Boatbuilding at Calvert Marine Museum this summer

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Published on Friday, 08 June 2012 10:38

Written by Karen Gaspers

Head to the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons this summer to build your own wooden canoe or rowing skiff.

The Calvert Marine Museum and Patuxent Small Craft Guild are scheduling requests for the "Build a Boat by Appointment" program. Choose two consecutive Saturdays or any two days of your choice. Hours of class are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. No experience necessary.

With simple hand tools and guidance from experienced instructors, your canoe and paddles will be assembled and ready to paint at the end of the second day. A fee of $600 for Calvert Marine Museum members and $650 for non-members includes all materials necessary to complete one canoe and two paddles. Youth groups and children ten years and up are welcome in the company of an adult.

The Calvert Marine Museum offers a similar class in building a 12-foot rowing skiff. The cost for the skiff is $950 for members and $1,000 for non-members. A sailing version, including sail, spars, daggerboard, and rudder is an option for an additional $800.

Financial assistance is available to qualified applicants from the Melvin Conant Memorial Youth Fund. The fund was established in 2004 to encourage young people, particularly those in need, to participate in programs offered by the Calvert Marine Museum's Patuxent Small Craft Center.

For more information, details, and scheduling, please contact George Surgent at 410-586-2700 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For more information about events and programs at the Calvert Marine Museum, please visit calvertmarinemuseum.com.

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