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Boat Building School

Boat School

 
plank replacement 1 plank replacement 2
shown in these two photos is the plank replacement on a 1949 16' Lyman

installation of ribs installation of ribs
the above two photographs show the installation of ribs on a 1949 Lyman

Boat School registration form Click here to download Boat Building School registration form.

Your Maritime education begins with the raw materials needed to build a water going craft! Navigate through the construction of a 13' Lyman, a Sandusky Bay Skiff.

Building the 13' Lyman (1996)
 Building the Sandusky Bay Skiff


Building the 13' Lyman

In 1996 the museum conducted a pilot boat building class.  Instructors were retired Lyman workers and several area boat wrights.  Six adults and six teenagers teamed up to build a pair of 13' Lyman Leader replicas.
 

A) As You can see, the class was a success.



B) The mold is ready to go and is built of 3/4" exterior plywood and common fir lumber.  Plans for the mold were taken from the original 1948 full size Lyman line drawings furnished by Koroknay's Marine Woodworking.


C) The 9 planks hung, the planking is now halfway.

The planking is finished and the hull is ready to be removed from the mold and receive its ribs.


D) The hull is completed and awaits its ribs.



E/F) Setting the ribs

 

 


G) Seats, hardware, and finish are all that remains to be finished on the second Leader replica.



H) Finished and ready for the water



I) Resting on an original Lyman building dolly, the first replica is finished.


J) At home in the Sandusky Bay the first Lyman replica floats near the No. 3 Coal Dock.
 



Building the Sandusky Bay Skiff

Instructor Bob Reynolds assisting with design layout


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