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Program Registration
Loft the Thunderbird Sailboat (Code: LTS-101)
Dates: Saturday & Sunday, April 17th & 18th and May 1st & 2nd - 9 AM to Noon (break) 1PM to 5PM
Instructor: Steve Helgeson, GHB Program Director
Fee: $150.00 (GHB members) $165.00 (non-GHB members)
Limit: 6 for weekend program
Where: Historic Eddon Boatyard
Lofting is the first step in building a new boat. It involves drawing the design of the vessel full scale on the loft floor. Once the
initial design is laid down, the lines are “faired”, a process of correcting minor errors in the design caused by the small scale in
which designs are created. Once the fairing is complete, the builder uses the loft to generate all of the patterns and templates
necessary to setup and build the hull. In this weekend program we will loft the Thunderbird sailboat using the table of offsets and
lines given in the original plans. The loft will be preserved and used for a variety of purposes in GHB’s on-going work with the
Thunderbird. Participants will learn the basics of lofting a hard chine vessel; will take part in discussions on pattern making, and
learn the elements of conical and cylindrical development in hull forms.
Call (253) 857-9344 for more details or to sign up over the telephone . . .
Or enter the program code number and the program date of the class you wish to participate in in the box above the PAY NOW button and click the button.
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