There exist specific foundations that are promoting courses that encourage high schoolers and young adults in careers that specialize in the preservation, restoration and maintenance of wooden boats. It has been said that someone who has built or restored a boat such as a Chris Craft will learn all the skills necessary to have a profession as a craftsman woodworker. In spite of the predominance of fiberglass and other composite hulls, wood is still a key component of high-end yachts and specialty boat markets. Professionals in the industry have pointed out that it is now difficult to find skilled craftsmen who can serve the wooden boat industry. Summer classes will be offered to a younger population and families who are interested in building a wooden canoe, kayak, stand-up paddleboard or a small dinghy or sailboat for their own recreation. Modeled after wooden boat schools on the east and west coasts, the RMWBS is intended to serve three main user groups. The RMWBS was recently incorporated in Grand Lake and has received its 501(c)(3) non-profit designation from the IRS. That is where the Rocky Mountain Wooden Boat School (RMWBS) finds its purpose. It is true that most potential owners of a wooden boat fear they do not have the skills or expertise a wooden boat requires.
However, as someone once said, “If God had meant us to have fiberglass boats, he would have given us fiberglass trees.” Then the reality sets in and we think about all the work and expense it is to maintain such boats. Probably most of us who have seen a Chris Craft out on Grand Lake during the summer have had a desire to own such a classic beauty. Imagine owning a Chris Craft and sailing out onto one of Grand County's bodies of water.
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