’ve found my dad was right...
18′ Sailboat Build (Bilge Keel Template & Molds)

18′ Sailboat Build (Bilge Keel Template & Molds)

by Paul | Oct 15, 2020 | Boat Building, Building Projects, Fabrication

Here along the seacoast in Downeast Maine, “Wintah” is moving in on us quite rapidly. The temperature over the past couple of mornings has been 30 and 32 degrees, Fahrenheit (about 0 degrees Celsius). This means most of the outside work on my 18’ sailboat build will...
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