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Classic Sailboat Shop

Specializing in the sale of small classic day sailers and weekenders.

Welcome to Classic Sailboat Shop Updated March 1, 2024

Located in the historic western massachusetts town of chesterfield, the classic sailboat shop specializes in the purchase, restoration and sale of small classic day sailers and weekenders in both fiberglass and wood.  we specialize in fine used marshall cat boats, arey’s pond catboats and daysailors, rhodes 19 by stuart marine, herreshoff designs from the herreshoff 12 1/2 to the fish class and the magnificent herreshoff alerion, as well as concordia buzzards bay 19, point jude 15, arey’s pond catboats, cape dory typhoon (one of our specialties), melonseed skifs, and of course  a variety of gannon & benjamin wooden boats, as well as joel white designs such as the bridges point 24 and rockport marine and brooklyn boatyard small yachts. if you are considering selling or purchasing a fine sailboat, feel free to contact us anytime at 413-335-6402 or e-mail tim mcelroy at:   [email protected].

News & Events – February 2024

2021 Rhodes 19 Sailboat by Stuart Marine with Trailer and 3HP Torqueeto Electric Outboard, and Loaded With Options.  Highly Recommended!  Details Below.         Asking $37,500.                                                             Contact Tim 413-335-6402    [email protected] 

Located in Western Massachusetts, this 2020 Stuart Marine built Rhodes 19 with retractable centerboard is in like new condition and loaded with approximately $8,000 in options.   A new boat as fitted currently costs $57,000.       Asking $37,500 This is a one owner, lift kept boat and is in like new condition.

Options Include:

3 HP Torqeedo Electric Outboard , Retractable Outboard Bracket Boom Vang , Lazy Jacks Full Cockpit Cushions Travel Cover Boom Tent Sail Cover Masthead Wind Indicator Bow Mooring Eye Bow Cleat Drain Plug

SOLD – Point Jude 15 – Like New   Exceptional 15′ 8″ Point Jude Daysailer has been kept in indoor storage and mostly un-used since new.  Her original Gell Coat is brightly polished, and all teak woodwork cockpit coamings, rail trim, tiller and rudder are solid, clean and bright.  The aluminum spars are bright and like new. The mainsail and jib are lightly used, crisp and not faded at all.   Running and standing rigging is in excellent condition.  Motor Mount.  The low mileage Galvanized Trailer is in excellent condition.   This is as close to a new Point Jude Sailboat as you will find. 

Melonseed Sailboat – (SOLD)

In  like new condition as it has been in heated indoor storage with a classic automobile collection, and unused for 21 years.    Everything is in perfect condition. The boat has an Ivory Hull, White Deck and Tanbark Sails and a perfect boat cover made to fit from the manufacturer.   The spars are beautifully varnished spruce. The boat comes with a galvanized trailer that is in like new condition.     Specifications    LOA 13’ 8”     Beam 4’ 3”    Draft 6” to 2’ 6”   .    Sail area 62 sq. ft.     13’ 8” x 4’ 3” x 235 LBS.

Summer 2021

Restoration Just Completed – Fiberglass reproduction of the Herreshoff Fish Class. This is very much a sister ship to the Classic Boat Shop PISCES. All Sails, Spars and Rigging in Excellent Condition. This is a magnificent example of the Fish!   The boat is available with or without the trailer.

Asking – Optional Trailer Availability. SOLD

Marconi rig with varnished wooden spars, Traditional club foot Jib Powered by 15 HP Saildrive Unit (Not an outboard). 

New Triad Trailer ,  New Topside Paint,  New Boot Stripe Paint,  New Varnish,  Bottom heavily sanded to barrier coat with New Bottom Paint   New Bronze Rudder Gudgeons and Pintles,  New Wiring ,  New Fuel Line,  New Fuel Tank,   New Breaker Panel ,  New Buss Bar ,  New Bilge Pump Switch

The boat will be available with or without the trailer, pending the needs of the buyer. The advertised price does not include the trailer

Buzzards Bay 15 Restoration Just Completed, July, 2020. SOLD

Herreshoff buzzards bay 15, (similar to watch hill 15)  professionally built in 1993. launched as “whisper” and listed in the herreshoff registry as build # 63.   , feel free to contact us at 413-335-6402or e-mail, tim mcelroy at:   [email protected], herreshoff buzzards bay 15     sold, she is currently at snediker yacht restoration located in stonington connecticut where in conjunction with classic sailboat shop, her hull, deck finishes and bright finishes were completely removed as well as removal of seam compound above and below the waterline.   she has now been re-calked, painted and varnished and looking gorgeous, the price listed is for the boat, includes  spars, sails, custom traditional rigging, boat covers and  custom lightweight aluminum trailer., professional surveys may be conducted at perspective buyers expense. reasonable offers will be considered., sold  2012 herreshoff goldeneye built by cape cod shipbuilding.  stored indoors, unused for 5 years.  shows like a new boat.  asking $37,900.         new cost with options almost $80,000.  see complete description below photos.  (listed dec. 21, 2019), feel free to contact us at 413-335-6402 or e-mail tim mcelroy at:   [email protected].

Self Bailing Cockpit Mainsail, Jib, Genoa, Storm Jib and Mooring Tent Self Tailing Jib Sheet Winches with teak bases Mainsail Halyard Winch Bulkhead Mounted Ritchie Compass with Inclinometer Custom Cockpit SoleTeak Grating Custom Cabin Sole Teak Grating Custom Cockpit Cabin Bulkhead Woodwork Custom Cabin Interior Woodwork Motor Mount VHF Radio Hand Held Sonar Depth Finder Hand Held GPS

3.5 HP Mercury 4 Stroke Engine, or available for additional charge Almost New Electric Torquito 3000 Travel. Triad Trailer with brakes, ladder, mast carrier and spare tire. Custom built to fit the Goldeneye Sailboat. Anchor, Line and Rhode

SPECIFICATIONS

2005  Herreshoff Alerion Constructed By       Gannon & Benjamin    SOLD

Classic sailboat shop in conjunction with snediker yacht restoration just completed refinishing all paint and varnish on this beautiful alerion. ready to go, she is outfitted with a 1gm10 yanmar diesel., for details, contact tim mcelroy at 413-335-6402 or email [email protected].

HAVEN 12 1/2 By Eric Dow of Brooklin Maine (Sold)

Beautiful 2003 Haven  12 ½  built by the Eric Dow Boat Shop of Brooklin Maine.  Joel White produced this design visually identical to the Herreshoff  12 ½  but with a centerboard and increased beam so that she can poke around in more shallow water than can the original Herreshoff, all the while maintaining many of the other attributes of the original Herreshoff design.

