large view Completed Skimboard (Click here for video) large view Our finished product!

Welcome to the Viking Boat Shop/ Surf Shop

Check Out Our Latest Project

A Protoype Skimboard!

Our students here at Veronica E. Connor Middle School and Grand Island Senior High have begun a Naval Architecture and Boat Building Program.  This after school program is designed to give students the opportunity to learn and develop life skills through the medium of boat construction.  Some of the topics we cover include:

·        Blueprint reading

·        Lofting (measurements)

·        Layout/ template production

·        Material preparation

·        Scarfing

·        Epoxy/ fiberglass construction techniques

·        Stitch and glue construction methods

·        Safe use of hand and power tools

·        Finish preparations (sanding/ fairing)

·        Finish applications (paint/ varnish)

·        Vessel outfitting for use (deck rigging, hatches, seats, foot pedals)

·        Conservation of materials and resources 

This program is a comprehensive and challenging endeavor.  Students are expected to perform high quality work while participating in a team environment.

Take a look at some of our most recent projects

large view Ready to Launch!	large view Our First Epoxy Composite Skimboard
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large view	large view Hand-Built Kayaks
large view Completed Mill Creek 13's	large view 6 months after starting!
large view New Mill Creek 13 in the Works (Feb. '07)	large view Mill Creek 13 (Feb. '07)
large view Laying out dimensions for a Skimboard	large view Parts Assembly
large view Material Preparation	large view Trimming the Deck on the Mill Creek 13
large view Lofting and Panel Layout	large view Epoxy Application to scarffed panels
large view Kayaking on Lake Ontario	large view Quality at Work
large view 21' Tred Avon Double Kayak	large view Scarfing Hull Panels
large view Epoxying Sheer Clamps	large view What We Do When Epoxy Is Curing
large view Students Prepare Panels for the 17' Kayak	large view Zach Getting "The Hang" of it
large view Stitching the Mill Creek 13	large view Cutting Scarfs for the Chesapeake 17
large view The Best Part of Boat Building!	large view Preparing the Mill Creek 13 Bottom Panel
large view Preparing the Hull Panels for the Chesapeake 17	large view Andy Wires the Bottom Panels for the Chesapeake 17'
large view Glassing the Mill Creek 13	large view Some of Mr. Koppmann's Boats
large view Getting Ready For A Good Paddle In Rough Weather	large view Beveling Sheer Clamps on the Mill Creek 13 (click here for video)
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large view Mill Creek 13 Coaming

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