Wooden Boat
History
Humans have tended to live near water, and it is natural to make use of things that float. Logs or bundles of reeds can be lashed together to form rafts; hollow trunks can be improved to become dugout canoes. Once the principle of a watertight hull is understood, animal hides or the bark of trees can be attached to a framework of bamboo or wicker to make a simple coracle.
Construction
People have built, paddled and sailed boats for tens of thousands of years. Throughout that time, almost all water craft have been built of wood. Although today wooden boats are seen by many as old fashioned and undesirable, there are still loads of good reasons to own a wooden boat (see Good Old Boat, May issue). But what kind of wooden boat? Not surprisingly, there are a number of different construction techniques, each with distinct advantages of its wown.
Work
At Wooden Boatworks, we work with a passion for excellence. We restore or build every boat withauthentic materials and to the standards of the original builders — and we have never found better.
We have decades of experience in the successful execution of the most exacting work in building, restoration and repair.
Yet our project management is hands-on and direct. We work with first-rank craftsmen and women in Greenport and an exceptional team of similarly experienced specialists from both sides of the Atlantic who have been integral to our crew for years.
Our customers know we are consistently able to maintain the integrity of a yacht’s design and still execute the most demanding work with economy, skill and dispatch.
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