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You're welcome! I use mine quite often and I keep it in a handy location in my toolbox. 👍👍👍

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Thanks! You too! 👍👍👍

You're welcome, Jim! I'll look for your email. 👍👍👍

Thanks for the tips! 👍👍👍

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We've not experienced any problems, Julie. Our trug works just fine. Thank you for your comment. 👍👍👍

Thanks a lot for your message. I might ask my husband to try to build it, then! Have a great day😋

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You're welcome! I'm happy this worked out for you. I mostly work alone and don't have someone to lend another pair of hands when needed, so I usually make some sort of tool or jig to help with the project out of necessity. Thanks for watching and commenting! 👍👍👍

You're welcome, Marty! Thanks for your continued support. It's very much appreciated. 👍👍👍

@@DowneastThunderCreations You're welcome Paul! I enjoy watching you and seeing some of the innovative inventions you come up with. Plus, I like to feed your algorithm. 😁

Thanks, Marty. Got your email. 👍👍👍

@@DowneastThunderCreations And Thank you Paul! Have a fun weekend! 😁

Thanks for the comment, Dan! 👍👍👍

@@DowneastThunderCreations I actually think I commented through the proverbial "pocket dial". Congratulations to the winner of the mugs though. I definitely was glad, not sad, to see they won!

I owe your pocket a debt of gratitude. Please extend my thanks to your pocket. By the way, I think your pocket has excellent taste. 👍👍👍

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We are indeed buried in snow, Marty! In fact, it is still snowing right now. 😁

@@DowneastThunderCreations That's awful. Sorry to hear that. I know how completely sick of winter you must be. It's time for crocus!

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Sounds good! You'll find this tool to be quite handy! 👍👍👍

Nevermind! I clicked on the wrong link! 😂 Thank you so much for supplying us with your plans. This is going to be so helpful for both my friend and me.

I saw that you found it. Good luck with your project. 👍👍👍

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Thank you, Marty. The wheel dolly was featured in one of my older videos and is adjustable in width so it can be used for a variety of sheet goods, doors etc. It was one of my attempts to work smarter and not harder. Here's the link: czcams.com/video/6q6lU66jpK8/video.html You may have also noticed my plywood carrying tool. That was also featured in an earlier video. Here's the link to that one: czcams.com/video/zk07dKeQaaA/video.html In addition, there is a playlist of videos I made on homemade DIY tools and equipment (many with free plans) that can be found on my CZcams home page.

@@DowneastThunderCreations Thanks Paul! I should have known that those are your creations! Very creative! 😃

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Thanks, Marty! My ancient Ryobi belt sander crapped out while working on this phase of construction, so I had to run out to Harbor Freight in Ellsworth for a quick and cheap replacement. I picked up a Harbor Freight 4"x24" belt sander made up of "Chinesium" to finish the job. Very heavy, noisy, and crude - but it worked well enough to get the job done.👍👍👍

Greetings, Marty! The step design was based on what I had kicking around without having to buy more material. That's my usual approach as I tend to be frugal. BTW - we had a sister storm just a few days later with more flooding and high winds, but it wasn't quite as bad as the one that wiped out all the wharves.

Greetings, Tom! Eric Beal (local lobsterman, town selectman, boatyard and lobster pound owner) was born and raised here. Lived his entire life in Milbridge and he swears he has never experienced storms like these. Excessive high tides with hurricane force winds. You can call it Global Warming, Climate Change, or anything else you want, but our weather systems are certainly changing and the storms have been becoming more powerful than ever before.

My cost was close to nothing (just a couple of bags of concrete mix) because I built mine from leftover/scrap materials. In fact, I based my design on what materials I had on hand that I didn't have to buy. That's pretty much the way things usually go around here. I tend to be quite frugal.

