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Prepping S/V Ooh-Rah for Keel Installation

Prepping S/V Ooh-Rah for Keel Installation

by Paul | Jun 5, 2022 | Boat Building, Sailing & Cruising

I took advantage of a beautiful day, featuring a steady breeze that kept bugs away to work on S/V Ooh-Rah. In fact, it was today, June 4th, 2022, here at Downeast Thunder Farm in Milbridge, Maine. If I didn’t run into a few snags or “SNAFU’s” along the way, it would...
Boat Stand Update – May 2022

Boat Stand Update – May 2022

by Paul | May 16, 2022 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising

Here is the latest on my DIY boat stands that will be necessary for the big job ahead of installing the twin bilge keels. I integrated the full featured Vimeo videos into this one. The much shorter YouTube versions of the earlier boat stand videos are listed below:...
SS – Ep 34 – 18′ Sailboat Build (Quarter Knees)

SS – Ep 34 – 18′ Sailboat Build (Quarter Knees)

by Paul | May 5, 2022 | Boat Building, Fabrication, Sailing & Cruising

Finally! 2022 progress on building S/V Ooh-Rah has begun! In this episode, I make a template for the quarter knees, glue up some wood and cut out the quarter knees, then fit and install them on the boat. Explanations are provided step by step. Here’s the...

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