Enroll today to learn how to make your wooden boat a thing of beauty!
The New Hampshire Boat Museum in Wolfeboro will offer a Wooden Boat Restoration Course beginning October 3. “This course is a terrific opportunity to learn how to repair and rebuild a wood boat to achieve a safe, sound vessel and maintain its beauty.” indicated NHBM Board Chair Hank Why.
The course is designed to remove the mystique of wooden boat restoration and will cover such fundamentals as the assessment of an old wooden boat, planking, steam bending, varnishing and more.
The course consists of six classes over a two-week period from October 3 through 14, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9am to 3pm. The classes will take place in the Museum’s Storage & Workshop Building on the Museum property at 399 Center Street, Wolfeboro.
The cost is $495 per person and includes all six classes, a reference book and a 2012 Museum membership. No previous experience is required.
To register, visit the Museum’s website at www.nhbm.org and download the form or pick up an application at the Museum. Mail your completed form with payment to the New Hampshire Boat Museum, PO Box 1195, Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896. Applications are due by September 23, but as space is limited, interested parties are encouraged to enroll early.
Instructor Zeke Bly of Wolfeboro Falls has over 35 years of teaching experience in Industrial Arts and Technology Education, including boat building courses. He has attended the Wooden Boat School in Brooklin, Maine, restored several Chris Craft boats, and built many canoes, kayaks and rowing shells. Interested students may contact him directly with questions at zbly@metrocast.net or 603-569-5010.
The New Hampshire Boat Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational organization focusing on New Hampshire’s boating heritage and life on its lakes and rivers. It fulfills this mission through exhibits, events, publications, outreach programs and hands-on activities.
The Museum is open daily through Columbus Day Weekend and is located at 399 Center Street (Route 28N), Wolfeboro Falls, 2 miles from downtown Wolfeboro. New exhibits this year include the Steamboat History Center, Goodhue & Hawkins boat builders and others. A new Family Admission Ticket provides a discounted rate for families to come and enjoy the many new educational games for childrenFor further information, contact the Museum at 603-569-4554, museum@nhbm.org, visit their web site at nhbm.org, or follow them on Facebook.
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