29 Apr Boat Show Opening Kickoff
Join us at the Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center for refreshments and entertainment to help us kick off the Annual Wooden Boat Show. Free. Registration not required....
31 Jan Boat Shoes and Bow Ties
Join the Friends of the Maritime Museum for an exciting, one-of-a-kind themed gala, Boat Shoes & Bow Ties! Members and guests will enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and libations, live music and dancing overlooking Taylors Creek. Come bid-ready for the live auction filled with treasures, both...
03 Jan Lofting a boat
Learn how to “loft,” the process of taking information from a boat plan and drawing it out in full scale in preparation for creating templates to build a boat. This is one of the first steps in many boatbuilding projects. For the purposes of this...
03 Jan Lift Half Model Class
Learn how to read a set of plans and use the basic woodworking tools most commonly found in a boatbuilder’s tool kit to shape a lift half-model of a North Carolina Shad Boat during this two-day course at the museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center....
03 Jan Lift Half Model Class
Learn how to read a set of plans and use the basic woodworking tools most commonly found in a boatbuilder’s tool kit to shape a lift half-model of a North Carolina Shad Boat during this two-day course at the museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center....
20 Aug Masks required on-site
Masks are required for staff, volunteers and visitors inside the museum and Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. We appreciate your cooperation. ...
09 Aug Museum to host drive-in feature
A documentary that showcases one man’s effort to keep the wooden boat building tradition alive takes place on a tiny Caribbean island. But its setting could just as easily be closer to home. The North Carolina Maritime Museum, in cooperation with Beaufort Picture Show, will host...
09 Jun Introduction to Wooden Boat Building
Explore the art of boat building from start to finish during a two-day, hands-on course at the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. The course begins with the design and lofting of boats and moves on to the setup, steam bending and...
09 Jun Introduction to Wooden Boat Building
Explore the art of boat building from start to finish during a two-day, hands-on course at the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. The course begins with the design and lofting of boats and moves on to the setup, steam bending and...
09 Jun Introduction to Wooden Boat Building
Explore the art of boat building from start to finish during a two-day, hands-on course at the North Carolina Maritime Museum’s Harvey W. Smith Watercraft Center. The course begins with the design and lofting of boats and moves on to the setup, steam bending and...