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What's New

RiversWest has moved!

We have moved our shop to the Green Anchors site in St John’s, on the banks of the Willamette, just downriver from the St John’s bridge adjacent to Cathedral Park (8940 N Bradford St, Portland, OR). 

​We have mostly completed construction of our new shop, and it is now available for members to use. Stop by during one of our open houses to take a look!

Boat Plans at RiversWest

RiversWest owns a large collection of boat building plans which are available to members. We have recently completed a catalog of the plans which can be viewed. Contact the club for a spreadsheet of this catalog if you want to more easily search for plans that might meet your build criteria.

Visit the RiversWest YouTube channel

We have a small number of videos in our channel, but we will be adding more as we record demonstrations at the shop. Visit the channel here.

Crater Lake boats are still available

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The two 40' Atkin designed launches, that were built for and originally used on Crater Lake, are still available to anyone willing and able to take them off our hands. More details here

Subscribe to our mailing list

You can unsubscribe at any time!

Open House
First and Third Saturdays

The RiversWest shop is open to all every First and Third Saturday. Stop by to talk to our members, tour the shop, and get a free cup of coffee and a donut.

Some Open House meetings will also include a demonstration. These will be announced in an email a few days before the meeting, and will be listed on our calendar.

If you aren't on our email list, you can subscribe up above.

Visit the RiversWest Forum!

Well, this is not really new, but we wanted to point out the existence of the Forum on this website. Join in on the discussion of various members builds, ask questions, post info about your own builds, and more...

You can visit the Forum from the main menu above, or by following this link

Event calendar

Donate to RiversWest

You can make a tax deductible donation to RiversWest right here on our website, using PayPal or a credit or debit card.

Become a member

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2010 Family Boat Build
Learn now to become a member here.​​

Since 1991, RiversWest Small Craft Center has been promoting the use of sustainable, beautiful boats built to operate on the human scale. For some of our members, that means restoring historically correct wooden boats. For others, it is a chance to design and build with the support and input of a like-minded group.

Many enjoy the camaraderie of "messing about" on the water. We all benefit from the chance to learn from one another. We are often inspired to get our hands busy building, paddling, rowing, motoring, or sailing small craft. 

RiversWest members enjoy:
  • Access to a wood shop and rental spaces for boat building and repairs.
  • Workshops in boat building, maritime crafts, and tool making.
  • Boating related social functions

Space rental payment

Members can pay their building or storage space rental fee here.

Newsletters

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You can find our newsletters here

Links

Willamette Sailing Club
Oregon Maritime Museum
Crosscut Hardwood
​US Distributing
Tacoma Screw
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