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Fretwater Boatworks is a small eclectic boat shop. On a mountain. In the desert. Far from water. We specialize in Grand Canyon Dories, their relatives, derivatives, and associated accoutrements. And random other boat like things. We blend heritage and tradition with newer ideas and crosscurrents, never doing it quite the same twice. We build them for hard rugged use, and we love our work. You can’t beat this place for fun.

Boatbuilding at the Center of the Dory Universe
Building the McKenzie River Dory at Lowell's Boat Shop. Two three-day weekends, November 11–20 Instructors: Cricket Rust and Brad Dimock [...]
Oh Wow! Wheee!
All of a sudden the Owyhee River went from way too low to just right. But probably not for long. [...]
Boatman’s Holiday
Vladimir takes drop shadows to the next level as we finish Duwamps. #vksigns rules! And with the paint barely dry [...]