[Paddlewise] New boat-building store

Last night I went to the grand opening of The Boat-House.
Located in a former sculpture studio, this is a new business
located at 937 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55102.
The focus is small craft for paddle, oar, and sail. Quoting
their brochure, "We offer all types all small boats and
accessories.... We offer plans, kits, and materials for
boat builders and restorers, and intend to be _the_ center
in the Twin Cities for wooden boat builders."

Among other things, they are a dealer for P&H sea kayaks,
Chesapeake Light Craft, Interlux paints and varnishes, and
MAS and WEST epoxy systems. They stock marine
plywood and fiberglass for stitch-and-glue kayaks, and Dale
Hedtke, the owner, says they also plan to stock materials
for skin kayaks. Dale, who is a collector of books about
arctic exploration, also sells new and used books about
sea kayaks and other non-motorized boats, and Bob
Boucher's video about how to make a Greenland kayak.

The Boat-House will also offer classes in boat-building and
restoration, and possibly one in making Greenland paddles.

Unfortunately, USWest has told them they might not get
around to installing telephone service in the store until early
next year. Meanwhile, Dale and Amy are taking calls on
their home answering machine at (651) 292-1448 and faxes
at (651) 292-1366. Dale's e-mail address is
hedtke_at_usinternet.com. He hopes to have a Web page
soon.

Chuck Holst  
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