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Message From the President
Guy Hoppen
Yesterday was a busy day at the Eddon Boatyard, as most Saturdays are. Volunteers worked all day on T-Bird #11. The final coat of paint was applied to the Boatbuilder-for-a-Day Lake George rowing boat. BoatShop staff worked through some fundraising event planning details, and as usual, we were host to dozens of weekend visitors.
Today I helped my son Dale pattern, fit, and install some fish-hold bulkheads in his fishing vessel. It reminded me of why the Gig Harbor BoatShop at the Eddon Boatyard is a unique organization.
BoatShop personnel are rooted in the existing working waterfront. Volunteer instructors Tom Regan and Bruce Bronson are full time boatbuilders. Knot and ropework instructor Mike Boyle is a recently retired ferry captain. Store manager Sheri Lovrovich is from a fishing family and commercial fished for years. Susanne Regan manages the finances for the BoatShop, and for her family for-profit boatbuilding company. Volunteers Bill Isaac and Roy Fisk spent years as a working shipwrights.
We value our connections to the working waterfront and hope that the traditions we're an active part of will enrich a visitor's BoatShop experience.
Drop by the Eddon Boatyard to share your expertise, take a class, to see a movie - or just to smell the shavings and have a cup of coffee. Eddon Boatyard is, after all, your community boatyard.
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You can build a boat like this yourself!
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Take a Maloney Rowboat Home
Build a 12' Maloney Rowboat
The inaugural Take a MALONEY ROWBOAT Home boatbuilding class is a few Wednesday evening sessions from completion. Students Brad and Adam with instruction from local boatbuilder Bruce Bronson have a 12' Maloney Rowboat off the building jig. The boat is sitting right side up with hull formed and frames fastened.
 You, too, can build a 12' Maloney Rowboat, a Gig Harbor classic, with Gig Harbor boatbuilder Bruce Bronson. In six night-time sessions at the historic Eddon Boatyard you, or you with one or two family members, friends or colleagues, will build a Maloney Rowboat ready to take home for finishing. Dates: Six Wednesdays. Time: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (Eddon Boatyard). Cost: $900 members / $995 non-members - Materials included. How to Enroll: Stop by the BoatShop store, or call (253) 857-9344, or email us at info@gigharborboatshop.org |
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LGB is almost done!
Update on the Boatbuilder for a Day
A year along, and the Boatbuilder for a Day Lake George Boat is about to receive her finishing touches. Participant's, including regulars, Todd, Robert, David and Roy, along with instructor Tom Regan, will apply enamel to her lapstrake hull and fasten pre-finished floorboards, thwarts, and oarlock pads prior to a much anticipated sea trial.  |
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#706 is up next!
Renovate a 1925 Motor Launch
Tom Regan's next project will be the Renovate the 1925 Motor Launch #706 workshop -a complete renovation of a charming South Puget Sound motor launch built in Olympia. Participants will learn how to blend traditional and modern boat repair techniques, build a new interior, and to repower a boat with an electric motor.
See the "before" photo at the top of the page.
More details will be announced soon about enrollment information, schedule, and cost. If you would like more information, please email us at info@gigharborboatshop.org.
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GHB has Thunderbirds
Thunderbird #11 is in the midst of a volunteer makeover similar to #2 Pirouette's. Board member Jaime Storkman and volunteers Bill Isaac, Pat and Mike Ryan, and Dave Wheeler, to name a few, have replaced the bad wood with new wood and are prepping the hull, deck and house for new covering and paint. GHB's newest T-Bird addition, fiberglass Thunderbird #1002, is at the end of the dock. Volunteer Ed Josberger and help have gutted and scrubbed the interior. Like to get involved? Stop by the boatyard store become a member - volunteer. |
Movies at the BoatShop - This Thursday!
February 21, 7:00 PM
 Gather around the woodstove for the next in a series of Movies at the BoatShop. Doors open at 6:30, movie begins at 7:00. Admission $10 which supports the Gig Harbor BoatShop. Tickets available in the BoatShop Store or at the door. Throwbacks to a Golden Age of Northwest Boats, is a well-documented look at regional designers (Garden, Monk, Geary) and builders (Blanchard, Franck, Jensen) that were some of the integral players of twentieth century northwest wooden boatbuilding. Eddon Boatyard was a contemporary of the boatyards listed above. To see this film is to have a window into Eddon Boat's boatbuilding past.
