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Cape Cod Maritime Museum 
		WINTER BOAT SHOP COURSES 
There are still a few spots remaining in our winter 2012 boat building workshops! Below you will find course descriptions and registration details. For more information, or to REGISTER for any of the classes listed below, please contact CCMM at 508-775-1723 or email info at capecodmaritimemuseum.org . 	
	
SPAR MAKING Start with a visit to Pleasant Bay Boat & Spar Company, learn the basics of building a spar, understand the process in solid, hollow and box v. round spars. Next you will use basic spar making principles, hands on, in building a 6-8 ft stick, in CCMM's Cook Boat Shop. 


Instructor : Suzanne Leahy (of Pleasant Bay Boat & Spar) 
Dates : January 16, 17, 23, and 24 (4 nights) 
Time : 6pm - 9pm 
Cost : $125 non-members, $100 CCMM Members 
Tools : small plane, spoke shave, adjustable square, pencils 
	
INTRO TO LOFTING The very basics of lofting for beginners. The course teaches how designers' lines are laid down in three dimensions in order for hull shapes to be lifted in full scale patterns. We will loft a 9' flat bottom skiff, learn to pick up bevels and develop transom bevels, all done with the simple drawing to scale. 
Instructor : Tony David, Arey's Pond Boat Yard 

Dates : February 15th-18th (3 nights, 1 day) 
Time : 6pm - 9pm (2/15-2/17), 10am - 4pm (2/18) 
Cost : $125 non-members, $100 CCMM Memb ers 
Tools : hammer, pencils 
LoftingINTERMEDIATE LOFTING This course is designed for the student who has an interest in building a boat on their own with no kits or pre-made construction materials. The course teaches how the designer's lines are laid down in three dimensions in order for hull shapes to be lifted in full scale patterns. Learn to understand offsets and how to fare a line. Learn the meaning of every line an architect uses to create a hull shape. It is here the real construction of the boat begins. 
Instructor : Tony Davis, Arey's Pond Boat Yard 
Dates : March 5th - 9th (4 nights) 
Time : 6pm - 9pm 
Cost: $150 Non-Members, $120 CCMM Members 
Tools : hammer, pencils 
	
INTRO TO BOAT BUILDING This is an entry-level course on boat building, which explores basic lofting, layout and terminology that goes with the construction of a ten-foot skiff. Each student will have the opportunity to bui ld each part of the skiff themselves before it goes into the actual skiff. Students do not need prior experience with boat building, woodworki ng or tools to participate in this course--only the desire to explore somethin g dif ferent! 

Instructor : Chris Kelley, 
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 

Dates : Tues. & Thurs., February 28th, March 1st - 22nd (8 nights) 
Time : 6pm - 8pm 
Cost : $225 Non-Members, $180 CCMM Members 	
Coming up in March 2012 
HALF MODEL MAKING w/ Mark Sutherland 
Join the very talented Mark Sutherland in creating a half model of the Cape's famed sailing craft Wianno Senior! 
Course description & registration details TBA soon! Check our website www.capecodmaritimemuseum.org for updates. 
INTRO TO CLASSIC BOAT BUILDIN G w/ JR TECH 
This is an entry-level course on boat building for students grades 5-8, which explores basic lofting, layout and terminology. Using hand-tools* students will construct a ten-foot skiff and will each build their own scale model to take home. 6 sessions; 12 hrs. instruction. 

Instructor : Chris Kelley, 
Cape Cod Maritime Museum 

Dates : Wed., January 18 & 25, February 1, 8, 15, 29 
Time : 6pm - 8pm (Snack served) 
Cost : $175 

*Note: no exposure to power tools 
Registration for JR TECH courses through their website. CLICK HERE General Information 	
	
	CCMM exhibits are open mid-March thru mid-December 


Tuesday thru Saturday 10am-4pm 

Sunday 12noon-4pm 

    • Explore the Cape's historical marine trades & risky business on the high seas with Making Waves: Maritime Ventures on Cape Cod 
    • Enjoy a sail on the museum-built 1886 Crosby Catboat replica Sarah. 
    • Experiment with museum educators on new, exciting interdisciplinary programs. 
    • Experience boat building & restoration projects in the Cook Boat Shop. 


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508-775-1723 
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