Cold-Molded Boat Building

John Guzzwell, a long-time proponent of coldmolded boatbuilding, has proved that it is an excellent way to build. The class will build a John Atkin design, a 6’6” pram called Petey Dink. Students will learn the methods used to develop shapes from plans, with some simple lofting demonstrations. Then they will move on to the actual construction of the boat, making the keel assembly, transom and bow, then planking over the mold with three layers of 1/16” veneer. Students will also have an opportunity to work on completing a hull built in a previous workshop, building and installing laminated knees and adding internal stiffeners and seats, etc. The finished boat will weigh about 50 lbs and will be built using Wonderbond, which is a modified PVA glue (no epoxy!).