“diane” is in exceptional condition as she has only been sailed a handful of times and has spent most of her life indoors, unused.  , “diane” is constructed of cold molded mahogany. she is a gaff rigged boat with a club footed, self tending jib.  all blocks are of bronze.,  she comes with a custom built 2003 triad trailer and a full storage cover.  sold, gannon & benjamin rowing dingy      .

Coming from the drawing board of Nat Benjamin and built in Vineyard Haven by G&B in 2007, this beautiful rowing boat has spent most of it’s life, unused,and in covered storage at the Concordia Boat Yard.  She was painted and varnished by the Concordia yard in 2015 and remains in superior like new condition.  She is cedar planking on steam bent frames. Located in Western Massachusetts in the town of Williamsburg. Call 413-335-6402 or email [email protected]

Cape Dory Typhoon Daysailer/Weekender Completely Refinished  (Sold)  

Professionally Restored Cape Dory Typhoon. Professional restoration in Rockport Maine Work completed January 2015.

Ready to sail. 

SOLD…  If you would like one just like it, we would be happy to restore another to your color specifications.

Located in Western Massachusetts, near Northampton. Call 413-335-6402 or email [email protected]

AREY’s POND DAYSAILER 2007 (SOLD)

Exceptional 2007 Arey’s Pond 18’10” Daysailer.  Teak Decks, Roller Furling Genoa, Harken blocks and gear through out.  Carbon Fiber Mast as well as a second custom built clear spruce mast and spar.  2007 galvanized trailer custom fit.  This boat has been kept  unused in indoor storage for the past three seasons.

Call Tim McElroy at 413-335-6402 or email [email protected]

2008 Thomas Gilmer Blue Moon Yawl “TIME”

OR 413-335-6402 or e-mail [email protected]

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The official home of the Beetle Cat sailboat since 1921

A century of sailing.

The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the Beetle Cat sailboat. This will make the Beetle Cat boat the oldest one design that has been continuously produced out of wood and continues to be competitively raced for the past 100 years.

Our Mission

The Beetle Cat boat shop is dedicated to preserving the art of traditional Plank-On-Frame wood boat construction, using the highest quality of materials and craftsmanship while providing a source for new wooden Beetle Cat sailboats. In addition, the shop offers a full service boat yard for the Beetle Cat community and Beetle Cat sailors for maintenance, repairs, paint, parts, storage, and transportation...

Quality Craftsmanship & Materials

A visit to the Beetle Cat boat shop is like a step back in time. The pleasant smell of cedar greets you as you walk thru the front door and into the office, which is lined with historic photos and memorabilia...

Our History

The Beetle Cat sailboat was named after the Beetle family of New Bedford, MA who originally designed and built the small 12 foot gaff rigged wooden sailboat for their children in 1921. Famous for their Beetle Whaleboats, they used some of the same mass production techniques that enabled them to build quality whaleboats in record times...

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Plans for the new Nauset Marsh Skiff. 

Hull complete , NMS

Hull has been sheathed with epoxy and fiberglass cloth, primed, and painted with a custom mixed Epifanes 2-part poly urethane paint.

Strip planked side decks and flotation have been installed , custom console is modeled, Yeti cooler in place.

Here's the finished boat , out in Wellfleet Harbor. More photos on the O ld Wharf  Facebook page.

This is the first Swampscott dory, built in 1978 for Dr. and Mrs. Kite. I built another one, #7, for their son in 2013.

Here is a detail shot of the last Swampscott I built- locust stem and breasthook , Cedar topsides planking, Marine ply garboards, copper riveted, Oak rub rails.

Here's the boat, finished except for the final oiling of the bare wood.

Garboard of the 650D in place. This light weight racing boat has no timber stem, so the stem jig keeps it all lined up.

The 650D all planked up and off the jig

All painted up  in Dutch orange, ready for oarlocks and sliding seat .

Out for a test row.

The Drake 19 is a cruising row boat  designed by Clint Chase . Here the stems and keel have been fabricated and installed in the building jig, and the garboards have been fit and fastened.

The boat has been planked, epoxy coated, and is being lifted off the building jig.

Foredeck framing.

All painted .

Here's the Drake 19 fully finished, ready to go.

Hello. My name is Walter Baron. I run the one-man boat shop you see on these web pages. I build boats using wood as the main structural material, one at a time, in my shop in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod. 

Some News about the Old Wharf

I am now, 7/15/23, 75 years old, and I am not as strong and energetic as I was a few years ago. So I am changing direction a bit, going towards smaller, lighter boats. I will no longer be building Lumber Yard Skiffs as the parts have become too heavy and awkward for me to lift and position by myself. Prams, light skiffs, glued ply lapstrake, kit boats, ultra light (skin on frame) boats will be the kind of project I will be looking for in the next few years. So if you are looking for a custom dinghy for your yacht or a super light fishing boat to carry into that remote pond, or you are just old like me, give me a call or email to discuss the possibilities.

Using techniques ranging from Traditional Lapstrake to Plywood on Frame to modern Plywood/Epoxy/Fabric composite construction, I can build a boat suited to your particular needs.

Most of my boats are based on traditional designs that have stood the test of time and sea. They are not the fastest or glossiest boats on the waterfront. They are comfortable and efficient, gaining character and patina with use, age, and care.In this age of rising fuel costs I would like to emphasize the advantages of wood boats. Most wood boats, especially those built with modern composite wood-epoxy-fiberglass construction, are much lighter than GRP (Glass-Reinforced Plastic) boats. This means that a boat of a given size can be powered with a smaller motor to produce the same performance. There are many designs, both traditional and modern, that fall into this category.

Another advantage of wood boats is that the main structural material, wood, is a renewable resource. Trees still grow, unlike oil, which is a finite resource . The use of nonrenewable materials, such as epoxy adhesives and coatings add to the longevity of a boat and reduce maintenance. Added benefits include the beauty of wood, and the increased comfort due to wood's ability to absorb vibration.I will be researching advanced methods of wood construction as they become available.

Recent boats built include a custom Nauset Marsh Skiff set up for fly fishing, a Swampscott Dory for the son of the owner of the first Swampscott that I built in 1978, Norrpa, a Savo 650D   Finnish racing row boat designed by Ruud Van Veelen, a Cotuit Skiff, and a 19' Drake expedition rowing boat, designed by Clint Chase . Since this original post I have built a Sinne 610 and a Savo 575 , both designed by Ruud Van Veelan, an 18' work skiff designed by me 30 years ago or so,, and a 20' LYS, and am working on another Nauset Marsh Skiff , as of October 2017. After the 2017 NMS, I built another Nauset Marsh Skiff, #4. Next is a 16’ LYS research vessels for Woods Hole.

