Ballentine's Boat Shop, Inc.
~Est. Cataumet 1974~

NEW!  You can now order BBS T-shirts and sweatshirts.  Click on this Order Form for more information.  If you order by Nov. 20th we should be able to get them to you by the Holidays.

Ballentine’s Boat Shop (BBS), established in 1974, is tucked away in Cataumet, Massachusetts. We front not a harbor or bay, but a cranberry bog. BBS has grown, at this same location, from a one-man shop with one small building to a facility with 5 large efficient buildings and a 10 to 13 person staff skilled in woodworking, yacht finishing, rigging, and bronze fabrication.
Ballentine's now fully maintains boats ranging from Herreshoff 12 1/2 footers to a 58-foot ketch. Our emphasis has always been to provide quality service, maintenance and restoration of vintage wooden yachts. We take great pride in our workmanship and attention to detail.

BBS is probably best known for restoring and maintaining the original Herreshoff 12 1/2 footers.  The Ballentine's crew is meticulous in their carpentry and finish work.  They have restored and maintained an impressive and varied fleet.  See our Restorations Page to look at our past and current restoration projects.  Many of these projects were, what we refer to as, "complete rebuilds" where very little, if any, of the boat is salvaged, resulting in a new boat. 

We also do construction from plans and molds, look at our New Construction Page to see pictures of some of our projects. 

H12 currently being restored