Cold, sick, tired and miserable.

No……not a Covid post ! Personal factors in sailing small boats. This post will be the last one in my … More

Sand, coat, blush, rinse – repeat.

Pathfinder project jobs – November 2021. For those who are interested, a new Facebook page ; the backyard boatbuilder : … More

Glue , consumables and fasteners.

New Facebook group : The Backyard Boatbuilder : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 A Pathfinder build project post, November/December 2021 Quick note – posting … More

What if……open boats ?

Title photograph : Lyme bay and the Bill of Portland. New Facebook group, The Backyard Boatbuilder : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Boats, open … More

Hatching a plan.

New Facebook page for home builders , The Backyard Boatbuilder : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Pathfinder build, autumn and winter projects. Blog time … More

The problem/s with boats.

New Facebook page, the Backyard Boatbuilder : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Part 3 of my new series about the problems and risks of … More

Tools for the job.

November 2021. Pathfinder build, technical post – tools Also….a new Facebook page for backyard boatbuilders . https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Note to readers … More

A long cold plank.

For those who are interested, a new Facebook page for backyard boatbuilders : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Blog time : it’s late October … More

Open boat minded.

The Backyard Boatbuilder here : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Part 2 of my new open boat series ‘An open boat for open water’. … More

A plank short of a full run.

New Facebook page for backyard boatbuilders here : https://www.facebook.com/groups/892923134689307 Earlier this week, while i was doing the second run of … More