They can also spent time with two boatbuilding
"old-timers" to learn more specific construction techniques.
The Carpenter’s Boat Shop
For more than thirty years The Carpenter’s Boat Shop
in Bristol has helped people learn how to build wooden boats.
The apprentices come to the school for nine months
from all walks of life, some are people with serious issues like
addiction, others are just people looking for a new direction.
Venues include; Cedar Key, Florida,
Port Townsend, Washington,
Straits of Mackinac, Michigan,
Rockport, Texas,
Monterey Bay, California
and Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Boat Building and Rowing on Lake Huron
Heritage Coast Sailing and Rowing
is a new not for profit corporation, whose purpose is to encourage
sailing and rowing and to preserve historic regional boat designs.
It is in the process of building a 23 foot Mackinaw boat, named the
Heritage 23.
Plywood Boat
Building Classes in Connecticut
Registrations are open for a plywood boat building classes where
participants will build a 17' plywood dory.
The class is scheduled to meet on Wednesdays and Fridays from 5-7 pm,
from April 4 to June 1.
Ledyard Parks and Recreation Department,
Ledyard, CT, USA
Throw your dream into space like a kite, and you do not know what it
will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, or a new
country.
(Anais
Nin, 1903-1977)
I am perfectly aware that the majority of
Wooden Boat aficionados are sensible folk.
However, I need to point out that I am an amateur wooden
boat enthusiast simply writing in order to try to help other amateur
wooden boat enthusiasts and while I take every care to ensure that the
information in DIY Wood Boat.com is correct, anyone acting on the
information on this website does so at their own risk.
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