{"id":25930,"date":"2023-03-17T09:17:34","date_gmt":"2023-03-17T07:17:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/?p=25930"},"modified":"2023-03-17T09:17:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T07:17:34","slug":"traditional-boatbuilding-with-advanced-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victronenergy.com\/blog\/2023\/03\/17\/traditional-boatbuilding-with-advanced-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Traditional Boatbuilding with advanced systems"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding<\/em><\/a>\u00a0(NWSWB) in Port Hadlock, Washington State, USA,\u00a0is a busy school with sixty pupils on campus, some of whom are there to learn wooden boat construction techniques, and others to gain a solid grounding in the electrical and mechanical systems which drive modern leisure and working vessels.<\/p>\n

Some students go on to take both courses.<\/p>\n

Graduation from the much-respected boatbuilding school offers\u00a0easy access to entry-level employment in marina boatyards; commercial boatbuilders; and even more widely in related marine trades.<\/p>\n

The mission of the NWSWB is to teach and preserve boatbuilding and marine systems skills while developing the individual as a craftsperson<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The sheer beauty of traditional timber boats with their sweeping lines ensures that there will always a market for restoration and new-builds. \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Likewise, students who graduate from the school’s Marine Systems<\/em> program discover that a shortage of candidates with their skills, and plenty of unfilled vacancies in the industry, brings them many interesting employment opportunities.<\/p>\n

It’s also true that the woodworking skills students learn are easily transferable to advanced carpentry in any field –\u00a0and Systems<\/em> students will find that their new knowledge is equally applicable in other industry sectors, such as Recreational Vehicles, and off-grid homes.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Ritz<\/em>\u00a0conceived and\u00a0developed the NWSWB’s Marine Systems<\/em> program. The course syllabus along with the department’s hands-on training equipment – including everything from diesel engines to that essential piece of equipment: the marine toilet – have been curated according to his knowledge of what the Marine industry installs in modern water craft.<\/p>\n

Kevin is a former lead instructor for the American Boat and Yacht Council (AYBC). Now the lead instructor for the Marine Systems<\/em> program at the school, one of the Marine Systems<\/em> Diploma Program’s attractions is that it includes twenty-four complete marine electrical power systems – one per student – which becomes the students ‘property’ for the duration their program.<\/p>\n

Each installation comprises right up-to-date devices used for the power supply of superior marine craft having well-appointed accommodation and utilities.<\/p>\n

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