Update 10/31/19- I built the 16’ LYS research vessel this past winter, here’s a short slide show of the construction and the finished boat. Also built this past winter and spring were another Savo 650E ( for Expedition) which was entered and finished the R2AK, build photos and race photos are up on the Portfolio Page as of 11/4/19 . After the Savo, I built a CLC Northeaster Dory for clients in Provincetown, who rowed the boat pretty hard all summer. Photos of this build will be posted in the future. After the dory, I did some restorations-2 duck boats, a Sailfish, and a Swampscott dory. Next up is another 16’ LYS, so as you can see, I’ve been busy.

Update 11/18/19- I have posted a slide show of the building of the Northeaster Dory on the Portfolio page. Starting the next 16’ LYS soon.

Update 3/16/20- Finished the 16’ LYS, finished the Atlantic 17 , am working on a custom 16’ power skiff designed by the customer. Published a couple of slide shows on the duck boat jobs-on the Portfolio page …

Update 11/12/21- Finished the custom 16’ Power Skiff, built another 16’ LYS for a commercial fisherman in Hyannis, then started the fishing rowboat Osprey . Finished that in Feb. 2021, then some modifications to a Nauset Marsh Skiff, and some repairs to a Deadrise 19 power boat I built many years ago. Then I started the stretch Gloucester Gull, finished that - it went to Quebec, Canada! (photos on the Portfolio Page soon). As of now, 11/12/21, I am working on glued lap Duck Trap Wherry . Plenty to do after this, including a strip planked stand up paddle board!

Update 12/14/23 - Finished the Duck Trap Wherry, finished the paddle board, did a couple of small projects, built Nauset Marsh Skiff #5, did a couple more small projects, and am looking to start the next big one, Walt Simmons Newfoundland Trap Skiff! Stay tuned for that one… The Wherry, paddle board, and NMS are all on the Portfolio page …

 Row, sail, or power, custom design or stock plan, contact me to discuss and build a boat suited to your particular needs. I can also build a kit boat for your if you don’t have the time or space to build something from Chesapeake Light Craft , Clint Chase , Hewes & Co , Puuvenepiste (Savo Boats) ,a skiff from PT Watercraft , or others.

Lots of new info is posted on  Old Wharf's Facebook page , so click on the little f's you may see on these pages.

2/20/24 - The new 2024 Old Wharf T-shirts are now available in the Shop Store . All sizes available, S to 2XL. Check them out!

2024 Old Wharf T-shirt.

Here’s a link to short piece written by Seth Rolbein last year - Check it out…

Just added to the Portfolio page- photos and the instagram link to my latest build, Nauset Marsh Skiff #5, finished at the end of August, 2023. Take a look …

Oars for Sale!!

8’ Shop made oars, lightly used. Check them out on the Boats for Sale page…

It’s been a while for this, but I am finally posting a link to a video sort of about the 16’ Duck Trap Wherry I built last year . I built it for the owner of the company that makes marine plywood, using the plywood provided. It’s pretty interesting …

2022 T-shirts on sale in the Shop Store! Only one-2XL, two-XL left, sale price $20.00 includes shipping.

The Provincetown Independent , one of the last non-chain newspapers on the Cape, wrote a nice article on Old Wharf Dory- here’s the link. Check it out!

Now Available, the 2023 Old Wharf T-shirt!

Check it out on the Boatshop Store page , along with the Reverse Rowing Compass, Boye Boat Knives, and more-

7/24/23- Stock is running low on some sizes- only 2-small, 1 medium, 5-XL left !

Boye Boat Knives Back in Stock!!

I just got 4 Boye Folding Boat Knives in stock, ready to go, 2-yellow sheepsfoot and 2- pointed tip blue. These are the best boat knives out there, verified by independent testing by Practical Sailor and others. If you want one, do not hesitate, they are hard to get. When these go, I don’t k now when I can get more stock.

Ritchie Rowing Compasses back in stock!

One of the best additions to your rowing vessel, makes it a lot easier to row a straight course! Here’s the link to the compass page.

Also, I am now the Wholesale Distributor for the Ritchie Rowing Compass, so please contact me directly if you would like to order compasses for resale.

Check out Launchings in the latest issue of WoodenBoat Magazine, Jan/Feb 2022, page 77. The boat in the lower right corner is a 20’ LYS, built by Roger in New Hampshire! Here are a couple more photos on the Skiff Scrapbook page …scroll down a couple of posts.

12/15/21 - Just in, a new Spyderco Salt 2 plain edge folder- check it out in the Knife Dept.

12/13/21- Found this commentary from 120 years ago…

New post on the Portfolio page , a recent build I call the Osprey. I had a request from a customer about a rowing boat for fly fishing, with a sliding seat, and provisions for fixed seat rowing for one or two. This is a difficult combination, as most sliding seat rigs are contraptions with a lot of parts sticking out , and they take up all the room in the middle of the boat. This makes a boat useless for fly fishing, and fishing in general because there is no room to stand, and in the case of fly fishing, the line would get caught on the rig in several places. Also, the boat would be difficult to convert to fixed seat rowing. Fortunately, I found a very nice, simple sliding seat made by Gig Harbor Boat Works that overcomes these problems. For the hull I knew I needed a flat bottom skiff for stability, so I chose John Atkin’s “George” as a base. This was one of John’s last designs, and he had one built for himself . This boat has a long waterline and wide flat bottom for stability. Because I was using a sliding seat, I stretched the boat 10%, going from 16’ to 17’6”, and kept everything else the same. I lofted the boat full size, and used Okoume Marine ply and clear fir for the hull materials, sheathing the exterior with 6 oz. fiberglass and epoxy, and coating the interior with epoxy. I added full flotation, and storage bow and stern. The sliding seat configuration called for longitudinal bulkheads to support the rails for the seat, so I also filled the spaces between the hull and the bulkheads with foam and decked them over. The longitudinal bulkheads gave me the clear open space in the middle of the boat needed for fishing, and the rails gave support for the fixed thwart aft. I also built a pair of 8’spruce oars and used Douglass oarlocks and Martinoli sleeves to go with the sliding seat. I think the boat came out great, and the customer is very happy. I did not get to row the boat as I finished it in the middle of the winter, and I have not been able to get to Rhode Island where the boat is used. I hope to get a couple of photos of the boat in the water, and when I do I will post them here. But for now , check out the build slide show on the Portfolio page .

