Adventures In Coastal Living – Free Trade and…

You probably have a friend who, if you met them today, you'd never befriend. They're lousy drunks, never help out, or have egos beyond description. Your friendship has that exclamation or wonderment factor: "why is this person, my friend?" On examinat

Adventures In Coastal Living – Sodom and Gomorrah on the Atlantic

Sunday dinner at my in-laws was always the same. Dinner served at 11:30 AM, two lobsters apiece, salad ( Kraft Thousand Island or French dressing), bread and butter or pilot biscuit, your choice of water or iced tea.

The Feast of Saint Nicholas

Simple goodwill and love are what is needed this season. Happy Feast of Saint Nicholas....patron saint of carvers!

Veterans Day For Merchant Seaman

Please remember Merchant Seamen when you think of Veterans Day.

My Shop Is Not Instagram Ready

copyright 2025 L N Carreras

My shop is NOT, an Instagram ready location.

Making Mast Hoops At The Pert Lowell Company

mast hoops are a bit of old technology still needed to make traditional vessels sail.

Restoring an Old Steam Launch

Turning over something as big as a steam launch requires some brawn, but also a lot of thought.

Turning Over A Steam Launch (with brawn)

If you are curious about how to turn over a large steam launch - without large powered lifts you might find this little video of interest The video was a sort of by product of some other work I did for Wooden Boat Publications a few years ago.

Meditation

taking time to reflect or meditate is never a bad idea before starting in the shop.