Welcome to the Wooden Boat FOR SALE section of the website.
We would love to post your boat. Abernethy & Gaudin is pleased to list some of the most beautiful boats built by hand. We have selected good quality wooden boats to feature for sale. Our listings are mostly west coast from Alaska to California.
Want to list your wooden boat with us. It’s a free service. All you have to do is email us with your contact information. Description of your boat. Several photos and most importantly a price in Canadian dollars. After we decide if the listing is a good fit for us, we will post it and the buyer will inquire with you directly.
Once the boat sell you can let us know and we will modify the listing as sold.
Our goal is to keep our treasured wooden boats well cared for in and constant use.
We offer a builders survey service. Follow the SURVEY link for more information
TUG-22′ Wm. Hand Motor fishing boat
TUG-22′ Wm. Hand Motor fishing boat
Boats like TUG were once common along the southern New England coast, and were often called Noank Boats. Small, but able to take whatever weather might come their way, they were used primarily for lobstering. While these boats were usually modeled by their builder, TUG was designed by the up and coming William Hand, Jr. TUG’s owner first saw her in DESIGNS TO INSPIRE, Anne & Maynard Bray’s wonderful compilation of designs featured in “The Rudder” magazine from 1897 to 1942. Unfortunately, most of Hand’s early drawings were destroyed by fire, so the lines and construction drawings had to be redrawn based on the tiny reproductions in the magazine.
Tug was built traditionally by Hylan&Brown Boatbuilders of Booklin Maine in 2001 with cedar carvel planking, bronze fastened to oak steam bent frames and backbone. Power is supplied by a new Volvo three cylinder diesel.
Please contact Abernethy&Gaudin Boatbuilders for more information or to set up a viewing.