Every gift supports the tools, materials, professional guidance, and hands-on experiences that make our work possible.
Our current priorities protect the people doing the work, advance historically grounded projects, and prepare new educational programs for young builders.
Ways to give: We accept donations by check or credit card. Credit card donations are securely processed through PayPal.
Checks may be made payable to:
Wooden Boatshop of Oyster Bay or Christeen Oyster Sloop Preservation Corp.
Mail to: PO Box 386 · Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Christeen Oyster Sloop Preservation Corp. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity doing business as Wooden Boatshop of Oyster Bay. Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
The table saw is the most dangerous tool in the shop and the one most likely to cause serious injury. SawStop technology stops the blade almost instantly upon contact with skin.
The commercial model we need is a significant investment—and an essential one for protecting our shipwrights and adult volunteers.
Materials will allow students and families to build simple, useful plywood rowboats while learning safe tool use, applied math, teamwork, and craftsmanship.
Professional fees support an experienced shop teacher who can guide participants safely and effectively from plans to launch.
Research at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, New York, helped us document the skiff’s historic details. We are exploring custom bronze oarlocks and fittings based on what we studied there.
Funding also enables shipwright Josh Herman to continue serving as mentor and guide for this traditional build.
The story of the replica oyster dredge is also the story of the volunteers, shipwrights, donors, and community members who sustained a twelve-year build.
Written by Jamie T. Deming, the book is available in hardcover and paperback through Lulu.
Book purchases do not provide a financial contribution to the charity, but they help us share the Boatshop’s history and mission.
Contributions help us maintain a safe, active shop where volunteers learn from professionals, historic vessels receive skilled care, and young people discover what they can create with their own hands.
Wooden Boatshop of Oyster Bay