Give me a call or email me if you are interested in this boat.

Next build was a stretch Gloucester Gull finished out very high end, I will post this one on the Portfolio page soon.

A new updated version of the U.S Coast Guard “ Boat Builder’s Handbook ” was released recently - here’s the link.

8/10/21 - Apple Pay is now available in the Boatshop Store !

You can pay for plans, knives, and all other items available in the store with ApplePay. It will come up on the checkout page automatically if you are using an Apple computer, tablet, or iPhone.

7/2/21- Here is a link to an article on the Lumber Yard Skiffs originally published in the paper magazine Small Boats 2008, now archived in the digital magazine Small Boats Monthly . The article was featured in a regular email communication from Small Boats Monthly , an on line magazine devoted to all kinds of small boats- row, power, and sail. Check it out!!

8/31/21- Boye Boat Knives are sold out! Due to supply problems, Boye is currently not restocking retail businesses. Hopefully we will get some new stock around the first of the year.If you are interested in one of these great knives, try the Boye website .

2/4/21 - Great article on the Savo 650 in the latest Small Boats magazine! Here’s a link to it , you may need a subscription to read it. I built both the Savo’s they have , the original 650D, Norppa, and the 650E , Mursu, that they rowed in the R2AK.

Some new photos on the Skiff Scrapbook page - I have been selling a LOT of LYS plans recently- thanks to all those who have bought plans. And there have been a few built from those plans, check them out!

A Blast from the Past ! Here’s a photo of me in front of my original shop on Bank St. in Wellfleet.It was probably taken around 1980 or so, by my wife’s cousin Jane or her ex husband . Her ex husband found it and sent it to her, who sent it to me. At that time I was building plywood prams, and selling 6 in the spring to the Goose Hummock Shop in Orleans. This was a pretty good order at that time, plus I also sold a few myself. I built about 50 of those prams, which I designed. 1/4” fir marine plywood of high quality was $25.00 a sheet, framing and thwarts were pine, weight was about 55 pounds. I don’t remember the price, around $150 I think. I built 2 a week, not bad money in those days.

At my original shop on Bank St. in Wellfleet, prams for sale…

On lighter note, Tyler Fields has finished the first part of a video he and Woody Metzger started over a year ago, asking several local boat builders and marine related craftsmen 4 questions :

1 -Why has your business survived and where do you see it going? 2- What would you do if you weren’t doing this? 3- Would you like to see your kids do this? 4- Do you love your job?

Tyler finished the response to the first question, and here is the link to the YouTube video . It was a lot of fun making this video, and I am honored to be one of the chosen craftsmen.

Rowing season will be here soon, it’s already here for some. We have a few items for rowers the Shop Store , such as Tallow (both full kits and Handy Sticks) , Ritchie Rowing compasses, 3 fathom Utility lines , both 3/8” and 1/2”, Boat knives in several price levels, hats and shirts - Sun Protection! Social distancing is easy out on the water…

Boye Boat Knives are sold out as of summer 2021! Stock is very hard to get, hope to have some around Jan. 2022.

Rated “Best Boat Knife” by Practical Sailor Magazine , these great knives are now available directly from Old Wharf Dory Co. ! Pointed tip and sheepsfoot folders, and the Basic 3 fixed blade . Check them out in the Knife Dept .!

Boye Boat Knife

Sheepsfoot folder in blue- all folders have the Marlinspike.

Well, February is over- not too bad, very mild. Here’s a link to a podcast interview I did recently with Tony Davis, owner of Arey’s Pond Boat Yard . Tony is doing a series of podcasts for the Cape Cod Maritime Museum , the series is called “ Maritime Musings ”. Mine is the second episode, check it out!

Just in case , here’s a link to the soundcloud page . You may need an account to listen directly from this page.

Just posted some new photos of the current build, a 16’ LYS for a commercial fisherman in Barnstable. Here is a link to my Facebook page .

Also, I will be posting some photos of an Atlantic 17 rowing craft, designed by Jon Persson ,that I am building for myself! This series of photos will be posted on the On Rowing page .

Drawing of the Atlantic 17 and the building frame…

11/5/19- New hats are here!!

Check out the new hats in the Shop Store!! 

New Old Wharf Dory hat.

10/17/19- Richie Rowing Compass back in stock!

I have added a short slide show to the Portfolio Page of the LYS I built last winter for a researcher at WoodsHole. It shows some construction photos, and some of the boat in the water. They did a nice job of finishing the boat out.

The 7th Annual Wellfleet Rowing Rendezvous was held on 9/21/19, and it was a great success! It was a beautiful day, with about 80-100 people, and 21 boats. Here’s a link to a photo album on my facebook page .

People and boats at WRR #7…

End of Summer Boat Sale-10% off all boats on the Boats for Sale Page ! Check it out!!

New in the Shop Store-The Spyderco Salt 2 . This knife is one of the best folding knives for use on small boats in salt water. The blade is made from H1 non rusting steel, and is available in plain or serrated edge . More info on the Boat Store page 

They Did It !!

Team Backwards AF finished the R2AK yesterday afternoon, the only human powered vessel left in the race. Hearty Congratulations to Leigh and Dameon for this amazing feat. Here is the link to the latest post . Lots of posts on the Facebook page …

6/21/19 - I have been posting updates on the R2AK on the facebook page. Their latest position, as of 21 June, 05:46 Alaska time, has them about 112 miles from Ketchikan, about 80% of the race completed. I think they are doing great! Check out this post of them rowing …

Here’s a link to their latest post …

And here’s a link to the build album …

And a couple of photos of Mursu leaving the shop….

Here is a bow view of Mursu as the boat left the shop. Dameon did the rest.

Stern view - shows bulkheads, deck framing, extra frames, etc.

6/5/19- The rowers in Mursu have completed the first leg in the required time, and are in Victoria , BC, getting ready for the next big leg! Here is a link to the latest post. Stage 2 of the Race starts June 6, at 12 noon.

Update on the Race To Alaska. The Savo 650 that I built for the race has been named Mursu, which is Finnish for walrus. The owners have finished the boat, including decking the compartments fore and aft, fitting hatches, adding the sliding seat rig, making oars, paint, etc, etc. They have planned, bought and packed their food and gear. The boat is well on its way to Port Townsend, the start of the race. They have been updating their web site , here is a link to the most recent post .

Here’s to wishing them the best of luck in the race! Follow on the tracker on the Race web site . The Race starts in less than 3 days, June 3 at 5 AM!

