A small boatshop in the heart of the Adirondacks, since 1986, Mason Smith have been building the unique rowing/sailing/motoring Adirondack Goodboat (over 62 in use) and restoring valuable Adirondack guideboats, Rushton lapstrake cedar boats, wood-canvas canoes and an occasional wooden outboard or inboard runabout or larger sailboat. The Goodboats and Chipmunk Canoes are available at half-price in complete kit form, or at any stage of completion. Opportunities occur for people to come and work with Mason to build their own Goodboats, build kit boats of other designers, or apprentice.

"One pull on the long flexible oars will tell you that this is no ordinary rowboat. This sprightly wooden craft is a piece of boating history whose time has come and gone. And come again. Get behind the oars and you'll know what we mean." Popular Mechanics

"It pretty much spoils you for any other rowing boat." Yachting

"It is 5:15 a.m. I am rowing my Steve Kaulback Adirondack Guide Boat off the coast of Cape Cod. The waters are glassy. My prow slices the surface. I disturb several diving cormorants. I am transfixed. I am in touch. For me the opportunity to be most fully human occurs in a Steve Kaulback Adirondack Guideboat. Great stuff. Trust me." Tom Peters, Forbes


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Arey's Pond Boat Yard is a full service boat yard and boat builder, offering the APBY 12', 14', 16' and 20' catboats, providing complete repair and rigging services and operating a sailing school on beautiful Pleasant Bay.

Arey's Pond Boat Yard is an authorized dealer for Rhode's 19's, Mariners, Pilot, Tohatsu and Northeast Trailers, and offer a selection of used (mostly sail) boats.

Bill Cannell has been building and restoring classic wooden boats for twenty five years using traditional methods to build and restore classic boats with their original details.

Wm. Cannell Boatbuilding Co., Inc. presents lots of yacht project photos which convey their commitment to high quality craftsmanship and dedication to the preservation of classic boat designs.

Ellis Boat Company offers 20' to 36' custom fiberglass power boats in the traditional "Downeast Lobster Yacht" style. Inboard, outboard, or stern drive for both recreational and commercial use.

John M. Karbott Boat Building specializes in the custom construction and repair of wooden boats. Rather than offering just one or two particular boats, John custom builds what you want. He has experience in constructing many boats from simple flat bottom skiffs to more elaborate and elegant lapstrake and carvel planked rowing and sailing craft, using both traditional and modern methods and materials. You may provide your own plans, or select from the many designs available to John. With more than 30 years of experience in maintaining and repairing wooden boats from 8' to 40', many of which were used for lobster fishing, Karbott has demostrated the skill required to built some truly classic rowing and sailing designs as well as work skiffs and commercial fishing boats.

Middle Path Boats elegant craft have everything the performance oriented cruising rower could want: speed, stability, capacity, ruggedness, portability and safety. All of these qualities can be found in other craft, but not in the balance that makes Middle Path's Skua so special. With an effortless glide Skua almost seems to be self-propelled and to track and turn in direct response to your brainwaves. And Skua brings you all of this in a package that is as light and easily transported as many canoes.

Moose Island Marine in Eastport, Maine offers the 16' and 19' Pembroke Skiffs as well as provides quality boat and motor services and maintains a comprehensive stock of nautical supplies including charts, Lacrosse Boots, and Stearns Flotation Products.

For over 15 years, MIM has served the need of boaters traveling the Maine coast.

Located on Cape Cod, Nauset Marine is widely recognized as one of the most knowledgeable and well respected marine facilities in Massachusetts with offices in Orleans, Hyannis, Pocasset, and Marion and is a custom builder of classic downeast powerboats. The boats are built to meet the specific demands of each individual customer. The boats we build range from commercial lobster boats and charter boats, to fully finished-out long-range cruising vessels inlcuding these stock designs: Nauset 25, Nauset 28, Nauset 33, and Nauset 36.

The Newfound Woodworks manufactures cove and bead cedar strips for boat construction and prefabricates canoe and kayak kits which are assembled using cedar-strip/epoxy/fiberglass building methods. They provide materials and information to anyone who wants to build a cedar strip/epoxy boat using only some basic hand tools. In addition to our kits, they can provide custom sized cove and bead strips and 1/8" veneer for cold molding larger boats.

Walter Baron of Old Wharf Dory has building boats in Wellfleet, Massachusetts for over 20 years. He has built more than 100 small boats, ranging in size from 7' to 35', from the totally non-practical - a "spirit boat" for an art installation - to Simmons Sea skiffs to commercial boats used hard every day.

Building styles range from full traditional lapstrake to glued-lap plywood, conventional plywood to modern frameless plywood, epoxy and fabric composite construction.

Pease Boat Works & Marine Railway is dedicated to preserving the traditional skills of wooden boat building, repair, and restoration. Coupled with a high degree of personal service, a talented and dedicated crew offers a comprehensive line of boatyard services geared toward making every aspect of your boat ownership safe and enjoyable.

Building and restoring wooden boats with fine building materials and craftsmanship. Redds Pond Boatworks is continuing a Marblehead tradition: building beautiful and practical wooden boats.

Talk to Thad Danielson -- he will design, build, rig, and outfit the boat of your dreams.

Since 1977, Bob has worked closely with boat owners and marine businesses to produce one-of-a kind results. Please contact South Shore Boat Works to discuss your boat building, restoration, or customization needs.