The Resource for Metal Boat Builders, Owners and Buyers.

Welcome!

The Metal Boat Society is a non-profit educational society with the mission of providing, through its magazine, the Metal Boat Quarterly, and this website, which includes the Metal Boat Forum, an opportunity for metal boat enthusiasts to obtain information that will assist them with their boats, whether in the planning, building, fitting, re-fitting, repair or maintenance stage.

Metal Boat Forum

Membership in the Metal Boat Society includes access to the Metal Boat Forum, which contains the Internet's most extensive collection of articles and posts directly related to metal boats. The extent of the information available here simply defies description! It is our hope that the information disseminated here will be of help to those who share our enthusiasm for this wonderfully diverse and incredibly durable method of vessel construction.

Some of the most experienced and well-known yacht designers in the world contribute on a regular basis, along with seasoned amateurs and professionals from all areas of vessel construction, operation, repair and maintenance. If you have questions about any aspect of metal boats, this is the place to be!

Online Ship's Store

The newest addition to the society's online presence is the online Ship's Store. Here you can sign up for new or renewal memberships and order stylish MBS logowear, burgees, nautical and how-to books and reports, and those ever-popular back issues of the Metal Boat Quarterly.

The Ship's Store features online credit/debit card processing as well as checking account direct debiting. No more faxing and mailing!

Metal Boat Quarterly

The Metal Boat Quarterly, the only magazine devoted exclusively to metal boats, is distributed at no charge to members. Members are invited to send letters, articles, comments or photos for inclusion in the magazine. As one reader commented, "There's an education on metal boats in every issue!"

The Quarterly is now available in either the traditional print version or online in PDF format. Both versions are identical with regards to content. Members opting for online-only delivery are eligible for a special virtual flat-rate membership option. There is more information on the membership page.

Metal Boat Festival

The annual Metal Boat Festival provides an opportunity for members and other metal boat devotees to socialize and share information, experiences and talk shop. The three-day event is organized around a schedule of morning and afternoon learning events, with a traditional Friday eve BBQ, a Saturday eve boat walk, burger cook-out, boat rides and much more.

This year's event. co-sponsored by BoatU.S., will be held in Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A., the weekend of August 22nd thru 24th. Check the Festival page for program information and updates.

Membership

The Society has members in more than 20 countries world-wide, sharing interests in the design, construction, maintenance, repair and restoration of metal boats, and cruising and other related interests. Membership dues support the Metal Boat Quarterly, the Metal Boat Forum, and the website.

The society is operated entirely by unpaid member volunteers, including an Executive Board drawn from members worldwide. Most affairs of the society are conducted at online "meetings."

More information about the perks of membership is available on the membership page.

Members' boats on display:

Mosey Owner: Ken Chumley Chesapeake Bay Maryland USA	Infidien 43' Aluminum Cutter Owner: George Korgianitis Athens Greece http://infidien.googlepages.com/home	CS82 being launched at Custom Steel Boats Merritt North Carolina USA www.customsteelboats.com

E-mail:

Metal Boat Society | P. O. Box 61856 | Vancouver, WA 98666 U.S.A.
Phone: 360-695-4100 | Fax: 360-993-1600

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