Here are a couple of photos of the Spring Rendezvous held this past week-end. The weather was great, we had about 10-12 boats, and a lot of good people rowing them.

My Gloucester Gull, oil finish interior, ready to row.

A nicely built Goat Island Skiff, Bill Stirling rowing Elf in the background…

Beach scene…

The merry Wherry, with I think Jeremy rowing…

Bill Stirling and Jeremy…

Steve Smith’s Otter, a Pete Culler design…

Well, the Savo 650D/R2AK is done, my part anyway, and is in Maine being finished up for the race. Final photos are up on the Facebook page. Here is a link to their web page, Rowing to Wild . A couple of photos are below. Next project is assembling a Northeaster Dory kit from Chesapeake Light Craft, for a lady from Provincetown. The Northeaster is a great rowing boat, tried one out at last year’s Wooden Boat Show.

Interior view from the stern- stern deck and bulkhead, inwales, extra frames.

Bow View, foredeck, forward bulkhead, oak rub rails, oak stem band and keel strip.

Ready for the trip to Maine.

Some new stuff on the “OnRowing” page …

Just received this comment from an LYS builder- Dale, from Indiana:

Walter, Thank you for such I wonderfull set of skiff plans. I grew up fishing Jersey lobster and have commercially fished both east and west coasts. Along with 8 years in Alaska. Having retired from commercial fishing 11 years ago and moving to the Midwest, I still always wanted to build a skiff from scratch . Well that’s done and I thank you . I get many compliments on what nice lines this simple skiff has!!! It was a wonderfull and fulfilling project! I’ve fished a lot of boats and there is just something classy about a boat with lines. So many boats built today just don’t have any. Your skiff is simple but when properly built you can sit back and truly enjoy “ the lines” 

Thanks, Dale!

Next project is another Savo 650D , for the same people who own the first one . This boat will be a little different, the plan is to use it for long distance expedition style rowing. So it will be reinforced in several ways - exert frames, abrasion protection, decks bow and stern for storage and flotation, etc. They have already rowed the Maine Island Trail in the original Norrpa, here is a link to a story about the row. The title is “A Feast of Adventure” , by Leigh Dorsey. Also, she did an online presentation called “Rowing to Wild” , both very interesting. So they have some experience rowing distances, this should be an interesting boat.

The original Savo 650D, Norrpa, ready to row…

1/29/19- Progress on the 16’ LYS-The boat is finished, and has been loaded onto the owner’s trailer and taken to her new home.

The finished boat ready to go out the door. Options include long stem and stern posts, oak framing, side decks and rub rails, foredeck, locust coaming, pine floorboards.

On the trailer, ready to go.

Next Project - a 16’ LYS , to be used as a research vessel at Woods Hole…

I have started a build album on Facebook …

Those 11 sheets of 1/2” Meranti Marine ply on the left will become a boat…

11/21/18- Check out the ash coffee table I have for sale on the Boats For Sale page ! Scroll down to the bottom.

Check out the photo album of the recently completed Nauset Marsh Skiff . This is the 4th NMS that I have built, looks pretty good. Options on this boat include a casting deck with storage under, console with gas tank storage under the seat, floorboards/cable chase, and hinged aft seat. Power is a 30 HP Evinrude E-tec motor.

Thanks to all who made the Rendezvous a great success ! We had beautiful weather, about 15 boats including a 6 oared gig, 2 traditional Banks dories, a CLC Northeaster dory rowed in from Orleans (and back later in the afternoon!), and many more interesting boats. Here’s a link to a short video on YouTube , and here‘s a link to some photos on facebook.

10/11/18 - Just posted another video from the Rendezvous, aboard the Cornish Pilot Gig. It’s in several places including here on the On Rowing page, the Old Wharf facebook page, and youtube !

Another new item in the Boatshop Store!

I have added a 3 Fathom utility/dock line to the inventory. It is made of 3/8" Hempex synthetic 3-strand line, and is 18' long, with a 12" hand worked eye splice on one end, and a needle and palm whipping on the other. A nice addition to any small boat's gear.

Just got in a new batch of Oarsman Marine Tallow  Kits , for your oar leathers, and anything else that squeaks while you  row...

New Item added to the Boatshop Store!

I have added the Mora Clipper Companion F, one of the best inexpensive knives for small boat use. Read more about it, and order one here .

The next project is another Nauset Marsh Skiff. I will not be documenting the build, since I just did that on the Old Wharf Facebook page . This one will be very similar, same hull , side decks, console, but with a casting platform forward and one aft of the console. The aft one will fold up for access underneath. I will try to post some stuff from the archives, including Lumber yard Skiffs built from plans. Meanwhile, don't forget the Adirondack Guide Boat I have for sale . There will be a spring price reduction- check  it out!

A great looking, and great rowing boat...

10/2/17 - Next Project-

...Is building another Nauset Marsh Skiff like the one in the slideshow above. This one will stay on the Cape, the owner is from Chatham. I will be posting photos of the build on the Facebook page , and some here also. Here's a recent photo...

10/25/17- I started the build album on Facebook ...

3/27/18- The boat is finished, and out the shop door. I brought it to a local marina for motor installation and rigging. The owner has seen the boat and is very pleased.

Headed out the door...

Old Wharf Dory Co. is the Official US Builder of Puuvenepiste rowing boats, including the race-winning Savo 650 and 575.

The Savo 575 ready to row...

Don't forget that I have a great Pat Brown Adirondack Guide Boat for sale on the Boats for Sale page...

A beautiful boat...

This year, 2017, is the 40th Anniversary of Old Wharf Dory Co. 

I started building boats in 1977, in my yard in South Wellfleet. I still have the second boat I ever built, an 8' Pram designed by John Gardner, from the pages of the old National Fisherman. I just refinished it, a photo is below. I have built over 165 boats, ranging from 6'6" to 35'. During that time I was also a carpenter, commercial fisherman, and timber framer. Be on the lookout for some special goodies to celebrate 40 years of boat building including T-shirts, hats, etc. Thanks to all my customers over the years, you all have excellent taste in boats!

Here's the refinished pram- exterior paint Kirby Green-Gray, interior Swedish pine tar -linseed oil.

My Next Build - 

               is an 18' Work skiff I designed around 1984 or so. It is wide and low sided, so it sits nicely on the flats at low tide, and is easy to get in and out of. The low sides also make it easy to load and unload gear, bags of shellfish, etc. This boat will replace a 30 year old boat I built in 1986. Here's a link to the photo album.

LOA - 18'0", Beam to inside planking, 7'1", Beam inside at chines, 6'0", Depth amidships, 1'8".

