We held an Open House on May 6th 2017 to celebrate getting the keel timber, Steve's birthday and get help moving the keel timber into the boathouse. It was ...
A decision to build a 40 foot Catamaran should not be taken lightly. Join Ross Boardman in a series of videos that shows the ups and downs, logistics and blood ...
Milled lumber is expensive. A much cheaper alternative is to purchase dimensional lumber and mill it yourself. Here I convert a 16 foot long 2x12 into 1/4 inch ...
Sometimes you need a Plan B. Now you can bring LIFE IS LIKE SAILING artwork and photos into your home! Check out the links below! ...
In a tiny Mexican town, we work against all odds to successfully build a stitch and glue nesting dinghy, the Fishbote 11 by Bateau Boats. As novices, we learn ...
In a tiny Mexican town, we work against all odds to successfully build a stitch and glue nesting dinghy, the Fishbote 11 by Bateau Boats. As novices, we learn ...
In a tiny Mexican town, we work against all odds to successfully build a stitch and glue nesting dinghy, the Fishbote 11 by Bateau Boats. As novices, we learn ...
In a follow-up to last week's update in which we described the miserable weather here, we show you some of the damage that this unprecedented storm has caused. ...
We have lived aboard our boat throughout its entire refit, starting back in June 2015. There have been days where camping in a tent would have been a big ...
We drop a few doug fir trees on our neighbors property for masts, booms, gaffs, etc.
Working together Chuck and Laura glass in the forward bulkhead using System Three Epoxy. The refit of our Albin Vega 27' sailboat, Lealea, continues. To ...
saltandtar.wordpress.com gofundme.com/saltandtar This is my longest video so far! I had so much footage to sort through. I'm really excited I figured out ...
At last we begin work on putting it all back together. The refit of our Albin Vega 27 sailboat, Lealea, continues. The bulkheads are back from being glassed ...
Sorry for the long wait! I can't believe how fast time moves even when it feels like it's not. This is how we managed to put our 600 Ib engine up and through ...
In this episode, we deal with the stuck trees from our felling episode. We bring out Steve's homemade winch and explain how it is used. FOLLOW US: Patreon: ...
The tide is ready to turn on our refit and a few creaks and groans come out of Chuck while tightening deck screws before the painting of the interior hull ...
Episode 11! Intermediate frames, engine, and more planking. Thanks for watching! saltandtar.wordpress.com
Once again my poor tiny Mac couldn't handle exporting the video in full HD.... but here's the new video! The quality is not too bad. We are getting so close ...
We are building a 38 foot wooden sailboat from scratch in our back yard. It's going to be one heck of an adventure and we would love to have you along. El ...
In February we successfully acquired our engine. She is a Westerbeke W52 motor. We were able to get a good deal and the drive out wasn't too far. She now sits ...
Gary Jobson, America's Cup champion and sailing commentator introduces the documentary, Vanishing Sail at the 2016 Annapolis Film Festival then hosts a Q&A ...
Ruth here: I assembled some of my favorite photos over the last year and came up with some sort of summary commentary to hopefully sum up the build so far. ...
Finally we begin planking! https://saltandtar.wordpress.com https://www.gofundme.com/saltandtar