The Exeter Alternative School
Boat Building
The Exeter Alternative School Boatbuilding Program will build a Merry Mac sailboat this year.  The Merry Mac is a boat designed by the famous local boat builder, Ned Mcintosh.  Students will be involved in many aspects of boat building throughout this year.
bowshot Semester II Grading and Expectations:
Students will contract to complete four of the following activities.  Grades will be determined by student conducted presentaions of each project. 
Items with * can be repeated:
Boat Building Credit
-Work on the boat or related parts.*
-Write and illustrate a chapter of the book "The building of our Merry Mac"(Click here for topics.)*
-Loft the boat.*
-Create a knot board showing knots used   by sailors.
-Make cloth storage bags for the boat.
-Make a name plate for the boat.
-Make a wooden sign.
-Make a half model of a boat.
-Make a banner for our boat (or shop).
-Add to the boat shop Website.*		 Art Credit
-Make a boat name plate.
-Make a wooden sign.
-Make a half models of a boat.
-Make a banner for our boat (or shop).
-Add to the boat shop web site.*
-Write and illustrate a chapter of thebook "The building of our Merry Mac"(Click here for topics.)*
-Create an illustrated booklet about boat building for children.
-Create a photo essay, poster and/or collage about a boat building topic.
Important Project Information
Contract
Grading Guide
Elements of Design
Woods for Wood Carving
Descriptions of Woods
Boat Vocabulary

Other Interesting Links
Pictures of our progress building the Merry Mac
  Page I -------- Page II --------- Page III     
  Page IV------- Page V --------  Page VI
Pictures of Boat Shop Related Projects        
     Projects 1------- Projects 2------- Projects 3