1/16/17 - The 18' Work Skiff is finished. Here's a link to the Facebook album , and a photo of the finished boat-

18' Work Skiff, on the rollers and ready to go out the door.

Next project is building a Savo 575 race boat. Photos soon.

The Savo 575 is finished, photo album here .

Savo 575 on the beach at the 2016 Wellfleet Rowing Rendezvous.

The Sinne 610 is finished and on the trailer. I will cover her up until the owner comes to pick her up. But first, as soon as we get some good weather- SEA TRIALS! 

5/27/16 - Sea trials have been done, and are posted on the On Rowing page.

Now, on to the next project- repair of a 17' Gardner/Herreshoff  style rowing boat that got damaged in a recent storm. 

17' Herreshoff/Gardner showing some damage...

More photos in the Facebook album ...

The 17' Herreshoff/Gardner row boat repaired, repainted, and ready to go...

There is a lot of information on these pages, so don't be afraid to keep scrolling down. When you go into a slide show gallery, hovering over the photo will show the caption. This is a new web site and a new system, so things will probably be changing - stay tuned!

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1985 Hobie Cat 18 | HobieCat Dennis, Massachusetts, United States

1950 American 16 | Glen-L-Zip Lunenburg, Massachusetts, United States

1983 Islander 36 | Joint Venture Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

1983 Pacific Seacraft 27 | Freyja Hingham, Massachusetts, United States

1988 Watkins 29.8 | mojo Boston, Massachusetts, United States

1976 C&C 32.9 | Quest Beverly, Massachusetts, United States

1982 Pacific Seacraft 17 | Slip 17 Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

1969 Morgan 30 | Snapdragon Mattapoisett, Massachusetts, United States

1981 Hobie Cat 17 | Waffle Duxbury, Massachusetts, United States

1974 Sailboat Trailer 22 | Eagle Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States

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1984 Aloha 27 | coolrunnin Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States

1978 Sabre 28 Scituate, Massachusetts, United States

1997 Compac 27 Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States

1983 General Boats 22 | Carol Lee 2 Needham, Massachusetts, United States

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Offering custom wooden boat accessory fabrication and handmade boat sales, a passion for wooden boats, honing the craft.

From my well-equipped shop in Cummaquid, MA., I want to use my time and experience to serve the needs of others who value wooden boats and the sea.

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The latest projects, from the barn, the yankee tender, september 19, 2019.

The 12.33-foot Yankee Tender is a modification of the classic Asa Thompson rowing skiff. I selected this design due to its graceful lines, roomy interior, and ease of construction. The main features of the original plan are a flat cross-planked double bottom, lap strake sides, and generous rocker from fore to aft. The clearly presented plans are available from The Woodenboat Store in Brooklin, ME. Although not every step of construction is documented here I hope that sufficient detail is evident to inform any future effort to fabricate this boat in your shop. This section will be updated as construction proceeds.

Figure 1 shows the building plan viewed from both above and below. Construction proceeds on the raised V-shaped base of 2 x 6 beams shown. The cross-planked inner bottom and 4-strake sides are made from white pine. Other main items such as chines, frames, stem, skeg, rails, and keel are made of oak. The transom, quarter knees, and breastplate are mahogany. I opted to forego the cross-planked outer bottom in favor of a continuous covering of 3/8” Okoume marine plywood. This reinforces waterproofing and resists movement due to swelling/shrinking. Silicon bronze fasteners are used throughout.

Figure 2 shows the Yankee Tender in profile view. Stations 1-3 correspond to positions of the molds defining the curvature of the lapstrake planking. Note that large “+” denotes screw fastening while small “+” shows the 2” spacing of copper clench nails joining the strakes. The edges where the 3/8” thick white pine strakes join are beveled (3/4” wide) to give a lighter appearance to the construction. The gentle lines inherent in the design precluded any necessity to steam-treat planks or chines prior to bending.

Figure 3 shows the overall current stage of construction in which the bottom is complete and the garboard planks are in place. The positioning of the straight-sided molds on the raised base (neither to become part of the finished boat) is clearly depicted in this photo and consistent with the plan of Figure 1. The chines are hidden in this view but the fastenings for the outer bottom and garboard to the chines are evident. Also hidden in this view is the 5” wide strongback spanning the transom, molds, and stem giving rigidity to the whole structure. Masking tape markers on the molds and transom indicate edge positions of the successive strakes. These markers are used along with a spiling batten to get out the shapes of the strakes from 3/8” thick pine boards.

Figure 4 is an underside view looking toward the stem intended to show the cross planked inner bottom of the boat. The strongback is shown along with squeeze-out from the 3M 5200 silicone sealant around the chines.

Figure 5 is a better view of the plywood outer bottom. Two rows of clench nails further secure the outer bottom to the inner bottom. It is important to note that a layer of muslin saturated with a 50:50 mixture of woodsealer and oil-base paint separates the two bottom layers to block any water penetration.

Figure 6 is a stem view of the plywood outer bottom. The outer bottom was rough cut from a 10’ x 5’ sheet and laid atop the inner bottom and fastened to the chine. In this photo the left side only of the plywood has been planed flush with the garboard. All screws were countersunk and later filled with thickened epoxy. The edges of the plywood outer bottom were sealed with normal epoxy.

Figure 7 shows the completion of planking while the boat is still on the molds. I found that planking is not as simple as expected. The Woodenboat plans outline the methodology in good detail but I had trouble getting the second plank to mate flush with the garboard. The plan details positions of the sheer-facing edges of each plank on the transom, molds, and stem. These measurements encode plank shape and serve as reference points for transfer of this information to a blank (spiling). I stretched a 3/8”-thick batten to connect the five edge points for each plank and then added two more reference points between each adjoining pair of original points for a similarly spaced total of 13. This transferred shape information more accurately to the plank source board. I also noticed that a thin spiling batten did not approximate well the anticipated conformation of the plank along the relatively severe curvature extending from stem to transom. So, I used a spiling batten of the same thickness as the plank (3/8”) to get a fairer (eye-sweet) lay. These modifications helped a lot.

Figures 8 and 9 show the fully planked boat off the molds. Note that the planks were joined at beveled laps of ¾” width pre-treated with wood sealer. I used ¾” copper clench nails spaced every 2”. My errant hammer blows inevitably resulted in bruising of the surrounding wood. Acting on a tip from a boatbuilder friend I misted the planks with warm water. This prompted the wood fibers to swell eliminating bruises. A dividend was that swelling also countersunk the nail heads so that putty should completely hide these. Incidentally, this treatment applied before final sanding is effective in achieving a smoother surface. After confirming symmetry along the midline axis and a lack of twist in the hull, I next established a faired sheer line by mounting a batten from the FP to the AP along the top edge on one side of the boat. I then planed down to the batten. This finished profile was transferred to the opposite sheer using a level spanning across the beam at several points along the sheer line.

