Jacques,

I am trying to move to the east coast of Florida and whould like to find out
more about the position you mentioned. It sounds like something that would
be great for me if it is full time work. I am hardworking, resourceful, and
have experience working with paint, wood, composites and vacuum bagging so I
beleive I might be a good candidate for the job.

How can I contact your company to find out more? I tried to send you an
e-mail but was unsuccessful.

Trent Hink




"Jacques Mertens" wrote in message
.. .
The guy that is building prototypes for us is moving 500 miles away and we
will need some help.
We don't expect anybody to work for free, we pay a salary,
There are problems however:
- we are on the East coast of Florida (Vero Beach)
- while we use plywood in most of our boats, we are not wooden boat
builders. The accent in our place is on composites.

Besides that, it is a great position for somebody who wants to learn
because
we experiment a lot. Last month we tested a new kit assembly system on a
12'
boat, last week and this week we test paint methods and equipment. In
January we will test a new method to build carbon fiber masts. Later we
will
build a simple vaccum bagging table and build a 25' CoreCell hull to take
pictures used in our online tutorials.
All very interesting but not true wooden boat building.


--
Jacques
http://www.bateau.com


"Zyana ~ Beu Ribe" wrote in message
link.net...
Hi All,

Is there anyone in the Tampa area who would be willing to teach me how
to
build wooden boats with them hands-on? Individual or business?

I've wanted to know the principles of building a wooden boat for 2
years,
but just can't get it out of a book. I've got an idea for a boat design
that isn't even seen in the Tampa area.

I just want to learn. I'm not out to learn and then compete with my
teacher.

Anyone want some help for free? You'd have to teach me, though.

Thanks, All,

Sandra

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"Trent Hink" wrote in message
...
Jacques,

I am trying to move to the east coast of Florida and whould like to find
out
more about the position you mentioned. It sounds like something that would
be great for me if it is full time work. I am hardworking, resourceful,
and
have experience working with paint, wood, composites and vacuum bagging so
I
beleive I might be a good candidate for the job.

How can I contact your company to find out more? I tried to send you an
e-mail but was unsuccessful.

Trent Hink




"Jacques Mertens" wrote in message
.. .
The guy that is building prototypes for us is moving 500 miles away and
we
will need some help.
We don't expect anybody to work for free, we pay a salary,
There are problems however:
- we are on the East coast of Florida (Vero Beach)
- while we use plywood in most of our boats, we are not wooden boat
builders. The accent in our place is on composites.

Besides that, it is a great position for somebody who wants to learn
because
we experiment a lot. Last month we tested a new kit assembly system on a
12'
boat, last week and this week we test paint methods and equipment. In
January we will test a new method to build carbon fiber masts. Later we
will
build a simple vaccum bagging table and build a 25' CoreCell hull to
take
pictures used in our online tutorials.
All very interesting but not true wooden boat building.


--
Jacques
http://www.bateau.com


"Zyana ~ Beu Ribe" wrote in message
link.net...
Hi All,

Is there anyone in the Tampa area who would be willing to teach me how
to
build wooden boats with them hands-on? Individual or business?

I've wanted to know the principles of building a wooden boat for 2
years,
but just can't get it out of a book. I've got an idea for a boat
design
that isn't even seen in the Tampa area.

I just want to learn. I'm not out to learn and then compete with my
teacher.

Anyone want some help for free? You'd have to teach me, though.

Thanks, All,

Sandra

"Jacques Mertens" wrote in message ...
The guy that is building prototypes for us is moving 500 miles away and we
will need some help.
We don't expect anybody to work for free, we pay a salary,
There are problems however:
- we are on the East coast of Florida (Vero Beach)
- while we use plywood in most of our boats, we are not wooden boat
builders. The accent in our place is on composites.

Besides that, it is a great position for somebody who wants to learn because
we experiment a lot. Last month we tested a new kit assembly system on a 12'
boat, last week and this week we test paint methods and equipment. In
January we will test a new method to build carbon fiber masts. Later we will
build a simple vaccum bagging table and build a 25' CoreCell hull to take
pictures used in our online tutorials.
All very interesting but not true wooden boat building.


--
Jacques
http://www.bateau.com


Man, sounds like I should move south and work for you. You hire old
hippies with an attitude?
Scotty

I was recently looking through a book on making Adirondack twig
furniture and the comment made there rings true for makig a wooden boat.
If you build it and have fun building it and don't like your finished
product you can always use it for fire wood and still be ahead.



Backyard Renegade wrote:
"Jacques Mertens" wrote in message ...

The guy that is building prototypes for us is moving 500 miles away and we
will need some help.
We don't expect anybody to work for free, we pay a salary,
There are problems however:
- we are on the East coast of Florida (Vero Beach)
- while we use plywood in most of our boats, we are not wooden boat
builders. The accent in our place is on composites.

