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Classes

South Shore Boatworks believes in the tradition and value of wooden boat building. We invite you to learn from us through one of our classes - call it a mini apprenticeship! Check out our class schedule below.

Hands-on education is the only way to transfer these skills. We offer courses led by master craftsman Bob Fuller in a variety of topics, from fundamentals of boat building to bronze pattern making, We also offer private lessons.
Private Lesson Inquiry
We have have been honored to teach at following venues: WoodenBoat School, Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, Mystic WoodenBoat Show, National Park Service events, Lowell's Boat Shop, and Upper Cape Tech. Check out our latest educational course offerings below.


2025 Schedule
June 1-14, Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
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June 16-18, Build Your Own Plymouth Rock'r Rocking Boat
South Shore Boatworks - Carver, Massachusetts
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July 6-19, Building the Ocean Pointer
WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
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August 17-23, Core Skills: Fitting Out Small Boats
WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine
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September 5-7, Demonstrating Building Traditional Wooden Ships Wheels
Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival
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October 10-12, Build Your Own Plymouth Rock'r Rocking Boat
Cape Cod Maritime Museum - Hyannis, Massachusetts
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November 21-23, Build Your Own Plymouth Rock'r Rocking Boat
Lowell's Boat Shop - Amesbury, Massachusetts
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Year-Round, Individual and Small Group Classes
South Shore Boatworks - Carver, Massachusetts
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2026 Schedule
TBD - Looking forward to posting 2026 courses as soon as we can confirm dates and locations.
Bob Fuller of South Shore Boatworks teaching a student how to build a wooden boat by scribing the angle of a plank

Students standing in a shop with the wooden boat they built at Bob Fullers class powered by South Shore Boatworks
Bob Fuller and student in a wood boat shop fitting the breast plate onto a wooden boat in a class presented by south shore boatworks
Westport Skiff 15 Private Lessons at South Shore boatworks bob fuller wooden powerboat blue custom

Bob Fuller and his students standing next to a framed wooden boat for their class on wooden boat building in a shop and presented by south shore boatworks
Bob Fuller leaning on the keel of a wooden boat frame to teach his students how to build a wooden boat in a shop and powered by south shore boatworks
Bob Fuller of South Shore Boatworks standing over workbench with boat plans and books on it as he prepares to teach a wooden boat building class
A plymouth rock'r wooden rocking boat built at a Bob Fuller and South Shore Boatworks class
A wood shop with plymouth rock'r wooden rocking boats still on their frames as Bob Fuller of south shore boatworks instructs students how to build them in his class
student flipping over a plymouth rock'r wooden rocking boat in a class taught by Bob fuller and south shore boatworks
Plymouth rock'r wooden rocking boat on its frame with clamps and tools in a wood shop while a class is being taught by bob fuller of south shore boatworks
a married couple next to their plymouth rock'r wooden rocking boat that will be used for their baby or child that was built in a class offered by bob fuller and south shore boatworks
westport skiff 15 wooden under construction hull south shore boatworks bob fuller wood shop
Gig Mold Rendering for boatbuilding class for Dharma Voyages in Westport Massachusetts aft angle showing transom of rowing boat
Gig Mold Rendering for Dharma Voyages Class in Westport Massachusetts from front angle showing bow of rowing boat
Gig rowing boat plans drawn for boatbuilding class for dharma voyages in westport massachusetts to be instructed by south shore boatworks and bob fuller
South Shore Boatworks
1 Marion Drive, Unit B5
Carver, Massachusetts 02330
1.781.248.6446
[email protected]
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