Bristol Boat Company

Bristol Boat Company Building and Restoring Significant Small Craft Our business is the preservation of fine small craft. May I say our greatest asset is the fine people we work for.

Competent restorations are completed to historically correct details by first class tradesmen. New construction projects may exactly replicate traditional designs or be completed to custom specifications. Our materials and processes are not limited or constrained in any way. In a day we can steam bend oak and vacuum bag composites with alacrity. We owe them and deliver a job well done and a nice e

xperience in the shop and on the water. Please come and spend some time with us. We welcome visitors.

04/08/2022

The house / coaming required laminating. No stock to spare, so we had to slice @ 7/16" to finish at a light 3/8".

03/25/2019

Please attend Our 22 Burnside Apprentice Shop and participate in our “Symposium” this next Saturday, March 30th, from 10:00 until 4:00.

Get to know some of our 12’s;
ALICE - 1928
PEEPER - 1938
PORPOISE - 1914
THIMBLE - 1932

We will be exhibiting our restored Herreshoff 12 1/2’s and what goes into the building, restoration and maintenance of these “perfect boats”. Our apprentices, teamed with artisan mentors, will be demonstrating the tools, trade skills, building processes and materials that built these enduring icons of the Herreshoff legacy. We will be lofting, making structural parts, demonstrating restoration practices and maintenance processes thruout this special day.

Please bring your inquisitive nature about all things nice boats, apprentices and mentoring.

Our 22 Burnside Boatshop.
Contact Dan Shea 401-556-2464
Continuous demonstrations, pot luck lunch

09/11/2017

Please find for your interest our photo journal of building two Westport Skiffs. These skiffs were built as part a State of Rhode Island - Governor's Workforce Board program to offer pre-employment / trade skills experiential learning for 14 to 16 year olds. This far sighted and very important program is administered by the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association. The program on Burnside Street was hosted by the Herreshoff Marine Museum as part of their educational programs.

03/12/2017

Shop work in short videos. I'm not sure where're the music came from, sorry.

Warm shop, cold beer and popp'n little necks. Beer-O-Clock tomorrow. Please stop by. Why not? It will be great! What hav...
12/30/2016

Warm shop, cold beer and popp'n little necks. Beer-O-Clock tomorrow. Please stop by.
Why not?
It will be great!
What have you got to loose?

We will be updating our official white board.

Good week. Superb work. Happy crew. Hard to leave at the end of the day.
12/23/2016

Good week. Superb work. Happy crew. Hard to leave at the end of the day.

We have been tasked to reconstruct a mostly original Herreshoff built FISH CLASS boat from the deck down. While we will ...
12/05/2016

We have been tasked to reconstruct a mostly original Herreshoff built FISH CLASS boat from the deck down. While we will be retaining and repairing as much of the original parts as possible, there will be mostly a new bottom when done.

We call this stage "OFF STANDS". We define projects in stages. This enables a quantifiable sequence and order that is embedded in the Work Order Agreement and that makes for orderly shop floor production.

08/28/2016

HOPE CLASS DAY SAILING CRUISER Simple Sailing Comfortable cockpit Cuddy seating Inboard powered with electric regenerative auxiliary WC

Your family and friends will be very happy sailing this special boat.

Kindly inquire.
Thank you.
Dan Shea

For your interest, kindly find a chronological photo summary of tasks, processes, jigs and fixtures to re-construct a 12...
07/09/2016

For your interest, kindly find a chronological photo summary of tasks, processes, jigs and fixtures to re-construct a 12 1/2 hull keelson structure, framing and hull planking.

Address

114 Wood Street
Bristol, RI
02809

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 8am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

Telephone

(401) 556-2464

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