Saturday, January 27, 2007

Marblehead Students
build classic
Marblehead Model Sailboat


Hello! I am Cathy Landergan a high school teacher. I'm not a shop teacher, my background is CADD (AutoCAD) and I wanted to create a connection between the plans and building the boats. My pre-engineering students built the classic Marblehead pond model from the Madcap plans. They start the class by creating the templates using CADD.

We have a full woodshop including band saw etc…. the kids did do the fiber-glassing, and we started from the CADD plans.

I'm also inviting local companies when possible to come into the classroom. Doyle Sailmakers helped us create the sails and we did a field trip to see the sails being made etc.

Here are some pictures of the Marblehead's from last year at various stages. We made 4 boats, 3 of which were finished except for the electronics because we ran out of time.

Students worked in teams of 2 or 3. We sold one of the boats, and it's my hope that we will be able to fund the program from the sale of these boats. It's a little sad that the kids can't keep the boats but there's no way to split up a boat between three kids. At least they have the knowledge to make their own.









Monday, January 22, 2007

Wooden Canoe Journal - Issue #108

Wooden Canoe Journal - Issue #108: "Wooden Canoe Journal
Issue #108 - December 2001 - Volume 24 Number 6

FEATURES

* Pierre Trudeau's Canoe Featured in One of Two New Canadian Canoe Museum Exhibits

* Dave Baker 1941-2001
o by Jack McGreivey

* A Remembrance of My Father
o by Todd Baker

* A Master Craft Man
o by Fred LeBrun

* Canoe or Kayak?
o by Patty MacLeish

* Building a Quarter Scale Model of an Algonkin Hunter
o by Arnie Spielbauer"