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February 2012: Builder's rendition of The Friendship School logo, Connecticut
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March 2010: TUGS! exhibit for Mystic Seaport, the Museum of America and the Sea
View construction of the TUGS! exhibit opened May 8, 2010. The conceptual layout was drafted by the Seaport's exhibit designer Jeff Crewe. Cut and paste to Mystic Seaport's Creating an Exhibit  http://issuu.com/mysticseaport/docs/msmagsummer2010
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June 2009: Launching the Catboat Silent Maid
Building the replica Catboat Silent Maid at Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum. The vessel launched in June 2009. Click on the Silent Maid to see the boatbuilding project unfold.
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Silent Maid at Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum
August 2008: Thames Towboat Company
Custom design play tugboat for Thames Towboat Company was delivered August 29, 2008 to Mystic Seaport, The Museum of America and the Sea.

The 20 ft play boat includes a pilot house with solid bronze ships wheel and compass, aft cabin with engine replica handcrafted of various hardwoods, and towing bits that create fun seating arrangements for mom and dad. Children enthusiastically embrace the imaginative play that surrounds the vessel. 

We would like to recognize and thank the Wronowski Family for their support in making this tugboat a reality.
  

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June 2008: Launching the Catboat Spyder

Building the new A Class Catboat Spyder at Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum. Click on the shop photo to learn more about the vessel and see the boatbuilding project unfold.


Workshop on the Water at Philadelphia's Independence Seaport Museum

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