OK, I’ll admit that I have more power tools aboard than the average cruiser. That said, I can build a new mast, a dinghy, or a self-steering gear, and that can both make and save money. My $100 drill press alone has already saved me a few hundred dollars just in doing new chainplates for …
A common issue when doing rigging work on older boats is that, more often than not, previous owners and various marine tradesmen have made questionable tool decisions. A quick example is dealing with a Sta-Lok fitting that has been mangled because someone used the worst tool known to man to tighten or loosen it. Yeah, …
It was seventy-two frelling degrees this morning! Since I have the Simpson Lawrence Anchorman aboard (SHINY!), it’s now time to remove the Vetus manual windlass and put it up for sale to get it (and its weight) off the boat. I had planned to take it down to bare metal then give it a new …
Yeah, not bad for $100 dollars! Seriously, drilling 316 stainless with a battery powered hand drill is so not going to happen ever again… While, no stranger to stationary tools in the workplace, I’ll have to admit that a drill press is a very handy tool aboard. Admittedly finding a dedicated storage place on a …
and in the “Should of bought one years ago” department… Read More »
So, Sailrite has a great instructional video on making a tool roll that really impressed me. It also rocked my thoughts on my ongoing effort to better get control of tool stowage aboard “So It Goes”. You might want to check it out… It’s really a killer tool roll for sure. Of course, being both …
One of my goals this week is to get out all my tools, organize them, and sort out a better stowage plan. Which doesn’t sound like much but it really is a Herculean task. That said, I do have a cunning plan of sorts. More about that later.
I recently bought a pair of Toughbuilt sawhorses from Lowes as they had a two for $50 price and free shipping to the USVI. Such a deal. Looking at them now that they finally got here (it took a month) I’m quite impressed and thinking since the two for $50 is still active buying another …
I’m currently in the midst of a variety of projects which, if I were not a cheapseats VolksCruiserish sort of fellow, would cost an arm and a leg to sort out… One project is pretty simple: replacing the hand rails on the coach roof to make space for our new nesting dinghy. The old ones …
My current project onboard “So It Goes” is revamping the stowage system for tools and other associated objects of boatbuilding mayhem. It is not an easy job… Fact of the matter is, I’m pretty close to losing what little sanity I still possess and, I suspect, if I don’t sort out a means of making …
Does anyone know where I can find plans for a TARDIS? Read More »
STUPID! The other day I bought a pair of industrial shears designed for cutting hard to cut stuff like Kevlar and Dux for just shy of twenty bucks ($16.47 to be precise). This morning I happened to see the very same shears for sale at an online purveyor of boat stuff being sold for nearly …
