Welcome to the Duckworks Boat Builders Supply! I suspect that this was in the back of Chuck’s mind when he created Duckwork’s Magazine. As a boatbuilder, he was already aware of the expense and often the difficulty of finding certain hardware and other parts necessary to boatbuilding. “What if”, he said to me one day, “we had an online store?”

Here we are, several years later, selling boat plans, sails, hardware, tools, gear and more. Our aim is to stock mostly those items and services that are difficult to find at the Home Depot or your local hardware store, and also to keep our prices in the range that we like to spend in—low.

We do not publish a print catalog, and to date, we have not published a phone number on the website. This is partly a ploy to protect our time resources (it is just the two of us), and it is also a logistical decision. The web is international, and we did not want our phone ringing at all hours of the day and night. We do, however, give our phone number to any customer who requests it by email. We realize that some of you are leery of ordering online. Be assured that our order process is secure. When you reach the part of the shopping cart that asks for your credit card information, you will see the little padlock in the lower right hand corner of the screen.

We are located in the Texas Hill Country, and since we are rural, we do the bulk of our shipping by USPS Priority mail. Most orders are shipped same or next day, and most domestic packages reach their destination in about 3 days. We can ship with UPS or Fedex if requested, but may need to charge extra for those methods. If we are going to be away from our computers for more than 2 or 3 days, we will post a notice to that effect on the site.

We welcome suggestions and complaints. Your ideas and requests often lead to new products and services. Your satisfaction is guaranteed, or your money back, plain and simple.

Chuck and Sandra Leinweber