Today we got at least 3 boats taped on the outside and one covered with resin and cloth on the bottom. They are starting to look nice. We used two layers of tape on the chines and then a layer of cloth on the bottom that overlapped the chine for a third layer. Three boats are now structurally finished (taped inside and out). They still need seats inside but the kids can do that on their own. We have the parts all cut out. They will take these boats home on Monday.

There are four more boats that need to be taped. Two are ready to go, two still need to be filleted and taped on the inside. Can you actually build one of these boats in 5 days? Yes you can as long as you are willing to work at it. The kids who are finished are the ones who came on time and worked all day. The boats that still need work are behind because they didn't get as many work hours.

We'll trailer boats home on Monday and Tuesday. By Wednesday, we'll be all done and I'll be on vacation. Yea!

Lessons learned:
1. Kids are messy. Work outside when possible.
2. Build fewer boats with fewer kids.
3. This is a good design but page 3 of the plans is useless.