Check out this 23 foot rowing shell in progress by Joe in Maryland. Joe (a senior in high school) approached me last year to see if I would be willing to do a remote apprenticeship with him for his senior project. Having already built one of my Canoes I knew that he had the skills to make it happen, so I agreed to the project and we worked together over text and video call for the last six months and this is the results so far!
The shell is 23 feet long and I think 18 inches wide but I might be wrong about that so Joe might chime in in the comments. Personally, I wanted to move the project more towards 22 feet long and 20 inches wide but Joe was looking for a more competitive shape.
It’s pretty cool to see this come together with minimal tools in a homemade backyard shelter. Next step is going to be a brief saran wrap test to figure out the optimal seating location for trim.
Excellent, work Joe!
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