With the inside of the boat unobstructed it was a good time to clean up this area. Squeezeout of silicone sealant was trimmed away and the entire inside was sanded down to 220 grit. Two coats of wood sealer were applied followed by another sanding. The entire inside was painted with an oil-based primer. Nail holes were filled with a surfacing putty. Gaps between adjoining planks were filled with a mixture of primer and commercial whiting having a consistency like honey. The final sanding left a homogeneous surface free of flaws and ready for the next step- FRAMING.

Figure 10 shows the framing process at about midway. Twelve equally spaced white oak frames are mounted on each side. Details are included in the Woodenboat plans. A scribing compass was used to transfer the hull profile to an oak blank at each position. The fit was fine-tuned by using a file saw to shape the frame. A gap in the fit is left at each lap to discourage trapping of rainwater at the lap-frame junction. I started in the middle and installed frames at every other position so as not to introduce distortion of hull shape. The rest went in later. The photo shows temporary cross spalls added prior to framing to add rigidity.

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2018 Seaclipper Trimaran 20′

Westerly conway 36

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1984 Herreshoff Tortola-Trawler Nereia 36′ Sailboat

36 Hunter Vision 1993

Hobie Mirage Tandem Island

• Florida , United States

1972 Luders 36 by Cheoy Lee

Tartan 10 Snowballs Chance

• Connecticut

1975 Bristol 32 Sloop, Keel/CB by Ted Hood (Am’s Cup)

• Massachusetts

Used Yamaha 200 HP 4-Stroke Outboard Motor Engine

Used Yamaha 115 HP 4-Stroke Outboard Motor Engine

33ft Blue Water Sailboat

Freshwater Only – 1989 Hunter 33.5 Sloop-Rigged Cruiser, Shoal Wing Keel

F&C 44′ Ketch

Reeds Cub Scow – SOLD

Melges C Scow

470 sailboat and trailer

• Pennsylvania

1978 Hunter 30 Cheurbini

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Small craft, swampscott dory.

16’ Swampscott Dory - Northern white cedar on white oak frames, sheer strake, rails, thwarts, sheets, and centerboard trunk finished bright in Honduran mahogany. West system and bronze fittings.

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Classic 44' tacoma boatworks trawler 1948.

“Ronny” was built at the Tacoma Boat Works in Seattle in 1948.

Vintage 1970 Highliner Gypsy

Many upgrades. $12,500. NO EMAIL. PHONE CALLS ONLY.

Historic Wooden Row Boat built 1896

Original Lake Washington rental boat purchased by William Garden in 1935. Excellent condition, original planking and keel. Stored indoors for last 50 years. $9,500 Canadian.

Classic 18' RI work-skiff

Built by Richard Cottreau. Heavily constructed. 60-hp Honda, very low hours. Dual gas tanks, pot hauler. Heavy duty batteries. Solar panel. Walmsley Bunk Board Trailer, 3 new tires. $17,000. Cell: 401-418-0463

15' Custom built Inboard skiff

Inspired by H.H. "Dynamite" Payson's 11' 6" Cartopper, this expanded version is 15' 3" LOA with a 5' beam. Constructed of high-grade exterior ply, the stitch-n-glue hull is covered with fiberglass and sealed with epoxy up to the gunnels.

1949 Grew Admiral

Rare mahogany Utility. Multiple award winner. 24 ft length, 8.6ft beam, 33 in draft. 140-hp Buchanan engine. New steam and bottom. Original decks. Included double axle trailer. Best offer.

2016 First Light Monomoy 24'

Seabreeze is well-maintained and in like new condition. LOA: 24′ 1″; Beam: 8′ 2″; Draft (engine up): 1′ 3″; Draft (engine dn): 2′ 2″; Displacement: 3,700 lbs; Suzuki 140-hp four stroke; Fuel capacity: 41 gallon; Wood and epoxy composite hull. Asking price: $130,000.

FREE Project 33' Boothbay Lobster Boat Hull #31

Patchy Fog by Boothbay Boat Corporation is a project boat. Needs some keel work & engines. Always sheltered. Ready for boat hauler to take away. We can help a little with the expense.

'66 Century Resorter 17

Mahogany inboard. New varnish & bottom paint. Newish 383 (500-hp). 50 mph. New upholstery. New cockpit sole. New fuel tank. New gauges. New: starter, alternator. New: injectors, plugs, wires, rotor, cap, coil, temp sensor. Rebuilt transom. New king Trailer. Ski tow-post.

1953 Cruisers Inc.

Open design, 20foot, 100-hp outboard engine, accessories, boat trailer. Does not run currently, needs restoration. Has all papers and legal documents. 9 foot beam. Wood hull. Is painted. Must be taken by June 2024 . Contact Edward Cook. 401-239-8674.

1954 29 foot Egg Harbor Power Boat

Egg Harbor Sport Fisherman. Reconstructed hull. Cold molded bottom. New mahogany floors, engine bunks, laminated ribs. Over $60,000 in professional rebuild. Client’s illness forces quick sale. Make an offer. NO EMAIL- do not click contact form below.

NEW Town Class Sloops from The Landing School

The Town Class Sloop was originally designed in 1931 and built by Pert Lowell Company in Newbury, MA. The original construction consisted of lap-strake cedar planking on oak frames. The Landing School builds these boats with epoxy-bonded marine plywood and epoxy-laminated frames.

1968 Mariner 40

Lovingly maintained 1968 Mariner 40. Yanmar 4JH57 with fewer than 50 hours. New tanbark genoa, main, mizzen, and storm jib. More info in linked survey. (website)

1939 ELCO Custom Cruisette 44

Very original and always maintained as needed. Twin diesel. Same owner for 45 years. Located Chesapeake Bay. Extensive info file available. $65,000. [email protected]

David Fitch Boat Builder

I am offering for sale a Haven 12 1/2. I’ve been building small boats for many years. Six years ago, I took on the challenge of building this boat and it has proven to be a very rewarding experience. I have no intention of sailing the boat. I never did intend to sail it.

1956 Beall Caroline 14'-6" X 63” wooden runabout $8,000

Would make a great lake boat or for your children, low draft. Possibly use as a tender boat for a larger craft utilizing the included sling lift.

