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 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...
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,...
