LYNN, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — For their spring break, four Lynn middle and high schoolers spent their time turning a pile of wood into a fully functioning rowboat with help from a local nonprofit organization. The students got down to work at The Brickyard Collaborative, a “makerspace” in the city that offers aspiring craftsmen the tools, community, and workshop they need to finish dream projects.
The finished three-seat navy and yellow rowboat was launched into the Atlantic for a spin, comfortably fitting a couple passengers for a daytime cruise. Michael McLaughlin, a longtime woodworking teacher, told WBZ’s Brooke McCarthy that he worked with the kids to help guide their vision to reality.
“The majority of it was pine boards, the bottom was marine-grade plywood— it was a well built boat They didn’t feel they had any skills, and by the time the project was over they were…