Besides that, it is a great position for somebody who wants to learn because
we experiment a lot. Last month we tested a new kit assembly system on a 12'
boat, last week and this week we test paint methods and equipment. In
January we will test a new method to build carbon fiber masts. Later we will
build a simple vaccum bagging table and build a 25' CoreCell hull to take
pictures used in our online tutorials.
All very interesting but not true wooden boat building.


--
Jacques
http://www.bateau.com



Man, sounds like I should move south and work for you. You hire old
hippies with an attitude?
Scotty

Why don't ya just try to build a boat without any training?
There are so many ways to build a boat that you'll never learn them all.
I believe everyone who contributes to this NG is always learning and
for the most part it is done through talking, reading, observing and
trying things out. Some are engineers and nautical architects and some
are artists. A few are boatbuilders.
Just build a small boat first. A very small boat. Use your INSTINCTS,
and don't be afraid to make a lot of mistakes. Each mistake is a
learning opportunity. Don't worry about it not being done correctly.
There is not one correct way to build a wooden boat. Every culture
has its own unique history of wooden boat building and this is one of
the things that makes it so interesting.
If you lack the confidence to start from scratch, buy a kit, like a
stitch and glue kayak, and put it together. In the process you will
learn a lot about plywood, epoxy, paint, and how to follow written
instructions.
You wrote about the "principles" of building a wooden boat and that you
were unable to get this out of books. What books have you read?
There are some really bad boat building books out there and some really
good ones.
Have you read Chapelle's BoatBuilding? Thomas Hill's Ultralight
Boatbuilding? The Gougeon Brothers On Boat Construction? Skenes Elements
of Yacht Design? George Buehlers Backyard BoatBuilding? Slocum's Sailing
Alone Around the World? Have you read back issues of WoodenBoat
magazine? The list goes on. All are required reading.
Visualize what you want to build. Draw it. Compare it to other designs.
How is it different? How is it the same?
Do research on traditional boats by looking in the library.
Then....the hard part...find a piece if wood and begin the project.
If it fails, try again.


Zyana ~ Beu Ribe wrote:
Hi All,

Is there anyone in the Tampa area who would be willing to teach me how to
build wooden boats with them hands-on? Individual or business?

I've wanted to know the principles of building a wooden boat for 2 years,
but just can't get it out of a book. I've got an idea for a boat design
that isn't even seen in the Tampa area.

I just want to learn. I'm not out to learn and then compete with my
teacher.

Anyone want some help for free? You'd have to teach me, though.

Thanks, All,

Sandra

Kind of in the same position, semi retired ex carpenter looking for a
project boat. Looking at a double mahogany wood plank hacker, any comments
appreciated. Jax beach area.
"stevej" wrote in message
...
Why don't ya just try to build a boat without any training?
There are so many ways to build a boat that you'll never learn them all.
I believe everyone who contributes to this NG is always learning and
for the most part it is done through talking, reading, observing and
trying things out. Some are engineers and nautical architects and some
are artists. A few are boatbuilders.
Just build a small boat first. A very small boat. Use your INSTINCTS,
and don't be afraid to make a lot of mistakes. Each mistake is a
learning opportunity. Don't worry about it not being done correctly.
There is not one correct way to build a wooden boat. Every culture
has its own unique history of wooden boat building and this is one of
the things that makes it so interesting.
If you lack the confidence to start from scratch, buy a kit, like a
stitch and glue kayak, and put it together. In the process you will
learn a lot about plywood, epoxy, paint, and how to follow written
instructions.
You wrote about the "principles" of building a wooden boat and that you
were unable to get this out of books. What books have you read?
There are some really bad boat building books out there and some really
good ones.
Have you read Chapelle's BoatBuilding? Thomas Hill's Ultralight
Boatbuilding? The Gougeon Brothers On Boat Construction? Skenes Elements
of Yacht Design? George Buehlers Backyard BoatBuilding? Slocum's Sailing
Alone Around the World? Have you read back issues of WoodenBoat
magazine? The list goes on. All are required reading.
Visualize what you want to build. Draw it. Compare it to other designs.
How is it different? How is it the same?
Do research on traditional boats by looking in the library.
Then....the hard part...find a piece if wood and begin the project.
If it fails, try again.


Zyana ~ Beu Ribe wrote:
Hi All,

Is there anyone in the Tampa area who would be willing to teach me how
to
build wooden boats with them hands-on? Individual or business?

I've wanted to know the principles of building a wooden boat for 2
years,
but just can't get it out of a book. I've got an idea for a boat design
that isn't even seen in the Tampa area.

I just want to learn. I'm not out to learn and then compete with my
teacher.

Anyone want some help for free? You'd have to teach me, though.

Thanks, All,

Sandra