A Boat in the Woodsvideo
I Tore It Down - No. 28
31 January 2026 · 33 min · 128K views · Urban agglomeration of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Canada
Wooden sailboat under construction in snowy Canadian woods
What this video covers
Joshua dismantles a failing temporary shelter protecting his 32-foot wooden sailboat in the woods of eastern Canada.▶ 1:16 High winds repeatedly damaged the structure, prompting a return to a simpler tarp-based cover system.▶ 1:57 He installs a hand-crank winch at ground level to adjust the ridgeline tension and height, allowing for quick lowering during wind events.▶ 6:36 He replaces the old, frozen manila line with half-inch nylon rope and uses a spruce pole to increase headroom over the deck.▶ 20:25 To secure the tarp, he attaches guylines to the corners using sheet bends and bowlines with carabiners for rapid deployment.▶ 22:23 Following the shelter transition, he begins sourcing green Hemlock lumber from a local sawmill and harvesting fallen spruce trees to prepare for a future, more permanent boat shed.▶ 25:35 He uses his vehicle to drag fallen timber from the forest floor, though he encounters mechanical delays with his chainsaw and physical exhaustion during the process.▶ 32:59
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