Imagine...
The earliest explorers building their boats and risking everything to set sail and discover a new world. As settlements grew into villages, towns, and busy ports, local shipping needs created many boat and ship yards. Here, techniques used in building vessels evolved from early methods into today’s computer assisted programs.

Shipbuilding Exhibit

• Discover methods used in building of many types of boats and ships from the days of dugout canoes to ocean-going cargo ships and military vessels.
• Participate in hands-on model boat building classes teaching techniques used for centuries.
• Provides a look the boat building industry’s impact on Florida’s history.
• Learn the ancient art of sail making and the progression of maritime travel from wind to modern power systems.
• Use the latest technology to digitally create your very own customized boat design. Using the basic principals of science, engineering and math determine whether your boat will float or not!
  
  
  
  

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