We welcome guests to the Apprenticeshop to visit with apprentices and interns and to observe boats in progress on the Shop floor.
Stop by any time of the year, Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. If you can’t make it up to Maine to pay us a visit, we’ve created this section of the website to post updates on boat projects and to announce boat launches. Check in on us often to see how things are going.
Boat Building Projects and Launches at the Apprenticeshop
Winter/Spring 2012 projects: anticipated launch date: June 22, 2012
- 31′ “Lyric” — 5.5M Olympic Class Racing Yacht (restoration); apprentice crew: Duncan Macfarlane, Kit Macchi, Skyler Shepard and Josh Robinson
Click here to view Lyric’s weekly progress
Lyric will be restored closer to her original design and without her house. Her laminated keel will be completely replaced. Her ash frames and 3/4″ mahogany planking will be replaced as needed. We will be racing her this summer and hope to make her our flagship.
- Perkin’s Island Lighthouse Tender, built in 1905 and being reproduced by apprentices Matt Dirr, Simon Jack and Josef Eggert
Click here to view the weekly progress of the tender
This lighthouse tender was built in 1905 by Lyman Oliver out of Popham Beach. It is a lapstrake whitehall type and is being reproduced in conjunction with Maine Maritime Museum to celebrate their 50th anniversary and our 40th.
- 10′ Herreshoff “Columbia” dingy; apprentices: Ryan Flynn, Jared Hoffman and Tim Jacobus
Click here to view the weekly progress of the Columbia dingy
In traditional Herrshoff style, this dingy is being built off of floor molds instead of strong-backs. Her planking will only be 1/4″ inch thick. Normally 11’6″, this dingy may serve as a tender for a yacht and has been shortened to 10′.
- We will also be launching two Susan skiffs by our four new apprentices: Bridget Jividen, Christopher Konecky, Kirk Folk and Daniel Creisher