DeWitt Jensen, of Jensen Motor Boat Company on Lake Union in Seattle, will introduce the film and conduct a post-show presentation and Q & A.
For more information:
http://www.gigharborboatshop.org/moviesattheboatshop.html
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Annual Meeting
March 12, 2013 - 4:30 - 6:00 PM
 There will be an annual meeting of the Gig Harbor BoatShop on March 12, 2013 at 4:30 to 5:30 PM downstairs in the Joiner Shop of the Eddon Boat Building. All volunteers, members and board members are invited to attend. |
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Expanded hours for the store
Opek daily except Monday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
The BoatShop store is now open 6 days a week - Tuesday through Saturday 10 am to 4 pm - thanks to the addition of Sheri Lovrovich to our boatshop staff.
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Making Wood Cleats
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Saturday, February 23, 2013
$25 for GHB Members/$35 for non-GHB members per session
Attend this 2 hour workshop and you'll learn to design and make wooden horn cleats, thumb cleats and more. We'll design cleats, select wood, make patterns and shape cleats in various types and sizes. You'll learn how to make practical beautiful cleats easily and inexpensively.
For more information and to enroll:
http://www.gigharborboatshop.org/programsworkshops/makingwoodcleats.html
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Leathering Oars and Spars
12:00 noon to 4:00 PM
Saturday, February 23, 2013
$65.00 for GHB Members/$75 for non-GHB members per session
Leather has many uses aboard boats. It makes an excellent cushion, prevents chafe and provides insulation. Join us for a 4 hour workshop and we will introduce you to putting leather to work on your boat. We will cover leathering oars, spars mooring lines and more. You will learn what simple tools are required, what materials to use and how to measure and pattern the leather.
For more information and to enroll:
http://www.gigharborboatshop.org/programsworkshops/leatheringoarsspars.html
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Basic Knot Class
Saturday, March 23, 2013, 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
$45.00 for GHB Members/$50.00 for non-GHB members per session
This class will focus on some basic knots that all boaters and yachtsmen should know. As time permits, additional and more challenging knots can be demonstrated. The class can easily be adjusted to the interest of the students. This class is for anyone wanting to learn basic marlinspike seamanship and how to put those new skills to proper use.
For more information and to enroll:
http://www.gigharborboatshop.org/programsworkshops/basicknotclass.html
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 Navigation in the Classroom and On Board
9:00 AM to 4:00 PM - March 9, 2013
$65 for GHB Members / $75 for non-GHB members
This hands-on course starts in the boatyard classroom with the basics of navigation, using both paper charts and electronic charting systems. You'll also learn about the Vessel Traffic System (VTS), and AIS (Automatic Identification System). The class finishes in the state-of-the-art wheelhouse of a 60' vessel while underway - where you will see the concepts of the class applied with modern electronic charting systems.
This class sold out in November. Enroll now!
http://www.gigharborboatshop.org/programsworkshops/practicalnavigation.html
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Sea Safety & Survival Training
(Drill Instructor Course)
8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Free for commercial fishermen, $80 for all others
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Washington Sea Grant and the Gig Harbor Boat Shop are co-sponsoring a Sea Safety & Survival Course for commercial fishermen and charter boat operators.
This Coast Guard approved course meets the training requirements of the Commercial Fishing Safety Act to conduct drills. Course work combines lecture and hands on experience with Safety & Survival Equipment required for commercial fishing vessels. Participants will learn about emergency procedures and will be trained to develop appropriate emergency drills for their own vessels.
Due to limited space preregistration is required.
Where: Gig Harbor Boat Shop
3805 Harborview Dr
Gig Harbor, WA 98335
For more information or to preregister contact Sarah Fisken 206 543-1225 or email Sarah Fisken at the University of Washington
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Gig Harbor BoatShop is a cultural organization located in the historic Eddon Boatyard on Gig Harbor's working waterfront. GHB is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to the retention of Gig Harbor's working waterfront landscape, and to the perpetuation of the skills and traditions of our community working waterfront.
Donations of funds and items may be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Donate now!
Sincerely,
Susanne Regan
Gig Harbor BoatShop |
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