Andy Gallant was about 12 years old when he got the idea to motorize his 8-foot dinghy. Born in 1949, Andy grew up in Essex, ...

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The Rick Pratt School of Wooden Boat Building in Port Aransas continues the tradition of the fishing village’s iconic all-wood Farley Boats. “Anything nautical made out of wood we’ll help you build,” ...

Great Lakes Boatbuilding Company has been producing small wood boats since 1985. The shop is run by expert boat builder Mike Kiefer who is currently building stock dinghy's for yachtsmen and Whitehall ...

Take a tour of a school that is preserving the craft of wooden boat building. The Les Cheneaux Islands are a chain of 36 protected islands along the Northern shore of Lake Huron in Michigan’s Upper ...

In a city bounded by a mighty river, there is another waterfront. But the Cooper River is in some ways more the heart of Camden than the broad Delaware. The Cooper is an unseen and ignored artery ...

HOLLAND, MI -- When Captain Darryl Holtz hauls the Wine Seller III down the Lakeshore, he has to leave extra time at the gas pump. Not for fuel or snacks, but because he knows he’ll get a least a few ...

WEBVTT THE FIRST UP TONIGHT, FOR 10 YEARS, HE SAILED AROUND THE WORLD IN A WOODEN BOAT HE FEELS HIMSELF. >> THE HULL SMOOTH. THE CRAFTS FILLED. -- CRACKS FILLED. JOHN ...

Catch the rich glow of varnished mahogany in the morning sunlight, notice the sleek, simple lines, and – if you score an invitation – step into a wooden boat for an up-close experience, and very ...

There are few more classic sights in boating than a small mahogany runabout splitting the serene waters of a lake in some picturesque locale—be it northern Italy, Lake Tahoe, or a pristine stretch of ...

DANVERS — St. John’s Prep is known for its academics and sports, but for the past few months, members of the engineering club have been learning what it takes to build a wooden rowboat. It has been a ...