Center for Wooden Boats

Center for Wooden Boats


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Center for Wooden Boats offers an opportunity to experience the dimensions of an earlier time, to put your hands on the oars of a graceful pulling boat or the tiller of a traditional wooden catboat. With help from master craftsmen, you can learn to steam bend an oak frame, cast an oarlock, sew a canvas ditty bag, splice a line or caulk a seam. The Center for Wooden Boats is a hands on maritime museum. Its purpose is to preserve our rich, vital and varied small craft heritage by preserving both the artifacts and the time-tested maritime skills. The museum's aim is to provide an educational adventure, through participation, in our small craft heritage. Browse through a sampling of the collection to start the journey, and then venture onto the docks to see about 100 of the museum's vessels live. The Center for Wooden Boats is a valuable resource for exploring small craft virtually or hands on. Researching the Bristol Bay Gillnetter and Salmon Fishing in Alaska? Search the library for relevant text.

Facilities: Center for Wooden Boats provides a kitchen and portable tables and chairs.

Reservations: Reservations are required for Center for Wooden Boats.

Best Time To Visit: Center for Wooden Boats is open daily at 10:00am to 8:00pm.

Fees: Rental fees are charged.

Accessibility: This museum is handicap accessible.

Rules: Children must be supervised at all times at the museum.

Directions: To reach Center for Wooden Boats from Seattle, take I-5 to Exit 167 (Mercer Street) Turn right at the bottom of the ramp. Turn left at the light (in front of Daniel's Broiler). CWB is on the right just past Daniel's Broiler. Park in the lot; walk through the Pavilion and down the ramp.

Address

Center for Wooden Boats

1010 Valley Street

Seattle, Washington 98109

Phone
General: (206) 382-2628
Fax: (206) 382-2699

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