South Shore Boatworks

South Shore Boatworks 3 Generations of boat builders. Wooden and fiberglass boats. Hand crafted wooden steering wheel make

A fun week teaching " Fitting Out Small Boats" . 6 students with woodworking and boatbuilding experience. We finished t...
06/15/2026

A fun week teaching " Fitting Out Small Boats" . 6 students with woodworking and boatbuilding experience. We finished the bow and stern sheets in "Aviva", the pea pod built last winter and fit thwarts, stern sheets and bow seat in "Thelma" also took in some beautiful sunrises and sunsets.!


A week of changes. New beginnings - I am instructing a "Fitting Out Small Boats class" at Wooden Boat School this week. ...
05/31/2026

A week of changes. New beginnings - I am instructing a "Fitting Out Small Boats class" at Wooden Boat School this week. Last Thursday, we Launched "Sandy B." a 32' Pilot Gig. Which was built by my students in Westport. On Saturday, I had the honor to attend the IYRS Graduation! Congratulations to Ian, a student of mine from 2 years ago. Good luck in your career as a Shipwright!


Launch day for the Sandy B. I led a group of students in building this David Wilkins designed 32' Pilot gig. A fast boat...
05/29/2026

Launch day for the Sandy B.
I led a group of students in building this David Wilkins designed 32' Pilot gig.
A fast boat that is ready for racing!



Chris asked if it would be possible to design a tandem rock'r for his grand kids. "Sea Saw" was launched today.
05/05/2026

Chris asked if it would be possible to design a tandem rock'r for his grand kids. "Sea Saw" was launched today.



Sign up to Build a classic Wooden shipswheel at Wooden Boat School. I am teaching a 2 week class in August the 9 th- 22n...
05/01/2026

Sign up to Build a classic Wooden shipswheel at Wooden Boat School. I am teaching a 2 week class in August the 9 th- 22nd. Students will build a 24" wheel constructed of Sapele with a bronze hub. Advanced woodworking skills are required. Such as marine joinery, furniture making and wood turning.
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Big day in Sandy Brown's Boatshop. We flipped the Gig . Now on to finishing the interior with a great team of motivated ...
02/16/2026

Big day in Sandy Brown's Boatshop. We flipped the Gig . Now on to finishing the interior with a great team of motivated students!

There are still openings for the last session of Westport Community Boatbuilding. The outside of the hull is almost done...
02/08/2026

There are still openings for the last session of Westport Community Boatbuilding. The outside of the hull is almost done and will be flipped upright soon. This is a great opportunity to finish the interior and row the boat that you built. Sign up at Boatbuilding .org.


Come see us at the Boat Builders Show on Cape Cod. I day left to see some beautiful boats!
02/01/2026

Come see us at the Boat Builders Show on Cape Cod. I day left to see some beautiful boats!

Henry Elliot lead the fairing of the Gig's hull. Inking the surface to determine highs and lows and longboarding gave us...
01/18/2026

Henry Elliot lead the fairing of the Gig's hull. Inking the surface to determine highs and lows and longboarding gave us a very fair and smooth hull that Looks to be very fast!


A lot goes into making a hub and making it fit on the shaft. Don and I determined the measurements for the shaft length ...
01/09/2026

A lot goes into making a hub and making it fit on the shaft. Don and I determined the measurements for the shaft length and taper. As well as the keyway and thread for the nut. machined the hub and nut. Perfect fit!

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Carver, MA
02330

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