About
This class was canceled via an email from Jess on 5/21. There were no registrants.~tt
* This class has prerequisites. Please see below.
Learn boatbuilding skills as you help build a classic Port Madison Pram, a sleek sailboat designed in the 1950s by Bill Garden specifically for the Port Madison Yacht Club.
Befitting that history, the boat you build will eventually go to the club's dock on Port Madison Bay, where you and others can sail it provided you join the club, which has especially low membership rates for junior members (ages 10-21). A group of club members is paying for the materials as a way to increase sailing opportunities for the public.
The boat is made of marine plywood and was designed for use in classes and races. According to a club history, the criteria were clear: "It had to be small enough for women and children to rig and handle, stable enough for novices – young and old, easy to maintain, reasonably priced, and to meet the final test, it had to be an unbeatable performer."
Building a sailboat takes time. This session will focus on two key steps:
- Preparing and installing the rub rails. This involves milling white oak to length and shape using a table saw, router and miter saw, then installing it using epoxy and countersunk screws.
- Building and installing the rudder, tiller and center board. This involves following plans carefully to mill marine plywood for the rudder and center board, and white oak for the tiller, then installing the rudder, attaching the tiller, and installing the centerboard. Tools used: table saw, band saw, jointer, planer, power drill.
You may also wish to sign up for Session 2, which involves building the mast and boom.
Final finishing, including painting and completing the sailing rig, will take place after the boat leaves BARN. Participants will be invited to a launch party once the work is done.
Details:
- This class is for youth 14-18 years old who have completed *Orientation to the Woodshop, Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 1 and Woodshop Tool Safety Checkout 2 before the class begins. To sign up, click here to see the Woodworking Calendar.
- To register your youth, please put in the NAME field your first name then in parenthesis put the youth's first and last name (if different than yours).
- Please complete and return this minor permission form if BARN does not already have one on file for your child from a past class.
- Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
- BARN reserves the right to cancel this class in the case of low enrollment and will notify families of this decision one week prior to the start of the class. A full refund will be given.
- If you have any questions, please email BARN Program Manager at JessH@bainbridgebarn.org
- Wear close-toe shoes, avoid loose clothing and dangling jewelry, and tie back long hair.
Instructor: Mike Gearheard. Mike heads the boatbuilding program at BARN and is a shop manager in the Woodworking Studio.
