The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding is located on the waterfront in lower Port Hadlock, Washington, a quiet town surrounded by the natural beauty of the Olympic Peninsula. The school’s heritage campus includes a seven-acre campus with over 20,000 square feet of indoor space for programs.
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Westrem Building
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The historic, two-story, 7,500 square-foot Captain Westrem Building accommodates a lumber-milling room, a boatshop, the administration offices and the library. The library houses over 1,200 volumes on a wide variety of maritime subjects and several collections of periodicals. Computer stations provide student access to the internet. Northwest Sails & Canvas Inc., an independent sail loft, is located upstairs and is equipped with a variety of sewing machines and hand-work benches. They often run workshops that Boat School Students can attend to learn additional skills outside of regular class hours.
McPherson Building
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Next door, the 3,500 square-foot McPherson Building features a newly updated boatbuilding shop, with overhead skylights and south-facing windows flooding the shop with natural light.
Hammond Building
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The Hammond building sits up the hill and features a 6,300 square feet of shop space – large enough to accommodate three to four large boat projects a year, a 1,000-square-foot milling room, and a 1,325 square foot Mezzanine Classroom.
Mezzanine Classroom
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The classroom is located on the upper campus in the Hammond building and serves as the Boatbuilding Program classroom.
Marine Systems Shop
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Adjacent to the Hammond Shop is the new 4,800 square-foot building dedicated to the Marine Systems Program. The shop includes three multi-function shop spaces and a dedicated classroom space with full IT networking for presentations and a computer lab. It accommodates a wide range of disciplines, including marine electrical, corrosion, plumbing, heating and cooling, hydraulics, outboard engines, diesel engines and steering and propulsion.
Rubb Shelter
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The upper part of the campus also includes a student parking lot, a 3,500-square-foot “Rubb Shelter” that serves as an additional boat shop, and an 800-square-foot machining and welding shop.
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