Bill Buchholz, Professional Boat Builder, Repairer and Restorer, John Brisson, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
| Jan/04 | Mon | 01:00PM-03:00PM | N51 SEVT Space |
| Jan/05 | Tue | 08:00AM-09:30AM | N51 SEVT Space |
| Jan/07 | Thu | 08:00AM-09:30AM | N51 SEVT Space |
| Jan/12 | Tue | 08:00AM-09:30AM | N51 SEVT Space |
| Jan/14 | Thu | 08:00AM-09:30AM | N51 SEVT Space |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 12/20
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
There aren't many things one can build with simple materials and basic skills, and then take it out and go sixty miles per hour. We'll be building four DN class iceboats in this course with which one can do exactly that. And, weather permitting, we will take a day to go iceboat sailing on a nearby lake using existing boats. We'll be working with uni-directional cellulose fiber, also known as spruce, the same kind of wood that's used to build airplanes.
All materials will be provided. Using hand and powers tool, students will lay out, cut and install all the small wooden parts that make up this mile-a-minute machine.
Students will come away from the course with new skills in woodworking, fiberglassing and fine craftsmanship. Dynamics of sailing will also be discussed.
Note: It is unlikely the boats will be completed over the two weeks. They'll be finished either later in the year or next IAP.
Set class times include four instructional sessions on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. However, the workspace will be open approx. 8 hours a day mornings and afternoons, and participants should be able to work several hours daily over the course of the first two weeks of IAP (Jan. 4 through 15). Possible dates for iceboating trips include Jan. 9, 10, 16 and 17. The right conditions are needed, and we will go out when the ice is good.
Participants will be selected by the week of Dec. 21. Please include brief info about yourself, interest in and commitment to the course, etc.
Sponsor(s): MIT-SUTD Collaboration
Contact: Jesse Delaughter, 35-216, JESSED@MIT.EDU