Have you ever looked out at the ocean on a calm day and thought "wow I wish I had a boat". Then now is your opportunity to learn how to build a traditional Newfoundland punt.
The Wooden Boat Museum of Newfoundland and Labrador will be offering a Boat Building Course in Winterton this summer from July 9th – August 27th. The course will consist of 8 workshops.
Workshop #1 The Backbone: Shaping the Stem and Keel
Workshop #2 The Backbone: Connecting the Stem to Keel
Workshop #3 The Backbone: Shaping the Counter
Workshop #4 The Backbone: Connecting the Counter to Keel
Workshop #5 Setup and Frames
Workshop #6 Planking – Putting on the Shear Plank
Workshop #7 Planking – Putting on the Garboard Plank
Workshop #8 Planking – Filling in the Hull
Workshop #1 will be begin on Saturday, July 9, 2011, and run each Saturday until August 27, 2011.
Cost per workshop is $60.00. Members receive a 10% discount.
Participants can register for the entire 8 weeks or individual sessions. For further information or to
register, please call 709-583-2070 or email bkingheritage@gmail.com. Pre-registration is required.
1 comment:
Sounds like a great course. You should video for those of us outside the rock.
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