The silva bay shipyard school is canada's only full-time traditional wooden boat building school, located at silva bay, gabriola island, british columbia. the silva bay shipyard school offers three full-time, accredited courses: wooden boat building, ships cabinetry, and introduction to marine woodworking.. The copper nail is a full service boat shop that excels in restoration and repair. a focus on quality, performance and safety for peace of mind, grace and speed on the water. the copper nail wooden boat shop| boat repair & boat restoration in british columbia, nelson b.c. and the kootenays, kelowna and the okanagan.. Welcome aboard the vancouver wooden boat society. as a non-profit society in the province of british columbia, canada, we are a membership driven organization with a focus on promoting, encouraging and facilitating interest in wooden boats and developing a center for wooden boats in vancouver..
Boat building and joinery, the most demanding of skills, requires the most discerning selection of material. we specialize in clear, edge grain and unusual dimensions; whether long solid stock for a new mast or planking, or a large beautiful hardwood timber to replace a stem, west wind hardwood has it.. Stories of bcs wooden boats, past and present. boat tales. published by admin on september 24, 2012. welcome to my library of stories and pictures about british columbia’s wooden boats, the people who built them, and those who worked an played on them. rampart boat building works was well-known for building “sturdy, quality gentlemen. The silva bay shipyard school is canada's only full-time traditional wooden boat building school, located at silva bay, gabriola island, british columbia. the silva bay shipyard school offers three full-time, accredited courses: wooden boat building, ships cabinetry, and introduction to marine woodworking..