Wooden Boat Restoration program this October at NH Boat Museum

WOFEBORO — People who have a wooden boat in storage that they've longed to restore, can find out how to accomplish that goal at the New Hampshire Boat Museum 's Boat Restoration Course beginning October 1.

Taught by Zeke Bly, a talented boat restoration expert with over 35 years teaching experience, the course meets

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for two weeks from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost to attend is $495 per person and includes a reference book and 2012/2013 membership in the museum. No previous experience is required for this hands-on course.

The course is designed to remove the mystique of wooden boat restoration and uses modern technology, tools, and materials to repair and rebuild a boat's structure. The course covers such fundamentals as the assessment of an old wooden boat, planking,

steam bending, and more.

The course instructor, Zeke Bly, taught Industrial arts and Technology in the local school system including boat building. He attended the Wooden Boat School in Brooklin, Maine and has restored several Chris Craft boats, as well as built many canoes, kayaks, and rowing shells.

The class size is limited to six and reservations are required by September 21. To make reservations and payment either call the museum at 569-4554 or visit the museum's website at www.nhbm.org and go to the programs section.

For questions about the workshop call either the museum at 569-4554 or Zeke Bly at 569-5010.

The New Hampshire Boat Museum is open to the public for the 2012 season through October 8, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and Sundays 12 noon-4 p.m.

The Museum is a not-for-profit institution focusing on New Hampshire's boating heritage which is located at 399 Center Street, Wolfeboro Falls, 2 miles from downtown Wolfeboro in the former Allen "A" Resort dance hall/theater building, For further

information contact the Museum at 603-569-4554, museum@nhbm.org, www.nhbm.org or via Facebook.