Classes & Seminars

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.

2023 Schedule

January 20-22, Build Your Own Plymouth Rock'r Rocking Boat
Lowell's Boat Shop - Amesbury, Massachusetts

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June 4-17, Fundamentals of Boatbuilding
WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine

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August 7-11, Traditional Wooden Boat Building
Upper Cape Tech (Adult Continuing Education) - Bourne, Massachusetts

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August 15-17, Building the Plymouth Rock'r
Upper Cape Tech (Adult Continuing Education) - Bourne, Massachusetts

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September 10-16, Core Skills: Fitting Out Small Boats
WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine

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September 17-29, Fundamentals of Boat Building
WoodenBoat School - Brooklin, Maine

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2024 Schedule

TBD - Looking forward to posting 2024 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

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