Community Boat Restoration Program

Hands-on Boatbuilding, Restoration and Repair

  Thursdays with Will - 9am to 4pm | Saturdays with Tom - 9am to 5pm |   Call (253) 857-9344 to Register

(Thursday program start Date Thursday Oct. 15th)

Learn from master boatbuilders Tom Regan and Will Smallwood as they guide program participants through boat building, boat repair or boat restoration projects. Community Boat Restoration Program projects have included building a 15.8 foot Lake George rowing boat, and the restoration and electric re-power of two classic Puget Sound motor launches the "A.R. Fisk"  and the "Gaylynn."  Go to Boat Rental to learn more about renting these boats through Gig Harbor BoatShop's Livery Program.

If you’re interested in learning more from a master about boat building and boat repair and want to spend time in a historic boat shop, join the Gig Harbor BoatShop Community Boat Restoration Program crew on Thursdays and/or Saturdays.  

Sponsorship opportunities are available for this program. Contact us for more information.

A.R. Fisk "before" and "after" the Community Boat Restoration Program.

Past Projects

Restoration of the canvas canoe-style "Willy Reid" began January 30, 2016.

The Gaylynn, A.R. Fisk, and Lake George Rowing Boat are pictured below.

Before and after photos: A lapstrake skiff was repaired as a display boat.