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Arguably there are no two names more closely related to Pilot Boat design and construction in the United States than ...

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 ...

With a hoarse rasp, the thin blade of a Dozuki handsaw slides back and forth through a slab of mahogany, shaping the wood into a gentle arc. The traditional Japanese saw cuts on the pull stroke, as ...

ill Evert and Jason Brownlee wanted a business that would work in their two passions — fly-fishing and carpentry. What they’ve built is French Broad Boatworks, a new business on the banks of one of ...

Hundreds of wooden luggers once crowded every part of Broome's shoreline, making it the biggest pearl-shelling fleet in the world. A century later and none remain, so is wooden boatbuilding a lost art ...

The McKenzie River's place in history is anchored by the fabulous redside trout fishing that once lured anglers from afar. But a case can be made that the McKenzie is actually better-known as the ...

The 32nd Annual Olympia Wooden Boat Fair is coming up this weekend in Olympia. Here's more about the event from the Olympia Wooden Boat Association: The fair, a traditional community and family fun ...

Neil MacKay is building his largest wooden boat in his 32 years of making them; like most lobster boats in P.E.I. waters, Catcher is 45 feet long, but is four feet wider than the typical 14 feet. The ...

KITTERY, Maine — The initial goal of the Wood Island Life Saving Station Association was to preserve the century-old Kittery site previously manned by predecessors of our modern-day Coast Guard. It’s ...