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We're here to prove that you can build your own boat.
...we've been doing just that since 1982.
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We publish Walter Simmons' books and CDs, all of which emanate from his boat shop at Duck Trap, and his desire to pass along boatbuilding information and practice he has been perfecting for decades. A boatbuilder and repairer since 1970, with nearly 200 boats to his credit, he writes from long experience. The designs in his catalogue are among the prettiest traditional boats on the water, and it's his goal to teach you to build them as well.

And did you know?...

When you place an order for two or more books,
we will pay the shipping to any US address!

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CD alert:

We have offered our Boatbuilding in Pictures Series on CD for some time, making it possible for us to produce and ship all those titles inexpensively. Producing and shipping books is another matter, especially those shipped outside the US. Here is an opportunity for you to avail yourself of one or even both of our most popular books in CD format at only $25 each and with very modest shipping charges.

That's a savings of $10 off the cover price of Wherries
and $40 off the cover price of Lapstrake Boatbuilding.

We'll go you one better than that...Order both of these CDs at the same time and they will ship free to any US address...or...we'll ship the pair anywhere in the world for a flat $5!

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Techie stuff: Our CDs are the industry standard 48X 700MB compact disk (CD-R). ISO 9660 format means that they are readable on both Macintosh and Windows computers. Files are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format readable with version 4 or above. Adobe Acrobat Reader is available directly from Adobe as a free download.

 

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The Boatbuilding Series consists of the books shown in the page header: Lapstrake Boatbuilding, Building the Maine Skiff, Building Sunshine, Building Lapstrake Canoes, Finishing, Lines, Lofting & Half Models, Pigeons & Gudgeons, Repairs, Glued Lap Construction, Wherries, and Basic Decoy Carving.
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The Boatbuilding in Pictures Series includes six titles: The Rhodes Wherry, The Newfoundland Trap Skiff, The Littlest Boats, The Duck Trap Wherry, The Christmas Wherry, Lapstrake Canoes and our latest, The Matinicus Double Ender. The camera brings you right into the boat shop at Duck Trap. Initially available only in CD format, they are now available as full color books as well.
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Thank You, the 19'-11" Newfoundland Trap Skiff photographed for the CD.

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Building a boat is within your grasp, and these books and CDs can teach you what you need to know. Whether you would like to build a cradle boat, or one of the full sized wherries, you can start right here on this site. And there is even more boatbuilding information on our companion Duck Trap Woodworking site.
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Orders can be placed by phone at 207-789-5363

or they can be placed using our secure server. Just click on this icon

anywhere on this site.