September « 2008 « RiversWest Small Craft Center

Members and friends of RiversWest,

We are extending the deadline for signing up for our Bronze Casting Class next month, due to a flurry of last minute interest. As of now we do not have enough people signed up to make the class happen. If you would like to attend you MUST sign up and put down a $100 deposit before this Friday. This should be a fascinating class; if you are interested this is a great opportunity!

The class size will be limited and it is already half full. The goal will be to learn to use the casting equipment that RiversWest has at the Boat Shop under the direction of an expert, and a long time associate of RiversWest, Sam Johnson. Class members bringing small casting projects to the class can cast these items, but if you don’t have a specific project in mind the class will surely bring up lots of ideas. Here are some of the specifics:

Dates: Oct 18-19, two full days
Cost: $250/student
Maximum class size is 10-12 students; five have already committed
$100 deposit must be paid before Friday, 9/19 to reserve a spot

To sign up go to Bronze Casting Sign up

As dockmaster of this year’s woodenboat show on September 13-14th, I’m trying to get a feeling for how many boats we will have at the show.

We can accommodate boats:

on trailers in the parking lot,
on sawhorses/stands (please bring your own if possible) in the parking lot,
on a pad on the ground in the parking lot or on the upper grassy slope,
in the water at the dock.

I launched my uncompleted boat Wednesday September 3rd at the 42nd Avenue ramp and motored it down to the dock, just to sort of start the process. It looks lonely down there, so please plan on bringing as many of your craft (even half finished ones) as you can, even if we’ve seen them before, and let’s try to make the place overflow with our wooden boats.

If you plan to bring your boat/boats, please email me at dockmaster@riverswest.org letting me know what size and kind you’re bringing so we can plan where to display it.

Thanks very much,
Mark Neuhaus
Dockmaster for a weekend

Monthly Archive for September, 2008

Last Chance to Sign up for the Bronze Casting Class

Can your boat come out and play at the RiversWest Boatshow?