For people interested in working a little bit for their adventure this summer, New Hampshire Boat Museum (NHBM) offers Youth & Family Boat Building. An opportunity to build the actual boat in which people will row, paddle, or sail, the popular program “launches” July 24 to August 2.
“We provide all the guidance and materials you need to build a craft that will enable you to explore the waterways of New Hampshire,” said NHBM Executive Director Martha Cummings. “It’s an incredible experience, and many of our volunteers are folks who took the class and loved it so much they want to help new participants.”
During the program, participants take kits comprised of flat pieces of wood through construction, fiberglassing, and finishing/painting. The “launch into the lake” is the final step in the process.
2023 boat building scholarships are made possible by Wolfeboro Lion’s Club, New England Antique and Classic Boat Society, Captain Raymond Thombs and Theodore Calpery, Jr. Memorial Fund, New England Lyman Group, Tom and Rose McNamara, Edmund and Sara Dinsmore, and Dr. Jim Forbes Scholarship Fund.
“We do not want finances to represent any barrier,” added Cummings. “This program creates opportunities for families to quite literally build memories that will last a lifetime.”
Click here to register for Boat Building or apply for a scholarship.
About NHBM
Founded in 1992 by antique and classic boating enthusiasts, NHBM is committed to inspire people of all ages with an understanding of, and appreciation for, the boating heritage of New Hampshire’s fresh waterways. NHBM exhibits, events and programming covers everything from boat charters, boat trips and race boats to canoes, wooden boats, outboard motors, sculling, sailing sunfish, and Lyman and Johnson motors. Some of our hands-on programs take place on Lake Winnipesaukee. NHBM is sponsored in part by Goodhue Boat Company, Eastern Propane & Oil, Stark Creative, KW Lakes and Mountains, Taylor Community, Belletetes, and North Water Marine.