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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.

Back to the Boatshop
After a few days in the Lazyboy chair it was time to get back to work. Cataract had a few [...]
McKenzie Dory Boatbuilding Class
Good News! For those of you that, like me, were so sad to see WoodenBoat School close for the 2020 [...]
Wooden Armada
In late September Grand Canyon National Park released a few private trip permits to the first callers after 7 AM. [...]