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These hulls weighed between 21-28 kg when finished.

Music by Michael Rogers; “Sauropod Shuffle” from the complilation CD “Sound of Light”

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Somewhere amid the sawhorses, schematic drawings, handmade benches, tools and boxes of nails, a telephone rings.

“Your boat will be done by next Memorial Day!” Smith shouts toward the sound.

He laughs, but there is a kernel of truth to what he said. The owner of the Tumblehome Boatshop knows that the traditional restoration and building of boats is a long, slow, careful process.

Smith grew up in the Adirondacks. His father and uncle, whom Smith started working for at 15, were boat builders.

Smith, who now lives in Plympton, Smith began teaching classes in boat building at the Hull Lifesaving Museum in 1997.

Working out of an old diesel box truck, he would travel from town to town, plying his trade.

Smith said there are still a few little shops like his up and down the coast, as well as a handful of expert craftsmen to supply them with the tools and fittings they need. Together, they form a unique collective that is carrying on centuries-old traditions.

“All of us find identity through tradition. We’re bookish,” Smith said. “Artisans today have to be part scholar, part grunt. You have to go to libraries, museums So much about the techniques we use used to be common knowledge.”

There are power tools all around his shop, but Smith depends mainly on the original tools of the trade. He plucks a heavy black chisel from a workbench and carefully runs the blade along a raw plank. A wisp of wood falls to the floor.

The surface is as smooth as porcelain.

“This is my little buddy,” Smith said of the chisel. “You can’t find this anymore I found it at an antique store for $50 — a bargain.”

Sometimes he creates the tools he needs, relying on knowledge gained during hours of research, and on his own ingenuity.

In creating the frame for the hull of the 24-foot canoe yawl, Smith bolted together a wooden chain to make a form flexible enough to fit in the hull but rigid enough to hold a shape.

“It’s like a 14th-century tool,” he said, “but it works.”

And it’s “surprisingly fast” to boot. At least in this line of work.

“It got so I could do one in six hours,” Smith said. “I’d estimated eight to 10, so six is good.”

By KAREN GOULART
The Patriot Ledger

Video by Molly Trust
For The Patriot Ledger

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Music is “Wave” by Mike Auldridge from the CD “Dobro Sessions”

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First up today: Star Clippers revealed plans earlier this month to build the largest, most expensive sailing vessel ever constructed.

The new gargantuan ship will be 518 feet long (157 meters) and 61 feet at the beam with a 20-foot draft. She is set to debut in 2010 and will accommodate 296 guests (double-occupancy) and 140 crewmembers.

For more information on Star Clippers’ existing ships, visit http://www.StarClippers.com

Next up: Meet B.J. Walling, a 17-year-old high school student who is “engineering a better solar electric boat” as part of the Authentic Scientific Research Program.

B.J. has spent the last two years researching his project and began building his boat this past summer 2007.

His project is supported by donations of supplies from Toms River High School South, Viking Yachts, Harbor Sales, North American Composites, and Cedar Cove Marina.

To learn more about B.J.’s project, visit his website at http://www.freewebs.com/rjwalling/index.htm

To see B.J.’s collection of boat building videos, visit his YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/SurferChico250

We will update you on B.J.’s progress with his project later in the school year.

Finally today, it’s time for some Nautical Nomenclature: “First rate,” a term used to imply excellence, stems from the naval tradition.

From about the 16th century on until steam powered ships took over, British naval ships were rated as to the number of heavy cannons they carried.

A ship of 100 or more guns was designated a “First Rate” ship.

Second rates carried 90 to 98 guns; Third Rates, 64 to 89 guns; Fourth Rates, 50 to 60 guns. And then on down the line to where 48 to 20 guns were fifth and sixth rated.

TheBoaters TV, hosted by Julie Perry, airs 5-7 minute episodes every M, W, & F here on YouTube, and on our vlog at http://www.TheBoaters.TV (where you’ll find a higher res version). Also available on iTunes.

Thanks for watching!

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