Episode Four - Survey of a Craftsperson-build Guide Boat

Cove Street Boatworks is in western Massachusetts. This series is hosted and produced by Max Mattoon. We examine a 1940’s craftsperson-build Adirondack Guide boat, do a quick survey, establish a restoration objective and plan.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Out Takes
00:29 - Welcome to Cove Street Boatworks
00:45 - History
00:56 - Survey
04:31 - Restoration Objectives
08:06 - A Restoration Plan and Priorities
10:46 - Guide Boat Restoration Plan and Priorities
16:42 - Closing Comments
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[@colinferguson9413]

Like the focus on small details where a builder solved a problem or made a compromise (like the frame scarfs you point out here) and relating that to how it affected the boat’s functionality over the long haul. Some such choices blow up immediately, some such choices are time bombs ticking away, some are just personal preferences that kind of don’t matter so much. So many boatbuilding manuals have a “right” way and it’s hard to tell which ones are really gonna sink you without years of experience. Restoration would give special insight to those lessons learned.

[@anne7868]

Great!

[@petesitter1353]

Matt, Episode Four IS VERY TIMELY and inspiring for me. I am actually just starting a restoration of a BUYCE BOAT. My neighbor was the 84 year old grandson of John Buyce from Speculator NY and Pleasant Lake. He recently died but before he did, he gifted me one of the four Buyce guideboats he had. This one is in very bad disrepair. Cracked keel, Hull Planks cracked and broken, Frame Ribs broken, deck planks missing, and More. While I have built wooden kayaks previously, and experienced in making sailboat repairs and am a better than average woodworker with all the tools I need--- this process is new to me. Would you be open to a conversaton to help provide much needed guidance? Thanks in advance for any guidance you can provide. Respectfully, Pete Sitter.

[@CoveStreetBoatWorks-wy9xe]

Pete, thank you for reaching out. Bryce boat are VERY uncommon. What a great project. I would love to assist you in any way I can, you can reach out to me at my [e-mail] email with any pictures and questions you might have. Depending on where you are located, I might also consider coming out and doing an interview with you about the boat, and we could talk about the possibility of doing a few updates as you progress through the project. This is exactly the kind of work and audience I would like to build this channel around.
Again, thank you for reaching out. You have a worthy project there.