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✨🎉Happy New Year!!!!🎉✨ So far, so good. Looks great! This is so much easier doing this inside. Smart thinking! Thanks Paul! Hope '24 is a better one!😊

Happy New Year to you too, Marty! Already have part of the wall framing up. 👍👍👍

@@DowneastThunderCreations Fantastic! Can't wait to see it! You're really moving right along. Will be finished in no time at this rate! Your daughter will be in by black fly season!😁

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Thank you for your question, Bonnie, and Merry Christmas! Manually - You can use one of these types of planes: Dado Plane, Rabbet Plane, or Router Plane. A Google search will reveal several brands, types, and sizes to choose from. Power tool besides CNC: You can use a router in a router table with a straight cutting bit of the proper width or you can use a table saw. Either one should yield satisfactory results. 👍👍👍

I like to give credit where credit is due and to support local small businesses that treat me right. Merry Christmas to you, Marty. 👍👍👍

@@DowneastThunderCreations Yes. So much nicer to support the local person. They work harder for their money than the big corporate blood suckers who tried but didn't succeed at destroying small, local businesses. Have a great holiday!🎄🥳

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Same to you and Happy New Year! Thanks for watching! 👍👍👍

Merry Christmas to you too, Tom! 👍👍👍

Thanks, Marty! Merry Christmas to you too. Hope Santa is good to you this year. 👍👍👍

Thank you, Micky! Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! 👍👍👍

My fingers and toes go totally numb, and then the rest of my body starts to get cold. Every now and then, we come inside to warm up our digits so frostbite doesn't set in. Then after a hot cup of tea, we go back out and hit it again. It's a short work day though during this time of year. We are so far east within the eastern time zone, we should really be in the Atlantic time zone. So, it gets pretty dark not very long after 3pm in the afternoon. 👍👍👍

Ayuh! Fingers crossed! I still keep telling my wife we need to move to the Florida Keys, and she keeps saying NO!!!! If you ever get back out this way Marty, I'll be very happy to see you (because misery loves company 🤣😂). 👍👍👍

@@DowneastThunderCreations Thanks Paul! I thought I'd be back in time to plant rhubarb last spring. I'm with your wife. Old Florida only exists in our heads. The reality is noise, crowding, way too much traffic, pollution and outright insane people. In 18 months during "covid" 250,000 moved to Florida. Cost of housing, insurance, utilities, etc. have gone insane. Stay warm!

Yeah. I hear you, Marty. BUT....I'm a "Parrot Head" and prefer living on a sailboat based in the Keys (preferably Key West or Stock Island). I get away from the crowds and traffic by casting off the lines. Years ago, I did an extended job in Key West and got around with a bicycle (best way to get around Key West in my opinion). If I get bored with the Keys, I can always hop across to the Bahamas or sail further south through the Caribbean doing a bit of island hopping. That was my intention when I lived on Cape Cod and was running my yacht design practice and wooden boat shop. Then I met my wife! Now we live on land in Downeast Maine. Go figure! 🤣😂

@@DowneastThunderCreations That actually sounds like a fabulous lifestyle. It's the ocean that's calling me back to Maine. I grew up on it. It's in my blood. I don't feel whole without it BUT my ocean doesn't have condo highrises every 50'. I love the solitude of a deserted beach. Have a great week!

Thanks, Marty! You too. 👍👍👍

I'm quite jealous, Jim! 👍👍👍

Thanks for the sub! Are you a fellow Mainer?

I would go with a minimum of 7 stands. 3 stands on each side and the 7th supporting the hull directly below the bow. It wouldn't hurt to have a couple of smaller stands under the stern on each side of the keel to help with maneuvering the hull on and off the trailer. You might also consider a number of wooden blocks under the keel to take the weight of the hull. The ACME threads on the jack stands can lift quite a bit of weight when adjusted just a little at a time, especially when you have a number of jack stands (just 4 probably would' not do it). When placing the stands, they should be located ideally where there is a bulkhead or other support structure behind the shell of the hull. Semper Fi 👍👍👍

Yeah, it's getting pretty close to 5k subs. Been a long time coming! RV's a built light for fuel economy and are not designed for full time living, where Tiny Houses (even though many are built on trailers) are designed to stay in one location for long stretches and lived in year round. If you were to use a tiny house as an RV, the fuel cost would break the bank in no time! They tend to be very heavy and need substantial tow vehicles to move them. 👍👍👍

This thing is a beast! Very well made and heavy-duty. We installed longitudinal 2x6's along the inner trailer sides yesterday to support the floor joists we plan on installing today. The trailer came all pre-drilled for bolting floor joist components and wall frames, making the job so much easier and less work. 👍👍👍

Thanks, Marty! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, Robert! 👍👍👍

My pleasure, Marty! Thanks for watching. 👍👍👍

You're welcome, Dave! 👍👍👍

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"Trug" sounds like a four letter word! Oh, wait: It is!!! 😂🤣

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