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Quick and Dirty Boat Building in Review

Quick and Dirt Boat Building

We participated in the Quick and Dirty Boatbuilding Contest at the Anacortes Waterfront Festival last weekend (May 15th). We had 6 hours to build a boat using limited materials (see blog below). We chose to build a 20' long x 20" wide decked boat that we hand paddled.

We finished the boat (minus paint) in 5 hours 20 minutes, much better than most of the other competitors.Finished Boat

Jose prepping for the race.

Matthew and Pat Digging in.

Are we having fun yet?

Toward the end of the race, Pat decided to knee paddle which brought some shouts of "Nice Butt!" from some unknown females in the crowd. He was so in the zone he didn't even notice.

After the race Pat took the boat out as a stand up paddleboard and did a lap around the marina.

We had a great time and tied for 2nd with 2 other teams. Next year we'll be back and we've already got some ideas!

Quick and Dirty Boat Building Contest - Anacortes Water Front Festival

We will be competing in the Quick and Dirty Boat Building contest at the Anacortes Waterfront Festival in Anacortes WA on May 15th.

We get:

• 4 quarter inch thick sheets of plywood
• 6- 2x4 studs
• 2 tubes of quick dry caulk
• 100 #8 screws
• 50 zip ties
• 6 hours to build
• up to $20 in other items
• a mystery material
• a 10' x 20' working space

We've got some ideas we've been throwing around, everything from a scow type box to a rowing dory. So come on down and check out the fun while we get rolling on our boat!

The boat building starts at 9 am and the race is at 4pm.

Pram Progress

The boats that we started for the demo a few weeks ago are being finished up by some of our employees. Kevin, on our shipping team is finishing up this particular boat. These are some of the progress pictures on his boat.

This particular boat we had tacked up with 5 minute epoxy and flipped over to glass the outside during the demo. Normally the inside seams would be taped first and then the outside glassed, so he is kind of working in reverse.

Here he is test fitting the gunwale. He has decided to leave the boat bright. It's going to look good!