U. P.  Wooden Boat

Marquette, MI

         "Located on the South Shores of Lake Superior in Michigan's beautiful Upper Peninsula"

 

Links & Resources

This is a link/resource page for boat plans, supplies, PowerPoint presentation, books and magazines.   

 

Reference Books

Available at Munising Public Library or Peter White Library:  Build The New Instant Boats by Harold Payson, ISBN:  0-07-155966-3 or purchase at www.instantboats.com

Available at Munising Public Library:  Boatbuilding For Beginners (And Beyond) by Jim Michalak, ISBN: 1-891369-29-6 or purchase at www.duckworksmagazine.com

PowerPoint Presentation/Canoe Building Program

If your school or organization would like a 45 minute, 56 slide PowerPoint presentation with detailed information on building the Pointy Skiff wooden boat which includes building the "Yooper Canoe Paddle" contact Mr. Lawrence at UPwoodenboat@yahoo.com

If you're a Teacher interested in starting a canoe building program or canoe project in your school, see more information at Munising High School's geography class curriculum website, and go to > Geography Class Project > at
iKeepBookmarks.com/MHS_Geography

Magazines

Wooden Boat, information and subscription rates available at:  www.woodenboat.com

Messing About in Boats, 29 Burley St., Wenham, MA 01984-1943.  The best wooden boat building magazine, information and subscription rates available at:  1-978-774-0906 or contact Bob Hicks or Roberta Freeman at officesupport@comcast.net

Internet Magazine

www.duckworksmagazine.com  Hundreds of pictures, articles by & for home boat builders.  This website also offers free boat plans and plans for sale.

Boat Plans

www.Glen-L.com  Many plans, catalog available.

www.instantboats.com  Pointy Skiff plans and many other boat plans available

www.duckworksmagazine.com  Internet magazine containing Jim Michalak's plans and others for sale.

Glues & Adhesives

Weldwood Plastic Resin Glue, Titebond II, and PL Premium are available at local lumberyards.

Silicon Bronze Rs Nails, Epoxy, Fiberglass Tape

Most commonly used sizes of bronze nails are #14 x 3/4", 7/8", 1".  Available at www.clarkcraft.com or www.jamestowndistributors.com  Both Clark Craft & Jamestown Distributors have free boat hardware catalogs available.

 

 

 

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Bill Lawrence

 
 

Marquette, MI

 
     

UPwoodenboat@yahoo.com

 
   

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