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  • What We Offer

    Building boats up to 25 feet from kits.
    Building boats up to 25 feet from plans.
    Completing partially built boats.
    Building Stand Up Paddleboards (SUPs).
    Building Surfboards.
    Finish work on completed boats.
    Restoring finish on old boats.
    Repair of wooden boats.

    We also offer custom options for any of the above services.

    Contact me for a free estimate for your next wooden boat.
    What We Offer

    Building boats up to 25 feet from kits.
    Building boats up to 25 feet from plans.
    Completing partially built boats.
    Building Stand Up Paddleboards (SUPs).
    Building Surfboards.
    Finish work on completed boats.
    Restoring finish on old boats.
    Repair of wooden boats.

    We also offer custom options for any of the above services.

    Contact me for a free estimate for your next wooden boat.
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  • The upcoming 2024 schedule of boat building classes I will be teaching at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle has been announced! Join me at the Center for Wooden Boats' beautiful workshop to build your own boat.


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    The upcoming 2024 schedule of boat building classes I will be teaching at the Center for Wooden Boats in Seattle has been announced! Join me at the Center for Wooden Boats' beautiful workshop to build your own boat.


    For more details and to sign up go to:
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  • Why buy a wooden boat?

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    Why buy a wooden boat?

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  • Cost

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  • Partnerships

    We are happy to promote a partnership with Angus Rowboats.  They offer several unique and beautiful designs contact me for a quote to have one of these built for you. Check out their website at
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    We are happy to promote a partnership with Angus Rowboats.  They offer several unique and beautiful designs contact me for a quote to have one of these built for you. Check out their website at
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    Partnerships

    We are happy to promote a partnership with Angus Rowboats.  They offer several unique and beautiful designs contact me for a quote to have one of these built for you. Check out their website at www.angusrowboats.com.

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  • Links

    Below are links of companies who sell kayak and small boat kits that I can be hired to build.  Please
    contact me if you have another design that you would like built.

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    Below are links of companies who sell kayak and small boat kits that I can be hired to build.  Please contact me if you have another design that you would like built.

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  • Newfound Woodworks Inc.
    One Ocean Kayaks
    PT Watercraft
    Orca Boats
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    PT Watercraft
    Orca Boats
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