season ending ;(

so it looks like the summer is almost over i have good news and some bad news. first the bad news the summer is ending that means boating, building, marina, water, sailing,!!!!! is almost over AAAHHHH i am crying right now. bummed.... anyway the good news is awesome i have decided that i am going to go for my six pack this winter if i can (a captains license). and next summer or during the winter i will be selling three of my boats the two i made and my motor boat and will be buying a o'day 22 or 23. this is very exciting for those that don't know and oday 22 is a beautiful overnighter with a cabin on a 22 foot hull. that is the boat at the top of this post. anyway i will be going to school soon but stay tuned for more boat stuff and my ideas and pics thanks for reading !!!

The Pram has begun!

the other day i started with my buddy mike building a modernized version of a 1600's Scandinavian pram designed by seafaring Dutchmen for all sea conditions. this is a sailboat a row boat and also a motor boat or skiff. my buddy and i have decided to build this boat and each pay for half the materials and when we are finished sell it and divide the profit and earn an end of the summer bonus and also are able to do what we love best woodworking and boat building. also last week i got a deal of a life time i purchased a 15 foot laser 2 racing sailboat and have been enjoying that very quick ride it gives. LOTS of fun! but the other day i flipped it so the joke was on me but it was a lot of no question. this week i will be starting to put up some pictures of the pram process it alreally is coming out beautiful, amazing craftsmanship! well see you soon

so the summer has officially stared and i just finished maintaining my boat and getting it ready for the season and just put it in today and it sailed beautifully and was very satisfying. I also have been doing some woodworking projects and making a few tools very cool. Anyway i will be posting some pics of my boat out on the water soon. lata

Welcome to SailsLife

So while I am still at school, I am working for a lady in Campton a town just north of Plymouth and it is one of the best jobs i have had. I get to build her furniture! This week she will be buying all the lumber for me to build her two sink vanities for her colonial house. These are going to be, once I have completed them will be beautiful elegant colonial cherry vanities with slate tops. I am so excited to began the construction because she also just bought me a brand new table saw for me to use. Craftsman!!!!

SailsLIfe

Welcome to SailsLife! This blog is about my experiences building and maintaining boats. I have just a few months ago finished building my first small sail boat and will continue to make at least one boat of some kind each summer. The first sailboat I made was a small puddle duck, and for those that have never heard of a puddle duck it is not a regular boat it is actually a rectangle and does not have a pointed bow! But building this boat was the best experience I ever had i learned so many things and it also helped me gain more experience. This summer i am planing on building two kayaks or more if time permits and selling them for about $1000 each. These will be no ordinary kayaks though they will be beautifully handcrafted wooden kayaks, very light and elegant. Well this is my introduction and what I will blogging about so stay in touch for all the updates from now until completion of each boat!