Top 15 Boat Building Forums in 2025

1. Chesapeake Light Craft Forum » Boatbuilding

Forum https://clcboats.com/forum/clcforum/ + Follow
Welcome to the CLC Boatbuilding Forum. This forum is for builders of CLC's many boats as well as others building wooden boats. The amateur and professional builders posting on this forum have an enormous wealth of knowledge drawn from an amazing variety of boatbuilding projects.MORE Facebook Followers 30.8KTwitter Followers 1.3KInstagram Followers 40.5K View Recent Threads

2. Boat Design Net Forums » Boatbuilding

Forum https://www.boatdesign.net/forums/boat-building/ + Follow
Discuss boatbuilding projects, methods, plans & kits, ask questions, and share your experiences. Learn about fiberglass and composite boat building, metal boat building, wooden boat building and restoration, and installing electrical systems. Ask any questions about boat building and find guides for boat building beginners.MORE View Recent Threads

3. WestCoastPaddler Forums » Boat and Accessory Building

Forum https://www.westcoastpaddler.com/community/fo.. + Follow
Building a boat or accessories and want to share your successes, failures, or wisdom with others? This is the place to do it. Ask questions about repairing cracks in the boat, get to know if gelcoat or epoxy is better, what are the best recommended paddles, information on kayak rack and more.MORE View Recent Threads

4. Wooden Boat People Forum

Forum http://woodenboatpeople.org/forum + Follow
Here you can share your love for wooden boats and the river lifestyle. Discuss about building boats, share your projects, ask questions about boat restorations and guides, and more about maintaining a boat during off season. Read about installing seats for rowers, adding fiberglass to the bottom of the boat, using epoxy coating and more.MORE View Recent Threads

5. Scream And Fly Forums » Boat Build-Ups and Restorations

Forum https://www.screamandfly.com/forumdisplay.php.. + Follow
Welcome to the Scream And Fly Forum! This is the place for your restorations and new boat build-ups, from start to finish. Tell the full story of your Scream And Fly machine! Check out what other people are working on and provide advice and expertise on boat building.MORE Facebook Followers 48KTwitter Followers 209Instagram Followers 128K View Recent Threads

6. Messing About Forums » Boatbuilding

Forum https://messing-about.com/forums/forum/3-boat.. + Follow
Chat and discuss about Boatbuilding in the Messing About Forum. Check out the discussions related to building and designing B & B Yachts, Bluejacket Boats, and Kudzu Craft. Check out the forum to know about refurbishing and improving boats, and take a look at what other members of the forum have built.MORE View Recent Threads

7. Reddit » Boat Building

Forum https://www.reddit.com/r/boatbuilding/ + Follow
Get all posts related to repair and maintenance, new builds, tools, sail making, boat upholstery, motors, electrical, hydraulics, plans, and more. Share your boatbuilding projects and updates, ask questions about boatbuilding, design, and much more.MORE Facebook Followers 1.9MTwitter Followers 1.1M View Recent Threads

8. Canal World Forums » Boat Building & Maintenance

Forum https://www.canalworld.net/forums/index.php?/.. + Follow
Canal World offers space to talk about waterways & boating, Canal world, technical support, and more. Here you can share information on boat building, boat maintenance, tools and part recommendations and more. Ask questions about narrowboats, recommended engines, boat shell advice, heating radiators for boats and much more.MORE View Recent Threads

9. Downeast Boat Forum » Downeast Projects and Boat Building

Forum https://downeastboatforum.com/forums/downeast.. + Follow
In this forum, you can post pictures of your boat projects, ask for help, and learn how to complete your boat project or repair. Check out the topics like topside hardware such as hatches, doors, rub rail kits, spray rails, and radar masts. Discuss the different Marine Epoxies, Resins, Paints, Gelcoats and their application methods along with, Molds, Composites, Hull/Top Kits, and Cores.MORE View Recent Threads

10. Boat Builder Central Forums

Forum https://community.boatbuildercentral.com/forum/ + Follow
The Boat Builder Central Forum is a technical support message board and builder forum. Here you can ask questions before starting your boat building project, get help with planning and much more. Learn about power boats, small boats, sail boats, and also find free boat building plans. You can also view the forum for boat building tips, information on tools, meeting other boat builders and much more.MORE View Recent Threads

11. FishyFish Forums

Forum https://www.fishyfish.com/boards/index.php + Follow
Check out the information and discussions from FishyFish Tolman Alaskan Skiff and Boat Building Forums. Share your stories about using your Tolman Skiff and tell the members about you current and past boat building projects. You can also find free boat building plans for anyone that is interested in boat building.MORE View Recent Threads

12. Tidal Fish Forum » Boat Building

Forum https://www.tidalfish.com/forums/boat-buildin.. + Follow
The Boat Building Forum features talk about building boats including offshore fishing boats, bay boats, fishing skiffs, crabbing boats, and canoes. View the forum to check out projects from other boat builders and ask questions like where can you get marine grade plywood in your area, queries about replacing boat parts, and more.MORE View Recent Threads

13. The Catboats Association Forums » Catboats Building & Maintenance

Forum https://www.catboats.org/forums/Topics.aspx?f.. + Follow
Find information, discussions and resources on building and maintaining catboats. Ask questions about building catboats, how to convert a catboat to an electric powered boat, how to compound and polish a boat, how to anchor a boat and much more. Check out the forum to learn more about catboats.MORE View Recent Threads

14. 360 Tuna Fishers Forum » Boat Building

Forum https://www.360tuna.com/forums/boat-building.66/ + Follow
Visit the 360 Tuna Forum to chat and learn about Boat Building. Ask questions about boat restoration and whether a boat is in a suitable and fixable condition. Read about other boat building projects and get to know about jet drives and what is suitable flooring for boat floors.MORE View Recent Threads