FLBM Boat Building Workshop Series | Varnishing

Name: FLBM Boat Building Workshop Series | Varnishing
Start: 2024-08-03T10:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-08-04T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Finger Lakes Boating Museum

Schedule

Sat Aug 03 2024 at 10:00 am to Sun Aug 04 2024 at 05:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Finger Lakes Boating Museum | Hammondsport, NY

Participants will construct a replica 9ft. Penn Yan “Aerodinghy” over seven two-day weekends. This boat, manufactured for many years by the Penn Yan Boat Company, is a 9ft. rowing dinghy. This series is structured to teach the skills of pattern layout and cutting, milling wood pieces, wood bending, planking, canvassing, and marine painting/varnishing.
This series is a unique opportunity for anyone who wants to learn how to build a boat from scratch or simply learn some woodworking techniques. There are no age restrictions to take the course. A maximum of eight people are invited to register for each workshop in the series.
Workshop Dates:
- January 27-28: Building the Skeleton
- February 24-25: Ribbing the Boat
- March 23-24: Planking the Boat
- April 27-28: Canvassing
- May 25-26: Painting and Oar Making
- June 29-30: Lumbering Out the Boat
- August 3-4: Varnishing
The admission price will be $450 FLBM Members/$500 Non-members for the entire course or $65 FLBM Members/$75 Non-members per workshop.
Registration is open now. You can register by calling 607-569-2222, email [email protected], or visit www.flbm.org/boat-building-workshop-series.