Every Saturday at the Boat Shop

Members and Friends of RiversWest,

There is a lot of activity at the Boat Shop these days. We have members at the shop every Saturday right now, not just first, or even first and third Saturdays. Several members are working on a 12 ft plywood cartopper. Any assistance is welcome, and observers who want to encourage the builders are welcome also! They have cut out the sides and bottom out, next is forming the stem. The instructions for this are missing, so anyone with expertise in this area will be especially welcome!

Another ongoing project is the restoration of an all-wood (ie, NOT plywood) boat. This is intended to be a classic restoration, and the people working on it are ready for consultations from others on how to maintain the classic nature of the boat, or whether that's even a good idea. Maybe it would be better to start mixing epoxy. . .opinions on this topic are being actively solicited.

We are also looking for member's ideas about how best to build a small boat storage structure to span two slips of the Pier99 marina. This is a project that has been in the planning stage for a while now, but it is a big step and we would like as much membership input as possible.

If we have enough people to make it worthwhile we are considering taking out the Hall Templeton for a little cruise in the early afternoon.

We have been organizing out library at the Boat Shop. We have a complete set of Wooden Boat magazines, as well as some extras which are available for members to borrow. In addition there are lots of nautical books and a collection of boat plans.

Thank you,

The RiversWest Board