HOWB 070 – Interview | Captain Tyson Trudel – Center for Wooden Boats Youth Program Dude, Wooden Boat Afficianado

Summary: PODCAST SHOW NOTES Tyson did most of his growing up in Cove, Oregon with a massive population of 500 people :D   During his youth he sailed with his family on their  21' San Juan sloop.  However, when his parents decided to take a year off and build a log cabin, they had to sell the family boat to pay for the new well.  Tyson was heartbroken - he loved being on the water.  But never fear, his parents bought him an 8' Jester sailing dinghy on his 8th birthday. He was sick that day so they put the dinghy in his bedroom and let him sleep in it - he was hopelessly "hooked" on boats at that point.  Sorry about that Tyson - hahaha. During junior high and high school, he took every shop class offered and helped build several Phil Bolger and other designs with whatever materials the class could scrape together.  After attending college for a couple years studying history, Tyson realized he really wanted to work with youth and boats.  He was able to land a volunteer position at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle and for 9 months engaged in youth programs centered around boats and life learning (in addition to being the night watchman). Next, it was off to finish college and then on to work as a youth mentor at Lutherwood Camp for 9 months of the year, with 3 months each year working on his Captains license aboard the Lady Washington tall ship (check out HOWB 003 for an interview about her).  In 2011, Tyson came full circle and landed at the Center for Wooden Boats as their Youth Program Manager. Tyson has had some really awesome experiences with boats, youth, education, and the high seas.  Click on green player button above to listen to the podcast and get the whole story. Here's some pics to enjoy (click to enlarge):       Wooden Boat Hack of the Week - #13 | Canned Tuna and Epoxy go hand in hand! If you're a tuna person (or consume other foods that come in the same size/shape can), save those little 5 ounce can Thoroughly clean the tuna cans after you eat the tuna (or give it to Fido). Use the cans for mixing 1-3 ounces of epoxy. Since epoxy is exothermic, the profile of the tuna cans (low and wide) will help keep the epoxy from overheating before you apply it. These cans are aluminum, so wipe the excess epoxy out with a paper towel and reuse them. If you buy the larger size tuna cans (12 ounce), you can easily mix 5-6 ounces of epoxy at a time. Have fun and enjoy your tuna.   First Video Interview I have produced the first ever HOWB video interview. The interview is with Lloyd Shugart of Seattle, WA and he owns and is restoring a Ed Monk Sr. designed bridgedeck beauty. Check out the video here: HookedOnWoodenBoats.com/Video1 WANT TO HELP? PLEASE LEAVE FEEDBACK! I want to build a community of people from all over the world who want to connect, learn, share stories and photos, and have fun with wooden boats. I would REALLY appreciate you sending me wooden boats pics, stories, or projects you are working on. You can also write comments on this blog, email me at Dan@Hookedonwoodenboats.com, or call my feedback hotline at 424 261-2360. Click HERE to subscribe to my email news list for the latest and greatest fun stuff and click on one of the buttons below to subscribe to my show. Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan "over and out"! Subscribe to the Hooked On Wooden Boats Podcast here: