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Thread: Building a Storer Rowboat
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6th May 2008, 07:13 PM #76
Timeframes for activities in the old testament seem to be as compressed as the very ripe old ages of the protagonists are extended.
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9th July 2008, 09:28 PM #77
Just looking to see if anything has happened
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28th August 2008, 10:43 AM #78SENIOR MEMBER
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Got plans
We just got a commission for a group of students to build the rowboat for a customer. Bought the plans today and look forward to building her. Someone else is interested in the GIS, though it is a big project for kids, so we will find the right group. Stay tuned, we'll probably have the kids use the forum as a way to reflect and promote their work.
Cheers,
Clint
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28th August 2008, 10:47 AM #79
Howdy Clint,
Yours will probably be the build of the rowboat that progresses the fastest. I don't forsee any major problems as I am pretty careful - but there are probably some detail bits on the way through that would be good to hear about.
Also pics would be EXTREMELY gratefully received.
Michael
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28th August 2008, 03:51 PM #80
Gidday Clint!
Please keep adding to this thread. My build has stalled (not that anyone had noticed!) until a couple of tendons in my shoulders sort themselves out!
Cheers,
P
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28th August 2008, 05:06 PM #81Cheers
Jeremy
If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well it were done quickly
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29th August 2008, 02:18 AM #82SENIOR MEMBER
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kids building boats
The rowboat will be a good lead up to having kids build a GIS!
It looks likely that a group will start this boat this fall, a group that we are starting at the Maine Advanced Technology Center which is all about composites training in the marine industry. We may try to design/build a carbon fiber set of outriggers for the boat. Any other associated composite projects we could do related to the boat? Maybe the middle thwart could be a flat composite panel? The boat itself is somewhat composite so we want to try to bridge between wood and pure composite construction. They will also infuse a hull of some sort, probably one of the canoe or dinghy molds they have there.
I'll keep everyone posted and let you know when kids will begin making posts under this screen name.
Cheers,
Clint
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29th August 2008, 10:52 AM #83
Hey Clint,
How about adding one new user for all the kids to use as a group. Would be great.
That way we can differentiate between you and them. It might get confusing otherwise!
You have a useful function here .. so would be nice to keep you separate.
So maybe create a user called "compass kids" or whatever they want to call themselves.
Oh, just remembered ... I think there is a rule about members being over 13 ... I will ask the moderators what the rule and reason is.
Michael
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29th August 2008, 11:07 AM #84
What about oars in carbon too Clint, either looms and/or blades? You may be able to sell those too .. they could become a production line for some of the kids. The tech transfers readily into masts too!
MIK
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3rd September 2008, 11:24 AM #85SENIOR MEMBER
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Kids build the boat, boat builds the kids
Good suggestion...we'll do Compass Kids or I'll have them come up with the name. They will have a beautiful new computer lab in this facility at their disposal. Now I have to find a GIS group!
Cheers,
Clint
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3rd September 2008, 01:20 PM #86
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26th September 2008, 12:43 AM #87SENIOR MEMBER
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Unfortunately, the director of the program that we were collaborating with to form a group of students and build the MSD Rowboat was fired due to politics and clashing personalities. He wanted to make the composites center an educational-based R & D institution and, apparently, the more powerful people have different ideas, like making money -- not helping people.
So, stay tuned; there is hope and we'll find kids to build the boat one way or another.
Cheers,
Clint
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26th September 2008, 01:18 AM #88
This is a video of some of the previous Compass Project events.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9aAjMrOZL4[/media]
Pretty cool. Glad you have plenty of other options happening Clint ... well done
MIK
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26th September 2008, 05:14 AM #89SENIOR MEMBER
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Videos on Compass
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHwCissrkZM[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9aAjMrOZL4[/media]
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2nd October 2008, 10:37 PM #90SENIOR MEMBER
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Mik, in reading the rowboat manual and thinking about how to engage kids in that package I happily noticed that you may have plans for oars fit to the boat...are those plans available because I'd most definitely have kids make them.
Things are rolling again on getting the composites program going so stay tuned....
Cheers,
Clint
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