Free: 2 Cruis-Alongs, 22’ Vacationer and 21’ Deluxe

See link for photos and much more information on the vintage, including a short video of each showing current condition. Both boats are on trailers, with trim pieces stowed inside. We are willing to be resourceful to help find a new home for these boats, preferably together.

20' Rambler, Harry Bryant Offsets, $26,500.

Built in 2015 with custom cabin. Beam 6ft 9in. Cedar on white oak frame. Contains bilge pump, 2-12 gallon fuel tanks, Hummingbird electronics with Lake Master map cards. Honda 40-hp motor with 52 hours and Honda NMEA 2000 Digital tachometer and speedometer.

1899 Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Carlotta

Original 55’ pilot cutter in superb condition following extensive award-winning restorations in Canada and England. Presently lying Falmouth, UK, but viewings easily arranged with knowledgeable owners who can also assist with a delivery.

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Haven 12 1/2

(projected completion May 2024)

Price Negotiable (20-25k)

Located: Massachusetts

This Haven 12 1/2 is currently being built by our high school apprentices under the instruction of professional boat builders. Planking is cedar on oak with copper and bronze fasteners.  The boat is on schedule to be completed during the 2023-24 school year including hull and spars (possibly sails as well, we would prefer to have an owner prior to making sails).  Please get in touch for more information.

22′ Custom Amesbury Skiff “Tuckernut”

$34,900   $23,900.

Located: Amesbury, MA

TUCKERNUT is a 21’10” Custom DownEast Skiff.  The hull is cedar lapstrake over oak and the cockpit is trimmed in teak and mahogany.  The cabin has two single berths and forward storage.  Finished “Herreshoff-style” with white ceiling and varnished wood work and detailed carved accents, the cabin feels larger than typical and is a pleasure to be in. She was the last boat of its type built by Lowell’s Boat Shop, Amesbury Massachusetts.  Over the past eighty years the Lowell Amesbury Skiff, the inspiration for the TUCKERNUT , has earned a reputation for being an exceptionally stable, seaworthy, and rugged boat.  An adaptation of the Surf Dory, it was initially developed for inboard power and is now modified to take advantage of today’s high-powered, lightweight outboard engines.  The hull is flat-bottomed with flared, rounded, lapstrake sides, making these boats surprisingly dry and easy to maneuver. An early slogan was, “She’ll get you home in weather you had no business going out in!” TUCKERNUT  is currently powered with a 90 HP Evinrude E-tech that has fewer than 10 hours since it was completely serviced. The engine sits forward of the transom in a well.  There are 4 permanently mounted and individually linked 9 gallon gas tanks. She cruises comfortably at 16-18 knots with a maximum speed of 30 knots.  She has a bimini top and a custom designed full canvas enclosure, comprised of 6 individual panels with isinglass and zippered screens, making her suitable for all manner of weather.   Auto-pilot and trim tabs make for easy cruising.

15′ Lowell Atlantic Skiff

(built in 2000)

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Located: Vermont

“The Lowell Atlantic is a light variation of Lowell’s Salisbury Point Rowing Skiff that was originally introduced for recreational use in the 1880’s.   The Atlantic is designed for use on the open ocean by the experienced sculler or by the beginning recreational rower who wants a fast, safe family boat.   Traditional lines, exhilarating speed, and excellent sea-keeping abilities make this beautiful boat a joy to row.   At 150 pounds, the Lowell Atlantic can be easily launched and recovered single-handedly.   The Lowell Atlantic can be rowed by one or two people from standard stationary seats using standard oars, or optionally, a third seat can be added for a passenger.   This boat can also be fitted with a removable sliding seat for solo use (not included).”

    Atlantic Skiff specifications:

Oar socket spans:  

• Stern:   36 inches
• Center:   40 inches
• Bow:   39 inches

Length overall: 15 feet                               

Beam: 44 inches                                                   

Depth @ midships: 13 inches                                       

Weight (approx.): 150 pounds

Included with the the boat:

• 4 Shaw and Tenney oars for the boat
• 4 horn oarlocks
• Canvas cover
• New Loadrite trailer                     

15′ Lowell Sailboat

Located: Virginia

15′ Lowell Sailboat in like new condition, built in 2013. Hull is planked with cypress, with locust timbers and hand-peened copper rivet fastenings. Mahogany transom and seating (sapele) with bow and stern lockers, white oak inwale and outwale. Sprit rigged.  Interior is naturally finished

Included is one pair of oars, sail and sailing rig, rudder and tiller, and teak floorboards

Torqeedo Electric 1003 Long Shaft (It has been used 3 times and probably doesn’t have 3 hours on the motor) $1400

Trailer  $900

17′ Salisbury Point Rowing Skiff

Location: Midcoast Maine

17′ Salisbury Point Rowing Skiff built by Lowell’s Boat Shop in 2006.  She is cedar plank on oak frame with copper and bronze fasteners. The boat is traditionally built with caulked seams on the bottom which means it will not lend itself to dry sailing . Boat is painted inside and out (no varnish) and comes with floorboards, 2 pair Shaw & Tenney oars, trailer, and cover.

Located: Jamestown  RI

17′ Mahogany on oak Salisbury point rowing skiff built in 1986.  It’s bee hardly used and kept up in perfect condition.  This is a perfect boat for tandem rowing.  No trailer but does come with the following:

• Four pairs of 8-foot oars Shaw & Tenney. Two are longer/narrower blades.
• Wilcox Crittenden oarlock hardware.
• Painted blue bottom encapsulated in West System Epoxy and Fiberglass.
• Mahogany and oak construction with no butt joints.
• Varnish finish in excellent condition.
• Custom cover by Seacoast Canvas.
• Blue non-skid floor removable floorboards

16′ Long Point Skiff

Located in MA – South Shore

Recently refinished 10 year old, 16′ skiff built by Lowell Boat Shop. Okoume plywood hull fiberglassed in and out. 15-hp Mercury engine. Comes with oars, lines, fenders, and cushions.

18′ Lowell Surf Sport Dory

Located: Wisconsin

The boat has always been stored in a climate controlled facility throughout its life. It comes complete with motor, life jackets, fuel tanks, oars, lines and  galvanized trailer.  Also included are all of the original documentation, advertising from the period and personal letters from Jim Odell.

The Honda BF75-100 4 stroke Outboard Motor has recently gone through a complete service. The boat is ready for the water for anyone to enjoy.

16′ Sport Dory

Asking $8,000.

Located: Rochester NY

1987 16′ Sport Dory with a 1987 Yamaha 15 hp motor and a 1989 Lil Rider Trailer all in good condition. New lights and wiring done on the trailer this summer. Extras include motor stand, oars and boat cover.

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