Hands-On Wooden Boat Restoration: Hercules

Each month, the museum highlights the restoration efforts on one boat in our collection. For four weeks, we offer the public a hands-on seminar with master shipwright and Wooden Boat School lead instructor Wayne Ford that focuses on the restoration needs of that vessel. This month we focus on the Hercules, the Hudson River Maritime Museum's all-around work skiff and support boat. The center console, which houses the boat's wheel and throttle, will be rebuilt from scratch out of wood. The boat will also receive regular annual maintenance, with a few coats of paint inside and out. Participants can contribute by doing woodworking, prepping, painting, and mechanical servicing.

The work will take place indoors in our woodworking shop. Take this opportunity to learn aspects of wooden boat restoration that you can apply to your own boat. Join us for as many of these Tuesday sessions as you like, whether just one or up to four. This clinic is free, with a suggested donation of $50 to help cover instructor costs.

Registration for this workshop is free, with a suggested donation of $50 to cover instructor costs. Just enter an amount in the box labeled "Please select an amount if you would like to make an additional donation" during checkout.

Session A: Tues., Feb. 6, 10 AM - 4 PM
Session B: Tues., Feb. 13, 10 AM - 4 PM
Session C: Tues., Feb. 20, 10 AM - 4 PM
Session D: Tues., Feb. 27, 10 AM - 4 PM
Instructor: Wayne Ford
Class Size (max.): 6

Registration: Free (suggested donation of $50)
Register by: 3 days prior to class session

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Instructor: : Wayne Ford is a master woodworker and shipwright with extensive timber framing experience. He teaches a wide range of woodworking classes, YouthBoat boatbuilding, timber framing, and special project classes at the Wooden Boat School. He participated in the restoration of the sloops Clearwater and Woody Guthrie.