This spring the Museum and the Antique and Classic Boat Society (ACBS) will be co-hosting their annual in-depth, hands-on weekend restoration symposium on May 19-21.  Featured is a workshop on bottom replacement which will include lofting, frame alignment, plank repair, and methods and procedures for applying epoxy adhesives.  Even if you never plan to do a bottom replacement yourself, this weekend will educate you on what you should expect from a professional boat restorer who might be working on your boat.  Woodworking techniques learned this weekend can easily be applied to other aspects of boat restoration, such as deck and side replacement. A presentation on historic boats by a noted boat historian, as well as a talk on rudders and propellers is also on the docket for the weekend.

Tuition fee:  adult registration fee of $199 ($225 after April 24), youth registration fee (18 and younger) is $100 ($110 after April 24).  The registration fee covers all lesson materials and these meals:  Friday dinner, Saturday breakfast and lunch, and Sunday breakfast.

 Schedule of Events

FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2017

 12:00 PM-3:30 PM      Check in at the Museum, pick up registration and welcome packet

1:00 PM-3:00 PM         Tour of the Doebler Building (ABM off-site storage building) 

3:00 PM-5:00 PM          Introduction and Overview of Bottom Replacement (Cox Theatre, ABM)

                                            Presented by Bo Muller

5:30 PM                          Cocktails, followed by dinner at the Clipper Inn Restaurant

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 2017

8:00 AM                         Breakfast at the Museum (Lewis Boardroom, 2^nd floor of Haxall Building)

8:45 AM-Noon               Bottom Replacement, a hands-on workshop in the Museum shop

                                             Conducted by Bo Muller

12:00 PM-1:00 PM         Lunch at the Museum (Lewis Boardroom, 2^nd floor of Haxall Bldg.)

1:15 PM-4:00 PM           Bottom Replacement workshop continues in Museum shop

4:30 PM-5:30 PM           Historic Boating Presentation by noted author and historian, Tony Mollica

Dinner will be on your own. A list of recommended restaurants is in your welcome packet.

SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016

8:00 AM                         Breakfast at Museum (Lewis Boardroom, 2^nd floor of Haxall Bldg.)

8:45 AM-10:45 AM        Bottom Replacement. Time to tie up loose ends and ask questions. (ABM Campus)

11:00 AM-12:30 PM      Criteria to Design and Select the Proper Rudder Replacement 

                                           (Dodge Education Ctr., 2^nd floor of Haxall Bldg.)

                                           Presented by Doug Mehring

For lodging accommodations please visit the http://www.1000islands-clayton.com/stay-thousand-islands/motels-resorts/  webpage or contact them by phone 1-800-252-9806.

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