Whaleboat Builders

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The Whaleboat book cover

The Whaleboat. A Study of Design, Construction and Use From 1850 to 2014

Shipwright Will Ansel's book is the definitive source for information on the building of whaleboats.

Beetle whaleboat under sail

Beetle Whaleboat Project

A new whaleboat, built for the New Bedford Whaling Museum by the Beetle Boat Shop.

The Apprenticeshop whaleboat delivery

Whaleboat from The Apprenticeshop

Five students built a replica of a 29-foot, 10 1/2-inch New Bedford whaleboat, designed by Ebenezer Leonard.

Gannon and Benjamin Whaleboat

Gannon and Benjamin Builds a Whaleboat

A whaleboat built on Martha's Vineyard, home of the first captain of the Morgan, by Gannon and Benjamin.

Lowells Boat Shop whaleboat

Lowell’s Boat Shop Builds a Whaleboat

Lowell's Boat Shop built a whaleboat and and an apprenticeship program at the same time.

Lake-Champlain-Maritime-Museum-whaleboat

A Whaleboat from Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

A new whaleboat built by students at the museum's boat shop.

Great Lakes Boat Building School whaleboat

Great Lakes Boat Building School Whaleboat

A freshwater whaleboat comes from Michigan.

Alexandria Seaport Foundation whaleboat

Alexandria Seaport Foundation Whaleboat

Alexandria Seaport Foundation was a natural fit to join the Morgan whaleboat project.

LCMM whaleboat

News: The Final Whaleboat

At the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum a crowd gathered to celebrate the launch of the final whaleboat–whaleboat #10.

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View from a Whaleboat

View from the Gannon and Benjamin whaleboat as the Charles W. Morgan left Mystic for New London on May 17, 2014