Blake Boatworks Boat Building in Gloucester, North Carolina - Design, Construction, Repair, Restoration, Boat Plans

Blake Boatworks "How To"

P.O. Box 91 Gloucester, North Carolina (252) 729-2641 blake@blakeboatworks.com

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Wooden boats are links to the past. The unique art of Down East boat building, passed from hand to hand, goes into every Blakecraft.

Bryan Blake learned from the best - the Rose Brothers of Harkers Island. Blake Boatworks grew out of the traditions and culture of coastal North Carolina.

How to build a boat in four easy steps:

#1 Get a good plan!

#2 Stack and dry your lumber!

#3 Get your adze busy!

#4 Grab the tiller and sail into the sunset!

Sound easy? It is easy when you hire Blake Boatworks to do it for you!