I wish I was in your shoes. I have been trying to gather enough intel to begin a project of my own. I am just still in the design and research phase. Yes, I do agree with you that the art of woodworking shipwright is a dying art. With the advent of all the USCG, the FCC, the ABYC, IMO, and many more, it has gotten much more difficult to produce a vessel that meets all the regs. It would not be soo hard if people would just learn to not be so much "lovers of money" as the Bible says, and follow the Bible principles of loving one another as brothers. As brothers, we would learn to share, more freely and earnestly these arts that are dying. Thereby insuring that the next generation could do the same. But that would remain to be my hopes and dreams as this modern society grows further and further away from being good Christian people and more and more towards lovers of money. This is how we will kill off all forms of the woodworking arts. We are so rapped up in making money that we forget to appreciate the fact that we are all in the same boat. This boat is sinking fast! We have neglected our duties of stewardship towards our oceans and waterways and are killing off the bountiful marine life that we so much depend upon.
That is just a mere example of how far we have come. If we do not share the art of woodworking shipwright and more, it will all continue to disappear. I am learning much of what I need to know by looking at the "YouTube" videos that good kindhearted people are posting. Few people are posting or publishing e-books that would help our children pick up and learn our dying woodworking arts and more. Many that do, are so rapped up in making the almighty buck, that they have not stopped to think of the hundreds and thousands of kids in schools that are doing research for a boating school project and can't afford to pay for the information or buy some expensive book.
