Which model boat kits are best? Building model boats is a great way for hobbyists of any age to learn patience, engineering and dexterity in a single assembly kit. These challenging models can come in ...

NATIVE SON: From historic schooners to wartime patrol vessels, craftsman Paul Reck meticulously creates model boats in his ...

My family has owned a Ford dealership since before the first World War, but when I was a kid, I loved boats most. Even after I took over the dealership and spent 40 years in the automotive business, I ...

For 90-year-old Bud Parks, building model boats is more than just a hobby. "It's been a lifesaver for me," says Parks, a widower whose wife, Mackie, died in 2020. For at least the past 25 years, Parks ...

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Are store-bought toys losing their luster after long weeks of you staying at home? It’s time to roll up your sleeves and get creative. Build a gravity-fueled soapbox racer, assemble a model airplane ...

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In the summer of 1974, Sam Devlin was working on a tugboat in Alaska when he read the first issue of Wooden Boat Magazine. He was immediately entranced. “I couldn’t shake the image of that wooden boat ...

There are about a dozen yacht clubs on Lake Winnipesaukee, but none like the Back Bay Skippers. The Skippers is a model yacht club whose members build, sail and race radio-controlled model boats — and ...