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have someone to help you if you have questions.Or maybe you have good woodworking skills but want to learn how to extend them to modern boatbuilding. Duck Flat Wooden Boats runs a Boatbuilding School twice a year at Goolwa on the Murray River in South Australia. The length of the classes is typically 10 to 12 days. The next class is in April the month after the Goolwa Wooden Boat show. The number of projects is around 12 so there is limited space. I worked at the last one in 2009 and they have asked me back to assist with the next. A number of the students from last time round will be attending again to start bigger or different projects.  What to buildThere are only 10 days for the boat or part of it to be built. This usually restricts choice to plywood boats in either chine or lapstrake (clinker) plywood construction. Epoxy glue is used to hold the bits together as per the most popular methods of modern boatbuilding. The class is not structured. So students can build any of several different projects including not only my designs - OZ PDRacer - small simple sailing boat for adults or kids Eureka Canoe - Canoe for two adults - lightweight Goat Island Skiff - fast sailing boat with traditional good looks Beth the sailing canoe yawl - for experienced sailors only Handy Punt - Fishing Boat - cartoppable, stable, reasonably lightweight.  Also designs from Phil Bolger,
Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC), Iain Oughtred and some others.In other words boats that go together well and have good detail in their plans. Duck Flat do restrict choice of project a bit to make sure that the boat will be in a condition to take away at the end of the class, but it would be possible to start some restoration projects or build some of the components for a bigger boat - so that you can go home with a number of the different methods in hand. However if you have an idea of what you want to do please approach Duck Flat with your idea and they will see if it is possible within the time and facilities available. Costs  The price structure is good value
- around $700 for the project plus $45 (insurance) for each person working on
the project. You have to pay for the materials for the boat. And you have to cover your own meals and accomodation accomodation which can range from a tent in the caravan park to one of the upmarket Bed & Breakfasts in the area. |