What did Howard Hughes put his guys to work on when the US Govt delayed the Spruce Goose production? Dinghys

The story goes that there was a delay of the Govt. contract for the Goose and Howard put all his craftsman to work building these dinghys and some office furniture using the same laminate birch process to be used on the plane.”

http://www.woodyboater.com/blog/2011/05/17/howards-hughes-had-a-out-of-wedlock-dingy/